Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea (pronounced ma-TAY-a) (born June 21, 1959, in South Charleston, West Virginia) is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. This total includes the number one hits "Goin' Gone", "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses", "Come From the Heart" and "Burnin' Old Memories", as well as twelve additional Top Ten singles.
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Kathy Mattea speaks to Bob Harris
Grammy-winning singer Kathy Mattea speaks to Bob about her latest album. You can also hear clips from her session tracks.
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Links
- Official homepage at mattea.com
- Youtube at youtube.com/user/KathyMatteaVEVO
- Wikipedia article on Kathy Mattea
- Last.fm page on Kathy Mattea
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Kathy Mattea
- MusicBrainz entry on Kathy Mattea
Personal Relationships
- Married to Jon Vezner
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