- Full Name: Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Birth date: Feb. 21, 1958
- Birthplace: Princeton, N.J.
- Hair: blonde
- Eyes: blue
- Height: 5 ft. 3 in.
- Parents:
- Father: Chapin, a Life executive;
- Mother: Bowie, a teacher
- Siblings: three sisters
- Education: degree in American civilization from Brown
University
- Previous jobs: secretary; grounds crew for the
National Folklife Festival; waitress; swim teacher;
lacrosse coach
- Residence: Washington, D.C.
- First song she wrote: At age 7, she wrote a song
about a bumblebee she had squashed on the sidewalk.
- Country Music Association Awards:
- Female Vocalist of the Year 1992, 1993 Academy of
Country Music Awards:
- New Female Vocalist 1989 and Female Vocalist 1992
- Grammys
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance 1991, 1992,
1993, 1994 and Best Country Album 1994
- Charities: CARE; Wilderness Society; Concerts for the
Environment; National Literacy Project; National
Coalition for the Homeless
- Favorite song: "Kung Fu Fighting"
- Label: Columbia
- First charted single: "How Do" in 1989
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