Iris Dement

About Iris Dement

Religion, small-town America, and the hazards of politics were all explored in his work by the folk and country performer.

Iris Luella DeMent is a two-time Grammy Award nominated American singer and songwriter. DeMent's musical style includes elements of folk, country and gospel.

Labels	Rounder Records (Philo), Warner Bros, Flariella Records
Birth name	Iris Luella DeMent
Born	January 5, 1961, Paragould, Arkansas, U.S.
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1991–present
Genres	Country folk, Americana, gospel, folk, alternative country
Associated acts	Greg Brown, John Prine, Josh Turner

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Trivia

She was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album for her second album, My Life, from 1994, which was dedicated to her late father.

Iris Dement before fame

She used to work as a waiter. Let the Mystery Be, one of her most-covered songs, appeared on her first album, Infamous Angel, released in 1992.

Achievement of Iris Dement

Her second album, My Life, from 1994, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, and it was dedicated to her late father.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Iris Dement family life

Pat DeMent and Flora Mae, his second wife, had her as the youngest child. Her musical interests are steeped in country, folk, and gospel, according to her Pentecostal background.

Associations of Iris Dement

She did four duets with John Prine on his 1999 album In Spite of Ourselves, on which he sang four duets with her.

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