John Hiatt

John Hiatt is, to me, a songwriter's songwriter. Born in Indianapolis in 1952, he absorbed new wave, blues, and country and forged them into something unmistakably his own. Nine Grammy nominations and a 2008 Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting only hint at his standing. What I value most isn't chart success but the trust other artists place in his catalog, covering his songs again and again. He is sharp as a performer and deep as a writer, a combination that's genuinely scarce. I admire anyone who spends a whole life refining the craft of the song, and Hiatt is among the finest.

Name (English)

John Hiatt

Name (Japanese)

ジョン・ハイアット

Reading

じょん・はいあっと

Born

August 20, 1952 (age 73)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dragon

Origin

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Occupation

singer / singer-songwriter / composer / guitarist / pianist

Awards & achievements

• 2008 Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting

• Official sitehttps://www.johnhiatt.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/johnhiattmusic
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Hiatt
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%83%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q719681

Tags

• Indiana
• singer
• singer-songwriter
• composer

Last updated

2026-06-21

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