| Deana Carter Facts |
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Full Name: |
Deana Kay Carter; named for Dean Martin, who recorded one of her songwriter father's songs, "It Just Happened That way." |
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Birthdate: |
January 4, 1966 |
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Birth place: |
Nashville, TN |
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Height: |
5 ft. 6 in. |
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Eye Color: |
blue-gray |
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Hair Color: |
Blonde |
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Marital status: |
single; divorced songwriter/musician Chris DiCroce in 2001 after five years of marriage. |
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Current residence: |
Los Angeles; "Heading out there made me feel like my opportunities were limitless. I'd arrived at a place in my life where I felt pinned in a corner, and California was anything but that. I've got a house in a canyon, which I call Italyburg, because it reminds me of Italy and Gatlinburg. It's amazing." |
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First concert attended: |
When she was 4, Deana traveled to New York City with her father to see him perform with Simon & Garfunkel at Carnegie Hall. |
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First guitar: |
"My dad gave me a Yamaha guitar as my college 'congratulations' present. And that's when I started writing. I cannot explain it, but I picked up the guitar and wrote this song, 'I'm Hugging The Pillow Again.'" |
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Musical Influences: |
Elton John, Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, John Anderson, Dolly Parton, Kenny Loggins, Willie Nelson - and 1970s radio; "There was so much room for everything musically. You could listen to the radio and hear Glen Campbell and Willie Neelson mixed in with The Beatles and Led Zeppelin. The thing I love about my generation is that we embraces diversity." |
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Previous jobs: |
Deana, who earned a degree in rehabilitation therapy from the University of Tennessee, worked with stroke and head-injury patients for a year after graduation. "Some of my patients passed away. I would come in with their plans for therapy and their beds would be all made up and they would be gone. It would break my heart. I couldn't take it; no way. So I quit." Instead, she waited tables, taught preschool and cleaned bathrooms at a Nashville video facility to make ends meet while she pursued music. |
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Favorite country song: |
Kris Kristofferson's "Help Me Make It Through The Night," performed by Sammi Smith. "It's amost like English literature put to music." |
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Hollywood calling? |
In 2002, Deana appeared in the TV series Strong Medicine and Raising Dad, plus the TV movie The Badge. |
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Charities: |
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; organ donation spokesperson for the National Kidney Foundation, whose charity walk she leads every winter in Tennessee; "My father's life was literally saved by the generosity of someone who gave him a new kidney. I believe I must give back by making people aware of the tremendous shortage and encouraging them to sign donar cards and discuss the decision with family members." |
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Label: |
Arista Nashville |
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CMA Award: |
Single of the Year for "Strawberry Wine" (1997)
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Gold album: |
Everything's Gonna Be Alright (1998)
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Platinum album: |
Did I Shave My Legs For This? (1996, 5 million)
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Billboard Top 10 Singles: |
"Strawberry Wine" (No. 1, 1996);
"We Danced Anyway" (No. 1, 1996);
"How Do I Get There" (No. 1, 1997);
"Count Me In" (No 5, 1997)
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