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Emmylou Harris

April 12, 2024

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Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947)[1] is an American singer, songwriter, musician, bandleader, and activist. A highly regarded figure in contemporary music, she is known for having a consistent artistic direction. Harris is considered one of the leading music artists behind the country rock genre in the 1970s and the Americana genre in the 1990s. Her music united both country and rock audiences in live performance settings. Her characteristic voice, musical style and songwriting have been acclaimed by critics and fellow recording artists.

Emmylou Harris
Harris performing in 2016
Born (1947-04-02) April 2, 1947 (age 77)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
EducationGar-Field Senior High School
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • activist
Years active1969–present
Spouses
  • Tom Slocum
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    (m. 1969; div. 1971)​
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    (m. 1977; div. 1984)​
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    (m. 1985; div. 1993)​
Children2
AwardsAwards and nominations
Musical career
OriginWashington, D.C.
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Labels
Websiteemmylouharris.com
Signature

Harris developed an interest in folk music in her early years which led to her performing professionally. Moving to New York City in the 1960s, she recorded a folk album and performed regionally. She was discovered by Gram Parsons, who influenced her country rock direction. Following his 1973 death, Harris obtained her own recording contract from Reprise–Warner Bros. Her second album, Pieces of the Sky (1975), found both critical acclaim and commercial success. Follow-up 1970s albums further elevated Harris' career such as Elite Hotel (1976), Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town (1978) and Blue Kentucky Girl (1979). By 1980, she had acquired four number one songs on the US and Canadian country charts: "Together Again", "Sweet Dreams", "Two More Bottles of Wine" and "Beneath Still Waters".

Harris had a continued string of commercially and critically successful albums like Roses in the Snow (1980), Evangeline (1981) and Last Date (1982). Her backing group The Hot Band helped establish a musical foundation for her concerts and albums. Her 1980s albums spawned the top ten singles "Wayfaring Stranger", "Born to Run" and "Last Date". The 1985 album The Ballad of Sally Rose was among Harris' first self-written projects. The album (along with its follow-ups) failed to sustain the commercial momentum of previous albums. Harris then collaborated with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt on Trio (1987). The platinum-selling album was also a critical success that spawned four top ten singles.

In 1992, Warner Bros. released the live album At the Ryman. It garnered critical praise and renewed interest in its live venue, the Ryman Auditorium. Harris was inspired to move in a new musical direction with 1995's Wrecking Ball. She then reunited with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt for Trio II (1999). By the 2000s, Harris had signed with Nonesuch Records and recorded several albums of self-composed material like Red Dirt Girl (2000), All I Intended to Be (2008) and Hard Bargain (2011). She also found collaborative partnerships, such as with Mark Knopfler on the internationally successful All the Roadrunning (2006). She then collaborated with Rodney Crowell on the critically acclaimed Old Yellow Moon (2013) and The Traveling Kind (2015). She also became involved in activism during this time, including starting her own dog rescue called Bonaparte's Retreat.

Harris has been estimated to have sold over 15 million records worldwide.[2][3] She has also earned 13 Grammy Awards,[4] placed 27 singles into the top ten of the US country chart,[5] and several of her albums have received gold certifications in the US.[6] She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008 and was ranked among Rolling Stone's list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time in 2022.

Early life edit

Harris was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1947.[7] She was one of two children born to Walter Rutland Harris and Eugenia Harris.[8][9] Her older brother (Walter Harris Jr.)[10] enjoyed country music and had an appreciation for the genre before his sister did.[11] Her father was a Marine Corps officer[10] who served in both World War II and the Korean War. In the latter, he was taken as a Prisoner of War and was reported as missing in action. He was later released. "I never talked to him about his experiences. He wouldn't ever talk about it," she later reflected.[12] The Harris family lived in Birmingham through their daughter's first grade school year. Her father was then transferred to Cherry Point, North Carolina and later to Quantico, Virginia.[10]

During her high school years, the family eventually settled in nearby Woodbridge, Virginia. Harris was a straight-A high school student at Gar-Field Senior High School, a cheerleader and a saxophonist in the marching band. She also won the "Miss Woodbridge" beauty pageant during her teen years.[7] Classmates considered Harris unusual because she was devoted to her studies.[13] Harris was among many adolescents interested in the American folk music revival of the 1960s.[7] She became fascinated with folk artists of the era such as Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Buffy Sainte-Marie. Her grandfather gave Harris her first guitar, which she learned to play.[14]

In 1965, Harris graduated from Gar-Field (which was desegregated shortly before she left) as the class valedictorian.[7][10] Her original intention was to become an actress[15] and she received a drama scholarship from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She began taking classes in the fall of 1965. Harris participated in the school's productions of The Tempest and The Dancing Donkey. She also helped form a folk music duo called The Emerald City. The duo worked a series of gigs in the local area, most of which were coffeehouses.[16] She also played coffeehouses as a solo performer, primarily in one known as "The Corner".[17]

In 1967, Harris dropped out of the University of North Carolina. She then enrolled at Boston University but would soon drop out as well.[10] She ultimately chose to pursue a career as a folk singer full-time. Harris briefly moved to nearby Virginia Beach where she worked as a waitress and sang.[16] She then left for New York City's Greenwich Village neighborhood where there was a popular folk music scene.[10] In 1969, Harris married for the first time and soon gave birth to her first child.[7]

Career edit

1969–1974: Folk music and collaborations with Gram Parsons edit

Harris regularly worked the Greenwich Village music scene and developed friendships with fellow artists Jerry Jeff Walker, Dave Bromberg and Paul Siebel.[18] She worked several notable Greenwich Village clubs, including The Bitter End.[7] She also supported herself by working as a waitress and bookstore cashier. Along with her husband and daughter, Harris lived at a nearby YWCA.[10] Harris got her first manager and signed with Jubilee Records in 1969.[11] The label released her debut studio album Gliding Bird in 1970.[18] The disc featured several recordings penned by Harris herself, along with one penned by her first husband Tom Slocum. Unlike her later recordings, Gliding Bird was released under the name "Emmy Lou Harris".[19]

Jubilee Records declared bankruptcy shortly after Gliding Bird was released. Harris and her husband then decided to attempt a music career in Nashville, Tennessee. The couple divorced while in Nashville.[20] Harris attempted to support herself and her daughter by working as waitress. However, she was surviving on food stamps and Medicaid. Ultimately, she returned to live with her parents who had settled in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Clarksville, Maryland.[21][9][22] Harris then obtained a hostessing job in Columbia, Maryland.[23]

At the same time, Harris developed a following performing at clubs in Washington, D.C. and its surrounding suburbs.[13] Yet, she was unconvinced she could make it as a music artist. "At that point, I'd retired forever from the music business," she recalled.[23] Among the clubs Harris worked during this period was a singles bar called Clyde's, where she was first discovered.[13] At the time singer-songwriter Gram Parsons (formerly of The Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers who was establishing a solo career) was looking for a harmony singer. Parsons' friends were discussing Harris at a Washington D.C. nightclub when their conversation was overheard by the babysitter of Harris's daughter. Through the babysitter, Parsons' friends got in contact with Harris.[24] Parsons went to hear Harris and was drawn to her singing ability. One year later, he sent her a plane ticket to Los Angeles, California where she recorded harmony vocals for his debut album G.P.. After its release, the album failed to become successful and find a mainstream audience.[23]

Harris also toured as a member of Parsons's band (the Fallen Angels) in 1973, and vocal harmonies and duets with him.[10] Through recording and touring, the pair found an instant musical connection.[18] Parsons had become known for his fusion of country rock and had fascination with classic country music. His passion for the genre was influential to Harris and she soon was learning about the country genre. Harris would later credit Parsons for helping her find her artistic direction as well as her passion for authentic country music.[18][23] In 1973, Harris returned to the recording studio to make Parsons' next album titled Grievous Angel. Weeks following the album's sessions, Parsons died of a drug and alcohol overdose in a hotel room near Joshua Tree National Park.[18] Parsons's Grievous Angel was released posthumously in 1974, and three more tracks from his sessions with Harris were included on another posthumous Parsons album, Sleepless Nights, in 1976. One more album of recorded material from that period was packaged as Live 1973, but was not released until 1982.[25]

1975–1980: Solo breakthrough edit

Although devastated by Gram Parsons' death[23] Harris continued on as a solo artist. She made a decision to carry on the country rock legacy left by Parsons for her own career. "Once I started singing country music with Gram there was no turning back for me," she recounted. Harris formed her own band and got a weekly job performing at the Red Fox Inn in Bethesda, Maryland. Meanwhile, Parson's former A&R representative at Warner Bros. Records (Mary Martin) attempted to launch Harris's own career. She contacted Canadian-based producer Brian Ahern who had recent success working alongside Anne Murray. Impressed by her, Ahern agreed to producing Harris.[26] The pair would later marry in 1977.[22] Harris then signed with Warner Bros.–Reprise.[20]

 
Harris in 1976.

Ahern produced Harris's next several albums[20] beginning with 1975's Pieces of the Sky.[26] It featured covers of songs by The Beatles and Merle Haggard,[18] along with originals like Harris' "Boulder to Birmingham", which reflected her emotions surrounding Parsons's death.[23] The disc was considered a commercial success,[27][28] reaching number seven on the American Billboard country LP's chart[29] and number 45 on the Billboard 200 all-genre chart.[30] Its second single "If I Could Only Win Your Love" reached number four on the Billboard country songs chart[5] and topped the Canadian RPM country chart.[31] It was followed by 1975's Elite Hotel.[26] It was her first to top the Billboard country chart[29] while also climbing into Billboard 200 top 25.[30] The disc's covers of Buck Owens's "Together Again" and Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams" topped the Billboard country chart.[5][18] Harris formed a new backing group for the project called The Hot Band. The group featured James Burton, Glen D. Hardin (both members of Elvis Presley's TCB Band) and Rodney Crowell.[18]

Along with being commercially successful, Harris' albums received praise and recognition.[32] Adam Sweeting of The Guardian found Pieces of the Sky to have "many brilliant songs"[33] Jason Ankeny of AllMusic found Elite Hotel to be "among her most overt tributes" to Gram Parsons with "eclectic" covers.[34] Grant Alden of No Depression concluded that when both LP's are played "front to back" it makes for "an astonishing, almost blemish-free collection".[28] Elite Hotel also brought Harris the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.[20] Additionally, both LP's would certify gold in the United States for selling over half a million copies each.[6]

Harris's next several studio collections included both traditional country cover tunes along with new material.[35] In 1976, Warner Bros. issued her fourth album Luxury Liner,[36] which was her second number one American country album.[29] It also was her second to make the top 20 in the United Kingdom[37] and third to certify gold in the US.[6] Jason Ankeny named it "one of her most engaging efforts".[38] Warner Bros. followed it with 1978's Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town,[39] which was considered to have "over-careful production".[28] It made the top five of the US country chart,[29] the top 25 of the US all-genre chart,[30] the top ten of the Canadian country chart[40] and later certified gold in sales.[6] The albums spawned the number one US and Canadian country singles "Making Believe", "To Daddy" and "Two More Bottles of Wine". They also spawned a top ten cover of "You Never Can Tell (C'est La Vie)" and the US top 20 original tune "Easy From Now On".[5][31]

Harris' record label proposed shifting her career towards country pop crossover stardom.[41] Instead, Harris recorded two traditionally-oriented albums, beginning with 1979's Blue Kentucky Girl.[41][18] It was a top ten disc on the North American country charts and received a gold certification.[29][40][6] It also won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.[41] The follow-up was 1980's Roses in the Snow, which was considered to embed bluegrass sounds.[18][41] Like its predecessor, Roses in the Snow went gold[6] and reached the number two position of the country charts in the US and Canada.[29][40] Harris' new bluegrass sound was credited to new Hot Band member Ricky Skaggs, who replaced Rodney Crowell.[18] Both albums spawned top ten US and Canadian country singles: "Save the Last Dance for Me", "Blue Kentucky Girl", "Wayfaring Stranger". Additionally, "Beneath Still Waters" went to the number one spot in both countries.[5][31] Billboard named Blue Kentucky Girl among its April 1979 "Top Album Picks", calling Harris' voice "crystal clear",[42] while Cashbox magazine highlighted Harris's "beautiful, sensitive voice" on Roses in the Snow.[43]

Harris gave birth to a second daughter during this period and briefly stopped touring. Shortly beforehand, the Christmas-themed Light of the Stable (1979) was released and was followed by Evangeline (1981). The latter was a studio collection compiled from songs that were "left off" former albums.[18] Evangeline certified gold in sales[6] and reached number five on the US country chart.[29] It spawned a cover of "Mister Sandman", which topped the Canadian country chart,[31] reached the US country top ten[5] and made the US pop top 40.[44] Although the song's album version featured harmony vocals from Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt, Harris harmonized with herself for the single version.[45] Harris also collaborated with Roy Orbison during this time for the 1980 single "That Lovin' You Feeling Again". It would later win the Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.[46] Harris also won the Female Vocalist of the Year award from the Country Music Association.[41]

1981–1990: Commercial decline, comeback with Trio and further Warner Bros. releases edit

Around 1981, Ricky Skaggs left the Hot Band and was replaced by Barry Tashian.[18] Drummer John Ware also left Harris' backing group, which prompted her to reform the Hot Band with new members. Her next studio album Cimarron (1981) was cut with the new Hot Band.[47] It made the US country albums top ten and US all-genre top 50.[29][30] It spawned the US and Canadian top ten country songs "Born to Run" and "Tennessee Rose". A duet with Don Williams called "If I Needed You" topped the Canadian country chart.[5][48] In 1982, Harris and the Hot Band recorded her first live album titled Last Date.[47] Its lead single was a vocal version of Floyd Cramer's instrumental original song "Last Date". The single topped the US country chart and was followed by the top five single "I'm Movin' On".[18][47] Both albums received mixed reviews, with Grant Alden of No Depression finding that Cimarron and Last Date are no "monumental artistic statement" but occasionally "have their moments".[49] William Ruhlmann of AllMusic gave Last Date 2.5 stars, explaining that Harris failed to create original styles and arrangements that previously set her apart.[50]

Harris' final album under Brian Ahern's production was released in 1983 called White Shoes. The pair also divorced.[47] The disc featured a collection of songs Harris covered by other artists.[18] Among its tracks were the singles "Pledging My Love" and "In My Dreams", both of which reached the US and Canadian country top ten.[5][31] White Shoes was among her lowest-peaking albums to date on the US country chart, stalling at number 22.[29] Harris then relocated to Nashville where she collaborated with new producer Paul Kennerly (whom she later married). The pair composed The Ballad of Sally Rose, which was released by Warner Bros. in 1985.[47] Featuring compositions written by Harris herself, The Ballad of Sally Rose was loosely based on her own life and career.[51] Despite reaching the US country top ten[29] the album ultimately resulted in poor record sales and was considered a commercial failure.[18][20] Yet its embedding of various musical styles was praised by critics.[20][52]

 
 
In the middle 1980s, Harris collaborated alongside friends Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt to record the album Trio. The album was critically acclaimed and a commercial success.

In 1986, Warner Bros. released her next studio album titled Thirteen.[53] The disc was described by Rolling Stone as a "roots record" with comparisons draw to 1980's Roses in the Snow. However the album proved to be less successful.[54] Both of its singles reached positions outside the top 40 on the North American country charts.[5][31] Although recorded prior to Thirteen, Angel Band followed on Warner Bros. in 1987 and was album of gospel material.[47] Rolling Stone described it as a "solid but low key" gospel project.[54] It was Harris' third album to only reach the Billboard country top 25.[29]

In 1987, Harris collaborated with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt to record the studio album Trio.[20][18] The women had been friends for over a decade and had intentions to record an album together for years. Several tracks that had originally been laid down were scrapped and replaced by a new studio collection of country–folk songs. Trio featured Harris, Parton and Ronstadt signing together in harmony and often featured one of the women singing lead vocals.[55] Trio became a commercial success and is the best-selling disc of Harris' career.[20][18] Following its March 1987 release, Trio reached the number one on the US country chart,[29] number six on the US all-genre list,[30] number 12 in Australia[56] and number four in Canada.[57][58] Spawned from the disc were the North American top ten country songs "To Know Him Is to Love Him", "Telling Me Lies", "Those Memories of You" and "Wildflowers".[5][31]

In 1989, Warner Bros. released the solo album Bluebird. It included material penned by songwriters Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle, along with two songs penned by Harris herself.[59] Considered a country rock effort[54] Bluebird peaked in the top 20 of both the US and Canadian country charts.[29][40] Its lead single "Heartbreak Hill" returned Harris to the top ten as a solo artist and was followed by the top 20 single "Heaven Only Knows".[5][31] Her final studio album with Warner Bros. was released in 1990 titled Brand New Dance. It was categorized as an "uninspired misfire" from Rolling Stone[54] while AllMusic drew similar comparisons to Harris seeming disengaged with the material.[60]

1991–1999: New artistic directions and further collaborations edit

Around 1991, Harris deformed the Hot Band and formed a new backing group called the Nash Ramblers. The group included Sam Bush playing fiddle, Al Perkins playing banjo and guitar and Jon Randall performing various instruments.[61] Harris then intended to record a live album of material she had never performed before. It was suggested by music executive Bonnie Garner to record the set at the Ryman Auditorium (the former site of the Grand Ole Opry which was becoming increasingly dilapidated). In spring 1991, Harris and the Nash Ramblers recorded the live project over three nights with only 200 guests in attendance.[62] The live disc was released in 1992 and titled At the Ryman.[18] The album was met with critical acclaim.[13][63] The album was said to bring renewed interest to the Ryman Auditorium and several months following the album, the venue was refurbished.[13]

Harris was also president of the Country Music Foundation in the early 1990s[61] and became an official member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1992.[64][65] Harris also departed from Warner–Reprise during this period and signed a new contract with Asylum Records. In 1993, the label released the studio project Cowgirl's Prayer. It was Harris' last project produced by Paul Kennerley and the pair divorced shortly afterward.[61] The album made the top 40 of the US country albums chart[29] and the top 20 of the Canadian country albums chart.[40] Despite critical acclaim its singles received limited radio airplay.[66] Two of its singles made the US and Canada country charts, but failed to make positions inside the top 40.[5][31]

By the middle 1990s, Harris was feeling excluded by country music radio. Asylum Records gave her musical freedom to record her next album. In 1995, Asylum issued the studio album Wrecking Ball.[67] The disc was produced by Daniel Lanois (known for producing U2 and Peter Gabriel) who embedded an alternative rock style into its sound and style.[61] Its production has been considered influential in establishing the Americana music genre.[67] Although ignored by the country industry, Wrecking Ball reached number 94 on the US albums chart,[30] number 58 in Canada[57] and number 46 in the UK.[37] It was later given the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album.[20] Jason Ankeny of AllMusic called it "a hypnotic, staggeringly beautiful work"[18] while Allison Hussey of Pitchfork called it "a staggering work that defied expectations for what a middle-aged woman should be doing with her time."[68]

In 1998, Harris's third live album Spyboy was released.[18] It featured live cuts of songs that Harris had recorded throughout her career. It was recorded with Harris's new backing band which were also called Spyboy.[69] Also in 1998, Harris appeared on Willie Nelson's Teatro album, featuring production from Harris then-producer Lanois.[70]

In 1999, Asylum issued the second collaborative album by Harris, Parton and Ronstadt titled Trio II. Although the project was completed in 1994, it took five years to be released[71] Trio II rose to the number four position on both the US and Canadian country album charts.[29][40] It also went on to certify gold in the United States.[6] Time called the disc "an angelic encounter"[72] while The Washington Post found it was "not worth the wait" due to the disc's "sense of familiarity".[71] Nonetheless, Trio II brought the three artists the Best Country Collaboration with Vocals accolade from the Grammy's.[61] Meanwhile, Harris and Ronstadt had been wanting to make their own collaborative album together. After years of discussion and planning, the pair released Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions. The album was also released on Asylum in 1999.[73] Within a month, the collaborative project reached number six on the US country chart and number 73 on the US Billboard 200.[74]

2000–2011: From song interpreter to singer–songwriter edit

Around 2000, Harris parted ways with her record label and management.[75] In 2000, she signed with Nonesuch Records and that year the label released her first solo studio album in five years called Red Dirt Girl. It was Harris' first disc since The Ballad of Sally Rose that featured most self-written recordings.[76] It also featured Bruce Springsteen and Patty Griffin singing background vocals.[61] Time called it "a surprisingly raw and confessional collection"[77] while The Guardian called it "superb".[78] Red Dirt Girl rose to number five on the US country albums chart,[29] number 54 on the US all-genre chart,[30] number three on the Canadian country albums chart[40] and number 29 on the Canadian all-genre chart.[57] Its single "I Don't Wanna Talk About It Now" was Harris' first to make the US Adult Alternative Airplay chart.[79] Red Dirt Girl won Harris another Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk album.[61] Harris also contributed to the soundtrack of O Brother, Where Art Thou? which won a Grammy for Album of the Year.[80]

 
In 2006, Harris joined Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame to record All the Roadrunning. Pictured is the pair performing live in The Netherlands.

In 2003, Harris followed up with her next studio release Stumble into Grace.[18] Like its predecessor, the album contained self-penned songs. It also featured harmony vocals from Linda Ronstadt.[81] Allmusic commented that "Stumble into Grace shows she's still playing at the top of her game"[82] and Billboard called it "a very affecting record".[81] The album reached the US country top ten[29] and made the top 20 in both Norway and Sweden.[83][84] During this period, Harris also toured frequently alongside Elvis Costello and recorded the song "The Scarlet Tide" (the original version of the song was featured in the soundtrack of Cold Mountain).[85] In 2005, Harris recorded the song "A Love That Will Never Grow Old", which appeared in the LGBT film Brokeback Mountain.[86]

Harris and Mark Knopfler (formerly of the band Dire Straits) spent seven years writing and recording songs which would make up their collaborative studio effort All the Roadrunning.[87] Their original intention was to record songs that would be featured on their solo material. However, Knopfler and Harris realized their recordings could work as duets for a collaborative album together.[88] In 2006, it became a top 20 disc on the US album chart[30] but reached the top ten in the UK[37] and Sweden.[84] In Norway, the album topped the all-genre chart.[83] Spawned from the disc was the single "This Is Us", which reached number five on the US Adult Alternative Airplay chart[79] and number 17 in Norway.[89] The Washington Post called the album "a smart marriage of strengths and weaknesses"[90] and AllMusic found it to be a "lush and earthy collaboration".[91]

In 2008, a solo album titled All I Intended to Be was released. It featured ex-collaborator and husband Brian Ahern producing the project.[18] The disc included new material, along with cover tunes by Tracy Chapman and others.[92] Contributors included Vince Gill and Dolly Parton. Harris then toured in support of the album with an ensemble she dubbed the Red Dirt Boys.[93] It reached the top five of the US country albums chart,[29] the top 25 of the Billboard 200[30] and the top ten on the Swedish all-genre chart.[84] In 2010, Harris re-recorded her song "Boulder to Birmingham" with rock group The Fray. Their song was released as a single by Epic Records that year.[94]

In 2011, Nonesuch Records released Harris' fourth self-composed album Hard Bargain. The project was produced by Nashville's Jay Joyce. Similar to her previous albums, its songs reflected themes about southern culture. Among its tracks was a song about the life of Emmett Till, a teenage boy murdered in the American south during the 1950s.[95] Hard Bargain reached the US country albums top five,[29] the US all-genre top 20,[30] the Canadian top 20,[58] the UK top 30[37] and the Norwegian top 15.[83] Ken Tucker of NPR called Hard Bargain both "invigorating" and "inviting".[96] Steven Rosen of American Songwriter found Harris' songwriting on the album to occasionally "stumble" but also do well in "addressing personal sadness".[97]

2012–present: Rodney Crowell collaborations and recent endeavors edit

 
Harris teamed up with Rodney Crowell to record two albums in the 2010s. Pictured above, Crowell and Harris are seen performing in 2012.

In 2012, Harris agreed to contribute to the soundtrack of Nick Cave's Lawless.[98] She recorded three songs which appeared on the soundtrack.[18] The Montreal Gazette described Harris' vocal performance on Lawless as "serene".[99]

In 2013, Harris released an album of duets with Rodney Crowell called Old Yellow Moon. Although an album of duets was discussed for years, the timing never worked out due to their different schedules.[100] The pair re-recorded songs that had previously appeared on their individual albums. The disc was produced by Brian Ahern.[101] Slant Magazine found Old Yellow Moon to balance "retro-country and retro-rock with a sure and satisfying sense of balance"[102] and USA Today named the project one of its "Albums of the Week" in February 2013.[103] Old Yellow Moon reached number four on the US country chart,[29] number 29 on the US all-genre chart,[30] number six in Norway[83] and number 42 in the UK.[37] It later won a Grammy award.[104] It was followed in 2015 by the pair's second collaborative album The Traveling Kind. It was a tribute to songwriters like Kris Kristofferson and Roger Miller.[105] It was given three out of five stars from Rolling Stone[106] and four out of five stars from American Songwriter.[107] The Traveling Kind reached the top ten of the US country chart.[29]

In 2014, Harris announced a book deal with Blue Rider, a publishing imprint of Penguin Books.[108] In 2017, she told The Capital Times that the piece would be a memoir of her life.[109] In 2021, Harris told Clash magazine that she is still writing her memoir.[110] In 2021, Nonesuch Records released the live disc Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert. It was recorded with The Nash Ramblers in 1990 but was shelved until 2021.[111] In 2021, Harris told Clash magazine that she was no longer writing songs because she didn't "feel the need" and have the sense of "urgency".[110] However, she continues to perform and play shows.[112]

Artistry edit

Influences edit

 
 
Harris' major influences include Joan Baez (left) and Pete Seeger (right)

Although exposed to country music from her brother,[11] Harris found her first appreciation for music through the folk genre[113] during the American folk revival.[114] During her adolescence, she listened to American University's WAMU radio station, which played folk music nightly. Harris taught herself to play the guitar, sing and follow along with the radio. "I just wanted to learn every song that I could," she recounted.[115] Harris' early folk influences included Ian & Sylvia,[116] Peter, Paul and Mary,[117] Buffy Sainte-Marie,[115] Judy Collins,[118] and Bob Dylan.[119] Harris was also influenced by Pete Seeger. At age 16, she wrote him a letter wondering if her life was too privileged to be singing about the story lines in folk songs. "He wrote me back and told me in a very gentle way not to worry about life experience and suffering, that it would come my way," she commented.[120] Another significant influence was Joan Baez.[121] Harris recalled a "spiritual" connection to Baez's music.[114] "I worshiped her. Still do in a way, because she just changed my whole focus on music," she told Rolling Stone.[122]

Harris received further exposure to country music and developed an appreciation for it through her collaborations with Gram Parsons.[114] "Country music, even though I was exposed to it, I just thought that I couldn't be bothered with it. I could not hear the subtlety in it; I couldn't hear the poetry in it," she remembered.[123] Parsons exposed Harris to the music of The Louvin Brothers, Bill Monroe and George Jones. Their songs became a significant influence on her. "These were deep, emotionally troubling songs, but he opened my ears to the beauty of it, the simplicity of the poetry," she explained.[124] Harris would hire Rodney Crowell to join her band when she became a solo act. Crowell came from a traditional country background in Texas.[125] She credited Crowell for helping further develop her artistry in the country field. "I think that his presence in the early part of my career, first as a songwriter and then as a member of the band and then as kind of my soul brother, musically, was really important to getting my footing as a performing artist," Harris commented.[126]

Musical styles, musicianship and collaborations edit

Harris has been largely identified with the country rock musical style.[1][18] Harris took the sound of California folk rock and embedded it with traditional country.[127] Author Frank Hoffman wrote, "Emmylou Harris has maintained a successful recording career over four decades by maintaining a steadfast allegiance to roots styles in the face of rampant technological change and media image manipulation."[128] David DiMartio found that her 1970s albums "deftly mixed tunes by rock oriented songwriters" with "material from classic country artists" that "appealed to both country and pop fans".[129] Buzz McClain of The Washington Post said that Harris' albums helped "define country rock through the '70s and '80s".[130] Authors Mary A. Bufwack and Robert K. Oermann concluded that Harris was the "beacon" of the country rock movement during the 1970s and 1980s.[7]

 
Harris performing onstage in Seattle, Washington in collaboration with Phil Madeira and Ricky Simpkins, 2008.

As Harris' career progressed, she took more inspiration from the alternative music community.[18] Critics have pointed to 1995's Wrecking Ball as a turning point in her musical style.[131][13] The album's production was said to embed new aspects of rock that had not been in her music previously.[18][131] From then on, critics credited Harris with helping to define the alternative country sub genre.[54][132] Harris' music has also been categorized as progressive country[133] and outlaw country.[134] Her association with other genres led Harris to be considered a forerunner for the Americana style, a genre that is centered in roots music.[135][136] Harris has since been given the moniker of the "Godmother of Americana".[137]

Harris has also been identified by writers as a musician.[20] She often sought out other musicians to enhance and develop her musical style.[138][139] This started with Harris' first backing group called The Hot Band, which was formed when her first record label needed studio musicians for her recordings. "We gotta put the chick singer together with a hot band," Harris recalled someone at her record company saying.[124] From then on, Harris collaborated with her backing musicians to help enhance her style and performances onstage.[138][139] The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum wrote, "Time and again, starting with her early Hot Band, followed by the acoustic Angel Band, to later bands she assembled to back her such as the Nash Ramblers and Spyboy, Harris gained inspiration from outstanding instrumentalists while giving the musicians a chance to add to their reputations."[1] Harris herself commented, "We had high musical standards, and we were playing real aggressive country music...hard-core country music with a rock and roll attitude."[7]

Harris' artistry has also been remembered for her collaborations with various artists. She has made appearances on songs recorded by Ryan Adams, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, Sheryl Crow and numerous others.[85] "It's likely that on her school report it was said of the young Emmylou Harris that 'she plays well with others'," wrote Bernard Zuel of The Sydney Morning Herald.[140] Noah Berlatsky of The Atlantic wrote that Harris' own career "was never precisely solo" because of her emphasis on collaborating with other artists. "Her enthusiasm for finding new artists to work with has been a huge boon for her music," he commented.[141] Harris herself stated, "I think it's just a willingness to be a part of the landscape, in a way. I've been very lucky in that all (my) collaborations have been real musical and very satisfying and inspiring."[142]

Vocals edit

Writers have characterized Harris' singing voice to be a soprano.[143][144] Harris singing voice has also been described as being both "delicate" and "crystalline".[18][145][146] Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote "Emmylou Harris's voice is an alloy of crystal and steel, and this mixture of delicacy and resilience lends her the aura of an idealized frontier woman."[147] Jason Ankeny of AllMusic wrote, "Blessed with a crystalline voice, a remarkable gift for phrasing, and a restless creative spirit, few artists had as profound an impact on contemporary music as Emmylou Harris."[18] Harris herself explained that her voice sounds unique because it is rooted in folk styles: "I didn't have a style or a voice of my own. And in singing country, I was singing in a folk voice. I didn't have what you would consider a true country voice like Loretta Lynn, Kitty [Wells] or Tammy [Wynette], or some of the younger singers; Tanya Tucker – great voice. But my voice was always more on the side of folk."[148]

Legacy, influence and awards edit

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris has striven to follow a consistent music direction in her career that has helped influence modern contemporary music.[18][149] Through her fusion of the country and rock genres, Harris helped to unite rural country audiences and metropolitan rock audiences together in one setting.[7][150] Jason Ankeny of AllMusic wrote, "She traveled a singular artistic path, proudly carrying the torch of "cosmic American music" passed down by her mentor, Gram Parsons, which made a profound mark on both country and rock."[18] Mary A. Bufwack and Robert K. Oermann wrote, "She showed Nashville that country music could succeed uncompromised, with dignity intact. She made country music hip."[7] Harris is also credited for influencing the Neotraditional country sub-genre that established in the 1980s and 1990s.[23][151] The Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World wrote, "Harris would carry the torch into the following decades as a revered country music traditionalist who respected and drew inspiration from the west coast pioneers."[152]

 
Accompanied by Linda Ronstadt, Harris receives an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music, 2009.

Harris has also been regarded as one of American music's most well-remembered voices.[85] Jason Ankeny wrote, "Blessed with a crystalline voice, a remarkable gift for phrasing, and a restless creative spirit, few artists had as profound an impact on contemporary music as Emmylou Harris."[18] Marissa R. Moss of The Guardian called her "one of music's most revered voices" and "one of America's finest interpreters of song".[153] Chuck Dauphin of Billboard wrote, "Nobody can deliver a song aching with sadness and loneliness quite like Emmylou Harris. When she pours her heart and soul into a lyric, you are instantly grabbed emotionally in a way that few artists can."[154] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Harris at number 79 on its list of the "200 Greatest Singers of All Time", further commenting that she is "arguably the greatest American harmony vocalist of the past half-century".[155]

Bufwack and Oermann wrote, "Her repertoire influenced the direction of contemporary country".[52] In the years following her rise to success, Harris was considered a major influence on several country artists during the 1980s and 1990s.[1][156] Miranda Lambert credited Harris as a major influence on her artistry and direction. "I always said from day one, I want a career like Emmy's, because it's a never-ending career. She has 26 albums, and none of them are the same. Emmy's got this certain freedom because she sings with whoever she wants, whenever she wants; she covers whatever songs she wants; she writes whatever songs she wants to write," she commented.[157] Reflecting on her artistic decisions, Trisha Yearwood commented, "I've had to say to myself, well, if I passed Emmylou Harris on the street, would I be able to hold my head up?"[158] Harris has also been a credited influence on Ryan Adams,[153] Mary Chapin Carpenter,[156] Sheryl Crow,[159] Vince Gill,[160] Patty Loveless,[1] Martina McBride,[161] Reba McEntire,[162] Kacey Musgraves,[163] Margo Price,[164] LeAnn Rimes,[162] Pam Tillis[165] Carrie Underwood[166] and Wilco.[153]

In 1999, Harris received the Billboard Century Award, which is given to "the uncommon excellence of one artist's still-unfolding body of work."[167] In 2003, she was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.[168] Along with The Statler Brothers and Tom T. Hall, Harris was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in 2008.[1][169] In 2009, Linda Ronstadt and Earl Scruggs were present when Harris received an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music.[170] At the 2012 Academy of Country Music "Honors" ceremony, Harris was presented the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award.[171] In 2015, Harris and Evelyn Glennie received Sweden's Polar Music Prize.[172] Along with Tina Turner, she was then presented the 2018 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.[173]

Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit released the song "Emmylou" in 2012 as a tribute to Harris. They performed the song when she received the Polar Music Prize in 2015.[174] In 2016, Harris was honored with a tribute concert entitled The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris, which was later released as both a DVD and a live CD. The concert featured several of Harris's closest friends and collaborators including Rodney Crowell, Alison Krauss and Lucinda Williams. Harris also performed at the concert which included her singing "Boulder to Birmingham" with other artists that were part of the program.[175][176]

Activism and dog rescue edit

In 1997 and 1998, Harris performed in Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair concert series, which promoted female music artists.[177][178] Since 1999, Harris has organized an annual benefit tour called Concerts for a Landmine-Free World.[179] All proceeds from the tours support the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation's (VVAF) efforts to assist innocent victims of conflicts around the world. The tour also benefits the VVAF's work to raise US awareness of the global land mine problem. Artists that have joined Harris on the road for these dates include Joan Baez, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Willie Nelson.[180] She became a member of the newly formed Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2011. The program started as a way to promote research around the humanities and social science fields.[181][182]

Since childhood, Harris has enjoyed caring for dogs and fantasized about establishing a dog rescue.[183] In 2004, Harris' pet dog named Bonaparte died. To remember him, Harris decided to establish a dog rescue which she named Bonaparte's Retreat in honor of her pet.[184] The rescue was created to save stray dogs from animal shelters and keep them until they found their "forever home".[185] The rescue resides in the Nashville area and often rescues dogs that are taken from the Metro Nashville Animal Care and Control facility.[184] It also supports elderly or sickly dogs that are in need of a home. Harris helps raise funds for the program by creating concerts that sponsor the rescue.[186] The rescue also works with a program that pairs troubled youth with foster animals. "I think this is something that will affect their lives in a good way on into their adult lives," she commented.[187]

Personal life edit

Harris has been married and divorced three times, but has called herself a "really good ex-wife".[188] In 1969, Harris met fellow folk artist Tom Slocum while living in New York City's Greenwich Village. They married the same year.[189] In 1970, she gave birth to her first daughter Hallie.[190] In 1971, the couple divorced.[25] In the early years of her career, Harris often took her daughter on the road with her. However, Hallie spent a majority of her time living with her grandparents in Maryland. "I don't think the road is good for kids. Once in a while it's fun, like a trip to Disneyland. But not as a way of life," she commented.[191] In 1977, Harris wed her then-producer Brian Ahern.[192] The couple married at Ahern's home in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[193] The couple then lived in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.[191] Harris then welcomed her second child Meghann in 1979.[194] In 1984, the couple divorced[13] and Harris relocated to Nashville, Tennessee.[195] In 1985, Harris married songwriter and record producer Paul Kennerley. For several years, Harris and her family lived in an older home located near the Music Row neighborhood in Nashville.[194] In 1993, Kennerley and Harris divorced.[13]

She has a granddaughter who was born in 2009, and a grandson who was born in 2012.[196] Harris is a vegetarian.[197][198]

Harris' father died in 1993 after having an aortic rupture.[199] Harris' mother then lived with her for 21 years until her death in 2014.[15] "She's just about my best friend. She has an extraordinary gift of making a home a home without being intrusive", Harris told CBS News in 2002.[200]

Discography edit

Main articles: Emmylou Harris albums discography and Emmylou Harris singles discography

References edit

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Books edit

  • Dicaire, David (2008). The New Generation of Country Music Stars. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786437870.
  • Bufwack, Mary A.; Oermann, Robert K. (2003). Finding Her Voice: Women in Country Music: 1800–2000. Nashville, TN: The Country Music Press & Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 0-8265-1432-4.

Further reading edit

  • In the Country of Country: A Journey to the Roots of American Music, Nicholas Dawidoff, Vintage Books, 1998. ISBN 0-679-41567-X
  • Emmylou Harris: Angel in Disguise, Jim Brown, Fox Music Books, 2004. ISBN 1-894997-03-4
  • Fong-Torres, Ben. (1998). "Emmylou Harris". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 230.

External links edit

 
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emmylou, harris, emmylou, redirects, here, other, uses, emmylou, disambiguation, born, april, 1947, american, singer, songwriter, musician, bandleader, activist, highly, regarded, figure, contemporary, music, known, having, consistent, artistic, direction, har. Emmylou redirects here For other uses see Emmylou disambiguation Emmylou Harris born April 2 1947 1 is an American singer songwriter musician bandleader and activist A highly regarded figure in contemporary music she is known for having a consistent artistic direction Harris is considered one of the leading music artists behind the country rock genre in the 1970s and the Americana genre in the 1990s Her music united both country and rock audiences in live performance settings Her characteristic voice musical style and songwriting have been acclaimed by critics and fellow recording artists Emmylou HarrisHarris performing in 2016Born 1947 04 02 April 2 1947 age 77 Birmingham Alabama U S EducationGar Field Senior High SchoolOccupationsSingersongwritermusicianactivistYears active1969 presentSpousesTom Slocum m 1969 div 1971 wbr Brian Ahern m 1977 div 1984 wbr Paul Kennerley m 1985 div 1993 wbr Children2AwardsAwards and nominationsMusical careerOriginWashington D C GenresAmericanacountrycountry rockfolkoutlaw countryprogressive countryInstrument s VocalsguitarLabelsJubileeReprise Warner Bros Asylum ElektraEminentMercuryNonesuchWebsiteemmylouharris wbr comSignatureHarris developed an interest in folk music in her early years which led to her performing professionally Moving to New York City in the 1960s she recorded a folk album and performed regionally She was discovered by Gram Parsons who influenced her country rock direction Following his 1973 death Harris obtained her own recording contract from Reprise Warner Bros Her second album Pieces of the Sky 1975 found both critical acclaim and commercial success Follow up 1970s albums further elevated Harris career such as Elite Hotel 1976 Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town 1978 and Blue Kentucky Girl 1979 By 1980 she had acquired four number one songs on the US and Canadian country charts Together Again Sweet Dreams Two More Bottles of Wine and Beneath Still Waters Harris had a continued string of commercially and critically successful albums like Roses in the Snow 1980 Evangeline 1981 and Last Date 1982 Her backing group The Hot Band helped establish a musical foundation for her concerts and albums Her 1980s albums spawned the top ten singles Wayfaring Stranger Born to Run and Last Date The 1985 album The Ballad of Sally Rose was among Harris first self written projects The album along with its follow ups failed to sustain the commercial momentum of previous albums Harris then collaborated with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt on Trio 1987 The platinum selling album was also a critical success that spawned four top ten singles In 1992 Warner Bros released the live album At the Ryman It garnered critical praise and renewed interest in its live venue the Ryman Auditorium Harris was inspired to move in a new musical direction with 1995 s Wrecking Ball She then reunited with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt for Trio II 1999 By the 2000s Harris had signed with Nonesuch Records and recorded several albums of self composed material like Red Dirt Girl 2000 All I Intended to Be 2008 and Hard Bargain 2011 She also found collaborative partnerships such as with Mark Knopfler on the internationally successful All the Roadrunning 2006 She then collaborated with Rodney Crowell on the critically acclaimed Old Yellow Moon 2013 and The Traveling Kind 2015 She also became involved in activism during this time including starting her own dog rescue called Bonaparte s Retreat Harris has been estimated to have sold over 15 million records worldwide 2 3 She has also earned 13 Grammy Awards 4 placed 27 singles into the top ten of the US country chart 5 and several of her albums have received gold certifications in the US 6 She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008 and was ranked among Rolling Stone s list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time in 2022 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 1969 1974 Folk music and collaborations with Gram Parsons 2 2 1975 1980 Solo breakthrough 2 3 1981 1990 Commercial decline comeback with Trio and further Warner Bros releases 2 4 1991 1999 New artistic directions and further collaborations 2 5 2000 2011 From song interpreter to singer songwriter 2 6 2012 present Rodney Crowell collaborations and recent endeavors 3 Artistry 3 1 Influences 3 2 Musical styles musicianship and collaborations 3 3 Vocals 4 Legacy influence and awards 5 Activism and dog rescue 6 Personal life 7 Discography 8 References 8 1 Footnotes 8 2 Books 9 Further reading 10 External linksEarly life editHarris was born in Birmingham Alabama in 1947 7 She was one of two children born to Walter Rutland Harris and Eugenia Harris 8 9 Her older brother Walter Harris Jr 10 enjoyed country music and had an appreciation for the genre before his sister did 11 Her father was a Marine Corps officer 10 who served in both World War II and the Korean War In the latter he was taken as a Prisoner of War and was reported as missing in action He was later released I never talked to him about his experiences He wouldn t ever talk about it she later reflected 12 The Harris family lived in Birmingham through their daughter s first grade school year Her father was then transferred to Cherry Point North Carolina and later to Quantico Virginia 10 During her high school years the family eventually settled in nearby Woodbridge Virginia Harris was a straight A high school student at Gar Field Senior High School a cheerleader and a saxophonist in the marching band She also won the Miss Woodbridge beauty pageant during her teen years 7 Classmates considered Harris unusual because she was devoted to her studies 13 Harris was among many adolescents interested in the American folk music revival of the 1960s 7 She became fascinated with folk artists of the era such as Joan Baez Bob Dylan and Buffy Sainte Marie Her grandfather gave Harris her first guitar which she learned to play 14 In 1965 Harris graduated from Gar Field which was desegregated shortly before she left as the class valedictorian 7 10 Her original intention was to become an actress 15 and she received a drama scholarship from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro She began taking classes in the fall of 1965 Harris participated in the school s productions of The Tempest and The Dancing Donkey She also helped form a folk music duo called The Emerald City The duo worked a series of gigs in the local area most of which were coffeehouses 16 She also played coffeehouses as a solo performer primarily in one known as The Corner 17 In 1967 Harris dropped out of the University of North Carolina She then enrolled at Boston University but would soon drop out as well 10 She ultimately chose to pursue a career as a folk singer full time Harris briefly moved to nearby Virginia Beach where she worked as a waitress and sang 16 She then left for New York City s Greenwich Village neighborhood where there was a popular folk music scene 10 In 1969 Harris married for the first time and soon gave birth to her first child 7 Career edit1969 1974 Folk music and collaborations with Gram Parsons edit Harris regularly worked the Greenwich Village music scene and developed friendships with fellow artists Jerry Jeff Walker Dave Bromberg and Paul Siebel 18 She worked several notable Greenwich Village clubs including The Bitter End 7 She also supported herself by working as a waitress and bookstore cashier Along with her husband and daughter Harris lived at a nearby YWCA 10 Harris got her first manager and signed with Jubilee Records in 1969 11 The label released her debut studio album Gliding Bird in 1970 18 The disc featured several recordings penned by Harris herself along with one penned by her first husband Tom Slocum Unlike her later recordings Gliding Bird was released under the name Emmy Lou Harris 19 Jubilee Records declared bankruptcy shortly after Gliding Bird was released Harris and her husband then decided to attempt a music career in Nashville Tennessee The couple divorced while in Nashville 20 Harris attempted to support herself and her daughter by working as waitress However she was surviving on food stamps and Medicaid Ultimately she returned to live with her parents who had settled in the Washington D C suburb of Clarksville Maryland 21 9 22 Harris then obtained a hostessing job in Columbia Maryland 23 At the same time Harris developed a following performing at clubs in Washington D C and its surrounding suburbs 13 Yet she was unconvinced she could make it as a music artist At that point I d retired forever from the music business she recalled 23 Among the clubs Harris worked during this period was a singles bar called Clyde s where she was first discovered 13 At the time singer songwriter Gram Parsons formerly of The Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers who was establishing a solo career was looking for a harmony singer Parsons friends were discussing Harris at a Washington D C nightclub when their conversation was overheard by the babysitter of Harris s daughter Through the babysitter Parsons friends got in contact with Harris 24 Parsons went to hear Harris and was drawn to her singing ability One year later he sent her a plane ticket to Los Angeles California where she recorded harmony vocals for his debut album G P After its release the album failed to become successful and find a mainstream audience 23 Harris also toured as a member of Parsons s band the Fallen Angels in 1973 and vocal harmonies and duets with him 10 Through recording and touring the pair found an instant musical connection 18 Parsons had become known for his fusion of country rock and had fascination with classic country music His passion for the genre was influential to Harris and she soon was learning about the country genre Harris would later credit Parsons for helping her find her artistic direction as well as her passion for authentic country music 18 23 In 1973 Harris returned to the recording studio to make Parsons next album titled Grievous Angel Weeks following the album s sessions Parsons died of a drug and alcohol overdose in a hotel room near Joshua Tree National Park 18 Parsons s Grievous Angel was released posthumously in 1974 and three more tracks from his sessions with Harris were included on another posthumous Parsons album Sleepless Nights in 1976 One more album of recorded material from that period was packaged as Live 1973 but was not released until 1982 25 1975 1980 Solo breakthrough edit Although devastated by Gram Parsons death 23 Harris continued on as a solo artist She made a decision to carry on the country rock legacy left by Parsons for her own career Once I started singing country music with Gram there was no turning back for me she recounted Harris formed her own band and got a weekly job performing at the Red Fox Inn in Bethesda Maryland Meanwhile Parson s former A amp R representative at Warner Bros Records Mary Martin attempted to launch Harris s own career She contacted Canadian based producer Brian Ahern who had recent success working alongside Anne Murray Impressed by her Ahern agreed to producing Harris 26 The pair would later marry in 1977 22 Harris then signed with Warner Bros Reprise 20 nbsp Harris in 1976 Ahern produced Harris s next several albums 20 beginning with 1975 s Pieces of the Sky 26 It featured covers of songs by The Beatles and Merle Haggard 18 along with originals like Harris Boulder to Birmingham which reflected her emotions surrounding Parsons s death 23 The disc was considered a commercial success 27 28 reaching number seven on the American Billboard country LP s chart 29 and number 45 on the Billboard 200 all genre chart 30 Its second single If I Could Only Win Your Love reached number four on the Billboard country songs chart 5 and topped the Canadian RPM country chart 31 It was followed by 1975 s Elite Hotel 26 It was her first to top the Billboard country chart 29 while also climbing into Billboard 200 top 25 30 The disc s covers of Buck Owens s Together Again and Patsy Cline s Sweet Dreams topped the Billboard country chart 5 18 Harris formed a new backing group for the project called The Hot Band The group featured James Burton Glen D Hardin both members of Elvis Presley s TCB Band and Rodney Crowell 18 Along with being commercially successful Harris albums received praise and recognition 32 Adam Sweeting of The Guardian found Pieces of the Sky to have many brilliant songs 33 Jason Ankeny of AllMusic found Elite Hotel to be among her most overt tributes to Gram Parsons with eclectic covers 34 Grant Alden of No Depression concluded that when both LP s are played front to back it makes for an astonishing almost blemish free collection 28 Elite Hotel also brought Harris the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance 20 Additionally both LP s would certify gold in the United States for selling over half a million copies each 6 Harris s next several studio collections included both traditional country cover tunes along with new material 35 In 1976 Warner Bros issued her fourth album Luxury Liner 36 which was her second number one American country album 29 It also was her second to make the top 20 in the United Kingdom 37 and third to certify gold in the US 6 Jason Ankeny named it one of her most engaging efforts 38 Warner Bros followed it with 1978 s Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town 39 which was considered to have over careful production 28 It made the top five of the US country chart 29 the top 25 of the US all genre chart 30 the top ten of the Canadian country chart 40 and later certified gold in sales 6 The albums spawned the number one US and Canadian country singles Making Believe To Daddy and Two More Bottles of Wine They also spawned a top ten cover of You Never Can Tell C est La Vie and the US top 20 original tune Easy From Now On 5 31 Harris record label proposed shifting her career towards country pop crossover stardom 41 Instead Harris recorded two traditionally oriented albums beginning with 1979 s Blue Kentucky Girl 41 18 It was a top ten disc on the North American country charts and received a gold certification 29 40 6 It also won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance 41 The follow up was 1980 s Roses in the Snow which was considered to embed bluegrass sounds 18 41 Like its predecessor Roses in the Snow went gold 6 and reached the number two position of the country charts in the US and Canada 29 40 Harris new bluegrass sound was credited to new Hot Band member Ricky Skaggs who replaced Rodney Crowell 18 Both albums spawned top ten US and Canadian country singles Save the Last Dance for Me Blue Kentucky Girl Wayfaring Stranger Additionally Beneath Still Waters went to the number one spot in both countries 5 31 Billboard named Blue Kentucky Girl among its April 1979 Top Album Picks calling Harris voice crystal clear 42 while Cashbox magazine highlighted Harris s beautiful sensitive voice on Roses in the Snow 43 Harris gave birth to a second daughter during this period and briefly stopped touring Shortly beforehand the Christmas themed Light of the Stable 1979 was released and was followed by Evangeline 1981 The latter was a studio collection compiled from songs that were left off former albums 18 Evangeline certified gold in sales 6 and reached number five on the US country chart 29 It spawned a cover of Mister Sandman which topped the Canadian country chart 31 reached the US country top ten 5 and made the US pop top 40 44 Although the song s album version featured harmony vocals from Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt Harris harmonized with herself for the single version 45 Harris also collaborated with Roy Orbison during this time for the 1980 single That Lovin You Feeling Again It would later win the Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group 46 Harris also won the Female Vocalist of the Year award from the Country Music Association 41 1981 1990 Commercial decline comeback with Trio and further Warner Bros releases edit Around 1981 Ricky Skaggs left the Hot Band and was replaced by Barry Tashian 18 Drummer John Ware also left Harris backing group which prompted her to reform the Hot Band with new members Her next studio album Cimarron 1981 was cut with the new Hot Band 47 It made the US country albums top ten and US all genre top 50 29 30 It spawned the US and Canadian top ten country songs Born to Run and Tennessee Rose A duet with Don Williams called If I Needed You topped the Canadian country chart 5 48 In 1982 Harris and the Hot Band recorded her first live album titled Last Date 47 Its lead single was a vocal version of Floyd Cramer s instrumental original song Last Date The single topped the US country chart and was followed by the top five single I m Movin On 18 47 Both albums received mixed reviews with Grant Alden of No Depression finding that Cimarron and Last Date are no monumental artistic statement but occasionally have their moments 49 William Ruhlmann of AllMusic gave Last Date 2 5 stars explaining that Harris failed to create original styles and arrangements that previously set her apart 50 Harris final album under Brian Ahern s production was released in 1983 called White Shoes The pair also divorced 47 The disc featured a collection of songs Harris covered by other artists 18 Among its tracks were the singles Pledging My Love and In My Dreams both of which reached the US and Canadian country top ten 5 31 White Shoes was among her lowest peaking albums to date on the US country chart stalling at number 22 29 Harris then relocated to Nashville where she collaborated with new producer Paul Kennerly whom she later married The pair composed The Ballad of Sally Rose which was released by Warner Bros in 1985 47 Featuring compositions written by Harris herself The Ballad of Sally Rose was loosely based on her own life and career 51 Despite reaching the US country top ten 29 the album ultimately resulted in poor record sales and was considered a commercial failure 18 20 Yet its embedding of various musical styles was praised by critics 20 52 nbsp nbsp In the middle 1980s Harris collaborated alongside friends Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt to record the album Trio The album was critically acclaimed and a commercial success In 1986 Warner Bros released her next studio album titled Thirteen 53 The disc was described by Rolling Stone as a roots record with comparisons draw to 1980 s Roses in the Snow However the album proved to be less successful 54 Both of its singles reached positions outside the top 40 on the North American country charts 5 31 Although recorded prior to Thirteen Angel Band followed on Warner Bros in 1987 and was album of gospel material 47 Rolling Stone described it as a solid but low key gospel project 54 It was Harris third album to only reach the Billboard country top 25 29 In 1987 Harris collaborated with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt to record the studio album Trio 20 18 The women had been friends for over a decade and had intentions to record an album together for years Several tracks that had originally been laid down were scrapped and replaced by a new studio collection of country folk songs Trio featured Harris Parton and Ronstadt signing together in harmony and often featured one of the women singing lead vocals 55 Trio became a commercial success and is the best selling disc of Harris career 20 18 Following its March 1987 release Trio reached the number one on the US country chart 29 number six on the US all genre list 30 number 12 in Australia 56 and number four in Canada 57 58 Spawned from the disc were the North American top ten country songs To Know Him Is to Love Him Telling Me Lies Those Memories of You and Wildflowers 5 31 In 1989 Warner Bros released the solo album Bluebird It included material penned by songwriters Kate McGarrigle Anna McGarrigle along with two songs penned by Harris herself 59 Considered a country rock effort 54 Bluebird peaked in the top 20 of both the US and Canadian country charts 29 40 Its lead single Heartbreak Hill returned Harris to the top ten as a solo artist and was followed by the top 20 single Heaven Only Knows 5 31 Her final studio album with Warner Bros was released in 1990 titled Brand New Dance It was categorized as an uninspired misfire from Rolling Stone 54 while AllMusic drew similar comparisons to Harris seeming disengaged with the material 60 1991 1999 New artistic directions and further collaborations edit Around 1991 Harris deformed the Hot Band and formed a new backing group called the Nash Ramblers The group included Sam Bush playing fiddle Al Perkins playing banjo and guitar and Jon Randall performing various instruments 61 Harris then intended to record a live album of material she had never performed before It was suggested by music executive Bonnie Garner to record the set at the Ryman Auditorium the former site of the Grand Ole Opry which was becoming increasingly dilapidated In spring 1991 Harris and the Nash Ramblers recorded the live project over three nights with only 200 guests in attendance 62 The live disc was released in 1992 and titled At the Ryman 18 The album was met with critical acclaim 13 63 The album was said to bring renewed interest to the Ryman Auditorium and several months following the album the venue was refurbished 13 Harris was also president of the Country Music Foundation in the early 1990s 61 and became an official member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1992 64 65 Harris also departed from Warner Reprise during this period and signed a new contract with Asylum Records In 1993 the label released the studio project Cowgirl s Prayer It was Harris last project produced by Paul Kennerley and the pair divorced shortly afterward 61 The album made the top 40 of the US country albums chart 29 and the top 20 of the Canadian country albums chart 40 Despite critical acclaim its singles received limited radio airplay 66 Two of its singles made the US and Canada country charts but failed to make positions inside the top 40 5 31 By the middle 1990s Harris was feeling excluded by country music radio Asylum Records gave her musical freedom to record her next album In 1995 Asylum issued the studio album Wrecking Ball 67 The disc was produced by Daniel Lanois known for producing U2 and Peter Gabriel who embedded an alternative rock style into its sound and style 61 Its production has been considered influential in establishing the Americana music genre 67 Although ignored by the country industry Wrecking Ball reached number 94 on the US albums chart 30 number 58 in Canada 57 and number 46 in the UK 37 It was later given the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album 20 Jason Ankeny of AllMusic called it a hypnotic staggeringly beautiful work 18 while Allison Hussey of Pitchfork called it a staggering work that defied expectations for what a middle aged woman should be doing with her time 68 In 1998 Harris s third live album Spyboy was released 18 It featured live cuts of songs that Harris had recorded throughout her career It was recorded with Harris s new backing band which were also called Spyboy 69 Also in 1998 Harris appeared on Willie Nelson s Teatro album featuring production from Harris then producer Lanois 70 In 1999 Asylum issued the second collaborative album by Harris Parton and Ronstadt titled Trio II Although the project was completed in 1994 it took five years to be released 71 Trio II rose to the number four position on both the US and Canadian country album charts 29 40 It also went on to certify gold in the United States 6 Time called the disc an angelic encounter 72 while The Washington Post found it was not worth the wait due to the disc s sense of familiarity 71 Nonetheless Trio II brought the three artists the Best Country Collaboration with Vocals accolade from the Grammy s 61 Meanwhile Harris and Ronstadt had been wanting to make their own collaborative album together After years of discussion and planning the pair released Western Wall The Tucson Sessions The album was also released on Asylum in 1999 73 Within a month the collaborative project reached number six on the US country chart and number 73 on the US Billboard 200 74 2000 2011 From song interpreter to singer songwriter edit Around 2000 Harris parted ways with her record label and management 75 In 2000 she signed with Nonesuch Records and that year the label released her first solo studio album in five years called Red Dirt Girl It was Harris first disc since The Ballad of Sally Rose that featured most self written recordings 76 It also featured Bruce Springsteen and Patty Griffin singing background vocals 61 Time called it a surprisingly raw and confessional collection 77 while The Guardian called it superb 78 Red Dirt Girl rose to number five on the US country albums chart 29 number 54 on the US all genre chart 30 number three on the Canadian country albums chart 40 and number 29 on the Canadian all genre chart 57 Its single I Don t Wanna Talk About It Now was Harris first to make the US Adult Alternative Airplay chart 79 Red Dirt Girl won Harris another Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk album 61 Harris also contributed to the soundtrack of O Brother Where Art Thou which won a Grammy for Album of the Year 80 nbsp In 2006 Harris joined Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame to record All the Roadrunning Pictured is the pair performing live in The Netherlands In 2003 Harris followed up with her next studio release Stumble into Grace 18 Like its predecessor the album contained self penned songs It also featured harmony vocals from Linda Ronstadt 81 Allmusic commented that Stumble into Grace shows she s still playing at the top of her game 82 and Billboard called it a very affecting record 81 The album reached the US country top ten 29 and made the top 20 in both Norway and Sweden 83 84 During this period Harris also toured frequently alongside Elvis Costello and recorded the song The Scarlet Tide the original version of the song was featured in the soundtrack of Cold Mountain 85 In 2005 Harris recorded the song A Love That Will Never Grow Old which appeared in the LGBT film Brokeback Mountain 86 Harris and Mark Knopfler formerly of the band Dire Straits spent seven years writing and recording songs which would make up their collaborative studio effort All the Roadrunning 87 Their original intention was to record songs that would be featured on their solo material However Knopfler and Harris realized their recordings could work as duets for a collaborative album together 88 In 2006 it became a top 20 disc on the US album chart 30 but reached the top ten in the UK 37 and Sweden 84 In Norway the album topped the all genre chart 83 Spawned from the disc was the single This Is Us which reached number five on the US Adult Alternative Airplay chart 79 and number 17 in Norway 89 The Washington Post called the album a smart marriage of strengths and weaknesses 90 and AllMusic found it to be a lush and earthy collaboration 91 In 2008 a solo album titled All I Intended to Be was released It featured ex collaborator and husband Brian Ahern producing the project 18 The disc included new material along with cover tunes by Tracy Chapman and others 92 Contributors included Vince Gill and Dolly Parton Harris then toured in support of the album with an ensemble she dubbed the Red Dirt Boys 93 It reached the top five of the US country albums chart 29 the top 25 of the Billboard 200 30 and the top ten on the Swedish all genre chart 84 In 2010 Harris re recorded her song Boulder to Birmingham with rock group The Fray Their song was released as a single by Epic Records that year 94 In 2011 Nonesuch Records released Harris fourth self composed album Hard Bargain The project was produced by Nashville s Jay Joyce Similar to her previous albums its songs reflected themes about southern culture Among its tracks was a song about the life of Emmett Till a teenage boy murdered in the American south during the 1950s 95 Hard Bargain reached the US country albums top five 29 the US all genre top 20 30 the Canadian top 20 58 the UK top 30 37 and the Norwegian top 15 83 Ken Tucker of NPR called Hard Bargain both invigorating and inviting 96 Steven Rosen of American Songwriter found Harris songwriting on the album to occasionally stumble but also do well in addressing personal sadness 97 2012 present Rodney Crowell collaborations and recent endeavors edit nbsp Harris teamed up with Rodney Crowell to record two albums in the 2010s Pictured above Crowell and Harris are seen performing in 2012 In 2012 Harris agreed to contribute to the soundtrack of Nick Cave s Lawless 98 She recorded three songs which appeared on the soundtrack 18 The Montreal Gazette described Harris vocal performance on Lawless as serene 99 In 2013 Harris released an album of duets with Rodney Crowell called Old Yellow Moon Although an album of duets was discussed for years the timing never worked out due to their different schedules 100 The pair re recorded songs that had previously appeared on their individual albums The disc was produced by Brian Ahern 101 Slant Magazine found Old Yellow Moon to balance retro country and retro rock with a sure and satisfying sense of balance 102 and USA Today named the project one of its Albums of the Week in February 2013 103 Old Yellow Moon reached number four on the US country chart 29 number 29 on the US all genre chart 30 number six in Norway 83 and number 42 in the UK 37 It later won a Grammy award 104 It was followed in 2015 by the pair s second collaborative album The Traveling Kind It was a tribute to songwriters like Kris Kristofferson and Roger Miller 105 It was given three out of five stars from Rolling Stone 106 and four out of five stars from American Songwriter 107 The Traveling Kind reached the top ten of the US country chart 29 In 2014 Harris announced a book deal with Blue Rider a publishing imprint of Penguin Books 108 In 2017 she told The Capital Times that the piece would be a memoir of her life 109 In 2021 Harris told Clash magazine that she is still writing her memoir 110 In 2021 Nonesuch Records released the live disc Ramble in Music City The Lost Concert It was recorded with The Nash Ramblers in 1990 but was shelved until 2021 111 In 2021 Harris told Clash magazine that she was no longer writing songs because she didn t feel the need and have the sense of urgency 110 However she continues to perform and play shows 112 Artistry editInfluences edit nbsp nbsp Harris major influences include Joan Baez left and Pete Seeger right Although exposed to country music from her brother 11 Harris found her first appreciation for music through the folk genre 113 during the American folk revival 114 During her adolescence she listened to American University s WAMU radio station which played folk music nightly Harris taught herself to play the guitar sing and follow along with the radio I just wanted to learn every song that I could she recounted 115 Harris early folk influences included Ian amp Sylvia 116 Peter Paul and Mary 117 Buffy Sainte Marie 115 Judy Collins 118 and Bob Dylan 119 Harris was also influenced by Pete Seeger At age 16 she wrote him a letter wondering if her life was too privileged to be singing about the story lines in folk songs He wrote me back and told me in a very gentle way not to worry about life experience and suffering that it would come my way she commented 120 Another significant influence was Joan Baez 121 Harris recalled a spiritual connection to Baez s music 114 I worshiped her Still do in a way because she just changed my whole focus on music she told Rolling Stone 122 Harris received further exposure to country music and developed an appreciation for it through her collaborations with Gram Parsons 114 Country music even though I was exposed to it I just thought that I couldn t be bothered with it I could not hear the subtlety in it I couldn t hear the poetry in it she remembered 123 Parsons exposed Harris to the music of The Louvin Brothers Bill Monroe and George Jones Their songs became a significant influence on her These were deep emotionally troubling songs but he opened my ears to the beauty of it the simplicity of the poetry she explained 124 Harris would hire Rodney Crowell to join her band when she became a solo act Crowell came from a traditional country background in Texas 125 She credited Crowell for helping further develop her artistry in the country field I think that his presence in the early part of my career first as a songwriter and then as a member of the band and then as kind of my soul brother musically was really important to getting my footing as a performing artist Harris commented 126 Musical styles musicianship and collaborations edit Harris has been largely identified with the country rock musical style 1 18 Harris took the sound of California folk rock and embedded it with traditional country 127 Author Frank Hoffman wrote Emmylou Harris has maintained a successful recording career over four decades by maintaining a steadfast allegiance to roots styles in the face of rampant technological change and media image manipulation 128 David DiMartio found that her 1970s albums deftly mixed tunes by rock oriented songwriters with material from classic country artists that appealed to both country and pop fans 129 Buzz McClain of The Washington Post said that Harris albums helped define country rock through the 70s and 80s 130 Authors Mary A Bufwack and Robert K Oermann concluded that Harris was the beacon of the country rock movement during the 1970s and 1980s 7 nbsp Harris performing onstage in Seattle Washington in collaboration with Phil Madeira and Ricky Simpkins 2008 As Harris career progressed she took more inspiration from the alternative music community 18 Critics have pointed to 1995 s Wrecking Ball as a turning point in her musical style 131 13 The album s production was said to embed new aspects of rock that had not been in her music previously 18 131 From then on critics credited Harris with helping to define the alternative country sub genre 54 132 Harris music has also been categorized as progressive country 133 and outlaw country 134 Her association with other genres led Harris to be considered a forerunner for the Americana style a genre that is centered in roots music 135 136 Harris has since been given the moniker of the Godmother of Americana 137 Harris has also been identified by writers as a musician 20 She often sought out other musicians to enhance and develop her musical style 138 139 This started with Harris first backing group called The Hot Band which was formed when her first record label needed studio musicians for her recordings We gotta put the chick singer together with a hot band Harris recalled someone at her record company saying 124 From then on Harris collaborated with her backing musicians to help enhance her style and performances onstage 138 139 The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum wrote Time and again starting with her early Hot Band followed by the acoustic Angel Band to later bands she assembled to back her such as the Nash Ramblers and Spyboy Harris gained inspiration from outstanding instrumentalists while giving the musicians a chance to add to their reputations 1 Harris herself commented We had high musical standards and we were playing real aggressive country music hard core country music with a rock and roll attitude 7 Harris artistry has also been remembered for her collaborations with various artists She has made appearances on songs recorded by Ryan Adams Neil Young Johnny Cash Sheryl Crow and numerous others 85 It s likely that on her school report it was said of the young Emmylou Harris that she plays well with others wrote Bernard Zuel of The Sydney Morning Herald 140 Noah Berlatsky of The Atlantic wrote that Harris own career was never precisely solo because of her emphasis on collaborating with other artists Her enthusiasm for finding new artists to work with has been a huge boon for her music he commented 141 Harris herself stated I think it s just a willingness to be a part of the landscape in a way I ve been very lucky in that all my collaborations have been real musical and very satisfying and inspiring 142 Vocals edit Writers have characterized Harris singing voice to be a soprano 143 144 Harris singing voice has also been described as being both delicate and crystalline 18 145 146 Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote Emmylou Harris s voice is an alloy of crystal and steel and this mixture of delicacy and resilience lends her the aura of an idealized frontier woman 147 Jason Ankeny of AllMusic wrote Blessed with a crystalline voice a remarkable gift for phrasing and a restless creative spirit few artists had as profound an impact on contemporary music as Emmylou Harris 18 Harris herself explained that her voice sounds unique because it is rooted in folk styles I didn t have a style or a voice of my own And in singing country I was singing in a folk voice I didn t have what you would consider a true country voice like Loretta Lynn Kitty Wells or Tammy Wynette or some of the younger singers Tanya Tucker great voice But my voice was always more on the side of folk 148 Legacy influence and awards editMain article List of awards and nominations received by Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris has striven to follow a consistent music direction in her career that has helped influence modern contemporary music 18 149 Through her fusion of the country and rock genres Harris helped to unite rural country audiences and metropolitan rock audiences together in one setting 7 150 Jason Ankeny of AllMusic wrote She traveled a singular artistic path proudly carrying the torch of cosmic American music passed down by her mentor Gram Parsons which made a profound mark on both country and rock 18 Mary A Bufwack and Robert K Oermann wrote She showed Nashville that country music could succeed uncompromised with dignity intact She made country music hip 7 Harris is also credited for influencing the Neotraditional country sub genre that established in the 1980s and 1990s 23 151 The Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World wrote Harris would carry the torch into the following decades as a revered country music traditionalist who respected and drew inspiration from the west coast pioneers 152 nbsp Accompanied by Linda Ronstadt Harris receives an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music 2009 Harris has also been regarded as one of American music s most well remembered voices 85 Jason Ankeny wrote Blessed with a crystalline voice a remarkable gift for phrasing and a restless creative spirit few artists had as profound an impact on contemporary music as Emmylou Harris 18 Marissa R Moss of The Guardian called her one of music s most revered voices and one of America s finest interpreters of song 153 Chuck Dauphin of Billboard wrote Nobody can deliver a song aching with sadness and loneliness quite like Emmylou Harris When she pours her heart and soul into a lyric you are instantly grabbed emotionally in a way that few artists can 154 In 2023 Rolling Stone ranked Harris at number 79 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time further commenting that she is arguably the greatest American harmony vocalist of the past half century 155 Bufwack and Oermann wrote Her repertoire influenced the direction of contemporary country 52 In the years following her rise to success Harris was considered a major influence on several country artists during the 1980s and 1990s 1 156 Miranda Lambert credited Harris as a major influence on her artistry and direction I always said from day one I want a career like Emmy s because it s a never ending career She has 26 albums and none of them are the same Emmy s got this certain freedom because she sings with whoever she wants whenever she wants she covers whatever songs she wants she writes whatever songs she wants to write she commented 157 Reflecting on her artistic decisions Trisha Yearwood commented I ve had to say to myself well if I passed Emmylou Harris on the street would I be able to hold my head up 158 Harris has also been a credited influence on Ryan Adams 153 Mary Chapin Carpenter 156 Sheryl Crow 159 Vince Gill 160 Patty Loveless 1 Martina McBride 161 Reba McEntire 162 Kacey Musgraves 163 Margo Price 164 LeAnn Rimes 162 Pam Tillis 165 Carrie Underwood 166 and Wilco 153 In 1999 Harris received the Billboard Century Award which is given to the uncommon excellence of one artist s still unfolding body of work 167 In 2003 she was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame 168 Along with The Statler Brothers and Tom T Hall Harris was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in 2008 1 169 In 2009 Linda Ronstadt and Earl Scruggs were present when Harris received an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music 170 At the 2012 Academy of Country Music Honors ceremony Harris was presented the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award 171 In 2015 Harris and Evelyn Glennie received Sweden s Polar Music Prize 172 Along with Tina Turner she was then presented the 2018 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 173 Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit released the song Emmylou in 2012 as a tribute to Harris They performed the song when she received the Polar Music Prize in 2015 174 In 2016 Harris was honored with a tribute concert entitled The Life amp Songs of Emmylou Harris which was later released as both a DVD and a live CD The concert featured several of Harris s closest friends and collaborators including Rodney Crowell Alison Krauss and Lucinda Williams Harris also performed at the concert which included her singing Boulder to Birmingham with other artists that were part of the program 175 176 Activism and dog rescue editIn 1997 and 1998 Harris performed in Sarah McLachlan s Lilith Fair concert series which promoted female music artists 177 178 Since 1999 Harris has organized an annual benefit tour called Concerts for a Landmine Free World 179 All proceeds from the tours support the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation s VVAF efforts to assist innocent victims of conflicts around the world The tour also benefits the VVAF s work to raise US awareness of the global land mine problem Artists that have joined Harris on the road for these dates include Joan Baez Mary Chapin Carpenter and Willie Nelson 180 She became a member of the newly formed Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2011 The program started as a way to promote research around the humanities and social science fields 181 182 Since childhood Harris has enjoyed caring for dogs and fantasized about establishing a dog rescue 183 In 2004 Harris pet dog named Bonaparte died To remember him Harris decided to establish a dog rescue which she named Bonaparte s Retreat in honor of her pet 184 The rescue was created to save stray dogs from animal shelters and keep them until they found their forever home 185 The rescue resides in the Nashville area and often rescues dogs that are taken from the Metro Nashville Animal Care and Control facility 184 It also supports elderly or sickly dogs that are in need of a home Harris helps raise funds for the program by creating concerts that sponsor the rescue 186 The rescue also works with a program that pairs troubled youth with foster animals I think this is something that will affect their lives in a good way on into their adult lives she commented 187 Personal life editHarris has been married and divorced three times but has called herself a really good ex wife 188 In 1969 Harris met fellow folk artist Tom Slocum while living in New York City s Greenwich Village They married the same year 189 In 1970 she gave birth to her first daughter Hallie 190 In 1971 the couple divorced 25 In the early years of her career Harris often took her daughter on the road with her However Hallie spent a majority of her time living with her grandparents in Maryland I don t think the road is good for kids Once in a while it s fun like a trip to Disneyland But not as a way of life she commented 191 In 1977 Harris wed her then producer Brian Ahern 192 The couple married at Ahern s home in Halifax Nova Scotia 193 The couple then lived in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles California 191 Harris then welcomed her second child Meghann in 1979 194 In 1984 the couple divorced 13 and Harris relocated to Nashville Tennessee 195 In 1985 Harris married songwriter and record producer Paul Kennerley For several years Harris and her family lived in an older home located near the Music Row neighborhood in Nashville 194 In 1993 Kennerley and Harris divorced 13 She has a granddaughter who was born in 2009 and a grandson who was born in 2012 196 Harris is a vegetarian 197 198 Harris father died in 1993 after having an aortic rupture 199 Harris mother then lived with her for 21 years until her death in 2014 15 She s just about my best friend She has an extraordinary gift of making a home a home without being intrusive Harris told CBS News in 2002 200 Discography editMain articles Emmylou Harris albums discography and Emmylou Harris singles discography Studio albums as a solo artist Gliding Bird 1969 Pieces of the Sky 1975 Elite Hotel 1975 Luxury Liner 1976 Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town 1978 Blue Kentucky Girl 1979 Light of the Stable 1979 Roses in the Snow 1980 Evangeline 1981 Cimarron 1981 White Shoes 1983 The Ballad of Sally Rose 1985 Thirteen 1986 Angel Band 1987 Bluebird 1989 Brand New Dance 1990 Cowgirl s Prayer 1993 Wrecking Ball 1995 Red Dirt Girl 2000 Stumble into Grace 2003 All I Intended to Be 2008 Hard Bargain 2011 Studio albums as a collaboration Trio with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt 1987 Trio II with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt 1999 Western Wall The Tucson Sessions with Linda Ronstadt 1999 All the Roadrunning with Mark Knopfler 2006 Old Yellow Moon with Rodney Crowell 2013 The Traveling Kind with Rodney Crowell 2015 Collaborations and other appearances Main article Emmylou Harris appearances Collaborations A F Collaborations G K Collaborations L Q Collaborations R ZReferences editFootnotes edit a b c d e f Emmylou Harris Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Retrieved July 25 2023 Emmylou Harris Universal Music Publishing Group Retrieved August 2 2023 Sturges Fiona April 17 2011 Emmylou Harris I smoked country music but I didn t inhale The Independent Retrieved August 2 2023 Emmylou Harris Artist Grammy Awards Retrieved August 2 2023 a b c d e f g h i j k l Emmylou Harris chart history Country Songs Billboard Retrieved July 18 2023 a b c d e f g h Gold amp Platinum Emmylou Harris Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved July 26 2023 a b c d e f g h i j Bufwack amp Oermann p 363 Eugenia Harris Obituary 1921 2014 Nashville TN The Washington Post August 22 2014 Archived from the original on May 10 2021 Retrieved July 12 2021 via legacy com a b Maj Walter Rutland Bucky Harris USMC Ret Military Officers Association of America Archived from the original on November 1 2016 Retrieved July 12 2021 a b c d e f g h Emmylou Harris Encyclopedia of Alabama Retrieved July 25 2023 a b c Janette Johnson Annette Emmylou Harris Biography Musician Guide Retrieved July 25 2023 McMahon James March 10 2018 Emmylou Harris There are things I don t think we ll ever know the answers to The Guardian Retrieved July 25 2023 a b c d e f g h McCall Michael Rumble John Kingsbury Paul eds 1998 The Encyclopedia of Country Music Country Music Foundation p 230 ISBN 0 19 511671 2 Simpson Dave August 26 2021 Emmylou Harris s teenage obsessions The Beatles parted the clouds after JFK s assassination The Guardian Retrieved July 25 2023 a b Greenstreet Rosanna April 20 2015 Q amp A Emmylou Harris country singer songwriter The Guardian Retrieved July 25 2023 a b EMMYLOU HARRIS University of North Carolina at Greensboro July 7 2016 Retrieved July 25 2023 Harris Mike January 9 2020 The story behind that iconic Emmylou Harris photograph University of North Carolina at Greensboro Retrieved July 25 2023 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Ankeny Jason Emmylou Harris Biography AllMusic Retrieved July 25 2023 Harris Emmy Lou 1969 Gliding Bird Liner Notes Jubilee Records JGS 8031 a b c d e f g h i j Emmylou Harris Spouse Songs amp Age Biography April 27 2021 Retrieved July 25 2023 Bufwack amp Oermann p 363 364 a b Arrington Carl November 15 1982 Singer Emmylou Harris and Producer Brian Ahern Make and Record Beautiful Music Together People Vol 18 no 20 Archived from the original on June 30 2016 Retrieved August 7 2013 a b c d e f g Bufwack amp Oermann p 364 Shelburne Craig Emmylou Harris Is Queen of South by Southwest Film Director Jonathan Demme and Fellow Musicians Sing Her Praises Country Music Television Retrieved July 25 2023 a b Encyclopedia of Southern Culture ISBN 978 0 807 81823 7 p 1075 a b c Himes Geoffrey January 8 2015 Emmylou Harris back where it all started The Washington Post Retrieved July 26 2023 Bufwack amp Oermann p 364 365 a b c Alden Grant March 1 2004 Emmylou Harris Pieces Of The Sky Elite Hotel Luxury Liner Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town Blue Kentucky Girl No Depression Retrieved July 26 2023 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Whitburn Joel 2008 Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums 1964 2007 Record Research Inc p 301 ISBN 978 0898201734 a b c d e f g h i j k Emmylou Harris chart history Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved July 22 2023 a b c d e f g h i Search results for Emmylou Harris under Country Singles RPM Archived from the original on October 16 2012 Retrieved July 13 2010 Gillespie Loretta April 6 2014 SOUTHERN STYLE Always a lady Emmylou Harris The Cullman Times Retrieved July 26 2023 Sweeting Adam April 8 2004 Emmylou Harris Pieces of the Sky The Guardian Retrieved July 26 2023 Ankeny Jason Elite Hotel Emmylou Harris Songs reviews credits AllMusic Retrieved July 26 2023 Bufwack amp Oermann p 365 366 Harris Emmylou December 29 1975 Luxury Liner Liner Notes Warner Bros Records BS 2998 LP M5 2998 Cassette a b c d e EMMYLOU HARRIS Official Charts Company Official Charts Company Retrieved July 22 2023 Ankeny Jason Luxury Liner Emmylou Harris Songs reviews credits AllMusic Retrieved July 26 2023 Harris Emmylou January 6 1978 Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town Liner Notes Warner Bros Records BSK 3141 LP BSK 3141 Cassette a b c d e f g Search results for Emmylou Harris under Country Albums CD s RPM Archived from the original on October 16 2012 Retrieved July 12 2010 a b c d e Bufwack amp Oermann p 365 Billboard s Top Album Picks Pop PDF Billboard April 28 1979 p 110 Retrieved July 26 2023 COUNTRY Album Reviews PDF Cashbox May 10 1980 p 41 Retrieved July 26 2023 Emmylou Harris charts history Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved July 18 2023 Leszczak Bob 2014 Who Did It First Great Pop Cover Songs and Their Original Artists Rowman amp Littlefield p 134 ISBN 978 1442230675 Musicians Off the Record 1980s Department of Communication Studies University of Texas Retrieved July 26 2023 a b c d e f Dicaire p 63 Results RPM Library and Archives Canada Country Singles RPM July 17 2013 Alden Grant July 1 2000 Emmylou Harris Cimarron Last Date No Depression Ruhlmann William Last Date Emmylou Harris Songs reviews credits AllMusic Retrieved July 27 2023 Keast James June 2008 Questionnaire Emmylou Harris Exclaim ca Archived from the original on February 23 2011 Retrieved May 14 2011 a b Bufwack amp Oermann p 366 Harris Emmylou February 1986 Thirteen Liner Notes Warner Bros Records 9 25351 1 LP 9 25351 CD W1 25351 4 Cassette a b c d e David Hoard Christian Brackett Nathan eds 2004 The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Simon amp Schuster p 366 ISBN 978 0743201698 Rockwell John March 1 1987 THREE OF POP S BEST GO ROMPING IN THE COUNTRY The New York Times Retrieved July 28 2023 Australian chart peaks Top 100 Kent Music Report peaks to June 12 1988 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 Illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 132 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 N B The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and June 12 1988 Top 100 ARIA peaks from January 1990 to December 2010 Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 pdf ed Mt Martha VIC Australia Moonlight Publishing a b c Search results for Emmylou Harris under Top Albums CD s RPM Archived from the original on October 16 2012 Retrieved July 12 2010 a b Emmylou Harris chart history Billboard Canadian Albums Billboard Retrieved July 22 2023 Harris Emmylou July 7 1987 Bluebird Liner Notes Warner Bros Records 9 25776 1 LP 9 25776 2 CD 9 25776 4 Cassette Deming Mark Brand New Dance Emmylou Harris Songs reviews credits AllMusic Retrieved July 28 2023 a b c d e f g Dicaire p 64 Thanki Juli May 2 2017 How Emmylou Harris helped bring magic back to the Ryman The Tennessean Retrieved July 28 2023 Kronenburg Robert 2013 Live Architecture Venues Stages and Arenas for Popular Music Taylor amp Francis p 36 ISBN 978 1135719166 EmmyLou Harris Grand Ole Opry Archived from the original on May 14 2017 Retrieved June 29 2012 Opry Members List PDF April 23 2012 Archived from the original PDF on June 7 2012 Retrieved June 29 2012 Cromelin Richard April 11 1996 Q amp A with Emmylou Harris Singing with a Voice That s Always True to Her Heart Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on November 6 2012 Retrieved May 14 2011 a b Lewis Randy April 3 2014 Emmylou Harris recalls her magical album Wrecking Ball Los Angeles Times Retrieved July 30 2023 Hussey Allison Albums Wrecking Ball Pitchfork Retrieved July 30 2023 White Timothy August 3 1998 Harris SPYBOY album a labor of love Tampa Bay Times Retrieved July 30 2023 Cromelin Richard September 5 1998 Willie Nelson Teatro Island Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on November 6 2012 Retrieved May 15 2011 a b Harrington Richard February 10 1999 THREEPEAT TRIO II IS THE LATEST FROM EMMYLOU HARRIS LINDA RONSTADT AND DOLLY PARTON AND WE DO MEAN LATE The Washington Post Retrieved July 31 2023 Corliss Richard March 8 1999 Music Trio II Emmylou Harris Linda Ronstadt Dolly Parton Time Retrieved July 31 2023 Newman Melinda August 21 1999 Ronstadt Harris Do Duets Billboard p 11 Retrieved July 31 2023 Jessen Wade September 11 1999 Country Corner Billboard p 57 Menaker Daniel September 3 2000 The Romance of Remorse The New York Times Magazine Retrieved July 31 2023 Taylor Chuck July 1 2000 Emmylou Harris Plans Nonesuch Debut Billboard p 1 72 Retrieved July 31 2023 Gregg Jonathan September 21 2000 MUSIC Pickin Up the Pieces Time Retrieved July 31 2023 Sweeting Adam November 21 2000 The prime of Miss Emmylou Harris The Guardian Retrieved July 31 2023 a b Emmylou Harris chart history Adult Alternative Airplay Billboard Retrieved July 18 2023 Betts Stephen L March 28 2017 Flashback O Brother Where Art Thou Wins Album of the Year Grammy Rolling Stone Retrieved July 31 2023 a b Stumble into Grace Billboard October 4 2003 Retrieved July 31 2023 Deming Mark Stumble into Grace Emmylou Harris AllMusic Retrieved July 31 2023 a b c d Norwegian charts portal Emmylou Harris norwegancharts com Retrieved July 22 2023 a b c Swedish charts portal Emmylou Harris swedishcharts com Retrieved July 22 2023 a b c Dicaire p 65 Brand Madeline December 8 2005 The Sound of Brokeback Mountain NPR Retrieved July 31 2023 Dye David February 14 2008 Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris Sweet Duets NPR Retrieved July 31 2023 Willman Chris May 2 2006 A chat with Emmylou Harris and Mark Knopfler Entertainment Weekly Retrieved July 31 2023 Norwegian charts portal Emmylou Harris norwegian charts com Retrieved July 13 2010 Himes Geoffrey MARK KNOPFLER AND EMMYLOU HARRIS All the Roadrunning Nonesuch Warner Bros The Washington Post Retrieved July 31 2023 Monger James Christopher All the Roadrunning Emmylou Harris Mark Knopfler Songs reviews credits AllMusic Retrieved July 31 2023 Gill Andy June 6 2008 Album Emmylou Harris All I Intended To Be Nonesuch The Independent Retrieved July 31 2023 Varga George July 31 2008 I m a storyteller The San Diego Union Tribune Archived from the original on November 8 2021 Retrieved May 14 2011 Boulder to Birmingham CD Single Epic Records 2010 88697 79534 77 Pareles Jon August 22 2011 A Life Digging for Veins of Gold The New York Times Retrieved July 31 2023 Tucker Ken April 27 2011 Emmylou Harris An Invigorating Inviting Hard Bargain NPR Retrieved July 31 2023 Rosen Steven 2011 Emmylou Harris Hard Bargain American Songwriter Retrieved July 31 2023 Danton Eric R August 28 2012 Nick Cave on His Surprising Soundtrack for Lawless Rolling Stone Retrieved July 31 2023 Zivitz Jordan August 27 2012 New music review Lawless soundtrack Nick Cave Warren Ellis et al Sony Montreal Gazette Retrieved July 31 2023 Danton Eric R February 20 2013 Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell Come Full Circle on Old Yellow Moon Rolling Stone Retrieved August 1 2023 Pajer Nicole February 14 2013 Emmylou Harris amp Rodney Crowell Team Up on Old Yellow Moon Billboard Retrieved August 1 2023 Schjenman Ted February 22 2013 Review Emmylou Harris amp Rodney Crowell Old Yellow Moon Slant Magazine Retrieved August 1 2023 Shriver Jerry February 25 2013 Album of the week Old Yellow Moon USA Today Retrieved August 1 2023 French Alex May 19 2015 High Rollin Hillbillies How Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell Became Country Music Royalty Vanity Fair Retrieved August 1 2023 Moss Marissa R March 25 2015 Hear Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell Reunite for The Traveling Kind Rolling Stone Retrieved August 1 2023 Cummings Corinne June 2 2015 The Traveling Kind Rolling Stone Retrieved August 1 2023 Beviglia Jim 2015 Rodney Crowell amp Emmylou Harris The Traveling Kind American Songwriter Retrieved August 1 2023 Talbott Chris March 20 2014 Emmylou Harris to write memoir The Tennessean Retrieved August 1 2023 Thomas Rob September 23 2017 Emmylou Harris is going strong at 70 and she isn t done yet The Capital Times Retrieved August 1 2023 a b Murray Robin September 14 2021 In Conversation Emmylou Harris Clash Retrieved August 1 2023 Thompson Richard October 27 2021 Emmylou Harris Ramble in Music City The Lost Concert Bluegrass Today Retrieved August 1 2023 Emmylou Harris Official Website Tour Emmylou Harris com Retrieved August 1 2023 Dicaire p 61 a b c Emmylou in her own words The Independent February 29 2000 Retrieved August 5 2023 a b McKenna Brittney 2017 Emmylou Harris Goes Full Circle American Songwriter Retrieved August 5 2023 Emmylou Harris grows finer every year Frederick News Post October 26 2006 Retrieved August 5 2023 Emmylou Harris Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame Wilkes Heritage Museum Retrieved August 5 2023 Hilburn Robert August 15 1999 They Can t Help It if They re Friends Los Angeles Times Retrieved August 5 2023 Bufwack amp Oermann p 240 Cooper Peter February 11 2014 Emmylou Harris inspired at age 16 by Pete Seeger s response to her letter The Tennessean Retrieved August 5 2023 Fuqua C S 2011 Alabama Musicians Musical Heritage from the Heart of Dixie Arcadia Publishing ISBN 978 1614233480 Betts Stephen L November 19 2014 Emmylou Harris Talks Influence of Joan Baez Reveals New Album Details Rolling Stone Retrieved August 5 2023 Going country took convincing for singer Emmylou Harris The Columbus Dispatch April 3 2013 Retrieved August 5 2023 a b Hickling Alfred March 4 2013 Emmylou Harris I looked down on country The Guardian Retrieved August 5 2023 Emmylou Harris And Rodney Crowell Harmonizing To That Old Yellow Moon NPR March 28 2013 Retrieved August 5 2023 Sjostedt Arne June 15 2015 How serendipity brought together Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell The Canberra Times Retrieved August 6 2023 Bufwack amp Oermann p 362 363 Hoffman Frank 2016 Chronology of American Popular Music 1900 2000 Taylor amp Francis p 397 ISBN 978 1135868864 DiMartino David 2016 Music in the 20th Century 3 Vol Set Taylor amp Francis p 276 ISBN 978 1317464303 McClain Buzz October 16 2000 Emmylou Harris Making Her Country Proud The Washington Post Retrieved August 6 2023 a b Kot Greg April 3 2014 Emmylou Harris returns to Wrecking Ball Chicago Tribune Retrieved August 6 2023 Flippo Chet May 8 1999 Emmylou Harris Tapped for Billboard s 1999 Century Award Billboard p 75 Retrieved August 6 2023 Ellis Widner July 10 2011 Emmylou Harris broadens what it means to be country Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette Retrieved July 23 2023 Brodsky Rachel January 12 2023 The Story Behind Every Song On Margo Price s New Album Strays Stereogum Retrieved July 25 2023 Price tends to be slotted into the Outlaw Country category by journalists who liken her to genre pillars Tanya Tucker and Emmylou Harris Durchholz Daniel Graff Gary 2012 Neil Young Long May You Run The Illustrated History Updated Edition Voyageur Press p 104 Widner Ellis July 10 2011 Emmylou Harris broadens what it means to be country Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette Retrieved August 6 2023 Betts Stephen L September 19 2016 Flashback See Gram Parsons Emmylou Harris Sing Six Days on the Road Rolling Stone Retrieved August 6 2023 a b Dicaire p 61 67 a b Bufwack amp Oermann p 363 365 Zuel Bernard May 25 2015 Emmylou Harris and her eternal partnerships The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved August 6 2023 Berlatsky Noah February 26 2013 Emmylou Harris Better Collaborator Than Soloist and That s a Good Thing The Atlantic Cridlin Jay November 4 2014 Interview Emmylou Harris on collaboration inspiration Elvis Tampa Bay Times Retrieved August 6 2023 Stacey Lee Henderson Lol eds 2014 Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century Taylor amp Francis p 276 ISBN 978 1135929466 Williams Lucinda April 1 1997 Emmylou Harris by Lucinda Williams Bomb No 59 Retrieved August 6 2023 Hopper Alex 2022 5 Deep Cuts From Emmylou Harris That You Should Be Listening To American Songwriter Retrieved August 6 2023 Betts Stephen L July 27 2016 Flashback See Emmylou Harris s Delicate Together Again on the BBC Rolling Stone Retrieved August 6 2023 Holden Stephen September 24 1995 POP BRIEF The New York Times Retrieved August 6 2023 Emmylou Harris In depth interview with the country legend Clash May 6 2008 Retrieved August 6 2023 Bufwack amp Oermann p 363 366 Malone Bill Stricklin David 2014 Southern Music American Music University Press of Kentucky p 144 ISBN 978 0813149158 Burns Ken Other Styles Other Voices PBS Retrieved August 11 2023 Horn David Shepherd John eds 2012 Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Volume 8 Bloomsbury Publishing p 174 ISBN 978 1441160782 a b c Moss Marissa R November 22 2018 Emmylou Harris on her greatest hits I was arrogant enough to think I could survive a flop The Guardian Retrieved August 10 2023 Dauphin Chuck October 6 2017 Emmylou Harris 10 Best Songs Critic s Picks Billboard Retrieved August 10 2023 The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time Rolling Stone January 1 2023 Retrieved June 29 2023 a b Dunham Nancy January 8 2015 Singers to pay tribute to iconic Emmylou Harris USA Today Retrieved August 10 2023 Bernstein Jonathan February 25 2023 Miranda Lambert on Emmylou Harris This Girl s Here to Party and Not Take Sh t Rolling Stone Retrieved August 10 2023 Wolff Kurt 2000 Country Music The Rough Guide Rough Guides Ltd p 547 ISBN 978 1858285344 McKenna Brittney 2019 Sheryl Crow Bearing the Torch American Songwriter Retrieved August 12 2023 Bernstein Jonathan January 12 2015 Emmylou Harris Receives All Star Musical Tribute in Washington Rolling Stone Retrieved August 11 2023 Thompson Gayle November 12 2014 Martina McBride Steve Earle amp More to Honor Emmylou Harris in Concert The Boot Retrieved August 11 2023 a b Dicaire p 25 Robinson Lisa November 13 2018 These Are Just Songs About Real S t Kacey Musgraves on Being Labeled a Rebel Vanity Fair Retrieved August 12 2023 Betts Stephen L September 27 2016 See Margo Price Join Emmylou Harris for Fiery Two More Bottles of Wine Rolling Stone Retrieved August 11 2023 Dietz Marcus February 9 2017 Grammy Winning Country Star Pam Tillis brings her Trio to Cave Big Bear Big Bear Retrieved August 11 2023 Varga George September 22 2010 Grace amp Grit Emmylou Harris Plays Here Monday Baltimore Sun Retrieved August 11 2023 Billboard Honors Emmylou Harris MTV News December 1 1999 Retrieved August 12 2023 Emmylou Haris Biography Alabama Music Hall of Fame Retrieved August 12 2023 Morris Edward February 12 2008 Country Music Hall of Fame Welcomes Emmylou Harris Tom T Hall and Statlers CMT Retrieved August 12 2023 Edwards Margot Emmylou Harris Receives Berklee Honorary Doctorate Berklee College of Music Retrieved August 12 2023 Robertson Sherod September 25 2012 ACM Honors A Night of Authenticity MusicRow Retrieved August 12 2023 Bronson Fred June 9 2015 Emmylou Harris and Dame Evelyn Glennie Honored with Sweden s Polar Music Prize Billboard Retrieved August 12 2023 Queen Tina Turner to Receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Archived June 19 2018 at the Wayback Machine Rolling Stone Retrieved March 8 2018 Roberts Christopher Persson Nina June 10 2015 Watch First Aid Kit Perform Emmylou in Front of a Teary Emmylou Harris at Polar Music Prize Under the Radar Retrieved August 12 2023 The Life amp Songs of Emmylou Harris Lineup Blackbird Presents Retrieved August 12 2023 Emmylou Harris Tribute Concert Recorded for Live Album DVD Rolling Stone September 27 2016 Retrieved August 12 2023 Koster Rick July 31 1997 Lilith Fair ness Houston Press Retrieved August 12 2023 Hilburn Robert June 21 1998 They Said She Couldn t Do It Los Angeles Times Retrieved August 12 2023 Concert for a Landmine Free World Glasgow the Guardian January 17 2002 Retrieved August 4 2022 Celebrity Support Emmylou Harris Kentucky Fried Cruelty Archived from the original on March 3 2007 Retrieved July 15 2014 Duke President to Co Chair National Commission on the Humanities Duke University February 17 2011 Retrieved August 12 2023 Commission Members Archived July 26 2011 at the Wayback Machine Thanki Juli October 8 2015 Emmylou Harris rescue gives youths pets second chance The Tennessean Retrieved August 12 2023 a b Sparkman Darby November 11 2021 Emmylou Harris Establishes Bonaparte s Retreat to Support Nashville Animals Wide Open Country Retrieved August 12 2023 ABOUT Bonaparte s Retreat Retrieved August 12 2023 Dwyer Michael September 23 2021 The furry passion project that keeps Emmylou Harris playing Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved August 12 2023 Whitaker Sterling October 2015 Emmylou Harris Calls Her Work with Foster Animals A Sacred Responsibility Taste of Country Retrieved August 12 2023 Emmylou Harris The More Things Change WBUR FM April 29 2011 Retrieved August 12 2023 Einarson Jon 2005 Mr Tambourine Man The Life and Legacy of the Byrds Gene Clark Backbeat Books p 204 ISBN 978 0879307936 Harrington Richard July 6 1980 Emmylou Harris Return of the Electric Cowgirl The Washington Post Retrieved August 12 2023 a b Maynard Bethel Joyce March 12 1978 Emmylou Harris Her Heart Is Still in Country Music The New York Times Retrieved August 12 2023 Harrington Richard March 27 1985 The Ballad of Emmylou The Washington Post Archived from the original on June 28 2019 Retrieved June 28 2019 McPherson David Brian Ahern The Canadian Encyclopedia Retrieved August 12 2023 a b Jerome Jim January 14 1991 Emmylou Harris People Archived from the original on November 19 2020 Retrieved February 9 2021 Harrington Richard March 27 1985 The Ballad of Emmylou The Washington Post Retrieved August 12 2023 Joan Anderman March 22 2013 A Full Circle for Emmylou Harris The New York Times Archived from the original on February 10 2021 Retrieved April 3 2021 There is no magic cure for ageing but you can slow it down with good food Belfast Telegraph March 27 2015 Retrieved August 12 2023 Emmylou Harris 1947 International Vegetarian Union Retrieved August 12 2023 Maj Walter Rutland Bucky Harris USMC Ret Military Officers Association of America Retrieved August 12 2023 Catching Up With Emmylou Harris CBS News November 27 2009 Retrieved August 12 2023 Books edit Dicaire David 2008 The New Generation of Country Music Stars McFarland ISBN 978 0786437870 Bufwack Mary A Oermann Robert K 2003 Finding Her Voice Women in Country Music 1800 2000 Nashville TN The Country Music Press amp Vanderbilt University Press ISBN 0 8265 1432 4 Further reading editIn the Country of Country A Journey to the Roots of American Music Nicholas Dawidoff Vintage Books 1998 ISBN 0 679 41567 X Emmylou Harris Angel in Disguise Jim Brown Fox Music Books 2004 ISBN 1 894997 03 4 Fong Torres Ben 1998 Emmylou Harris In The Encyclopedia of Country Music Paul Kingsbury Editor New York Oxford University Press p 230 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Emmylou Harris Official website Emmylou Harris at IMDb Emmylou Harris Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection 2016 Pitchfork articleAwardsFirstNone 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