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In the late 80s, artists could be signed to labels and be nurtured. It wasn't, We're going to give you one shot, and if you don't measure up, you're gone.
Mary Chapin Carpenter
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Mary Chapin Carpenter
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: February 21
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