said in a statement.Singer Darius Rucker tweeted his sadness after Griffith’s passing. “Today i am just sad man. I lost one of my idols.
One of the reasons I am in Nashville.She blew my mind the first time I heard Marie and Omie. And singing with her was my favorite things to do.
Grammy-winning folk singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith dies,” he wrote.Griffith was known for such hits as “Love at the Five and Dime,” “Once in a Very Blue Moon” and “Outbound Plane.” She also won the 1994 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album for her record “Other Voices, Other Rooms.”She also worked closely with other folk singers, including Lyle Lovett and Emmylou Harris.
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