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Mary Chapin Carpenter

Country rock
Country music
Contemporary folk
Born in Princeton, New Jersey, on February 21, 1958, Mary Chapin Carpenter grew up in Washington D.C., where she listened mainly to jazz and opera. As a teenager, she developed a passion for the folk music of Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan and Judy Collins, and began performing in bars while still attending university. Her meeting with guitarist John Jennings, who became her accompanist, encouraged her to sing her own compositions. Signed to the Columbia label, Mary Chapin Carpenter recorded her first album, Hometown Girl, released in 1987. Notoriety soon followed with State of the Hea...
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Boulder to BirminghamEmmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, John Starling, Rodney Crowell, Chris Hillman, Kris Kristofferson, Shawn Colvin, Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Vince Gill, Patty Griffin, Daniel Lanois, Buddy Miller, Herb Pedersen, Mavis Staples, Sara Watkins, Iron & Wine, Conor Oberst, Holly Williams, Trampled by Turtles, The Milk Carton Kids, Shovels & Rope and Chris Coleman
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Passionate KissesMary Chapin Carpenter
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I Feel LuckyMary Chapin Carpenter
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Down At The Twist And ShoutMary Chapin Carpenter
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10,000 MilesMary Chapin Carpenter
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Boulder To Birmingham 

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Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, John Starling, Rodney Crowell, Chris Hillman, Kris Kristofferson, Shawn Colvin, Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Vince Gill, Patty Griffin, Daniel Lanois, Buddy Miller, Herb Pedersen, Mavis Staples, Sara Watkins, Iron & Wine, Conor Oberst, Holly Williams, Trampled by Turtles, The Milk Carton Kids, Shovels & Rope and Chris Coleman
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Boulder to BirminghamEmmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, John Starling, Rodney Crowell, Chris Hillman, Kris Kristofferson, Shawn Colvin, Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Vince Gill, Patty Griffin, Daniel Lanois, Buddy Miller, Herb Pedersen, Mavis Staples, Sara Watkins, Iron & Wine, Conor Oberst, Holly Williams, Trampled by Turtles, The Milk Carton Kids, Shovels & Rope and Chris Coleman

Portraits

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Passionate KissesMary Chapin Carpenter

Come On Come On

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I Feel LuckyMary Chapin Carpenter

Come On Come On

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Down At The Twist And ShoutMary Chapin Carpenter

Shooting Straight in the Dark

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10,000 MilesMary Chapin Carpenter

Party Doll and Other Favorites

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Boulder To Birmingham 

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Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, John Starling, Rodney Crowell, Chris Hillman, Kris Kristofferson, Shawn Colvin, Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Vince Gill, Patty Griffin, Daniel Lanois, Buddy Miller, Herb Pedersen, Mavis Staples, Sara Watkins, Iron & Wine, Conor Oberst, Holly Williams, Trampled by Turtles, The Milk Carton Kids, Shovels & Rope and Chris Coleman

Heartaches and Highways: The Very Best of Emmylou Harris

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