LittleSis: Emmylou Harris

Harris was born April 2, 1947, in Birmingham, Alabama. Her family moved to North Carolina and Virginia with her Marine Corps father, and she grew up idolizing urban folk singers. Her introduction to classic country music came through Gram Parsons, who had helped pioneer a new form of country-rock as a member of the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers. Parsons recruited Harris to sing harmony and join his band as he toured as a solo artist and bandleader. Harris has credited Parsons with helping her realize the emotional resonance found in the best country music. After Parsons died in 1973, Harris took his visionary ideas and molded them into something distinctly her own. Over the years, she has had twenty-seven Top Ten hits, including seven that reached #1. She also has achieved fourteen Top Ten albums on the Billboard country album charts. In 1983, Harris moved to Nashville, where she became an active and visible member of the city’s arts and charitable communities. In 1987, she teamed with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt for the Grammy-winning album Trio. To date, Harris has won twelve Grammy Awards. Her distinguished career and personal example make her richly deserving of election to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008.

Donor	Common Recipients
Stephen M Silberstein	Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Emily's List, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Howard Dean, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Lizanne Rosenstein	Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Emily's List, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Howard Dean, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Conrad Cafritz	Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Emily's List, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Howard Dean, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Katharine J Rayner	Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Emily's List, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Howard Dean, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Jane J Orans	Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Emily's List, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Mary Lee Dayton	Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Emily's List, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Howard Dean
Donald Rubin	Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Emily's List, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Howard Dean
Eli Broad	Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Emily's List, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Howard Dean, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Frank A Brunckhorst	Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Emily's List, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Howard Dean, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Garrison Keillor	Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Emily's List, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Craig Newmark	Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Howard Dean, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Marguerite Steed Hoffman	Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Emily's List, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Howard Dean
Kathy Surace-Smith	Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Emily's List, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Laure Woods	Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Emily's List, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Constance H Williams	Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Emily's List, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Shelley Rubin	Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Emily's List, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Howard Dean
David Boies	Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Emily's List, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Obama Victory Fund 2012
David Rockefeller Jr	Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Emily's List, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Howard Dean
Diane Meyer Simon	Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Emily's List, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Thomas Safran	Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Howard Dean, Obama Victory Fund 2012

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Common Recipients

Stephen M Silberstein

Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Emily's List, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Howard Dean, Obama Victory Fund 2012

Lizanne Rosenstein

Conrad Cafritz

Katharine J Rayner

Jane J Orans

Mary Lee Dayton

Donald Rubin

Eli Broad

Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Emily's List, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Howard Dean, Obama Victory Fund 2012

Frank A Brunckhorst

Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Emily's List, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Howard Dean, Obama Victory Fund 2012

Garrison Keillor

Craig Newmark

Barack Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Nevada State Democratic Party, Howard Dean, Obama Victory Fund 2012

Marguerite Steed Hoffman

Kathy Surace-Smith

Laure Woods

Constance H Williams

Shelley Rubin

David Boies

David Rockefeller Jr

Diane Meyer Simon

Thomas Safran

Emmylou Harris

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