Kathy Mattea
Kathleen Alice " Kathy " Mattea ( born June 21, 1959 in South Charleston, West Virginia) is an American country music singer and songwriter.
Life
Kathy Mattea began her musical career during her college years as a singer of bluegrass group Pennsboro. In 1978, she broke off her studies and went to Nashville, where she first got by as a waitress, a tour guide and secretary. In 1982, she worked for a time with Bobby Goldsboro. She produced demos and had minor roles until the Mercury Records label in 1983 was awarded a recording contract.
Your first singles reached middle places of the country charts. In 1984 they released their debut album. Two years later she had her first top 10 success with Love at the Five and Dime by Nanci Griffith. Two singles were released from the 1987 album Untasted Honey decoupled, which reached # 1: Goin ' Gone and Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses; the latter was founded in 1988 awarded by the CMA as "Single Of The Year ".
A year later she married the songwriter Jon Vezner. Despite some health problems she still managed good charts rankings and was also successful with their own songs. Her best-known composition is Walking Away a Winner.