American musician
Graduated from Brown University 81 (American Civilization)
Wrote Wynonna Judd s hit "Girls with Guitars"
Husband, Timmy Smith is a contractor.
Father, Chapin Carpenter, was a high-level Life magazine executive, so she spent her youth in Princeton, Tokyo, and Washington,DC.
Daughter of Chapin Carpenter Jr. and Mary Bowie Robertson. They got divorced when she was 16.
Lived in Japan between 1969 and 1971.
Lives on a farm near Charlottesville, Virginia.
In the spring of 2007 the singer suffered from a pulmonary embolism, a serious condition that temporarily brought her career to a sudden halt. She has since recovered and is back touring and recording.
Owns 6 dogs (Shamus, Boundary, Maude, Emma, Finn and Mona) and 4 cats. Whenever she returns home after being away for a while, she kisses each of her pets right on the mouth (Interview BBCs "Breakfast" {(2010-11-01)} ).
My sisters and I were fortunate to travel through Asia and Europe at very young ages. We confronted extraordinary beauty in Athens and unspeakable poverty in India. .
