Mary Chapin-Carpenter and Marc Cohn to Perform at the Mayo Center, 7/26

By: BWW News Desk Jun. 27, 2013

The Mayo Performing Arts Center presents an evening featuring the music of two Grammy-winning singer-songwriters -- country legend Mary Chapin Carpenter ("Passionate Kisses," "I Feel Lucky," "He Thinks He'll Keep Her") and folk and pop favorite Marc Cohn ("Walking in Memphis") onFriday, July 26 at 8 pm. Tickets are $39-79.

In the 1990s, Mary Chapin Carpenter's folk-pop style was enthusiastically embraced by country radio. She won five Grammy Awards and was named the Country Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year in 1992 and 1993. A string of Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum albums yielded a bounty of self-penned hits including "Never Had it So Good," "He Thinks He'll Keep Her," "Down at the Twist and Shout," "I Feel Lucky," "I Take My Chances," "Shut Up and Kiss Me" and "Tender When I Want to Be." Her songs have also been recorded by such diverse artists as Joan Baez, Wynonna, Maura O'Connell, Mary Black, Cyndi Lauper, Dianne Reeves, Betty Buckley, Tony Rice and Trisha Yearwood. After a health issue in 2007, the anguish of her experiences has resulted in a stunningly beautiful collection of songs. The troubadour's new Ashes and Roses album ranks as her most powerful in years, perhaps even her strongest ever.

Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Marc Cohn has been obsessed with pop music for as long as he can remember. In 1993, he sent a piano/vocal demo to Atlantic Records and landed a deal, and from there he co-produced his debut with Ben Wisch with some assistance from John Leventhal. What emerged was a beautifully tasteful and intelligent album that included the hit "Walking in Memphis" and won Cohn a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. The Rainy Season followed in 1993 and was a thematic complement to Cohn's debut. Folks like David Crosby and Graham Nash stepped up to the mike to lend their vocal support to this soulful new talent. Cohn was quiet for several years, returning in 1998 with the release of Burning the Daze. Another studio hiatus followed, during which he released an independent live compilation. Cohn was also shot in the head when victimized by an attempted carjacking -- thankfully, the musician recovered, and he subsequently released Join the Parade, perhaps his strongest effort to date, in 2007. In 2010, Cohn returned with Listening Booth: 1970, a collection of cover songs that were originally released during the titular year. In addition to crossing genres from rock to soul to folk and pop, it features vocal performances from India.Arie, Jim Lauderdale, Aimee Mann, and Kristina Train on a third of the album's dozen tracks.

Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. The 2013-2014 season is made possible, in part, by a grant the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support received from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, F.M. Kirby Foundation and numerous corporations, foundations and individuals. The Mayo Performing Arts Center has been designated a Major Presenting Organization by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

Mary Chapin-Carpenter and Marc Cohn will perform on Friday, July 26 at 8 pm. Tickets $39-79.

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