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Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her singles "Fast Car," "Talkin' Bout a Revolution," "Baby Can I Hold You," and "Give Me One Reason." She is a multi-platinum and multi-Grammy Award-winning artist.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Tracy Chapman began playing guitar and writing songs as a child. She was accepted into A Better Chance, the national resource for identifying, recruiting and developing leaders among academically gifted students of color, which enabled her to attend Wooster School in Connecticut, and was eventually accepted to Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.

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During college, Chapman began street-performing and playing her guitar in coffeehouses in Cambridge. After waiting to graduate college, she signed to SBK, releasing Tracy Chapman (1988). The album was critically acclaimed, and she began touring and building a fanbase. Soon after performing at the televised Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert in June 1988, Chapman's "Fast Car" began its rise on the US charts. Album and singles sales were strong, and the album went multi-platinum and won four Grammy Awards. Later in 1988, Chapman was a featured performer on the worldwide Amnesty International Human Rights Now! Tour. According to the VH1 website, "her album helped usher in the era of political correctness -- along with 10,000 Maniacs and R.E.M., Chapman's liberal politics proved enormously influential on American college campuses in the late '80s" *.

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Boys2 Men,Tracy Chapman,Gerald Levert,Keith Sweat,Mariah Carey are keeping me company while i do my Job..*sipping on the Wimpy Mango juice*
kwakza (kwanele) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:42:27 -0000
Boys2 Men,Tracy Chapman,Gerald Levert,Keith Sweat,Mariah Carey are keeping me company while i do my Job..*sipping on the Wimpy Mango juice*
fancy cars parked at the basement remind me of tracy chapman & how i used to love the song, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orv_F2HV4gk
Aminath (Aminath) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:46:22 -0000
fancy cars parked at the basement remind me of tracy chapman & how i used to love the song, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orv_F2HV4gk

 
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