Amoeba Music

For many, Lucinda Williams is the performer who virtually defines the outline of the all-encompassing label “Americana.” In that ill-defined, broad-based category that is less a genre than a grab-bag, her friend (and erstwhile Nashville neighbor) Emmylou Harris may be her only peer. Williams’ literate, economically penned songs draw their musical inspiration from a variety of native genres – folk, blues, country, R&B. Over the course of her fertile career – during which she has won three Grammy Awards and been nominated for eight more -- she has melded those diverse strains into something distinctive and original, using roots music as a backdrop for her personal, often nakedly honest... Read More

City Of Origin:

Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States

Genre:

Folk, Contemporary Folk

Birthdate:

01/26/1953