First Name |
Mary
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Middle Name |
Chapin
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Last Name |
Carpenter
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Full Name at Birth |
Mary Chapin Carpenter
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Alternative Name |
Mary Chapin Carpenter
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Birthday |
21st February, 1958
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Birthplace |
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
|
Build |
Average
|
Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
|
Hair Color |
Brown - Light
|
Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
|
Sexuality |
Straight
|
Ethnicity |
White
|
Nationality |
American
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High School |
The Taft School, Watertown, CT (1976)
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University |
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Occupation Text |
Singer-songwriter
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Occupation |
Country Musician
|
Claim to Fame |
Shooting Straight in the Dark
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Music Genre (Text) |
Americana, Country, Soft Rock, Folk, Country Folk
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Music Genre |
Country
|
Year(s) Active |
1987–present
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Music Style |
Country-Folk, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Psychedelic, Folk-Rock, Contemporary Country
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Music Mood |
Confident, Bittersweet, Sentimental, Earnest, Street-Smart, Reflective, Literate, Intimate, Poignant, Gentle, Rollicking, Romantic, Cathartic, Springlike
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Instrument |
Guitar, Songwriter, Vocals
|
Instrument (text) |
Vocals, Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
|
Record Label |
Columbia, Zoƫ, Lambent Light Records
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Associated Acts |
John Jennings, Joan Baez, Shawn Colvin, Indigo Girls, Radney Foster, Trisha Yearwood, Kathy Mattea, Tift Merritt, Rose Cousins
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Official Websites |
http://www.marychapincarpenter.com/, http://marychapincarpenter.com
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Father |
Chapin Carpenter Jr.
|
Mother |
Mary Bowie Robertson
|
Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer. Carpenter's first album, 1987's Hometown Girl, did not produce any singles, although 1989's State of the Heart and 1990's Shooting Straight in the Dark each produced four Top 20 hits on the Billboard country singles charts.