Nanci Griffith was a folk and country music singer and songwriter known for songs including “Love at the Five and Dime” and “From a Distance.”Griffith grew up surrounded by the Austin, Texas music scene and began performing before her teens.
She began recording music in the 1970s and moved to Nashville in the 1980s, signing with MCA Records and forming the Blue Moon Orchestra.
Her tenth album, “Other Voices, Other Rooms,” won a Grammy Award in 1994 for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Among Griffith’s best-known songs was “From a Distance,” written by Julie Gold and later made famous by Bette Midler.
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