Mary Chapin Carpenter

Genres:	Country & Bluegrass, Pop / Rock
Descriptive "tags":	country
Decades Active:	1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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Biography

21 February 1958, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. Carpenter's father was an executive for Life magazine, and she spent part of her early life living in Japan. She grew up with a love of contemporary pop hits, although her mother's Woody Guthrie and Judy Collins records gave her some interest in country/folk music. She spent her time at home with her guitar, and her father encouraged her to perform at a talent night. At university, she achieved a degree in American Civilization. By 1986, Carpenter was a local star, winning five Washington Area Music Awards without having made a record, after which she signed to a major label in Nashville with guitarist/producer John Jennings. She had felt she should have a conventional job, but continued performing in bars, often having to sing current favourites; unsatisfied with this situation, she resolved to perform only in bars that would let her play original material. Carpenter had recorded John Stewart's song "Runaway Train" for...

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