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Emmylou Harris is truly a modern innovator. For over 30 years, Emmylou has flowed effortlessly between genres achieving popularity in pop, folk, country and now alternative. The common bridge is an exquisite vocal style and a gift for discovering the heart of a song. Born in Birmingham, Alabama on April 2, 1947, the daughter of Walter and Eugenia Harris grew up near Washington, D.C. As a college student in the late 60s, she sang with a local folk duo and eventually moved to Greenwich Village. |
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News in english
about Emmylou Harris
(August / 2009)
Jenny Lewis Date: 06 Aug 2009
The Japan Times -
The line between alt-country and just plain country music can be a thin one. And while Jenny Lewis' vocal and guitar duties in ice-cool Las Vegas indie band Rilo Kiley might cause her to be labeled the former, there's really very little difference between the aching sentiment of her two recent solo albums and that of country icons such as Hank Williams or Emmylou Harris. Lewis' ...
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Guitar Pull: Vince Gill, Dwight Yoakam & Emmylou Harris Date: 11 Aug 2009
Great American Country -
August 11, 2009 — The LA Times music blog reports that Vince Gill, Dwight Yoakam and Emmylou Harris are bringing their talents to Los Angeles on behalf of the Country Music Hall of Fame for an all-star "guitar pull" in October.
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Nanci Griffith, Aug. 14, Egyptian Theatre Date: 12 Aug 2009
Boise Weekly -
Nanci Griffith kicks off her tour in Boise with friend Rosalie Sorrels. by Amy Atkins When Emmylou Harris heard the title track off of Nanci Griffith's new album The Loving Kind, she asked her friend, "Why didn't I know about that case? Why didn't I know about that first?" The case in question is Loving v. Virginia, in which Mildred and Richard Loving, a married couple, were arrested because he ...
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Married, With Lyrics Date: 20 Aug 2009
Metro Santa Cruz -
THEIR VOICES wind around the notes, sinuous and close. Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson aren't blood, but your ear tells you they're definitely tribe. Like Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons, like the members of the phenomenon that was Fleetwood Mac, their voices were made to move together.
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'Newgrass' hero talks about new album, achievements and the passing of Les Paul Date: 27 Aug 2009
The Post and Courier -
Tagged the "King of Newgrass," Sam Bush has credentials that run for miles. As original member of the progressive bluegrass band, New Grass Revival, and accompanist to a number of renowned artists, from Levon Helm to Emmylou Harris, Bush is highly esteemed in the music community for his r...
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