Folk and country singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith dies aged 68
Nanci Griffith, a Grammy-winning folk and country music singer-songwriter, has died aged 68.
The genre-straddling artist's best known songs include Love at the Five and Dime and the Outbound Plane, which others saw mainstream success with. Born in Seguin, Texas in 1953, Griffith began performing and releasing folk music while working as a nursery teacher in Austin in the 1970s.Griffith found country success with her recording of Julie Gold's From a Distance, years before Bette Midler's version became a major hit.
She won a Grammy award in 1994 for her album Other Voices, Other Rooms which was made up of cover songs and musical collaborations.
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