Mary Chapin Carpenter

Sure, some of these artists scored major hits, but if you ask us, they're due a much bigger spot in the genre's history books.

The New Jersey native dominated the genre charts in the late 1980s and into the '90s, thanks to a streak of records that featured insightful reflections on love, politics and the human condition.

We still listen to these regularly!

Carpenter's brand-new album, 'The Dirt and the Stars', offers 11 brand-new songs and is her first completely new studio album since 2016.

Pucker up!

In the notoriously volatile entertainment business, no one can argue with having an education to fall back on.

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