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'''Marshall Chapman''' (born January 7, 1949, [[Spartanburg, South Carolina]], United States) is an American [[singer-songwriter]] and author.
'''Marshall Chapman''' (born January 7, 1949)<ref name="Goodbye"/> is an American singer-songwriter and author.


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early life===
Marshall Chapman is an American singer-songwriter-author who was born and raised in Spartanburg, South Carolina. To date she has released thirteen critically acclaimed albums. Her latest, Blaze of Glory, was hailed a masterpiece. (Click here for NPR interview.) Look for her fourteenth album, Songs I Can’t Live Without, in spring 2020.
Marshall Chapman was born in [[Spartanburg, South Carolina]], United States.<ref name="LarkinCountry">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1993|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-726-6|page=78}}</ref> She was the daughter of a cotton mill owner.<ref name="Goodbye">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_E02tgm5V_cC&q=%22marshall+chapman%22+spartanburg+inman&pg=PA7|title=Goodbye, Little Rock and Roller|first=Marshall|last=Chapman|date=April 1, 2007|publisher=Macmillan|page=7|isbn=9781429971829|access-date=June 8, 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref> After she attended a concert by [[Elvis Presley]] in 1956, she became interested in rock and roll.<ref name="Chapman">{{cite book|last=Chapman|first=Marshall|title=Goodbye, Little Rock and Roller|year=2003|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press]]|location=New York|isbn=0-312-31568-6|edition=1st|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/goodbyelittleroc00chap}}</ref> She was educated at [[Salem Academy]] in [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]]. She then graduated from [[Vanderbilt University]] in [[Nashville, Tennessee]] in 1971.<ref name="joanns">Joann S. Lublin, Daniel Golden, [https://online.wsj.com/articles/SB115924190013574035 Vanderbilt Reins In Lavish Spending By Star Chancellor], ''The Wall Street Journal'', September 26, 2006</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/graduates/index.php|title=Vanderbilt Graduates|website=Undergraduate Admissions|access-date=June 8, 2019|archive-date=June 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608143234/https://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/graduates/index.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>


===Career===
Chapman’s songs have been recorded by everyone from Emmylou Harris and Joe Cocker to Irma Thomas and Jimmy Buffett. (Click here for complete list.)
She embarked upon a music career in the 1970s. Her songs have been recorded by such diverse artists as [[Conway Twitty]], [[Joe Cocker]], [[Jimmy Buffett]], [[Emmylou Harris]], [[Wynonna Judd|Wynonna]], [[Jessi Colter]], [[John Hiatt]], [[Dion DiMucci|Dion]], [[Olivia Newton-John]], [[Irma Thomas]], and [[Ronnie Milsap]]. Her song "[[Betty's Bein' Bad|Betty’s Bein’ Bad]]" was a hit for [[Sawyer Brown]].


Her 1978 album, ''Jaded Virgin'' (Epic), was voted Record of the Year by ''[[Stereo Review]]''. In 1998, Marshall and [[Matraca Berg]] contributed 14 songs to ''Good Ol' Girls'', a country musical based on the stories of [[Lee Smith (author)|Lee Smith]] and Jill McCorkle. The musical continues to play theaters throughout the South.
In 2010, Chapman landed her first movie role, playing Gwyneth Paltrow’s road manager in Country Strong. During filming, her musical Good Ol’ Girls (adapted from the fiction of Lee Smith and Jill McCorkle, featuring songs by Matraca Berg and Marshall) opened off-Broadway. That fall, Chapman simultaneously released a book (They Came to Nashville) and CD (Big Lonesome). They Came to Nashville was nominated for the 2011 SIBA Book Award for nonfiction, and the Philadelphia Inquirer named Big Lonesome “Best Country/Roots Album of 2010.”


She has written two books. Her memoir, ''Goodbye, Little Rock and Roller'', was published in 2003 by [[St. Martin's Press]]. Her second book, ''They Came to Nashville'', was published in 2010 by [[Vanderbilt University Press]] – Country Music Foundation Press.<ref>{{Cite book |title=They Came to Nashville |isbn = 978-0826517357|last1 = Chapman|first1 = Marshall|year = 2010| publisher=Vanderbilt University Press }}</ref> It is a ''2010 Fall Okra Pick'' of the [[Southern Independent Booksellers Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sibaweb.com/siba-news/siba-news/197-2010-fall-okra-picks?ref=nf|title=2010 Fall Okra Picks|website=Sibaweb.com|access-date=June 8, 2019|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215301/http://www.sibaweb.com/siba-news/siba-news/197-2010-fall-okra-picks?ref=nf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Of her three rockin’ albums for Epic, the Al Kooper-produced Jaded Virgin was voted Record of the Year (1978) by Stereo Review. Her album, It’s About Time… (Island, 1995), recorded live at the Tennessee State Prison for Women, drew rave reviews from Time, USA Today and the Village Voice.

Chapman’s first book, Goodbye, Little Rock and Roller (St. Martin’s Press) was a SIBA bestseller, 2004 SIBA Book Award finalist, and one of three finalists for the Southern Book Critics Circle Award. The book is now in its third printing.

Since Country Strong, Chapman continues to land film roles. In Mississippi Grind (2015) she plays the blues-singing mother of a drifter-gambler played by Ryan Reynolds. In Lovesong, which opened to rave reviews at 2016 Sundance Film Festival, she plays the mother of the groom (Ryan Eggold) opposite Rosanna Arquette’s mother of the bride. Most recently, in Novitiate, which opened to rave reviews at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, she plays a nun who loses her mind.

Marshall is a contributing editor to Garden & Gun and Nashville Arts Magazine. She’s also written for The Oxford American, Southern Living, W, Performing Songwriter, and The Bob Edwards Show (Sirius/XM). “But music,” she says, “is my first and last love.”

Marshall is currently featured in “Outlaws & Armadillos: Country’s Roaring ’70s” at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville. The exhibit will run until Feb. 14, 2021.


==Discography==
==Discography==
*''Me, I'm Feelin' Free'' - Epic/CBS - 1977
*''Me, I'm Feelin' Free'' – Epic/CBS – 1977
*''Jaded Virgin'' - Epic/CBS - 1978
*''Jaded Virgin'' – Epic/CBS – 1978
*''Marshall'' - Epic - 1979
*''Marshall'' – Epic – 1979
*''Take It On Home'' - Rounder - 1982
*''Take It On Home'' – Rounder – 1982
*''Dirty Linen'' - Tall Girl - 1987
*''Dirty Linen'' – Tall Girl – 1987
*''Inside Job'' - Tall Girl - 1991
*''Inside Job'' – Tall Girl – 1991
*''It’s About Time…'' - Island/Margaritaville - 1995
*''It's About Time…'' – Tallgirl/Island/Margaritaville – 1995
*''Love Slave'' - Island - 1996
*''Love Slave'' – Tallgirl/Island/Margaritaville – 1996
*''Goodbye, Little Rock And Roller'' - Tall Girl - 2003
*''Goodbye, Little Rock And Roller'' – Tall Girl – 2003
*''Live! The Bitter End'' - Tall Girl - 2004
*''Live! The Bitter End'' – Tall Girl – 2004
*''Mellowicious!'' - Thirty Tigers/Tallgirl - 2006
*''Mellowicious!'' – Thirty Tigers/Tallgirl – 2006
*''Big Lonesome'' - Tall Girl - 2011
*''Big Lonesome'' – Tall Girl – 2011
*''Blaze Of Glory'' - Tall Girl - 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tallgirl.com/|title=TallGirl|website=Tallgirl.com|accessdate=8 June 2019}}</ref>
*''Blaze Of Glory'' – Tall Girl – 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tallgirl.com/|title=TallGirl|website=Tallgirl.com|access-date=June 8, 2019}}</ref>
*''Songs I Can't Live Without'' – Tall Girl – 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/songs-i-cant-live-without/1498958054|title=Songs I Can't Live Without|website=Music.apple.com|access-date=April 28, 2020}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:06, 21 March 2024

Marshall Chapman
Chapman performing in Nashville (2009)
Chapman performing in Nashville (2009)
Background information
Born (1949-01-07) January 7, 1949 (age 75)
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
GenresCountry
Rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, author, actress
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1970s–present
WebsiteTallgirl.com

Marshall Chapman (born January 7, 1949)[1] is an American singer-songwriter and author.

Biography

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Early life

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Marshall Chapman was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.[2] She was the daughter of a cotton mill owner.[1] After she attended a concert by Elvis Presley in 1956, she became interested in rock and roll.[3] She was educated at Salem Academy in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She then graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee in 1971.[4][5]

Career

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She embarked upon a music career in the 1970s. Her songs have been recorded by such diverse artists as Conway Twitty, Joe Cocker, Jimmy Buffett, Emmylou Harris, Wynonna, Jessi Colter, John Hiatt, Dion, Olivia Newton-John, Irma Thomas, and Ronnie Milsap. Her song "Betty’s Bein’ Bad" was a hit for Sawyer Brown.

Her 1978 album, Jaded Virgin (Epic), was voted Record of the Year by Stereo Review. In 1998, Marshall and Matraca Berg contributed 14 songs to Good Ol' Girls, a country musical based on the stories of Lee Smith and Jill McCorkle. The musical continues to play theaters throughout the South.

She has written two books. Her memoir, Goodbye, Little Rock and Roller, was published in 2003 by St. Martin's Press. Her second book, They Came to Nashville, was published in 2010 by Vanderbilt University Press – Country Music Foundation Press.[6] It is a 2010 Fall Okra Pick of the Southern Independent Booksellers Association.[7]

Discography

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  • Me, I'm Feelin' Free – Epic/CBS – 1977
  • Jaded Virgin – Epic/CBS – 1978
  • Marshall – Epic – 1979
  • Take It On Home – Rounder – 1982
  • Dirty Linen – Tall Girl – 1987
  • Inside Job – Tall Girl – 1991
  • It's About Time… – Tallgirl/Island/Margaritaville – 1995
  • Love Slave – Tallgirl/Island/Margaritaville – 1996
  • Goodbye, Little Rock And Roller – Tall Girl – 2003
  • Live! The Bitter End – Tall Girl – 2004
  • Mellowicious! – Thirty Tigers/Tallgirl – 2006
  • Big Lonesome – Tall Girl – 2011
  • Blaze Of Glory – Tall Girl – 2013[8]
  • Songs I Can't Live Without – Tall Girl – 2020[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b Chapman, Marshall (April 1, 2007). Goodbye, Little Rock and Roller. Macmillan. p. 7. ISBN 9781429971829. Retrieved June 8, 2019 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 78. ISBN 0-85112-726-6.
  3. ^ Chapman, Marshall (2003). Goodbye, Little Rock and Roller (1st ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-31568-6.
  4. ^ Joann S. Lublin, Daniel Golden, Vanderbilt Reins In Lavish Spending By Star Chancellor, The Wall Street Journal, September 26, 2006
  5. ^ "Vanderbilt Graduates". Undergraduate Admissions. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  6. ^ Chapman, Marshall (2010). They Came to Nashville. Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 978-0826517357.
  7. ^ "2010 Fall Okra Picks". Sibaweb.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  8. ^ "TallGirl". Tallgirl.com. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  9. ^ "Songs I Can't Live Without". Music.apple.com. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
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