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The Last of the True Believers is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith, released in 1986 by Philo Records. The acclaim accorded her from her previous album, Once in a Very Blue Moon , and this album earned her a contract with a major recording company.
- October 7–9, 1985
- Country
- 1986
- Jim Rooney and Nanci Griffith
Stewart's later and most significant success was as a songwriter. Several of his songs were recorded by a number of popular acts, including Nanci Griffith ("Sweet Dreams Will Come"), Rosanne Cash ("Runaway Train", "Dance with the Tiger"), and Joan Baez ("Strange Rivers").
- John Coburn Stewart
- September 5, 1939, San Diego, California, U.S.
- January 19, 2008 (aged 68), San Diego, California, U.S.
Oct 16, 2023 · Griffith named the song after a posthumous 1940 novel by Thomas Wolfe, one of her favorite writers, whom she regularly thanked in her liner notes. Knowing this, Jarosz’s parents once brought a...
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Aug 23, 2021 · Nanci Griffith walked a very fine line that can be difficult as an artist. Her songs contained politics just in the very nature of being about humans and humanity. But while it was obvious that some of her songs were about her own experiences, so many others were about the people out there that she met, knew or otherwise saw.
Aug 14, 2023 · The death of Nanci Griffith on August 13, 2021, at the all too young age of 68, robbed the world of a lively wit, a canny observer of life, and a brilliant songwriter-performer.
Jan 29, 2024 · Supporting musicians here and there include Nanci Griffith, Roseanne Cash, his ex-Kingston Trio mates, and, as mentioned, Johnny Cash. Stewart is my favorite contemporary male artist (well, after Pete Townshend).
