Emmylou Harris

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United States (1947 – present)

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. She played the clubs on the local folk scene occasionally sharing the stage with Jerry Jeff Walker and David Bromberg.

Discovered in 1971 by Chris Hillman, Hillman brought Gram Parsons to hear her sing in a small club in the Washington D.C. area. In 1972, she answered the call from Gram to join him in Los Angeles to work on his first solo album, “GP.” After Gram died in 1973, Emmylou went back to the D.C. area and formed a country band, playing with them until her 1975 major label debut, Pieces of the Sky, when she formed the first version of the legendary Hot Band. Over the years the Hot Band included world class players such as Albert Lee, Rodney Crowell and Hank DeVito.

Emmylou has been called by Billboard Magazine a “truly venturesome, genre-transcending pathfinder.” Throughout her career, she has been admired for her talent as an artist and song connoisseur, but it was with her 2000 album, Red Dirt Girl, for which Ms. Harris was awarded her tenth (out of eleven total to date) Grammy, that she revealed she is also a gifted songwriter.

1	A Love That Will Never Grow Old	339
2	Where Will I Be	230
3	Boulder to Birmingham	205
4	Goodbye	199
5	Wrecking Ball	195
6	Every Grain of Sand	193
7	Deeper Well	182
8	All My Tears	177
9	Orphan Girl	163
10	Sweet Old World	155
11	Blackhawk	146
12	Waltz Across Texas Tonight	128
13	If I Could Only Win Your Love	116
14	May This Be Love	115
15	Shores of White Sand	114

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Pieces of the Sky
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Red Dirt Girl
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Roses in the Snow
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horse_glue wrote:
7 days ago

hey folks: if you are in the bay area, emmylou is playing in golden gate park again, for free, and with robert plant no less. it should be really interesting. she put on an amazing show last time.

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dubrat wrote:
last month

The Voice Of God Period

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luis8a wrote:
July 2008

Hola es preciosa , magnifica

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mephisto_dark wrote:
July 2008

Podcast featuring Emmylou Harris: http://www.musicemissions.com/blog/2008/07/22/episode-22-showing-your-roots/

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_deeperthewound wrote:
June 2008

Hey guys, I decided to start a group for Emmy fans: http://www.last.fm/group/Emmylou+Harris+Fans Come join and talk about the awesomeness of Emmylou! :)

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thetrousers wrote:
June 2008

lovely review of the new album: http://wearsthetrousers.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/emmylou-harris-all-i-intended-to-be-2008/

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liztener2008 wrote:
June 2008

Emmylou is the queen of the universe.

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Shy-Guy wrote:
June 2008

She's still stunningly gorgeous! Someone put a glass door in front of me so that I may walk into it.

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youremyenergy wrote:
June 2008

THE NEW ALBUM"all i intended to be" IS OUT NOW!!!!

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liztener2008 wrote:
June 2008

Emmylou is the best. An exceptional and unique artist.

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davlyn123 wrote:
May 2008

lovly woman

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ALCDay wrote:
May 2008

I Don't Wanna Talk About It Now is my favourite song. I was lucky enough to see her play it live at Meteor Music Awards years ago.

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Hekerui wrote:
April 2008

I'm so excited for the new album!

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horse_glue wrote:
April 2008

I LOVE YOU

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LeighBCD wrote:
April 2008

I love all her songs but my favourite has to be My Baby Needs a Shepherd from Red Dirt Girl. Listen to the words closely - those words married to a celtic drumbeat will break your heart...

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moskfa wrote:
April 2008

she rocks!

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lirsveacba wrote:
March 2008

I have three records by her--and no record player. WHEN shall I listen to her once again?

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cherryshoes wrote:
March 2008

'Orphan Girl'... bless you, you're extraordinary.

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JZ999 wrote:
March 2008

special !

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bbc6music wrote:
February 2008

Hey! Gideon Coe will be playing some live tracks from Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band's 1976 concert at the Victoria Theatre London next Wednesday on 6Music. The show runs from 10pm-1am but you can listen again on the website up to 7 days afterwards. Here's the link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/gideon_coe/ Have a listen!

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Sep 9 Emmylou Harris Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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