Emmylou Harris

USA, 1969–now

American singer (b. 1947). A folk singer in Washington bars until Gram Parsons heard her and put her beside him as a harmony voice, which is where she found what her voice was for. After his death she spent fifty years as country music's most exacting curator, from the Hot Band to Wrecking Ball.

MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Emmylou Harris and 0 artists Emmylou Harris influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Emmylou Harris?

• Gram Parsons — Parsons heard her singing folk in a Washington bar, decided she could sing country, and put her next to him as a harmony voice - which is where she found what her voice was for.
• The Louvin Brothers — Harris took the Louvins' material back to country audiences: her 1975 reading of 'If I Could Only Win Your Love' was her first top ten country hit.