Tammy Wynette

Emmylou Harris

When Gram Parsons enlisted folk singer Emmylou Harris to be Tammy Wynette to his George Jones, he reintroduced his new vocal partner to a purer strain of country. Although her brief tenure with Parsons was cut short by his death, Harris emerged as true believer: ... more From the late '70s, she became a true compass for authentic American music, from country to bluegrass, emerging as the patron saint of alt-country and Americana.

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