the american folk singer and songwriter nancy griffith has died aged 68.ve at the 5 and dime, which celebrated the south of the usa. her 1993 album other voices, other rooms earned a grammy for best contemporary folk album, and in 2008 she won the lifetime achievement trailblazer award from the americana music association. nancy griffith worked closely with other singers, helping the early careers of artists like lyle lovett and emmylou harris. you are watching bbc news. the headlines: crisis in afghanistan goes on — taliban militants capture the country's second largest city and fears mount that the capital kabul may be under threat. in the uk, a vigil has been held in plymouth to remember the victims of thursday's mass shooting — the country's worst since 2010. police have now named the victims. to turkey, now, and just as crews battled to bring wildfires under control, devastating floods have decimated northern parts of the country. the death toll climbed to 38 on friday as president recep tayyip erdogan, declared flood—hit regions as disaster zones. ta

the american folk singer and songwriter nancy griffith has died aged 68.the five and dime, which celebrated the south of the usa. her 1993 album other voices, other rooms earned a grammy for best contemporary folk album, and in 2008 she won the lifetime achievement trailblazer award from the americana music association. nancy griffith worked closely with other singers, helping the early careers of artists like lyle lovett and emmylou harris. to turkey, now, and just as crews battled to bring wildfires under control, devastating floods have decimated northern parts of the country. the death toll climbed to 38 on friday as president recep tayyip erdogan declared flood—hit regions as disaster zones. tanya dendrinos reports. vehicles tossing in the torrent. this terrifying eyewitness footage captured the scene in northern turkeyjust days ago. rhodes turned to rivers as building simply crumbled. and this is the aftermath. a mangled heap of mud, debris, and belongings. translation: i mud, debris, and belongings. translation:— mud, debris, and belongings. transla

the american folk singer and songwriter nancy griffith has died aged 68.s "love at the five and dime", which celebrated the south of the usa. nancy griffith worked closely with other singers, helping the early careers of artists like lyle lovett and emmylou harris. thanks for being with us here on bbc news. hello there. it'll be one of those weekends where we get a bit of sunshine and a bit of rain, as well. it looks like saturday will be a much drier day in scotland, where we've had a lot of shower clouds on friday. we'll see more cloud coming in from the southwest, as well — and that is due to this area of low pressure that'lljust hang around, really, through the weekend. it means as we start the weekend, we've got quite muggy air across the south of england, south wales, 15 celsius here. it's cooler air that we've got in scotland with those showers in the north, 10—11 celsius. the showers in scotland do to become fewer, mind you. a bit of a dull, misty, damp start across parts of wales and the southwest of england. and this cloud gradually working its w

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the american folk singer and songwriter nancy griffith has died aged 68.lbum. nancy griffith worked closely with other singers, helping the early careers of artists like lyle lovett and emmylou harris. and now to a top secret plan in the art world, with the famous painting the scream on the move in norway. the iconic piece was painted by edvard munch in 1893 and has been carefully transported from the national museum in oslo to the new munch museum. the project was years in the making with the delicate operation kept secret. the new museum, celebrating munch's unique legacy is due to open to the public in october. a quick reminder of our top story. the united nations secretary general says the situation in afghanistan is spinning out of control with devastating consequences for civilians. he said continued urban conflict would mean continue cartage, with civilians being the highest price. he called on the taliban to end the fighting and urged the international community to make it clear that power sees through force was unacceptable. that is it from me. do

nanci griffith spent five decades making music, releasing her final studio album in 2012.ius rucker, it is sort of that community and the influence that people can have. she influence d lyle lovett working with him. >> somebody that was great at interpreting what others did, but at the end somebody found her own voice, authentic voice. >> it's a haunting kind of a voice too. it's unique and it brings with it such a sense of emotion. really, really beautiful. thanks, dana. >>> well, the answer is they are the new hosts of the quiz program "jeopardy" as that long-running game show enters a new era. we'll look back at this ever popular form of tv entertainment. >>> and if you're heading out the door, don't forget to record "cbs this morning saturday." >>> coming up next hour, could a western gold mine with a dirty history play a role in our clean energy future? we'll look at the controversy over the potential reopening of this massive site. >>> plus, mural makers. he used to watch his mother paint. now the two are a team, creating works that color the walls of one of america'

i want to pay tribute to grammy-winning singer/songwriter nanci griffith who died friday at the age ofld rain going to wash my face clean ♪ ♪ gonna find some thunder cloud to hide in me ♪ >> that's the song "i wish it would rain" from 1988. she described her music as blending the sound of acoustic folk with upbeat country rock. she was the first to record "from a distance." it would become a hit for bette midler in the '90s. she wrote "outbound plane" in 1991 and "love at the five and dime." country artists paid tal. darius rutger wrote, "i lost one ofy idols, one of the reasons i am in nashville." david letterman was a huge fan, yeah, and he -- first tv appearance was on his show. someone posted over the weekend after she died all of her appearances on david letterman, they ran an hour and a half long. >> whoa. >> wow. >> yeah. it was -- >> david really liked her. >> she was on youtube. and so anyway, we've lost a great singer/songwriter. >> all right. beautiful. my "talk of the table" is a tiktok video that has gone viral. really it's a continuation of my warnings to watch out when y