1. Matraca Maria Berg Hanna is an American country music singer and songwriter.
15 Facts About Matraca Berg
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Matraca Maria Berg was born February 3,1964, in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Matraca Berg's Aunt Sudie Calloway was a successful Music Row backing singer.
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When Matraca was 2 years old, her mother married nuclear physicist Ron Berg, who legally adopted Matraca.
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Matraca Berg's mother found only limited success in the music industry and eventually became a nurse.
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When Matraca Berg played her songs for songwriter Bobby Braddock, he volunteered to co-write with her.
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Matraca Berg found her earliest success in their collaboration, "Faking Love", which was sung by Karen Brooks and T G Sheppard, topping the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts on February 19,1983.
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Matraca Berg signed to a recording contract with RCA Records Nashville in 1990, releasing her debut album Lying to the Moon that year.
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Matraca Berg was nominated for Top New Female Vocalist by the Academy of Country Music in 1991, losing to Shelby Lynne.
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Matraca Berg continued to write for others, and in 1994, released a pop album The Speed of Grace.
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Matraca Berg's 1995 song, "You Can Feel Bad", co-written with Tim Krekel and recorded by Patty Loveless, was a Number 1 country single, spending twenty weeks on the charts.
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Matraca Berg co-wrote "Strawberry Wine" along with Gary Harrison, which Deana Carter released as a single.
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Matraca Berg won the "Song of the Year" at the 1997 CMA Awards.
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In 2004 and 2005, Matraca Berg was nominated for induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, making her one of the youngest nominees in history.
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Matraca Berg continues to be a prolific and respected country songwriter.