From:   "Dik de Heer" 
Date:  Tue Apr 2, 2002  12:16 am
Subject:  Born To Be With You : Emmylou Harris
 
EMMYLOU HARRIS (By Shaun Mather)

Born 2 April 1947, Birmingham, Alabama

Although known chiefly as a country singer, Emmylou Harris' career has
been a varied affair which has taken in country-rock, folk, bluegrass and
straight country, all delivered with integrity and always enhanced by her
beautiful pure voice. Born to a military family in Birmingham, Alabama she
spent her childhood in North Carolina and Virginia. She fell in love with
the folk music of Bob Dylan and Joan Baez and moved to New York to pursue a
career on the folk scene. In 1970 she cut a low key album Gliding Ball
before moving to Washington DC via Nashville. Whilst playing in a trio in
DC she was spotted by ex-Byrd and Flying Burrito Brother Chris Hillman who
recommended her to Gram Parsons who was making his mark with country-rock.
She sang harmony on his early '70s albums, GP and Grievous Angel. When he
took one drug too many and became a grievous angel, she went solo and
released Pieces Of The Sky in 1975. Next she formed the Hot Band (James
Burton, Glen D. Hardin, Rodney Crowell) and over the years cut some
critically acclaimed albums (Elite Hotel, Luxury Liner, Blue Kentucky Girl,
Evangeline, White Shoes). In 1987 she recorded Trio with Dolly Parton and
Linda Ronstadt and three years later cut an album Duets where she teamed up
with the likes of George Jones and Willie Nelson. She cut a fine live album
at the Opry with the Nash Ramblers in '92 followed by Cowgirl's Prayer the
following year.

CD recommendation: Anthology (2 CD-set, 45 songs from 1975-1990), released
in 2001.