Nanci Griffith, a singer, songwriter and Grammy winner known for folk songs like “Love at the Five and Dime” and for the original version of “From a Distance,” which would later become a Bette Midler ...

Singer Kathy Mattea recorded a four-minute novel called “Love at the Five and Dime” in 1986, and the song became a hit and a calling card for the country star. She still sings it 35 years later. The ...

Nanci Griffith's death last year at age 68 was a sad day for Austin. Though Griffith had lived in Nashville since the 1980s, she grew up here and started her career at songwriter-friendly local music ...

Griffith worked closely with other folk singers, helping the early careers of artists like Lyle Lovett and Emmylou Harris. By The Associated Press Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning folk ...

Beloved singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith died on August 13 at the age of 68. To many, the Americana of the Grammy-winning Griffith embodied the integrity of the lifelong singer-songwriter. She had ...

Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning folk singer-songwriter from Texas whose literary songs like “Love at the Five and Dime” celebrated the South, has died. She was 68. Her management company, Gold ...