Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning folk singer and songwriter, has died aged 68. The Texan musician was known for songs such as “Love at the Five and Dime”, which celebrated the South. A statement ...

Nanci Griffith, a singer, songwriter and Grammy winner known for folk songs like “Love at the Five and Dime” and for the original version of “From a Distance,” which would later become a Bette Midler ...

Nashville tried to turn Nanci Griffith into a country star in the mid-1980s, but it didn’t take. It seemed like a good idea at the time, for she was a terrific songwriter, a sweet singer with a ...

Nanci Griffith died yesterday in Nashville at the age of 68. She was known for her crystalline voice and songs that told stories. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LOVE AT THE FIVE AND DIME") NANCI GRIFFITH: ...

Songwriters, longtime listeners, newcomers, and possibly a gang of neighborly ghosts pack Austin’s iconic Cactus Cafe. While members of this eclectic group gather as strangers, they all share one ...

When the Texas singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt died, in 1997, following years of rough living, substance abuse, and manic depression, he was an archetypal cult figure unknown to many but intensely ...