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Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) [1] is an American singer, songwriter, musician, bandleader, and activist. She is recognized for having a consistent artistic direction. Harris is considered one of the leading music artists behind the country rock genre in the 1970s and the Americana genre in the 1990s. Her music united both ...
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- Roses In The Snow. One of those songs it’s virtually impossible to resist dancing along to. Emmylou really went for it with this acoustic, Appalachian bluegrass album, nodding to country music’s past.
- All I Left Behind. When preparing for her superb duets album with her friend Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou searched for exactly the right songs and found this from singer-songwriter Jackson Browne.
- Tulsa Queen. This song is a fantastic testimony to one of the finest country-rock ensembles ever assembled: Emmylou’s Hot Band. Fortunately for the archives, Emmylou was an Old Grey Whistle Test favourite, captured here in 1977.
- Boulder To Birmingham. Getting right to the devastating heart of Emmylou’s major label debut is fan favourite ‘Boulder to Birmingham’, her tribute to her recently deceased inspiration, Gram Parsons.
Apr 2, 2014 · Anchored by the success of two No. 1 hits, "Together Again" (written by Buck Owens) and "Sweet Dreams" (written by Don Gibson), Elite Hotel earned Harris a Grammy Award for Best Country Female...
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Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She has released many popular albums and singles over the course of her career, and she has won 14 Grammys,...
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- Beneath Still Waters. George Jones is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest ever country singers, but even his biggest fans probably weren’t aware of “Beneath Still Waters” until Harris unearthed it from his 1968 album My Country, polished it off, infused it with an air of resigned sadness, and sent it soaring to the top of the country charts.
- Sweet Dreams. Donald Gibson wrote “Sweet Dreams,” Patsy Cline popularised it, and Harris scored a No. 1 chart hit with it. Other artists have attempted to repeat her success in the years since, but none have managed it.
- Wayfaring Stranger. Harris has never stuck to the rule book, but her decision to delve into gospel with the 19th-century spiritual “Wayfaring Stranger” was one of the biggest left-turns of her career.
- Two More Bottles of Wine. Written by the superbly talented Delbert McClinton, “Two More Bottles of Wine” finds Harris “16,000 miles from the people I know” but feeling “all right because it’s midnight / And I got two more bottles of wine.”
Apr 28, 2023 · Here’s our list of the 13 best Emmylou Harris songs of all time. From her early days as part of Gram Parsons’ Flying Burrito Brothers to her solo years on Reprise Records, Emmylou Harris has crafted some of the most beautiful songs in modern music.
Oct 6, 2017 · Emmylou Harris’ 10 Best Songs: Critic’s Picks. Here's a list of the top 10 best Emmylou Harris songs.
