| * Name: Deana Carter * Birth date: January 4, 1966 * Birthplace: Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tenn. * Height: 5 feet 6 inches * Eyes: greyish blue * Hair: Blonde * Shoe Size: 6 and 1/2 * Parents: Father Fred Carter Jr, a Nashville session musician and songwriter, and mother Anna, a homemaker * Siblings: Older Brother Ronnie(married to wife Cheryl with 2 daughters Alex and Katherine Grace) and younger brother Jeff, who plays guitar in her band(married to wife Jessica) * Husband: Chris DiCroce a songwriter, drummer and video art director, married Nov.11 1995. * On Growing Up In A Musical Family: "There was always music in our house. At family reunions, you either found a harmony part or washed dishes, so I chose the harmony part." * Childhood Favorites: Barbie dolls, The Brady Bunch (especially Marcia) Charlie's Angels and Olivia Newton John * Earliest Performances: In church, school plays and talent shows * First Concert Attended: age 4; traveled with her father to New York City to see him perform with Simon & Garfunkel at Carnegie Hall * Education: Graduated in 1989 from University of Tennesse in Knoxville with a degree in physical rehabilitation * Previous Jobs: Working with stroke and head injury patients, waiting tables, teaching preschool and cleaning bathrooms * First Big Break: Willie Nelson heard one of her tapes and invited her to perform at Farm Aid VII after an impromptu "audition" in his tour bus * Trademark: Performing with no shoes; started as a stress-reducer. Deana has said: "I'm into easy access, no sweat, barefoot realm. Whenever I start getting nauseous on-stage. I take them off." * Pets: A miniature Doberman Pinscher named Gibson, and Bette, a German Shepherd named for actress Bette Midler "Because she howls all night." * Hobbies: Sports and anything outdoors * Residence: Deana and her husband bought a 1950's ranch house "with a groovy vibe"; after much work and long wait, Deana and her husband have finally moved into their new home *Favorite Clothes: simple, plain and classy, especially Levi jeans, thermals and boots; "I'm not much into flashy. My family doesn't work in a rhinestone mine." * Favorite Designers: Vera Wang, Richard Tyler and Donna Karan * Favorite Foods: thin-crust pizza cooked well-done; Rolling Rock and Coors Light beer; angel food cake * Musical Influences/Favorite Performers: Elton John, Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, John Anderson, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Kenny Loggins * Dream Duet Partners: Bruce Springsteen, Tony Bennett, or Vince Gill * Favorite Country Song: "Help Me Make It Through the Night" by Sammi Smith; "It's almost like English literature put to music." * Favorite Albums: Fleetwood Mac's Rumors and Nat King Cole's Christmas Album * Favorite Movies: Sleuth and Big Favorite Actor: Tom Hanks * Favorite Actress: Whoopi Goldberg * Favorite Book: They Can Kill But They Can't Eat by Dawn Steele * On Spare Time: "My husband and I go for a drive. We'll put the top down, put the dogs in the back and drive through the country." * Famous Relative: Deana is a distant relative of James Knox Polk, the 11th president of the United States; "The president was the brother of my great, great, great, great grandfather or whatever....the minstrel that negated all of his land rights and traveled the world as a pauper. He's the one that's kin to me. I would get the one that chose to take the hard road!" * Most Embarrassing Moment: "Falling down in front of Alan Jackson, his band and crew at a show-with my hair flying in the air! And to add insult to my injury, I tore the ligament in my left leg." * On the Long Road to Success: "I don't care when success finally comes-I'll take it!" * Charities: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis Tenn. and she was recently appointed as organ donation spokesperson for the National Kidney Foundation, inspired by her father's recent successful kidney transplant * CMA Award: 1997 CMA Single of the Year for "Strawberry Wine" * Gold Album: Everything's Gonna Be Alright (1998) *Platinum Album: Did I Shave My Legs For This?(1996, 4 million) * Billboard Top 10 Singles: "Strawberry Wine"(No. 1, 1996) "We Danced Anyway"(No 1, 1996) "How Do I Get There"(No 1, 1997) "Count Me In"(No 5, 1997) |