Kathy Mattea
Kathleen Alice Mattea (born June 21, 1959) is an American
country music and
bluegrass singer. Active since 1984 as a recording artist, she has charted more than 30 singles on the ''
Billboard''
Hot Country Songs charts, including four that reached No. 1: "
Goin' Gone", "
Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses", "
Come from the Heart", and "
Burnin' Old Memories", plus 12 more that charted within the top ten. She has released 14 studio albums, two Christmas albums, and one greatest hits album. Most of her material was recorded for
Universal Music Group Nashville's
Mercury Records Nashville 8division between 1984 and 2000, with later albums being issued on
Narada Productions, her own Captain Potato label, and
Sugar Hill Records. Among her albums, she has received five gold certifications and one platinum certification from the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). She has collaborated with
Dolly Parton,
Michael McDonald,
Tim O'Brien, and her husband,
Jon Vezner. Mattea is also a two-time
Grammy Award winner: in 1990 for "
Where've You Been", and in 1993 for her Christmas album ''
Good News''. Her style is defined by traditional country, bluegrass,
folk, and
Celtic music influences.
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