Emmylou Harris

Think about the musical places Emmylou Harris has been since she last appeared on main stage in 1990. Most notably, she won a Grammy in 1996 for best contemporary folk album, and the Daniel Lanois-produced Wrecking Ball album of 1995 was a musical highpoint of the year. It's not surprising when you realize Emmylou has been in a lot of important musical places since she first got into music almost 30 years ago. She began by doing the folk thing in the late '60s, when she could be found on the same Greenwich Village stage as Jerry Jeff Walker and David Bromberg. Then she got her first real start when Gram Parsons called her to work on GP in 1972-Chris Hillman had taken him to see her in a small club in the Washington, D.C. area. Following that adventure, she sang with Parsons on Grievous Angel. (Trivia time: Emmylou sang on all the tracks but one-what other well-known female singer sang on the other track?) Many performers would be satisfied to have just that one album to their credit. Harris has gone on to release a total of 25 albums in a number of genres. Throughout her career, her voice has been immediately recognizable, whether she's singing country, folk, pop, or even the alternative songs on Wrecking Ball. On stage with Emmylou and her acoustic guitar are Buddy Miller, vocals/lead guitar; Brady Blade, vocals/drums/percussion; Daryl Johnson, vocals/djembe/bass guitar.

  -- SA