Emmylou Harris is a tradition-rich singer and songwriter who nonetheless defies convention at every turn. She builds bridges between country, folk, gospel, rock, and bluegrass, honoring and celebrating the past while retaining and sensibility that is progressive and experimental. From her harmony vocals on key 1970s sessions with Gram Parsons and Bob Dylan to her more than forty years of recording distinctive solo albums, Harris has remained one of country music’s most vital and acclaimed artists.

Illustrated with more than 100 photographs documenting Harris’s career, this book was published as a companion to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum exhibition Emmylou Harris: Songbird’s Flight, and it contains illuminating from Harris’s longtime friend and bandmate Rodney Crowell and Harris’s longtime road manager Phil Kaufman, along with rare photos not included in the exhibit.