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Iris DeMent
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posted 11/15/2012
Iris DeMent sings and plays the piano, often in the style someone once called church-house ragtime. For the most part she's drawn to styles that predate country, rock and roll, and even Broadway pop; old white gospel is the big one. She insistently pares her tunes down to a minimalist familiarity that focuses the listener's attention on the lyrics. And what
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