Mary Chapin Carpenter was fresh out of  Brown University when she moved to back to her hometown of Washington, D.C., to begin pursuing a career in music.  By 1986, she was a local star, winning five Washington Area Music Awards. Her 1989 album State of the Heart offered four Top 20 hits, and her career soon hit a high note when she won her first Grammy in 1991 for her song “Down at the Twist and Shout.”  Her album Come On Come On sold 5 million copies, placed her #1 on the charts for “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her,” and earned her two CMA female vocalist trophies in 1992 and 1993.  The seven Top 20 hits from that album included “I Feel Lucky,” “Passionate Kisses,” for which she won two more Grammys.  The 1994 release of the album Stones in the Road earned Carpenter #1 place on the charts for “Shut Up and Kiss Me,” along with two additional Grammy Awards, including the first in the category Best Country Album.

With five Grammy Awards and two Country Music Awards under her belt, Carpenter remains a consistent favorite on the road.  She toured with Lilith Fair and Concerts for a Landmine Free World and embarked on a songwriter tour with Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin and Dar Williams in 2003.  Carpenter’s tenth album, Between Here and Gone, was released in 2004. Visit her web site (note: you will be leaving AnimalPlanet.com).