Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is a country music singer-songwriter and musician from Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

Harris graduated high school as class valedictorian and won a dramatic scholarship to the University of North Caroli

Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is a country music singer-songwriter and musician from Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

Harris graduated high school as class valedictorian and won a dramatic scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It was around that time that Harris began to study music seriously, heavily influenced by artists like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez.