If you were listening to country radio back in 1996, there's a good chance you heard the smash single "Strawberry Wine" every hour on the hour. Few artists have been blessed with such a strong debut single which helped propel Deana Carter's debut album Did I Shave My Legs For This? (still one of my all-time favorite album titles) to 5X Multi-Platinum status.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up06CryWQpE ("Strawberry Wine" video)
Although Nashville, TN native Carter has had little commercial success since the 90's, she's been making solid music. Both her album's I'm Just A Girl and The Story Of My Life have spawned more songs on my iPod than Shave and I'm happy to say that there looks to be new Deana Carter music on the horizon.
Recently partnering with Warner Brothers Nashville/Chappel Music, Carter was at the Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles Saturday night trying out new material she's been writing and working on for over a year. Her sweet voice and warm energy was a perfect fit for the cafe and the new material was classic Carter- honest, emotional and fun. She brought Tyler Hilton on stage to play keys on a song they co-wrote shortly after her father's passing last summer (Fred Carter, Jr was a famed session player) and she made it through like a pro even though it was her first time performing the song live.
If you are hearing about Deana for the first time, check her out. Some of my favorite tracks are deeper cuts like "Atlanta & Birmingham," "Ruby Brown," and "Before We Ever Heard Goodbye" (about one Desperate Housewives hunk- many years ago). Enjoy!
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