Nanci Griffith
Biography
Griffith was born in Seguin, Texas, and her career has spanned a variety of musical genres, predominantly country, folk, and what she terms "folkabilly." Griffith won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 1994 for her recording, Other Voices, Other Rooms. This album features Griffith covering the songs of artists who were her major influences. One of her better-known songs is "From a Distance," which was written and composed by Julie Gold, although Bette Midler's version achieved greater commercial success. Similarly, other artists have occasionally achieved greater success than Griffith herself with songs that she wrote or co-wrote. For example, Kathy Mattea had a country music top five hit with a 1986 cover of Griffith's "Love at the Five and Dime" and Suzy Bogguss had one of her largest hits with Griffith's and Tom Russell's "Outbound Plane". In 1994, Griffith teamed up with Jimmy Webb to contribute the song "If These Old Walls Could Speak" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country produced by the Red Hot Organization. Griffith was a survivor of breast cancer which was diagnosed in 1996, and thyroid cancer in 1998.
Known For & Full Filmography10 Titles
Drama Series - 1993, 16 episodes • as Self - Musical Guest
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.
Drama Series - 1975, 16 episodes • as Self
Now the longest-running music series in American television history, ACL showcases popular music legends and innovators from every genre.
Drama Series - 1975, 16 episodes • as Self (archive footage)
Now the longest-running music series in American television history, ACL showcases popular music legends and innovators from every genre.
Movie - 1997, 2h 15m • as Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Annabelle - a calf who has a special wish for Christmas - wants to be a reindeer and help Santa Claus drive his sleigh as he delivers his presents! Annabelle's friends tell her not to get her hopes up, but to everyone's surprise, Santa does indeed meet up with Annabelle, and the calf gets to help Santa make the holiday special for one young boy.
Movie - 2002, 2h 15m • as Self
Recorded live in the spring of 2002, this concert video features 18 songs, including five that were previously unreleased. The material spans folk singer and songwriter Nanci Griffith's entire career.
Movie - 2010, 2h 15m • as Self
A devoted community of artists, volunteers and patrons transform a politically subversive little neighborhood coffee house and restaurant into a unique American music institution.
Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • as Self
Nanci Griffith performs her Grammy Award winning album "Other Voices, Other Rooms" live at Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas on April 28th, 1993 with special guests including Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Odetta, John Prine, Guy Clark, Iris DeMent, and many more.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The singer has a fascinating back story, having arrived in Ireland in 1987. Within a year, she had won over the Irish people and became the biggest-selling female artist of the day.
Movie - 1999, 2h 15m • as Self
An Evening With Nanci Griffith and The Blue Moon Orchestra filmed at the Armadillo in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 26 & 27, 1998.
Movie - 1988, 2h 15m • as Self
For her third MCA album, Nanci Griffith recorded a live set at Houston's Anderson Fair club in August 1988, and she brought along a camera crew for good measure, resulting in this video companion to the audio album.