Filed under: New Faces
Artist: Sahara Smith
Sounds Like: Norah Jones meets Alison Krauss
Hometown: Wimberley, Texas
Why We Dig Her: The dusky voice, haunting melodies and deeply textured lyrics of Sahara Smith certainly belie her 22 years. The Austin-born singer was just 15 when she placed second in a contest for young songwriters on 'A Prairie Home Companion.'
"I'd been listening to [show host] Garrison Keillor since I was really tiny," Sahara told Austin's American-Statesman newspaper. "My parents would put on his monologues as a way to make me go to sleep. That's how soothing his voice and personality were."
Brought to the attention of famed producer T Bone Burnett, he called her "the best new artist I've heard in years."
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