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Nanci Griffith
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Late Night Grande Hotel and Other Nanci Griffith Classics
- Two of a Kind Heart
- Flyer
- Griffith:Other Voices Other Rooms
- Poet in my window
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Film & TV
Seguin, Texas, USA
Griffith was born in Seguin, Texas, and her 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 were her major influences. One of her better-known songs is "From…
Known for
- Nanci Griffith: From a Distance2024
- For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair — Self2010
- Nanci Griffith - Winter Marquee — Self2002
- Other Voices, Too: An Evening With Nanci Griffith — Self1999
- Annabelle's Wish — Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)1997
- Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms — Self1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Musical Guest1993
- Nanci Griffith: One Fair Summer Evening — Self1988
- Austin City Limits — Self1975
- Austin City Limits — Self (archive footage)1975
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Nanci Griffith (born Nanci Caroline Griffith in Seguin, TX, on 6 July 1953; died 13 August 2021) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter who was raised in Austin, TX, and later resided in Nashville, TN. Her career spanned a variety of musical genres, predominantly country and folk, and what she terms "folkabilly." She won a 1994 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album for Other Voices, Other Rooms, an album of Griffith covering the songs of artists who influenced her. <a href="ht
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Griffith
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Seguin
- Place of death
- Nashville
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- country music
- Genre
- folk music
- Instrument
- acoustic guitar
- Official website
- www.nancigriffith.com
- Image
- Nanci Griffith at BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2010.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1953-07-06
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
- birth name
- Nanci Caroline Griffith
- name in native language
- Nanci Griffith
- date of death
- 2021-08-13
- end of work period
- 2021-00-00
- Commons category
- Nanci Griffith
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