Who Received a Drama Scholarship to UNC Greensboro?

Emmylou Harris dropped out of college to pursue her musical aspirations moving to New York City, and working as a waitress to support herself while performing folk songs in Greenwich Village coffeehouses during the 60's. She recorded her first album, Gliding Bird in 1969. Emmylou and her newborn daughter later moved in with her parents in Clarksville, Maryland where she soon returned to performing as part of a trio with Gerry Mule and Tom Guidera. In 1971, members of the country rock group the Flying Burrito Brothers saw her perform; Chris Hillman, impressed by Emmylou, briefly considered asking her to join the Flying Burrito Brothers. Instead, Hillman recommended her to Gram Parsons, who was looking for a female vocalist to collaborate with on his first solo album. The rest, as they say, is history.