Despite recording only a handful of studio albums, her music has made a lasting influence in the genre[1] having earned three Grammy Award nominations.
[2] Then in 1988 her career came to a standstill when her husband, jazz guitarist Larry Carlton, whom she had married just a few months before, was nearly killed in a random shooting in the doorway of their Los Angeles house.
[3] Her 1991 studio album Love Makes All the Difference was her return to recording as a solo artist after working on her husband's music and a variety of other projects.
Closer to Home is a Charity started by Pillar and Aubrey Preston in late 2000 that benefits residents of Williamson County, Tennessee.
Fund-raising shows have been headlined by Vince Gill, Jo Dee Messina, Steve Winwood, Michael McDonald, Wynonna, Ricky Skaggs, and Phil Vassar.