Nanci Griffith Passed Away!

Nanci Griffith passed away.

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A Grammy Award-wining folk and country star who wrote "Love at the Five and Dime" died on Friday.

Nancy Griffith, 68 survived cancer twice passed away in Nashville, her family and management confirmed. The cau nse of death was not given.

"It was Nanci's wish that no further formal statement or press release happened for a week following her passing," Gold Mountain Entertainment said in a statement.

Born Nanci Caroline Smith in Seguin, Texas, but raised in Austin, Nanci played at clubs and festivals in her native Texas and began her career first as a teacher after attending the University of Texas.

She switched to music full time in 1977 and married fellow singer Eric Taylor. The two divorced in 1992 said Rolling Stone.

A good singer in her own right, Griffith was better known for songs she wrote for others. "Love at the Five and Dime" was a country hit that rose to No. 3 on the country charts for Kathy Mattea, while "Outbound Plane" was a top-10 hit for Suzy Bogguss, Variety Reported.

She recorded duets with Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Willie Nelson, Darius Rucker and the Chieftains, according to the website.

Griffith won a Grammy in 1993 for "Other Voices, Other Rooms," an album of country cover songs.

Griffith released her debut album, "There's a Light Beyond These Woods," in 1978 Rolling Stone reported. Her second albums, "Poet in My Window," was released in 1982.

She signed with Philo and got national attention with her albums, "Once in a Very Blue Moon" and "The Last of the True Believers," according to the magazine.

Griffith was the first artist to record Julie Gold's song, "From a Distance," which became a big pop hit for Bette Midler in 1990.