Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Gillian Howard Welch ( born October 2 1967 in New York City ) is a United States singer-songwriter whose musical style combines bluegrass , country , and folk into a style she calls `` American Primitive '' .
Simplified: Gillian Welch ( ; born October 2 , 1967 ) is an American singer-songwriter .