<Tr> <Th> Associated acts </Th> <Td> Greg Brown, John Prine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.irisdement.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Iris Luella DeMent (born January 5, 1961) is an American singer and songwriter . DeMent's musical style includes elements of folk, country and gospel . </P> <P> DeMent was born near Paragould, Arkansas, the youngest child of Pat DeMent and his second wife, Flora Mae . As the baby of the family, she was Pat DeMent's 14th child, and Flora Mae's eighth . 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 for her youngest daughter Iris . DeMent was raised in a Pentecostal household . Her family moved from Arkansas to the Los Angeles area when she was three . While growing up, she was exposed to and influenced by country and gospel music . Singing at age five as one of "the little DeMent sisters", Iris had a bad experience when she forgot her words during her first performance, which caused her to avoid performing in public for some time . </P>

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