Nanci Griffith

Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith bei einem Konzert im Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia (Februar 2004)

Nanci Caroline Griffith (* 6. Juli 1953 in Seguin, Texas) ist eine US-amerikanische Country- und Folksängerin und Songschreiberin.

Griffith wurde 1953 in Seguin geboren und wuchs in Austin auf. Ihren ersten professionellen Auftritt hatte sie im Alter von 14 Jahren im Red Lion Club in Austin.

1994 wurde Griffith mit einem Grammy für das Beste zeitgenössische Folkalbum (Best Contemporary Folk Album) Other Voices/Other Rooms ausgezeichnet.

Zu den bekanntesten Stücken, die sie für andere Künstler geschrieben hat, gehören Listen to the Radio und Love at the Five and Dime, das für Kathy Mattea ein Top-Drei-Hit in den Countrycharts wurde. Der Song Outbound Plane, den Griffith zusammen mit Tom Russell schrieb, erreichte in der Interpretation von Suzy Bogguss Platz 9 der Countrycharts.

Nanci Griffith war von 1976 bis 1982 mit Sänger und Songschreiber Eric Taylor verheiratet.

Diskografie

  • 1978 - There's A Light Beyond These Woods
  • 1982 - Poet In My Window
  • 1984 - Once In A Very Blue Moon
  • 1986 - The Last Of The True Believers
  • 1987 - Best Rounders - Nanci Griffith
  • 1987 - Lone Star State Of Mind
  • 1988 - Little Love Affairs
  • 1988 - One Fair Summer Evening
  • 1989 - Storms
  • 1991 - Late Night Grande Hotel
  • 1993 - Other Voices, Other Rooms
  • 1993 - The Best Of Nanci Griffith
  • 1993 - The MCA Years: A Retrospective
  • 1994 - Flyer
  • 1997 - Blue Roses From The Moons
  • 1997 - Country Gold
  • 1998 - Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back To Bountiful)
  • 1999 - The Dust Bowl Symphony
  • 2000 - Wings To Fly & A Place To Be: An Introduction To Nanci Griffith
  • 2001 - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Nanci Griffith
  • 2001 - Clock Without Hands
  • 2002 - From A Distance: The Very Best Of Nanci Griffith
  • 2002 - Winter Marquee
  • 2003 - Complete MCA Studio Recordings
  • 2004 - Hearts In Mind
  • 2006 - Ruby's Torch
  • 2009 - The Loving Kind

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