Emmylou has excelled as both a songwriter and an interpreter of songs. She has sold more than 15 million records, won 14 Grammy Awards, three CMA Awards, and four Americana Awards. She is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, as well as the Academy of American Arts and Science.
Author: Bill Graham
Bill Graham
Bill Graham is a retired attorney who worked with legal programs representing poor and low income elderly and also represented veterans who had been denied benefits promised to them. He is also a songwriter and past President of both the Northeast Country Music Association and its affiliated Songwriters Workshop. A former writer for Blues Wax, Bill interviewed Valerie June before anyone knew who she was.
Intentionally or unintentionally, predictably or unpredictably, the folk revival of the 1960s gave way to the era of the singer/songwriter era of the 1970s. If any one artist served as a bridge between the two events it would be Joni Mitchell.
Taj Mahal was at the forefront of blues revivalists who were introducing the genre to a new and younger audience. The music of Son House, Skip James, Mississippi John Hurt and other old guard bluesmen were “rediscovered” thanks to Mahal and others of his generation.
She continues the battle even today, not only in the Civil Rights arena but in other fields as well.
All ten of those Solo Living Artists are worthy of the honor, yet the honor somehow would have been less legitimate if Bob Dylan had not been among the ten inductees.
Mavis Staples was among the ten Solo Living Artists inducted. Part nineteen of our FARHOF series!
His stories are based on his real life adventures starting when he left home at 15 in 1946, and we are still hungry for the stories he has to tell.
Willie was among the ten Solo Living Artists inducted into the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame!
The Chicago-based singer/songwriter is known as the front man for the alt-country band Dolly Varden. Nonetheless, he has also built a solid reputation for his solo efforts.
Along with Phillip-Michael Scales, Keb’ Mo’ treated the Father’s Day crowd to a pleasing mix of jazz, blues, folk, pop, and a little rock ‘n’ roll thrown in as well.