Some of the accolades earned by Lucinda Williams (b. January 26, 1953):
Seventeen Grammy Award nominations resulting in three wins – Best Country Song (1993) for “Passionate Kisses,” Best Contemporary Folk Album (1999) for Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance (2002) for “Get Right With God”
Made VH-1’s ranking of the 100 Greatest Women in Rock and Roll
Named America’s best songwriter by Time magazine
Appears on Rolling Stone’s list of the greatest songwriters of all time
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road named the best album of 1998 in the annual Village Voice poll of nearly 500 music critics
Is included on Glenn’s list of his 100 favorite artists
Here are thirty of her finest recordings:
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