Graves Registry: An evening with Iris Dement
Bennington Banner (subscription) I didn't particularly want to go and see the singer/songwriter Iris Dement at The Egg in Albany, N.Y. Not because I haven't always loved her unique voice and the homespun wisdom that she imparts in her songs. (Just think of all the misery and death … |
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Chicago Tribune |
Iris DeMent seeking her spot in the big picture
Chicago Tribune Born in Arkansas, DeMent moved with her family to California when she was 3 years old. Her parents were devout Pentecostals, and her mother often sang around the house, banging out songs on a piano when she was stressed out. Iris was the youngest of … |
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Iris DeMent: Putting poet's words to music 'fate'
NWAOnline Iris DeMent is speaking by phone from a converted garage in the backyard of her Iowa City home that contains a piano, a small table, a voice recorder and other things songwriters might use to write songs. But that's not actually what she's doing. "Well … |
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Lexington Herald Leader |
Iris DeMent takes a walk in very different 'Woods'
Lexington Herald Leader Iris DeMent traveled another route altogether in constructing her sublime new album The Trackless Woods. A vocalist of regal Americana beauty and a writer of brilliantly reflective songs steeped in often heartbreaking detail (the rural eulogy Our Town … |
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This day in history, Jan. 5, 2016
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette Singer Iris Dement is 55. Actress Suzy Amis is 54. Actor Ricky Paull Goldin is 51. Actor Vinnie Jones is 51. Rock musician Kate Schellenbach (Luscious Jackson) is 50. Dancer-choreographer Carrie Ann Inaba is 48. Rock musician Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens … |
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The Herald |
Southern Sound Series begins Jan. 15 in York
The Herald Iris DeMent: DeMent is considered by many in the music industry as a national treasure; NPR called her “one of the great voices in contemporary popular music.” DeMent's Pentecostal upbringing seeps through in her piquant voice. DeMent's 1992 debut … |
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Day in History: National Guard unit 'falls in' for a year of duty
Post-Bulletin Singer Iris Dement is 55. Actress Suzy Amis is 54. Actor Ricky Paull (correct) Goldin is 51. Actor Vinnie Jones is 51. Rock musician Kate Schellenbach (Luscious Jackson) is 50. Dancer-choreographer Carrie Ann Inaba is 48. Rock musician Troy Van Leeuwen … |
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KWTX |
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KWTX Singer Iris Dement is 55. Actress Suzy Amis is 54. Actor Ricky Paull (correct) Goldin is 51. Actor Vinnie Jones is 51. Rock musician Kate Schellenbach (Luscious Jackson) is 50. Dancer-choreographer Carrie Ann Inaba is 48. Rock musician Troy Van Leeuwen … |
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UPI.com |
UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016
UPI.com … Robert Duvall in 1931 (age 85), Diane Keaton in 1946 (age 70), Pamela Sue Martin in 1953 (age 63), Suzy Amis in 1962 (age 54), Bradley Cooper in 1975 (age 41) and January Jones in 1978 (age 38); and singers Iris DeMent in 1961 (age 55) and Marilyn … |
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