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Nanci Griffith, Jim Rooney, center, and John Prine hug after a performance by Nanci Griffith and John Prine at the Americana Music Association awards show in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Josh Anderson)

The great singer-songwriter died today at age 68:

Nanci Griffith, a Texas-born singer-songwriter celebrated in folk and country-music circles for her crystalline voice and storytelling skill, died Friday in Nashville at age 68.

The news was confirmed by her management company, Gold Mountain Entertainment.

No cause of death or further information was provided, reportedly at Griffith’s behest: “It is Nanci’s wish that no statement or press release happen for a week following her passing.”

Griffiths was known for her skills as a story-telling songwriter, producing memorable songs like “Late Night Grand Hotel” and “It’s a Hard Life Wherever You Go.” Her songs also proved successful for other singers: Kathy Mattea scored a country Top 5 hit with “Love at the Five and Dime,” while Suzy Bogguss cracked the country Top 10 with “Outbound Plane,” written by Griffith with Tom Russell.

She also was known as an interpreter of songs by other writers, performing with a light, clear voice. She was closely associated with “From a Distance,” a Julie Gold song that provided a major hit for Bette Midler. Other Voices, Other Rooms, a 1993 album devoted entirely to songs written by Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, John Prine and others, featured guest appearances by Dylan and Prine, and earned Griffith a Grammy Award in 1994.

R.I.P.

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