from Sydney daily Telegraph on dailytelegraph.com.au

THESE days musicians come and go, so what is the secret to longevity in the music industry?

Try selling 15 million albums. Then win 12 Grammy Awards, record a song or two with Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison or Neil Young, collaborate with the likes of Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton and you're a music legend.

American singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris has done it all during her career spanning more than three decades.

The 63-year-old Country Music Hall of Famer will attempt to perform everyone's favourites at Sydney Festival which begins with Festival First Night, a free event, on January 8 in The Domain.

``I'll be trying to do songs from the past decades,'' said Harris, who has lent her tremulous voice to hit songs To Know Him Is To Love Him, If I Could Only Win Your Love, Together Again, Two More Bottles Of Wine and a remake of Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend.

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