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Nanci Griffith

1953 - 2021

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Nanci Caroline Griffith (July 6, 1953 – August 13, 2021) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She often appeared on the PBS music program Austin City Limits, starting in 1985 during season 10. In 1994, Griffith won a Grammy Award for the album Other Voices, Other Rooms. Griffith's career spanned a variety of musical genres, predominantly country, folk, and what she termed "folkabilly." She won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 1994 for her 1993 recording, Other Voices, Other Rooms. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Nanci Griffith is the 3,325th most popular singer (down from 2,809th in 2024), the 16,429th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,677th in 2019) and the 892nd most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Nanci Griffith ranks 3,325 out of 4,381Before her are Sabrina Setlur, Snatam Kaur, Shirley Clamp, Tijana Bogićević, Mustafa Ceceli, and Linda. After her are Didrik Solli-Tangen, Diam's, Terri Lyne Carrington, Eleftheria Eleftheriou, Yungblud, and Maria McKee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Nanci Griffith ranks 696Before her are Dwight Stones, Kevin Beattie, Linda A. Morabito, Hina Jilani, Kath Soucie, and Victoria Wood. After her are Sylvia Steiner, Ricardo Sanchez, Victor Davis Hanson, Geoff Hoon, Darrell Issa, and Salman Khurshid. Among people deceased in 2021, Nanci Griffith ranks 734Before her are Ian Carey, Medina Dixon, Mehrdad Minavand, Fatima Aziz, Žana Lelas, and Luíz Antônio dos Santos. After her are Edwin Edwards, Markis Kido, Todd Akin, Diána Igaly, Abdalelah Haroun, and Ted Nash.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nanci Griffith ranks 16,436 out of 20,380Before her are Devin Hester (1982), Richard A. Searfoss (1956), Steve Agee (1969), Mathew St. Patrick (1968), Tripp Eisen (1965), and Mary Scheer (1963). After her are Kenny Smith (1965), Nick Van Exel (1971), Ehren Kruger (1972), Terri Lyne Carrington (1965), Scott Haze (1983), and Jay Karnes (1963).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Nanci Griffith ranks 892Before her are Mary Chapin Carpenter (1958), Børns (1992), Rich the Kid (1992), Nipsey Hussle (1985), Cappadonna (1969), and Snatam Kaur (1972). After her are Terri Lyne Carrington (1965), Maria McKee (1964), Kool G Rap (1968), Al Barr (1968), Lloyd Banks (1982), and Marc Cohn (1959).