 Emmylou Harris is a truly modern musical innovator.
In 20 years, Emmylou Harris has flowed effortlessly between
musical styles, achieving popularity in pop, folk, and country. The common
bridge is an exquisite vocal style and a gift for discovering the heart of a
song.
Emmylou Harris was born in Birmingham, AL, and grew up near
Washington, DC. As a college student in the late '60's she sang with a local
folk duo and eventually moved to Greenwich Village. Emmylou Harris played the
clubs on the local folk scene, occasionally sharing the stage with Jerry Jeff
Walker and David Bromberg. Eventually she paired with Gram Parsons, the
country-rock pioneer, and toured with him until his death in 1973.
On her 1975 major label Debut, Pieces of the Sky, Emmylou
Harris introduced her Hot Band, which over the years has included such
world-class players as Albert Lee, Rodney Crowell and Hank DeVito. Subsequently,
Emmylou Harris has released a total of 24 albums (including a pair of greatest
hits packages and a box set). Emmylou has achieved seven no. 1 and 27 top 10
hits, including, "If I Could Only Win Your Love," "Together Again," "Sweet
Dreams," "Making Believe," "To Daddy," "Heartbreak Hill," and "Heaven Only
Knows." Emmylou Harris has earned 6 Grammys, 8 gold albums, and her 1987 Trio
album with Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton is Platinum-plus.
With that enormous legacy, Emmylou Harris is still firmly
focused on the future, and making great music that continues to touch people.
She says, "Music is like food, sustenance. You certainly don't do it for the
spotlight--you do it for the amazing exhilaration of singing, the feeling of the
music going through you."
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