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  Sherman/Dennison Herald Democrat

  Art show plans for 14th year

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  Variety

  Lone Star State Sings Praises for Songwriters Who Define Texan Culture

  The maxim “everything’s bigger in Texas” most definitely applies when it comes to having an outsized per capita concentration of brilliant songwriters. So, it’s almost surprising to realize that it took until 2005 for a Texas Heritage Songwriters Association to be formed, for the purpose of finally founding a Hall of Fame. One key figure […]

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  Sherman/Dennison Herald Democrat

  MOMENTS WITH THE MINISTER: Remembering a giant among us

  The views and opinions expressed here are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Herald Democrat.

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  Journal-News, Hamilton, Ohio

  Renovated 131-year-old Sorg Opera House continues revitalization: 17 more shows planned this year

  Sep. 21—Once considered another empty historic building in downtown Middletown, the Sorg Opera House has been rejuvenated, survived the coronavirus pandemic and is flourishing, said Nancy Griffith, board president of the Sorg Opera Revitalization Group (SORG). Five years ago, the Sorg was named to the 2016 list of Ohio's Most Endangered Historic Sites, a designation the non-profit organization ...

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  The Bakersfield Californian

  Herb Benham: I thought I was tough

  Aug. 30—On Saturday, I worked outside in the yard from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. I thought I was somebody, I thought I was tough, I thought I could work through anything but when I finished, I thought I might be done for the rest of the weekend. The heat knocked me on my backside. End of the summer, end of August, end of life? One more end and they'd end up planting me like corn. Stuff grows. In ...

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  The Bakersfield Californian

  Herb Benham: Now it's our turn

  Aug. 23—Nanci Griffith died a few days ago. Maybe you'd heard of her. Maybe not. She was a 68-year-old country/folk/Americana singer from Austin, Texas. Not only could she sing like an angel but spent much of her professional life calling attention to other musicians. When she wasn't talking about them, she was playing with John Prine, Hootie & the Blowfish, Arlo Guthrie, Frank Christian, Bob ...

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  Variety

  Nanci Griffith, In Memoriam: An Appreciation of Folk and Americana Music’s Sweet but Gritty Beacon

  She had a little girl’s voice, slightly chirping and ether-light, and the widest eyes when she talked that punctuated her heart-shaped face. But listening to her songs, she wrote with an underlying wisdom and sense of detail about small things that made her more kin to Eudora Welty, Willa Cather or even Carson McCullers, all […]

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  The Guardian

  Nanci Griffith: a folk singer committed to the genre as much as activism

  The late singer-songwriter was dedicated to the fundamentals of folk music and her Grammy-winning music also found space for politics Nanci Griffith in Nashville in 2011. Her songs remained distinctly southern, and were reflective of her small-town upbringing. Photograph: Rick Diamond/Getty Images In 1993, when the world was enthralled with the new sound of grunge rock emanating from the Pacific north-west, Nanci Griffith quietly released a collection of cover songs intended to guide listeners t

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  SPIN

  Nanci Griffith, ‘Love at the Five and Dime’ Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 68

  Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning and self-described "folkabilly" singer-songwriter, died on Friday in Nashville at the age of 68. Griffith's management company, Gold Mountain Entertainment, confirmed the news of her passing to SPIN. "It was Nanci’s wish that no further formal statement or press release happen for a week following her passing," the company… The post Nanci Griffith, ‘Love at the Five and Dime’ Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 68 appeared first on SPIN.

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  Entertainment Weekly

  Grammy-winning folk and country singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith dies at 68

  Darius Rucker, Roseanne Cash, and Ron Sexmith were among those mourning the musician.

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