Patty Griffin
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| Patty Griffin | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Born | March 16, 1964 | |
| Origin | Old Town, Maine, United States | |
| Genre(s) | Folk Folk-rock Alt Country |
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| Years active | 1992-Present | |
| Label(s) | A&M (1996–2000) ATO Records (2001–) |
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| Website | http://www.pattygriffin.com | |
Patty Griffin, born March 16, 1964, is an American singer-songwriter from Old Town, Maine, next to the Penobscot Indian reservation. Two of her first four albums were unreleased by A&M Records.
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[edit] Biography
A&M Records signed Patty on the strength of her demo tape. Nile Rodgers produced her first studio album, which Patty felt was overproduced. That album was unreleased, and A&M instead released a stripped-down reworking of her demo tape, called Living with Ghosts.
1998's Flaming Red was a departure from the acoustic sound of Living with Ghosts, with a mix of quieter and flat-out rock and roll songs. The song "Tony" from this album is also featured on the charity benefit album Live in the X Lounge. The follow up Silver Bell had a similar sound, and was unreleased by A&M. Patty has rerecorded songs from that album for later releases (such as "Making Pies" from 1000 Kisses, and "Mother of God," "Standing," and "Top of the World" from Impossible Dream), and others have been covered by the Dixie Chicks. Copies of Silver Bell have leaked out, and can be acquired via the "B&P" (Blanks and Postage) method on message boards. [1]
A&M dropped Patty's contract after Silver Bell, and she was picked up by Dave Matthews' ATO Records. Four albums have followed so far on ATO, including 2002's Grammy-nominated 1000 Kisses.
In 2004, Griffin toured with Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings as the Sweet Harmony Traveling Revue. On February 6, 2007, she released Children Running Through. The album debuted at #34 on the Billboard 200 with 27,000 copies sold.[1]
In 2007, the Atlantic Theater Company will produce "10 Million Miles," a musical based on the music of Patty Griffin, with book by Keith Bunin, directed by Michael Mayer. The show will star Irene Malloy, Matthew Morrison, Skipp Suddoth and Mare Winningham. "10 Million Miles" will begin previews on Friday, May 11th, open on Thursday, June 14th and play a limited engagement through Sunday, July 1st, 2007 Off-Broadway at Atlantic Theater Company at The Linda Gross Theater. "10 Million Miles" tells the story of Duane (Morrison) and Molly's (Molloy) road trip in an old pick-up truck from the southern tip of Florida to the Northwest corner of New York, with many detours along the way. The new musical explores the pursuit of love and family, and the geography of the American dream.
Patty's songs have been recorded by artists such as Linda Ronstadt ("Falling Down"), the Dixie Chicks ("Truth No. 2," "Top of the World," "Let Him Fly"), Bette Midler ("Moses"), Mary-Chapin Carpenter ("Dear Old Friend"), Jessica Simpson ("Let Him Fly"), Martina McBride ("Goodbye"), Melissa Ferrick ("Moses"), Emmylou Harris ("One Big Love"), The Wreckers ("One More Girl"), Joan Osborne ("What You Are") and Solomon Burke (Up to the Mountain).
[edit] Films
Griffin has appeared in several movies including Cremaster 2 (1999) and in Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown (2005) the soundtrack of which also included her song Long Ride Home.
[edit] Discography
- 1996 - Living with Ghosts (A&M Records)
- 1998 - Flaming Red (A&M Records)
- 2000 - Silver Bell (unreleased)
- 2002 - 1000 Kisses (ATO Records)
- 2003 - A Kiss in Time (ATO Records)
- 2004 - Impossible Dream (ATO Records)
- 2007 - Children Running Through (ATO Records)
[edit] References
2. http://www.atlantictheater.org/2007/10millioninfo.html
