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Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) [1] is an American singer, songwriter, musician, bandleader, and activist. She is considered one of the leading music artists behind the country rock genre in the 1970s and the Americana genre in the 1990s. Her music united both country and rock audiences in live performance settings.
"Beneath Still Waters" became Harris' fourth No. 1 hit; covers of the Drifters' 1960 hit "Save the Last Dance for Me" and the album's title track (originally recorded by Loretta Lynn) were top ten hits on the US country charts. In 2006, the album ranked No. 20 on CMT's "40 Greatest Albums in Country Music".
"Save the Last Dance for Me" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, first recorded in 1960 by American musical group the Drifters with Ben E. King on lead vocals. It has since been covered by several artists, including the DeFranco Family , Dolly Parton , and Michael Bublé .
(John Denver featuring Emmylou Harris) 1983 26: 14: 14: 15 It's About Time "Thing About You" (Southern Pacific with Emmylou Harris) 1985 — 14 — 14 Southern Pacific "We Believe in Happy Endings" (Earl Thomas Conley with Emmylou Harris) 1988 — 1 — 1 The Heart of It All "All Fall Down" (George Jones with Emmylou Harris) 1991 — — — 84 ...
Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris Ride Again on ‘The Last Roundup,’ a Stunning New Archival Concert Recording: Album Review. Jem Aswad. November 20, 2023 at 10:25 AM.
Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert is a 2021 live album from American country musician Emmylou Harris, backed by The Nash Ramblers.The recording was unearthed by James Austin of Rhino Records and represents a different sound for Harris that included a new backing band.
"If I Needed You" is a song written by Townes Van Zandt and performed on his 1972 album The Late Great Townes Van Zandt. It was covered 9 years later by American country music artists Emmylou Harris and Don Williams as a duet, and was released in September 1981 as the first single from Harris' album Cimarron.
Profile II: The Best of Emmylou Harris is a compilation of hits by Emmylou Harris originally from five of her albums released between 1979 and 1983 (Blue Kentucky Girl, Roses in the Snow, Evangeline, Cimarron, Last Date, and White Shoes), plus two singles, "Someone Like You", a new tune which became a Billboard #26 country hit in early 1985, and lacks the backup vocals of Dolly Parton and ...