Mary Chapin Carpenter

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mary Chapin Carpenter
Occupation	Country Singer
Date Of Birth	Feb 21, 1958(1958-02-21)
Age	66
Birthplace	Princeton
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Aquarius

Mary Chapin Carpenter Biography

Mary Chapin Carpenter is one of the most popular and richest Country Singer who was born on February 21, 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Grammy Award-winning folk and country artist who released the smash track ‘I Feel Lucky..’ She was in Austin City Limits and the show Late Night with Grammy Award-winning country and folk singer who released the hit single ‘I Feel Lucky.’ She appeared on Austin City Limits, as well as on Late Night with David Letterman..

She composed songs for traditional folk musician She wrote songs for fellow folk singer Joan Baez..

Carpenter was born in Princeton, New Jersey, to Chapin Carpenter Jr., a Life Magazine executive, and Mary Bowie Robertson. She was the fourth great- granddaughter of the 4th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States John Marshall through her maternal grandfather Harrison Marshall Robertson. She was also an eleventh great-granddaughter of Mayflower passengers Francis Cooke and Richard Warren, both through her maternal grandfather Harrison Marshall Robertson. Carpenter lived in Japan from 1969 to 1971 before moving to Washington, D.C. She attended Princeton Day School, a private coeducational prep school, before graduating from The Taft School in 1976.

The sixth single on Come On Come On, “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her”, was Carpenter’s biggest hit off the album, charting at No. 2 on Billboard’s Country chart and at No. 1 on Radio & Records’s Country chart. Written by Carpenter and Don Schlitz, the fast-paced song follows a 36-year-old homemaker who leaves her husband, and was inspired by a 1970s series of Geritol commercials in which a man boasts of his wife’s seemingly limitless energy and her many accomplishments, then concludes by saying, “My wife … I think I’ll keep her.” Carpenter said, “That line has always stuck with me. It’s just such a joke.” The single received a Grammy nomination for Record of the Year.

The divorce of her parents occurred when she reached 16 years old. She later got married Timmy Smith.

Mary Chapin Carpenter Net Worth

Mary Chapin Carpenter is one of the richest Country Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mary Chapin Carpenter 's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She spent a large portion of her time during high school playing the piano and guitar. She then went on to Brown University.

She wrote an article in The Washington Times from December of 2008 through March of 2009.

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.

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Who is Mary Chapin Carpenter Dating?

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In the wake of Come On Come On’s success, Carpenter wrote songs for a variety of artists, including Joan Baez, who recorded “Stones in the Road” for her 1992 album Play Me Backwards after hearing Carpenter sing it live. She also wrote Tony Rice’s song “John Wilkes Booth” for his 1988 album “Native American”. Pop singer Cyndi Lauper co-wrote “Sally’s Pigeons” with Carpenter and released it on her 1993 album Hat Full of Stars. Country singer Wynonna Judd recorded Carpenter’s composition “Girls with Guitars” on her 1993 album Tell Me Why. Judd released the song as a single in 1994, in what Carpenter called “the most exciting thing that’s ever happened to me as a songwriter”, and it peaked on the U.S. Country chart at No. 10.

Facts & Trivia

Mary Ranked on the list of most popular Country Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mary Chapin Carpenter celebrates birthday on February 21 of every year.

Despite a series of relationships, including one with John Jennings, the media made much of Carpenter’s single status throughout the 90s; in a 1994 profile, Entertainment Weekly even dubbed her “a spokes-singer for the thirtysomething single woman”.

Top Facts about Mary Chapin Carpenter

1. Mary Chapin Carpenter is a Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter.
2. She was born on February 21, 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey.
3. Carpenter has released 15 studio albums throughout her career.
4. Her debut album “Hometown Girl” was released in 1987.
5. She has sold over 14 million records worldwide.
6. Carpenter’s hit songs include “Passionate Kisses” and “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her.”
7. She has won five Grammy Awards and two Country Music Association Awards.
8. In addition to music, she is also an author and activist for various causes.
9. Carpenter was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012.
10. She continues to tour and perform around the world today.

What happened Mary Chapin Carpenter?

It’s about letting things go,” she drifts off. Carpenter, after 26 years of living in cities, resides in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains which she claims is the ideal place for creativity; she goes “song-walking” (composing melody and lyrics) with her dog in the surrounding woods around her farmhouse.

Why did Mary Chapin Carpenter stop singing?

Four years ago, Mary Chapin Carpenter’s life — not to mention her music career — was thrown into question when she suffered a pulmonary embolism. Today, the folk singer is reticent to discuss the embolism or what she went through in regaining her health.

Does Mary Chapin Carpenter still perform?

Mary Chapin Carpenter is currently touring across 1 country and has 37 upcoming concerts.

Who is Mary Chapin Carpenter's dad?

Chapin Carpenter Jr.

What did Richard Carpenter do after Karen died?

Richard Carpenter, 49, still lives in Downey, Calif., near his mother. In 1984, the year after Karen died, he married his cousin Mary Rudolph and is now the father of four. In 1987 he made his own solo album, “Time,” a critical and commercial failure.