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Mary Chapin Carpenter

1958 - Today

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Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958) is an American country and folk music singer-songwriter. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C.-area clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records. Carpenter's first album, 1987's Hometown Girl, did not produce any charting singles. She broke through with 1989's State of the Heart and 1990's Shooting Straight in the Dark. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Mary Chapin Carpenter is the 3,299th most popular singer (down from 3,150th in 2024), the 16,353rd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,919th in 2019) and the 886th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mary Chapin Carpenter ranks 3,299 out of 4,381. Before her are Heavy D, Hariharan, Peter Jöback, Mingyu, Sofia Jannok, and Vibeke Stene. After her are Yannis Ploutarchos, Annalisa, Estrella Morente, Jessie James Decker, Sarbel, and Katya Lel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Mary Chapin Carpenter ranks 745. Before her are Neil Turok, Gordon Cowans, Eduardo Hernández, Cyrille Regis, Letitia James, and Kevin Hooks. After her are Josh Pais, Tina Smith, Ian Woosnam, Anne Michaels, Phil Daniels, and Jeff Foxworthy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mary Chapin Carpenter ranks 16,360 out of 20,380. Before her are Daniel Gafford (1998), Sherman Alexie (1966), Frank Iero (1981), Inez Milholland (1886), Heather Nauert (1970), and Miranda July (1974). After her are Darryl Dawkins (1957), Laura Kraut (null), Josh Pais (1958), Tracy Middendorf (1970), Arne Duncan (1964), and Danny Strong (1974).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Mary Chapin Carpenter ranks 886. Before her are AleXa (1996), Vic Chesnutt (1964), Jermaine Dupri (1972), Sir Mix-a-Lot (1963), Talib Kweli (1975), and Luther Ingram (1937). After her are Børns (1992), Rich the Kid (1992), Nipsey Hussle (1985), Cappadonna (1969), Snatam Kaur (1972), and Nanci Griffith (1953).

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