Mary Gauthier

: January 5, 2024
: Folk Singer

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Full Name	Mary Gauthier
Occupation	Folk Singer
Date Of Birth	Mar 11, 1962(1962-03-11)
Age	62
Birthplace	New Orleans
Country	United States
Birth City	Louisiana
Horoscope	Pisces

Mary Gauthier Biography

Name	Mary Gauthier
Birthday	Mar 11
Birth Year	1962
Place Of Birth	New Orleans
Home Town	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birth Sign	Pisces

Mary Gauthier is one of the most popular and richest Folk Singer who was born on March 11, 1962 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Folk singer-songwriter whose music was recorded by numerous artists like Folk singer-songwriter whose songs were recorded by many artists including Jimmy Buffett, Tim McGraw, and Blake Shelton., Tim McGraw, and Blake Shelton.

Her songs were a favorite by Her songs were favorites of Tom Waits and Bob Dylan. and Bob Dylan.

Gauthier was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Born to a mother she never knew and relinquished in St Vincent’s Women and Infants Asylum, Gauthier was adopted when she was about a year old by an Italian Catholic couple from Thibodaux, Louisiana. Struggling to deal with being adopted, she used drugs and alcohol. At age 15, she ran away from home, and spent the next several years in drug rehabilitation, halfway houses, and living with friends; she spent her 18th birthday in a jail cell. These experiences provided fodder for her songwriting later on. Spurred on by friends, she enrolled at Louisiana State University as a philosophy major, dropping out during her senior year. After attending the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts, she opened a Cajun restaurant in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, Dixie Kitchen (also the title of her first album). Mary ran, and cooked at, the restaurant for eleven years. She was arrested for drunk driving opening night, July 12, 1990, and has been sober ever since. After achieving sobriety, she was driven to dedicate herself full-time to songwriting, and embarked upon a career in music. She wrote her first song at age 35.

She sold her share in the restaurant to finance her second album, Drag Queens in Limousines, in 1998. The summer of the release of this album, she was invited to play 11 major folk festivals, including the Newport Folk Festival. Drag Queens in Limousines won in The 1st Annual Independent Music Awards for Folk/Singer-Songwriter Song, and she was nominated for Best New Artist of the year by the Boston Music Awards. She was nominated for three Gay and Lesbian American Music Awards (GLAMA) and won best country artist of the year. In 2002 her third album, Filth and Fire, was named “Best Indy CD of the year” by Jon Pareles of The New York Times. She moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2001 and secured a publishing deal with Harlan Howard Songs, then secured a record deal with Lost Highway, a division of Universal Music, in 2003. Her first major label release, in 2005, Mercy Now was on the top 10 list for the year in dozens of publications, including The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Daily News, and Billboard Magazine.

She was adopted as the daughter of an Italian Catholic couple.

Mary Gauthier Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Folk Singer
House	Living in own house.

Mary Gauthier is one of the richest Folk Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mary Gauthier 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She owned an Cajun eatery for the past 11 years.

She was honored as a The New Artist Award from The Americana Music Association in 2005.

Mary Veronica Gauthier (/ˈ ɡ oʊ ʃ eɪ / GOH -shay; born March 11, 1962) is a Grammy Nominated American folk singer-songwriter.

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Who is Mary Gauthier Dating?

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Mary Ranked on the list of most popular Folk Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mary Gauthier celebrates birthday on March 11 of every year.

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Is Mary Gauthier a veteran?

Mary Gauthier Tells Veteran Stories On ‘Rifles & Rosary Beads’ The Nashville singer-songwriter and one of her military-veteran collaborators discuss writing music as a way to heal from war.

Did Mary Gauthier write mercy now?

Mary Gauthier Brings Dark Past to ‘Mercy Now’ Mary Gauthier, a Louisiana- bred singer with a hardscrabble past, has won critical acclaim for her haunting, sparse melodies. She talks with NPR’s Sheilah Cast about her latest CD, Mercy Now.