Emmylou Harris is awesome.
Listen to Red Dirt Girl, Stumble Into Grace, or her new collaboration album with Mark Knopfler.
Emmylou used to be pigeon-holed into the Country genre, but on these latest albums the music is only there to support her beautiful, woeful voice, which is a much better plan for such a talented vocalist. Also, she's writing her own lyrics on these recent albums; another smart move.
Research her history, there was a relationship with Gram Parsons early in her career. Then listen to "I Will Dream". Goosebumps on your neck yet? NO?! Try this: Watch, or recall the movie Walk The Line, and then listen to "Strong Hand (for June)" from her Stumble Into Grace album.
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Good to see that you have some blog time again. Yeah, Emmy Lou is hard to beat!
Did you know I have a vinyl album of hers? I heard Emmylou and Mark on the Prairie Home Companion a week or so ago. You're right, they make a good combination.
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