Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter ( born February 21, 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey) is an American country and folk music singer- songwriter.
Life
Mary Chapin Carpenter was born in 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey, the daughter of a manager, and spent part of her childhood in Japan. 1974 her family moved to Washington, DC, where Carpenter circulating in the local folk music scene. She studied at Brown University and spent a year in Europe.
With guitarist John Jennings Carpenter founded a folk duo. They appeared in the Washington clubs and produced some demo tapes. 1987 Mary Chapin wrote a recording contract with Columbia Records. In the same year they released their debut album, Hometown Girl. The folk - oriented album initially made very little impression on the country scene. But already from the second album, State of the Heart, some singles were released, reached the charts mean positions.
Acceptance as a country singer, she finally gave in 1990 with Shooting Straight in the Dark. The album went gold and the single release Down at the Twist and Shout reached number two on the country charts and earned her a Grammy. In the same year she was awarded the coveted CMA Award Female Vocalist of the Year.
In 1992, the album Come On, Come On, the number 6 on the country charts documented, certified platinum and was chosen by the CMA "Album of the Year". The follow-up album Stones in the Road, as well as the single from the album Shut Up and Kiss Me reached No. 1 on the country charts.
Mary Chapin Carpenter won so far a total of five Grammy awards, including the Top Ten hit I Feel Lucky, and multiple CMA and ACM Awards. In 2004, she produced an album for the first time in Nashville: Between Here and Gone was recorded with session musicians and contains proven classic country elements. The album The Calling in 2007 appeared - as well as the albums in 2010 and 2012 - the indie label Zoe Records and reached # 10 in the U.S. country charts.
Mary Chapin Carpenter is married since 2002 and lives on a farm near Charlottesville, Virginia.