Emmylou Harris
Also known as Emmy Lou Harris
American singer, songwriter and musician
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Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, Warren Zevon, Linda Ronstadt,…
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- Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery — Self2025
- Ringo & Friends at the Ryman — Self2025
- Kris Kristofferson: Life & Songs — Self (archive footage)2025
- Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska: A Celebration In Words and Music2024
- Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame: Inaugural Induction Ceremony — Self - interviewee2024
- Nanci Griffith: From a Distance2024
- Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends — Self2024
- Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM — Performer
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Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, bandleader, and activist. She is considered one of the leading music artists behind the country rock genre in the 1970s and the Americana genre in the 1990s. Her music united both country and rock audiences in live performance settings. Her characteristic voice, musical style and songwriting have been acclaimed by critics and fellow recording artists.
Harris developed an interest in folk music in her early years, which led to her performing professionally. After moving to New York City in the 1960s, she recorded a folk album and performed regionally. She was discovered by Gram Parsons, who influenced her country rock direction. Following his 1973 death, Harris obtained her own recording contract from Reprise–Warner Bros. Her second album, Pieces of the Sky (1975), found both critical acclaim and commercial success. Follow-up 1970s albums further elevated Harris's career, such as Elite Hotel (1976), Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town (1978) and Blue Kentucky Girl (1979). By 1980, she had acquired four number-one songs on the US and Canadian country charts: "Together Again", "Sweet Dreams", "Two More Bottles of Wine" and "Beneath Still Waters".
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