Emmylou Harris Biography

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NAME: Emmylou Harris
OCCUPATION: Songwriter, Singer
BIRTH DATE: April 02, 1947 (Age: 66)
PLACE OF BIRTH: Birmingham, Alabama
ZODIAC SIGN: Aries

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Country singer Emmylou Harris spent forty years recording hit music, often working with artists like Bob Dylan, Dolly Parton, and Linda Ronstadt.

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That same year, she released a three-album retrospective, Portraits, including selected songs from her years with Warner Bros.

A resurgent Harris released three albums in 1998 and 1999, including Spyboy, named for her new band; Trio II, which reunited her with Ronstadt and Parton; and Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions,

with Ronstadt. She also toured with the popular all-female Lilith Fair and further strengthened her ties to a new generation of fans and performers. In 2000, Harris released her first album of original material in five years, the acclaimed Red Dirt Girl, which featured appearances by Bruce Springsteen, Patti Scialfa, and Dave Matthews.

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