NANCI GRIFFITH
Name: Nanci Griffith
Birth name: Nanci Caroline Griffith
Born: 6 July 1953
Nanci Caroline Griffith, (born July 6, 1953 in Seguin, Texas) is an American
singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas.
Griffith's career has spanned a variety of musical genres, predominantly country,
folk, and what she terms "folkabilly." Griffith won a Grammy Award for Best
Contemporary Folk Album in 1994 for her recording, Other Voices, Other Rooms.
This album features Griffith covering the songs of artists who are her major
influences. Her best-known song is "From a Distance" by Julie Gold, although
Bette Midler's version achieved greater commercial success. Similarly, other
artists have occasionally achieved greater success with Griffith's songs than
Griffith herself. For example, Kathy Mattea had a country music top five hit
with a 1986 cover of Griffith's "Love at the Five and Dime," and Suzy Bogguss
had one of her largest hits with Griffith's and Tom Russell's "Outbound Plane."
Griffith was married to singer-songwriter Eric Taylor from 1976 to 1982. In the
early 1990s, she was engaged to singer-songwriter Tom Kimmel, but the couple
parted before marrying. Griffith is a survivor of breast cancer which was
diagnosed in 1996, and thyroid cancer in 1998.
Griffith has in recent years toured with various other artists including Buddy
Holly's band, The Crickets, John Prine, Iris DeMent, Suzy Bogguss and Judy
Collins. Griffith has recorded duets with many artists, among them Don McLean,
Jimmy Buffett, Willie Nelson, Adam Duritz (Singer of Counting Crows), and Darius
Rucker (Singer of Hootie & the Blowfish). She has also contributed background
vocals on many other recordings. She is particularly popular in Ireland,
and has recorded with The Chieftains.
Name: Nanci Griffith
Birth name: Nanci Caroline Griffith
Born: 6 July 1953
Nanci Caroline Griffith, (born July 6, 1953 in Seguin, Texas) is an American
singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas.
Griffith's career has spanned a variety of musical genres, predominantly country,
folk, and what she terms "folkabilly." Griffith won a Grammy Award for Best
Contemporary Folk Album in 1994 for her recording, Other Voices, Other Rooms.
This album features Griffith covering the songs of artists who are her major
influences. Her best-known song is "From a Distance" by Julie Gold, although
Bette Midler's version achieved greater commercial success. Similarly, other
artists have occasionally achieved greater success with Griffith's songs than
Griffith herself. For example, Kathy Mattea had a country music top five hit
with a 1986 cover of Griffith's "Love at the Five and Dime," and Suzy Bogguss
had one of her largest hits with Griffith's and Tom Russell's "Outbound Plane."
Griffith was married to singer-songwriter Eric Taylor from 1976 to 1982. In the
early 1990s, she was engaged to singer-songwriter Tom Kimmel, but the couple
parted before marrying. Griffith is a survivor of breast cancer which was
diagnosed in 1996, and thyroid cancer in 1998.
Griffith has in recent years toured with various other artists including Buddy
Holly's band, The Crickets, John Prine, Iris DeMent, Suzy Bogguss and Judy
Collins. Griffith has recorded duets with many artists, among them Don McLean,
Jimmy Buffett, Willie Nelson, Adam Duritz (Singer of Counting Crows), and Darius
Rucker (Singer of Hootie & the Blowfish). She has also contributed background
vocals on many other recordings. She is particularly popular in Ireland,
and has recorded with The Chieftains.