Mary Chapin Carpenter, born in New Jersey, embraced folk and country music early on, mastering ukulele and guitar as a child. By the 1980s, she performed folk songs and collaborated with songwriter John Jennings, releasing a demo cassette at concerts. In 1987, she signed with Columbia Records Nashville, initially facing modest success with her debut album, "Hometown Girl." Transitioning from folk to country, Carpenter won Top New Female Vocalist from the Academy of Country Music in 1989 and earned a Grammy nomination in 1991. Throughout the 1990s, she gained commercial success, winning five Grammys out of eighteen nominations and releasing chart-topping singles like "Shut Up and Kiss Me." Carpenter, politically active and outspoken, remained single and continued to blend emotionally rich lyrics with dynamic music.
I Feel Lucky
He Thinks He'll Keep Her
Down At The Twist And Shout
Shut Up And Kiss Me
Never Had It So Good
Most successful album: 1992's "Come On Come On," quadruple platinum.
Grammy win: Best Country Album for 1994's "Stones in the Road."
Five Grammy wins from 18 nominations.
Charted 27 times on Billboard Hot Country Songs; one number-one single: "Shut Up and Kiss Me."
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Hi. We are Jay Siegan Presents. We are the talent liaisons that curate, ideate, and connect you to the right artists to transform special events into experiences of a lifetime. Our roots are those of musicologists and culture hawks, deeply embedded in the living performing arts. This is the foundation of our work, the soul of our business, and what we've been doing for over 25 years. We have the capacity and capability to bring any artist from anywhere in the world to your event.
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