Iris's mother had harbored dreams of going to Nashville and starting a singing career. Although she put those plans on hold to get married, her singing voice was an inspiration and influence …

2013年6月21日 · In one of her best known songs, Mama’s Opry, singer-songwriter Iris Dement tells the story of playing alongside her mother during her childhood as she listened to her sing. …

2009年9月10日 · Rather than singing at that more famous Opry, Flora Mae gave her daughter her own Mama’s Opry, where Iris Dement still joyfully performs. Listening to her unique voice one …

1994年6月8日 · Iris, the youngest of 14 children born to Patric and Flora Mae DeMent of the cotton-farming community of Paragould, Arkansas, pestered her siblings to tell her why her …

2024年11月21日 · Iris DeMent Family. Pat DeMent (her father) and Flora Mae gave birth to her (mother). Her father had wed two different women. DeMent is Pat DeMent’s youngest kid from …

2023年8月19日 · Iris DeMent was born on January 5, 1961, in Paragould (Greene County), the youngest of fourteen children. Her parents, Patrick Shaw and Flora Mae DeMent, were …

2024年11月4日 · DeMent’s mother, Flora, was a singer whose voice inspired DeMent. As the centerpiece of My Life, “No Time to Cry,” a spiraling ballad of coming-of-age and the hardness …

1980年1月5日 · Her mother filled their home with music, playing the piano and singing gospel and traditional folk music. Her older sisters — Zelda, Reba, Regina and Faye — recorded a gospel …

2013年6月21日 · In her classic song,”Mama’s Opry” singer-songwriter Iris Dement tells the story of playing alongside her mother during her childhood as she listened to her sing. Flora Mae …

DeMent was born in Paragould, Arkansas, the 14th and youngest child of Pat DeMent (1910–1992) and wife Flora Mae (1918–2011). Iris's mother had harbored dreams of going to …