{"id":118267,"date":"2023-11-09T16:19:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T16:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/09\/tracy-chapman-makes-country-music-history\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T16:19:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T16:19:38","slug":"tracy-chapman-makes-country-music-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/09\/tracy-chapman-makes-country-music-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracy Chapman makes country music history"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tracy Chapman’s 35-year-old song Fast Car was named both song and single of the year at the Country Association Awards in Nashville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The awards recognised a cover version by Luke Combs, which reached number two in the US and number 30 in the UK this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But they also mark a long overdue milestone: Chapman is the first black songwriter to win song of the year in the ceremony’s 57-year history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The singer, who did not attend the awards, said the prize was “truly an honour”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Combs also thanked Chapman as he accepted the single of the year trophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFirst and foremost, I want to thank Tracy Chapman for writing one of the best songs of all time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI just recorded it because I loved the song. It\u2019s the first favourite song that I ever had, at 4 years old.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nCombs thanked Tracy Chapman as he picked up his award<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Fast Car was originally released in 1988 as the lead single from Chapman’s self-titled debut album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A haunting folk-rock rumination on trying to escape poverty, it became a major hit after the singer performed it at Nelson Mandela’s 70th Birthday Concert at Wembley Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has since become a standard, covered by everyone from\u00a0Black Pumas,\u00a0external\u00a0to\u00a0Justin Bieber,\u00a0external.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It also re-entered the UK charts in 2015, thanks to two competing tropical house remixes by Jonas Blue and Tobtok.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTracy Chapman wrote Fast Car in 1987<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, Chapman said she was “honoured” to find herself on US country radio, via Combs’ cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I never expected to find myself on the country charts, but I\u2019m honoured to be there,”\u00a0she told Rolling Stone,\u00a0external.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I\u2019m happy for Luke and his success and grateful that new fans have found and embraced Fast Car\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Combs cover is also expected to pick up a Grammy nomination for Record Of The Year when nominations are revealed on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The song won Chapman three Grammy Award nominations in 1989, including for song of the year. She won for best female pop vocalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRising star Lainey Wilson won entertainer of the year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
At the CMAs, the big winner was Lainey Wilson, who scooped five awards, including the night’s the top prize, entertainer of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is all I\u2019ve ever wanted to do. It\u2019s the only thing I know how to do,\u201d the 31-year-old said at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been in this town for 12 and a half years and it finally feels like country music is starting to love me back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The star, who has become known for her love of bell-bottom trousers, also won female vocalist of the year and album of the year, for her fourth record Bell Bottom Country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her collaboration with country star Hardy – a murder ballad called Wait In The Truck – also picked up music video of the year and music event of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jelly Roll was named best new artist, while Chris Stapleton took best male artist for the seventh time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve won a couple of these,\u201d he said, holding aloft his trophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other highlights of the show included British star Cynthia Erivo singing a few bars of Dolly Parton’s I Will Always Love You before presenting best vocal group to Old Dominion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jelly Roll opened the show with a previously unannounced guest, country legend Wynonna Judd, who joined him for a gospel take on Need a Favor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And Kelsea Ballerini received a standing ovation for a stripped-down performance of her lovelorn single Leave Me Again.<\/p>\n\n
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Tracy Chapman’s 35-year-old song Fast Car was named both song and single of the year at the Country Association Awards in Nashville. The awards recognised a cover version by Luke Combs, which reached number two in the US and number 30 in the UK this summer. But they also mark a long overdue milestone: Chapman […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":118268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"\n
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