Nanci Griffith

Nanci Griffith

Griffith was born in Seguin, Texas, and her career has spanned a variety of musical genres, predominantly country, folk, and what she terms "folkabilly." Griffith won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 1994 for her recording, Other Voices, Other Rooms. This album features Griffith covering the songs of artists who were her major influences. One of her better-known songs is "From a Distance," which was written and composed by Julie Gold, although Bette Midler's version achieved greater commercial success. Similarly, other artists have occasionally achieved greater success than Griffith herself with songs that she wrote or co-wrote. For example, Kathy Mattea had a country music top five hit with a 1986 cover of Griffith's "Love at the Five and Dime" and Suzy Bogguss had one of her largest hits with Griffith's and Tom Russell's "Outbound Plane". In 1994, Griffith teamed up with Jimmy Webb to contribute the song "If These Old Walls Could Speak" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country  produced by the Red Hot Organization. Griffith was a survivor of breast cancer which was diagnosed in 1996, and thyroid cancer in 1998.

  • Title: Nanci Griffith
  • Popularity: 1.836
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1953-07-06
  • Place of Birth: Seguin, Texas, USA
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Nanci Griffith Movies

  • 1999
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    Other Voices, Too: An Evening With Nanci Griffith

    Other Voices, Too: An Evening With Nanci Griffith

    1 1999 HD

    An Evening With Nanci Griffith and The Blue Moon Orchestra filmed at the Armadillo in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 26 & 27, 1998.

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  • 1993
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    Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms

    Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms

    1 1993 HD

    Nanci Griffith performs her Grammy Award winning album "Other Voices, Other Rooms" live at Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas on April 28th, 1993...

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  • 1988
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    Nanci Griffith: One Fair Summer Evening

    Nanci Griffith: One Fair Summer Evening

    1 1988 HD

    For her third MCA album, Nanci Griffith recorded a live set at Houston's Anderson Fair club in August 1988, and she brought along a camera crew for...

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  • 2002
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    Nanci Griffith - Winter Marquee

    Nanci Griffith - Winter Marquee

    1 2002 HD

    Recorded live in the spring of 2002, this concert video features 18 songs, including five that were previously unreleased. The material spans folk...

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  • 2010
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    For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair

    For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair

    1 2010 HD

    A devoted community of artists, volunteers and patrons transform a politically subversive little neighborhood coffee house and restaurant into a...

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  • 1997
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    Annabelle's Wish

    Annabelle's Wish

    6.511 1997 HD

    Annabelle - a calf who has a special wish for Christmas - wants to be a reindeer and help Santa Claus drive his sleigh as he delivers his presents!...

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  • 2002
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    Nanci Griffith - Winter Marquee

    Nanci Griffith - Winter Marquee

    1 2002 HD

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  • 1993
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    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    7.1 1993 HD

    Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness....

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  • 1975
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    Austin City Limits

    Austin City Limits

    6.2 1975 HD

    Now the longest-running music series in American television history, ACL showcases popular music legends and innovators from every genre.

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  • 1975
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    Austin City Limits

    Austin City Limits

    6.2 1975 HD

    Now the longest-running music series in American television history, ACL showcases popular music legends and innovators from every genre.

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