Release date: March 1, 2011. Read more on Last.fm.
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Lucinda Williams (born January 26, 1953) is an American rock, folk, and alt-country songwriter and singer. A three-time Grammy Award winner, she was named "America's best songwriter" by TIME magazine in 2002.
Williams has garnered considerable critical acclaim but her commercial success has been moderate. She has a reputation as a perfectionist and as a slow worker when it comes to recording; six years passed between the release of her second and third albums. Read more on Last.fm
Lucinda Williams is the female equivalent to Steve Earle. Her songs are typically stark, heavily anchored bar operas that sound like cigarettes and gravel…in a good way. With Blessed, she’s carrying the torch even further with this intimate set of deceptively simple tunes. She’s working out her demons on the fret board and extolling wisdom like a fruit trader. You pop it in, close your eyes, and all is right with the world.