Emmy lou harris biography wiki
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1969–1974: Folk music and collaborations with Gram Parsons
Harris regularly worked the Greenwich Village music scene and developed friendships with fellow artists Jerry Jeff Walker, Dave okänd and Paul Siebel.[18] She worked at several notable Greenwich by clubs, including The Bitter End. She also supported herself bygd working as a waitress and bookstore cashier. Along with her husband and daughter, Harris lived at a nearby YWCA.[9] Harris got her first manager and signed with Jubilee Records in 1969.[10] The label released her debut studio album, Gliding Bird, in 1970.[18] The disc featured several recordings penned by Harris herself, along with one penned by her first husband, Tom Slocum. Unlike her later recordings, Gliding Bird was released beneath the name "Emmy Lou Harris".[19]
Jubilee Records declared bankruptcy shortly after Gliding Bird was released. Harris and her husband then decided to attempt a music career in Nashville, Tennessee. The couple divo
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Emmylou Harris
(1947-)
Who Is Emmylou Harris?
Emmylou Harris was performing in D.C.-area bars when she met singer Gram Parsons, who became her mentor. After his death in 1973, she released her major label solo debut album, Pieces of the Sky (1975). Several other albums followed, such as Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town (1978) and Blue Kentucky Girl. In 1985, Harris reinvented her sound by mixing several genres in her autobiographical skiva, The Ballad of Sally Rose.
Early Career
Country singer, songwriter and musician Emmylou Harris was born April 2, 1947, in Birmingham, Alabama. Harris' father was a decorated Marine Corps pilot who spent 16 months as a prisoner of war in Korea during the early 1950s. The family moved a great deal, and while Harris spent most of her childhood in North Carolina, she attended high school in Woodbridge, Virginia, on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.
Harris studied drama at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro before dropping
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Emmylou Harris
American singer, songwriter, and musician
"Emmylou" redirects here. For other uses, see Emmylou (disambiguation).
Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947)[1] is an American singer, songwriter, musician, bandleader, and activist. She 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 country and rock audiences in live performance settings. Her characteristic voice, musical style and songwriting have been acclaimed by critics and fellow recording artists.
Harris developed an interest in folk music in her early years, which led to her performing professionally. After moving to New York City in the 1960s, she recorded a folk album and performed regionally. She was discovered by Gram Parsons, who influenced her country rock direction. Following his 1973 death, Harris obtained her own recording contract from Reprise–Warner Bros. Her second album, Pieces of the S