Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American
singer-songwriter and musician. She has released many chart-topping albums and
singles over the course of her career, and has has won 12 Grammys and numerous
other awards. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both
as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a ... read more

Warren Hellman tribute concert slated for Feb. 19

Free show honoring Hardly Strictly Bluegrass founder will feature Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Boz Scaggs and others performing off San Francisco's Great Highway.
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First Aid Kit, 'Emmylou' -- Video of the Day

Filed under: Video of the DayArtist: First Aid KitVideo: 'Emmylou'Highlight: "'Emmylou' is a tribute to some of our favorite country musicians: Gram Parsons, Emmylou Ha...
Posted 21 January 12.00am — Comment on this

Playlist: Kanye West, 10 other Grammy nominees

The rapper's 'Runaway' is our pick of the week. Fleet Foxes, Emmylou Harris, Deadmau5, The Decemberists, Adele populate the playlist.
Posted 17 January 1.01am — Comment on this

New York state of mind: listeners pick 9/11 soundtrack to mark anniversary

Barber's Adagio for Strings, Vaughan Williams and Springsteen top list crowdsourced by WYNC public radioNew York's public radio network faced an interesting challenge whe...
Posted 26 August 2011 9.53pm — Comment on this

Bill Kirchen, Eric Lnidell and more music in New Orleans for Friday

On Friday, Aug. 26, acclaimed rockabilly/country guitarist Bill Kirchen -- the "Titan of the Telecaster" has backed everyone from Commander Cody to Emmylou Harris to Elvi...
Posted 26 August 2011 2.29pm — Comment on this

Newport Folk Fest 2011 - belated Day 2 pics

photos by Jim Brueckner Emmylou Harris Day two (7/31) of Newport Folk Festival featured performances by The Cave Singers, Wanda Jackson, Justin Townes Earle, Middle Broth...
Posted 22 August 2011 6.11am — Comment on this

Hayes Carll adds MHOW show to fall tour, playing free show w/ Rhett Miller

Hayes Carll @ Summerstage (more by Chris La Putt) Texas singer-songwriter Hayes Carll recently opened a Central Park Summerstage show for Levon Helm and Emmylou Harris. H...
Posted 30 July 2011 6.37pm — Comment on this

NPR streaming XPoNential Festival this weekend

Ted Leo, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Sun Airway, Booker T, Ra Ra Riot, and Emmylou Harris are some of the artists NPR is streaming from Camden, NJ (hear Philly) this weeken...
Posted 23 July 2011 7.22pm — Comment on this

Sing the Truth – review

Barbican, LondonFrom the opening harmonies of Tina Turner's Bold Soul Sister to a carousing finale including Miriam Makeba's African hit Pata Pata, this two-hour tribute ...
Posted 7 July 2011 6.30pm — Comment on this

New band of the day – No 1,036: The Civil Wars

We have Adele to thank for introducing us to this Americana duo, whose songs deal with affairs of the heart and lives lived hardHometown: Nashville.The lineup: Joy Willia...
Posted 3 June 2011 5.27pm — Comment on this

Hazel Dickens obituary

Bluegrass pioneer who sang of miners and the downtroddenOf all the voices raised since the death of Woody Guthrie that have told the stories of American working men and ...
Posted 16 May 2011 5.58pm — Comment on this

Final Word: Emmylou stays true all these years

Emmylou Harris never drove a hard bargain. She just sang along in the background, content to carry the tune.
Posted 4 May 2011 2.11am — Comment on this

Interview: Emmylou Harris, singer songwriter

EMMYLOU Harris sums up her attitude to songwriting in one word. "Terrifying," she says over coffee after a morning radio appearance during the South by Southwest music
Posted 3 May 2011 12.29am — Comment on this

Ricky James Underwood - Songwriter (streams)

In between all the computer bleeps, the ambient and electronic stuff, and all the indie pop rock and heavy metal on soundcloud, there's still a few real, good old fashi...
Posted 2 May 2011 7.04pm — Comment on this

Emmylou Harris played Bowery Ballroom w/ Josh Ritter, Letterman

photos by Kurt Christensen Harris is in a nostalgic mood in "The Road," a song addressed to Gram Parsons, with whom she made the excellent albums Grievous Angel and Sleep...
Posted 28 April 2011 6.58pm — Comment on this

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