Singer/songwriter IRIS DeMENT

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Her first album, Infamous Angel, was released in 1992.

1992 year · Infamous Angel IRIS DeMENT, singer/songwriter

2: Singer/songwriter IRIS DeMENT. In her music, which is a combination of country and folk, she mainly uses just her voice and guitar. Her latest album is called "My Life." (Warner Bros. Recrods). On the album, she draws from her and her family's life experiences growing up in rural Arkansas, and Southern California. Her first album, "Infamous Angel' was released in 1992. Some of the music from it is used in the recent movie,"LIttle Buddha."

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