18 Facts About Patty Griffin

Patricia Jean Griffin was born on March 16,1964 and is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.

Patty Griffin is a vocalist and plays guitar and piano.

Patty Griffin is known for her stripped-down songwriting style in the folk music genre.

Patty Griffin's songs have been covered by numerous musicians, including Emmylou Harris, Ellis Paul, Kelly Clarkson, Rory Block, Dave Hause, Sugarland, Bette Midler and The Chicks.

In 2007, Patty Griffin received the Artist of the Year award from the Americana Music Association, and her album Children Running Through won the award for Best Album.

Patty Griffin is from Old Town, Maine, United States, next to the Penobscot Native American reservation.

Patty Griffin sang and played but had no inclination to become a professional musician.

Patty Griffin's second album, Flaming Red, released in 1998, was a departure from the acoustic sound of Living with Ghosts, with a mix of mellow songs and high-tempo rock and roll songs.

In 2004, Patty Griffin toured with Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings as the Sweet Harmony Traveling Revue.

In September 2008, Patty Griffin sang "You Got Growing Up to Do" in a duet with indie artist Joshua Radin on his album Simple Times.

The collaboration with Staples led EMI's Peter York to suggest Patty Griffin make an album of gospel songs.

Patty Griffin agreed on the condition that friend and bandmate Buddy Miller produced the record.

Patty Griffin is featured on Plant's solo album Band of Joy, released in September 2010 by Rounder Records.

In 2014 Patty Griffin parted with Plant after a long relationship; they had lived together and divided their time between Austin, Texas, and England.

In 2019, Patty Griffin released "River", a track from her upcoming self-titled album and her first new music since battling breast cancer.

Patty Griffin has appeared in several movies, including Cremaster 2 and Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown, the soundtrack of which includes her song "Long Ride Home" and a cover of "Moon River", by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini.

In 2007, Patty Griffin was named Artist of the Year by the Americana Music Association, the top honor bestowed by the association, and her album Children Running Through was selected as Best Album.

On June 13,2008, Patty Griffin performed an acoustic-in-the-round set in Nashville with Kris Kristofferson and Randy Owen, for a taping of a PBS songwriters series aired in December 2008.