Nanci Griffith

Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning and self-described “folkabilly” singer-songwriter, died on Friday in Nashville at the age of 68. Griffith’s management company, Gold Mountain Entertainment, confirmed the news of her passing to SPIN. “It was Nanci’s wish that no further formal statement or press release happen for a week following her passing,” the company said in a statement. Born on July 6, 1953 in Austin, Texas, Griffith is best known for songs like “Love at the Five and Dime,” “Outbound Plane” and “From a Distance,” a song that would later become a hit for Bette Midler. Her first album, There’s a Light Beyond These Woods, was released in 1978 and she’d go on to record 18 albums. The Griffith co-written song “Outbound Plane” became a hit for Suzy Bogguss in 1991. “A beautiful soul that...