Beth Nielsen Chapman

Beth Nielsen Chapman (born September 14, 1958, in Harlingen, Texas, United States) is an American singer-songwriter, mostly known for her numerous hits recorded by country and pop music performers.

Early life and history

Beth Nielsen Chapman was born on September 14, 1958, in Harlingen, Texas as the middle child of five to a Catholic family, an American Air Force Major father and a nurse mother. While Chapman was growing up, her family moved several times and settled in Alabama in 1969. While living in Germany at age 11, Chapman started playing guitar after her mother hid a Framus guitar as a Father's Day gift in her room. She also learned to play the piano at the same time she started playing guitar. As a child and teenager, she listened to a variety of music including Hoagy Carmichael, Tony Bennett, James Taylor and Carole King.

In 1976, Chapman played with a rock and pop group called "Harmony" in Montgomery, Alabama, effectively replacing Tommy Shaw who had just left to join Styx. She played acoustic guitar and piano as well as providing vocals for the group in a locally-popular bowling alley bar called Kegler's Kove and has returned to play in the area on an infrequent basis ever since.

Beth Nielsen Chapman (album)

Beth Nielsen Chapman is the second album by singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Beth Nielsen Chapman; except where indicated

References

Look (Beth Nielsen Chapman album)

Look is a 2005 album by Beth Nielsen Chapman. It reached number 63 in the UK Albums Chart.

Tracks

References