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Patty Griffin

Patty Griffin (March 16, 1964—) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born and raised in Old Town, Maine. She performed as a vocalist and guitarist in Robert Plant's Band of Joy configuration from 2010 through 2011. She won the 2007 Americana Music Association Artist of the Year award, the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Gospel Album for Downtown Church, and the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Folk Album for her self-titled release. She also received the Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting in 2023.

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