She is the youngest of seven children - three boys and four girls.
She began writing music at the age of sixteen.
She once worked as a waitress in Boston.
Patty Griffin Detailed Biography
Patty Griffin, born March 16, 1964, is a singer-songwriter from Old Town, Maine, next to the Penobscot Indian reservation. Two of her first four albums were unreleased by A&M Records.
A&M Records signed Patty on the strength of her demo tape. Nile Rodgers produced her first studio album, which Patty felt was overproduced. That album was unreleased, and A&M instead released a stripped-down reworking of her demo tape, called Living with Ghosts.
1998's Flaming Red was a departure from the acoustic sound of Living with Ghosts, with a mix of quieter and flat-out Rock and roll songs. The follow up Silver Bell had a similar sound, and was unreleased by A&M. Patty has rerecorded songs from that album for later releases (such as "Making Pies" from 1000 Kisses, and "Mother of God," "Standing," and "Top of the World" from Impossible Dream), and others have been covered by the Dixie Chicks. Copies of Silver Bell have leaked out, and can be acquired via the "B&P" (Blanks & Postage) method on message boards.
A&M dropped Patty's contract after Silver Bell, and she was picked up by Dave Matthews' ATO Records. Three albums have followed so far on ATO, including 2002's Grammy-nominated 1000 Kisses.
Patty's songs have been recorded by artists such as the Dixie Chicks (Truth #2, Top of the World, Let Him Fly), Bette Midler (Moses), Mary-Chapin Carpenter (Dear Old Friend), Martina McBride (Goodbye), Melissa Ferrick (Moses), and Emmylou Harris (One Big Love).
Living with Ghosts 1996 A&M Records
Flaming Red 1998 A&M Records
Silver Bell 2000 (unreleased)
1000 Kisses 2002 ATO Records
A Kiss In Time 2003 ATO Records
Impossible Dream 2004 ATO Records
