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Nanci Caroline Griffith (July 6, 1953 – August 13, 2021) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She appeared many times on the PBS music program Austin City Limits starting in 1985 (season 10). In 1994 she won a Grammy Award for the album Other Voices, Other Rooms.
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- “Love at the Five and Dime” (1986) Kathy Mattea notched her breakthrough hit with this swirling chronicle of a couple’s enduring love the same year Griffith released her last Philo/Rounder LP, The Last of the True Believers, before moving to MCA Nashville.
- “Once in a Very Blue Moon” (1986) Of her many covers, this Pat Alger- and Gene Levine-penned ballad showcases Griffith at her heartbreaking, vulnerable best.
- “Outbound Plane” (1988) Griffith hit her creative stride at MCA with the uniformly excellent 1988 album Little Love Affairs, which featured a resolute rendition of this tune she co-wrote with folk legend Tom Russell.
- “Listen to the Radio” (1989) An irresistibly cheeky kiss-off and a forward-looking road trip, all set to a hard-charging honky-tonk beat with lyrics that name-check both Loretta Lynn and Merle Haggard.
Oct 8, 2009 · Music video by Nanci Griffith performing I Knew Love. (C) 1987 Geffen Records.
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Sep 22, 2023 · So, here’s my love song to Nanci Griffith in the form of sixteen songs I particularly love. (Why sixteen? Well, why not?) Some of them are among her most famous, some of them are more obscure, and all of them represent part of why she has a permanent place in my hall of fame.
Aug 16, 2021 · Nanci Griffith didn’t feel sufficiently loved at times. But when news of the Texas singer-songwriter’s death at the age of 68 began to spread on Friday, love was all there was.
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Aug 10, 2021 · Official music video of Nanci Griffith performing "I Don't Wanna Talk About Love". (C) MCA Records Song of her album "Storms, (1989)". All copyrights reserved to Nanci Griffith....
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Aug 16, 2021 · Singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith, who died Friday at 68, is remembered for her sweet but grounded presence as one of folk's leading figures.
