RIP Nanci Griffith

[vince rocker]

Aged only 68, very sad to read this. I saw her a few times, a great singer and songwriter and a lovely warm presence on stage.

 

[NigelP]

Very sad to hear, and far too young. Storms was a terrific album which first got me into her music during my Uni days.

 

[DAVEDWACK]

Oh shit, I have a few albums and played 3 the other day, excellent writer/performer.

Very sad….R.I.P.

 

[poco a poco]

This is really sad. I love her voice and recordings. RIP.

 

[Paul L]

RIP, Late Night Grande Hotel was my preferred go to on many evenings of varied listening. I still need to pick up another copy.

 

[Tony L]

Very sad news. RIP.

 

[Martyn Miles]

Very sad news.
NC had a unique voice, shown at its best ( in my opinion ) on
‘Other Voices, Other Rooms.’
She also did excellent interpretations of Richard Thompson songs.
Goodbye, Nanci.

 

[Featsdont]

Very sad news. I saw her at the Royal Concert Hall Glasgow with Buddy Holly’s Crickets as her backing band. She was excellent - as were they.

She was a super singer and a great interpreter of other folks songs - I live in a Battlefield by Nick Lowe for one.

 

[david ellwood]

She was lovely, I’ll be spinning ‘last of the true believers’ tonight.

 

[chartz]

I’m one of those guys who are going to discover her talents now she’s gone.
what a nice voice she had!

 

[Cav]

Sad news.

 

[maccar]

Only just heard about Nanci's passing, so sad and way too young.
Will surely go down as a Folk/Country legend.
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[Peter McDermott]

My wife is a big fan and we are listening to The Last of the True Believers over a cup of coffee.

 

[SamS]

Very sad news. Beautiful lady, with a beautiful voice, with beautiful songs to her credit.

Saw her at the Albert Hall (early 90's ?) and she succeeded in creating an intimate show despite the venue - remarkable.

My favourite is her live album, "One Fair Summer Evening" (1988) as her personality really shines through in her song introductions and emotional delivery.
(My daughters said she sounded like a Smurfette during her spoken bits, which made us laugh on car journeys)

She will be missed - RIP.

 

[poco a poco]

The live ''One Fair Summer Evening' is my favourite as well, especially 'Love At The Five And Dime'. I'm just pulling it out to play it now.

 

[alan967tiger]

This is sad news - I saw Nanci in concert about 20 years ago. It was a wonderful performance. She had a lovely, deeply affecting voice. RIP and condolences to her loved ones.

 

[linnfomaniac83]

I’m one of those guys who are going to discover her talents now she’s gone.
what a nice voice she had!

She was very talented, my brother as a huge country music fanatic loves her… I’ll probably discover more of her work myself now.

RIP.

 

[gary1064]

Bummer. Saw her twice, once with the Crickets and once with the “Blue Moon Orchestra”. Came across as a very warm and humorous lady. RIP Nanci.

 

[andya]

I'm now feeling very old as I collected all her CDs as they were released. If you didn't get to see her live I recommend the Winter Marquee DVD. She was one of the greats. Goodnight Nanci

 

[Seeker_UK]

It's taken me a logn time to appreciate her work and now she's gone. Bugger.

"Poet at My Window" is getting a spin.

RIP.