Tracy Chapman
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Tracy Chapman is an American singer-songwriter. She was signed to Elektra Records by Bob Krasnow in 1987.
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As a child…I always had a sense of social conditions and political situations.
On her childhood lessons on poverty in “Tracy Chapman: On Her Own Terms” in Rolling Stone (1988 Sept 22)
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Tracy Chapman is an American singer-songwriter. She was signed to Elektra Records by Bob Krasnow in 1987. The following year she released her self-titled debut album, 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 2025, the album was preserved in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress.
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