Emmylou Harris is an American singer and songwriter. Her work and recordings include work as a solo artist, bandleader, an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, and a backing vocalist and duet partner. She has worked with numerous leading artists.
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Born: April 2, 1947 (age 77)
From: Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Genre(s):
Folk,
country rock,
country,
bluegrass,
rock,
pop,
alternative country
Instrument(s):
Vocals,
guitar
Occupation(s):
Singer-songwriter,
musician
Active From: 1969-present
Associated Acts:
Arlo Guthrie,
Bob Dylan,
Bright Eyes,
Bruce Springsteen,
Crowder,
Dave Matthews,
Delbert McClinton,
Dixie Chicks,
Dolly Parton,
Don Williams,
Earl Thomas Conley,
Elvis Costello,
Gram Parsons,
Joan Baez,
John Denver,
John Prine,
Juice Newton,
Linda Ronstadt,
Little Feat,
Lucinda Williams,
Mark Knopfler,
Mumford and Sons,
Neil Young,
Patty Griffin,
Ricky Skaggs,
Rodney Crowell,
Roy Orbison,
Ryan Adams,
Steve Earle,
Vern Gosdin,
Warren Zevon,
Willie Nelson
Did You Know:
• She is from a career military family. Her father, Walter Harris, a member of the Marine Corps,
was reported missing in action in Korea in 1952 and spent ten months as a prisoner of war.
Quotes:
As citizens we have to be more thoughtful and more educated and more informed. I turn on the TV and I see these grown people screaming at each other, and I think, well, if we don't get our civility back, we're in trouble.
I don't ever worry about whether I'm being true to my country roots. My country roots were adopted. I never worry about what I can do and what I should do. I just do what I want to do.
I like to think about stringing songs together like a string of pearls, or a string of beads, but ultimately it has to be stuff that really works with the band, and gives a spin to the older material.
I'm very influenced by landscapes, not so much the way places look as the way the names sound. In this country we've got so many cultures, and the place names - the Spanish names and the Indian names, which are so incredibly musical.
Pretty much all I say politically is I encourage people to register to vote.
To me acting and singing are worlds apart.