Nanci Griffith, Folk Singer Known for ‘Love at the Five and Dime,’ Dies at 68
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thewrap.comAP. Griffith was a regular on “Austin City Limits” and performed with artists such as John Prine, with Buddy Holly’s band, Iris DeMent, Emmylou Harris and Lyle Lovett, among others, and she’s recorded duets with Willie Nelson, Don McLean, Jimmy Buffett, Darius Rucker and Adam Duritz of the Counting Crows.
Griffith would win a Grammy in 1994 for Best Contemporary Folk Album for her record “Other Voices, Other Rooms,” which was a covers album of other popular singer-songwriters.
But it was specifically those other voices that often found greater success for songs that she co-wrote or recorded earlier.
Her song “Love at the Five and Dime” hit No. 3 on the country charts when it was recorded by Kathy Mattea, and Suzy Bogguss also had a hit with.
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