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The life and career of Tracy Chapman, the only Black woman ever to have a solo writing credit on a No. 1 country song with 'Fast Car'
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- Tracy Chapman is an American singer-songwriter with four Grammys under her belt.
- Her song "Fast Car" gained renewed popularity this year after Luke Combs' cover of the song went viral.
- Chapman is now the only Black woman to ever have a solo writing credit on a No. 1 country song.
Tracy Chapman was born in Cleveland, Ohio in She was raised by her mother, who bought her a ukulele when she was 3 years old, and began playing guitar and writing songs at age 8.
Chapman's parents divorced when she was 4 years old. She says she may have been first inspired to play the guitar by country variety show "Hee Haw."
Source: About Tracy Chapman; Rolling Stone; NPR
Chapman grew up during a time when racial tensions were high, and endured racial abuse and assaults on her way home from school. She saw education as her "way out of Cleveland, and out of poverty."
"The city had been forced to integrate the schools so they were bussing Black children i
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Tracy Chapman
American singer-songwriter (born )
This article is about the singer. For her debut album, see Tracy Chapman (album). For the actress, see Tracy Nicole Chapman.
Musical artist
Tracy Chapman (born March 30, ) is an American singer-songwriter, widely known for her hit singles "Fast Car" () and "Give Me One Reason" ().
She was signed to Elektra Records by Bob Krasnow in [1] The following year she released her debut album, Tracy Chapman, which became a commercial success, boosted by her appearance at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert, and was certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album received six Grammy Award nominations, including one for Album of the Year, three of which she won: Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her single "Fast Car", and Best Contemporary Folk Album. In , she released her second album, Crossroads, which earned her an additional Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Her third album, Matters of the Heart, followed in
Her fourth album, New Beginning, was released in and became another worldwide success. It was certified 5× platinum by the RIAA and yielded the hit single "Give Me One Reason", which earned her the Grammy Award
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