Music
At the 2023 CMA Awards on Wednesday, Tracy Chapman and her hit ‘Fast Car’ finally got their due after 35 years. Here’s how Chapman made CMA Awards history with her hit.
Nov. 9, 2023
Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs’ cross-generational pairing on ‘Fast Car’ during the 2024 Grammy Awards has given Chapman’s 1988 song another boost on the charts.
Feb. 5, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
Tracy Chapman’s ‘Fast Car’ is again topping the charts with Luke Combs’ cover of the song, which made Chapman the first Black woman with a sole songwriting credit on a No. 1 country song.
July 7, 2023
The offer of hope to the downtrodden is a standard plank in the protest singer’s platform, and a quiet flame of protest certainly burns through much of Tracy Chapman’s work.
Sept. 17, 1992
Opinion
It’s been 35 years since she first sang ‘Fast Car’ at the Grammys, a ceremony crowded with closeted queer performers. The world has changed a lot. Chapman hasn’t.
Current events have caught up with Tracy Chapman.
Sept. 21, 1992
MUSIC A look at the pop compact disks in three Orange County neighborhoods.
Aug. 12, 1988
Folk singer Tracy Chapman shuns the fame she quickly found after her 1988 debut album soared to the top of the charts and won her three Grammy awards, including best new artist.
March 5, 1990
Listening to some of Tracy Chapman’s songs, you’d think that fame and riches have turned out to be sour prizes for her, ones that pose a threat to personal and artistic integrity.
Sept. 18, 1992