Nanci Griffith: Folk and country singer-songwriter dies aged 68". BBC. August 14, 2021 . Retrieved August 16, 2021. She recorded four more albums, the last of them being Intersection, recorded at her Nashville home with Pete and Maura Kennedy and the percussionist Pat McInerney. Two of its songs Come On Up Mississippi and Bethlehem Steel reflected some of Griffith’s social and political concerns. Comprehensive Nanci Griffith Discography". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016 . Retrieved September 5, 2006. 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. [11] [12]

Not to put too much philosophical weight on the lyrics of a pop song but it's just something that popped into my head when I first heard the song. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol.8, no.27. July 9, 1991. p.45 . Retrieved September 16, 2020. Julie Gold has stated that she believes in an immanent and beneficent God, and also thinks that people have a right to interpret the song any way they want, as with all art. [3] She has stated that the song is about the difference between how things appear to be and how they really are. [3] Original Nanci Griffith version [ edit ] "From a Distance" Powerfully Poetic Folk and Country Songwriter Nanci Griffith Has Died at Age 68, austinchronicle.com, Aug. 13, 2021 a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p.236. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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Griffith didn't write the title song from Once In A Very Blue Moon, but she made the Pat Alger tune her own – so much so that the band she formed in the late 1980s, and toured with for 20 years, was called the Blue Moon Orchestra." in: "Remembering Nanci Griffith: 'She Was Just A Good, Good, Good Songwriter'", by Shelly Brisbin, texasstandard.org, August 16, 2021 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

Otoobong from NigeriaThe song is a spirit fiiled; only when you understand the meaning of it. it's only for those who believe in God and its supernatural power. On June 16, 1988, I played Carnegie Hall with Nanci. All my relatives came up from Philadelphia to share the miracle. Most of them, including my mother, are immigrants. In many ways, I am their American Dream. What an amazing dream it is. As I write this, I can’t even believe it’s true. But it is. It really is. From a Distance (US cassette single sleeve). Bette Midler. Atlantic Records. 1990. 4-87820. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Linda from Fairfax,ia UsaIt would have been better without the phrase "from a distance" War is more exaggerated from a distance since we don't come face to face. Plus it makes it sound like God is distant and doesn't care. The saving grace of the song is the sweetness in the tune and the phrase "God is watching us" because He is. On September 22, 2023, a tribute album, More than a Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith, was released by Rounder and Concord Records. The compilation featured covers of Griffith's songs by her friends and fans, including Sarah Jarosz, John Prine, Kelsey Waldon, Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, Emmylou Harris, Lyle Lovett, Kathy Mattea, Brandy Clark, Shawn Colvin, Ida Mae, Steve Earle, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Todd Snider, Iris DeMent, Mary Gauthier and The War and Treaty. [31] Discography [ edit ] Studio albums [ edit ] YearLou Siffer from Denver, Dc From a serious or possibly idiotic point of view.(I don't believe in god, or satan.) This song might explain the reasons for the state of the world today. "From a distance" everything is perfect. And god is watching us "from a distance."

Even with all this glory, however, I was still a secretary. I still lived in one little dark room. I still barely made enough money to survive. Believe it or not, I was depressed and despondent. I remember crying on the phone to both my parents (who, incidentally, were never anything short of supportive, encouraging and fully loving with regard to my dream). On this occasion, I remember my desperation and how they tried to console me with a stereo pep talk. It didn’t work. Finally, they asked what they do to help me feel better. For the first and only time in my life, I asked them to please pay my rent for six months. They agreed, and July 7, 1989 was my last day of work at HBO. I walked down Sixth Avenue, crying all the way. Free at last.

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Griffith suffered health problems. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996 and thyroid cancer in 1998. A case of Dupuytren’s contracture caused her to lose flexibility in her fingers.

Her career spanned a variety of musical genres, predominantly country, folk, and what she termed "folkabilly." [1] Griffith won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 1994 for her 1993 recording, Other Voices, Other Rooms. [9] 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. 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 (and Tom Russell)'s " Outbound Plane". [10] [ citation needed] Sweeting, Adam (August 16, 2021). "Nanci Griffith's Irish hit, cancer history and 'really dysfunctional' family". The Irish Times . Retrieved July 9, 2022. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996 and thyroid cancer in 1998. In 1985, just before my 30th birthday, my parents sent me the piano I grew up playing. I had just served as a juror on an emotionally trying case, my brother had just married, and I was questioning my life to date, wondering what my future could possibly hold. From a Distance" is a song by American singer-songwriter Julie Gold, initially penned in 1985. [1] [2] Gold's friend Christine Lavin introduced the song to Nanci Griffith, who first recorded it for her 1987 album Lone Star State of Mind. A successful cover version by Bette Midler was released in 1990.During this time, I received a call from Marc Shaiman, who identified himself as Bette Midler’s musical director. She was making a new record, and, in their search for songs, they called Stephen Holden at the New York Times for suggestions. Stephen told Marc about “From a Distance,” Marc called me, I sent the scratchy demo, and Bette recorded it. From a Distance (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). Bette Midler. Atlantic Records. 1990. 7-87820. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) People seemed to love it, and I won a Grammy for Song of the Year in 1991. Here I was still living in one dark room, no money, uncertain of my future, and yet my song was on the radio and I had won a Grammy. If that isn’t a dream come true, what is? Nanci Griffith, the youngest of three siblings, was born in Seguin, Texas, but raised in Austin, the place her family moved to shortly after her birth. [4] [5] Her mother Ruelene was a real estate agent and amateur actress; her father, Marlin Griffith, was a graphic artist and barbershop quartet singer. [6] [7] Griffith began her music career at age 12, singing in a local coffeehouse. [6] Her father took her to see Townes Van Zandt as a teenager. At the age of 14, she did her first professional gig at the Red Lion Cabaret in downtown Austin. [8] Her debut album, There’s a Light Beyond These Woods, was released in 1978, with a cover designed by her father.