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The dark truth behind my songs

The traumatic deaths of both of Allison Moorer鈥檚 parents, in a murder-suicide, shaped her childhood but now inspire her country music.

Allison Moorer is an Oscar-nominated country music star. But shaping her lyrics and music are the traumatic deaths of both of her parents, in a murder-suicide, when she was just a teenager. She speaks to Emily Webb about why she's decided to tell the story decades later and why sad songs are the best songs. Allison has just released a book and an album both called Blood.

Picture: Allison Moorer
Credit: Heidi Ross

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53 minutes

Last on

Thu 12 Dec 2019 04:06GMT

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  • Wed 11 Dec 2019 12:06GMT
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  • Thu 12 Dec 2019 04:06GMT

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