She called her music “folkabilly” but her writing made listeners smile and cry, often at the same time. Griffith looked like the cute girl next door, and spoke in a high register, but sang across a resonant and passionate range that was all her own.

Nanci Griffith on stage, holding her guitar, in 2004. Wearing a white blouse and red scarf, she's smiling at the audience. Photo credit: Matthew Peyton/Getty Images

It is the birthday of the musician who wrote,
“Love’s on sale tonight in this five and dime.”
American singer-songwriter and guitarist Nanci Griffith was born on this day in 1953.
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