The Civil Wars were an American musical duo composed of Joy Williams and John Paul White. Formed in 2008, their style blended folk, country, and Americana, characterized by haunting harmonies and poignant lyrics.
members: Joy Williams, John Paul White
formed in: Nashville
labels: Columbia Records
genres: alternative country
awards: Americana Award for Duo/Group of the Year
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Both Williams and White had solo careers prior to meeting at a songwriting workshop in Nashville in 2008. Williams had recorded several moderately successful albums and was signed as a songwriter to Warner/Chappell; White had independently released The Long Goodbye—which was originally set to be released through a deal with Capitol Records—and was writing for EMI Music. At the workshop, approximately 25 songwriters were assembled by music publishers to write radio singles for an unnamed band later identified as the country group Gloriana. Williams and White were randomly paired to write together, and quickly discovered an affinity. In a 2012 interview, Williams said that "when he started singing it was like I knew where he was going to...
"Dust to Dust" is a song recorded by American folk band the Civil Wars, from their self-titled second studio album in 2013. Written by Joy Williams and John Paul White.
The song was released on October 7, 2013 by Columbia Records as the album's third single.