But it was Griffith’s original material that helped boost the careers of Kathy Mattea, Suzy Bogguss and many others. In 1994 on the album Dulcinea, Toad the Wet Sprocket singer and songwriter Glen ...

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, ...

Singer Kathy Mattea recorded a four-minute novel called “Love at the Five and Dime” in 1986, and the song became a hit and a calling card for the country star. She still sings it 35 years later. The ...

Songwriters, longtime listeners, newcomers, and possibly a gang of neighborly ghosts pack Austin’s iconic Cactus Cafe. While members of this eclectic group gather as strangers, they all share one ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning folk singer-songwriter from Texas whose literary songs like “Love at the Five and Dime” celebrated the South, has died. She was 68. Her management ...

Nashville, Tenn. — Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning folk singer-songwriter from Texas whose literary songs like “Love at the Five and Dime” celebrated the South, has died. She was 68. Her management ...