Talkin' Bout Tracy Chapman

Celebrating 20 years since the release of the 'Let It Rain' album, Stefan Evans talks to drummer Jonathan "Butch" Norton about his time touring with Tracy Chapman.  Tracy's "Big Ears", long sound checks and their Austin City Limits performance. 

Journalist Roger Bennett talks to Stefan Evans on the Talkin' Bout Tracy Chapman podcast. Roger discusses how Tracy Chapman inspired him to become an American citizen and how 'Fast Car' is the "single most human track" he's ever heard.

In this episode, Stefan Evans talks to LA artist and photographer Tim Hailand about how Tracy Chapman commissioned him to produce artwork for her fifth studio album 'Telling Stories'.  Tim also recalls a hilarious tale of Tracy Chapman and Bjork sharing a gym together at the Chateau Marmont hotel.         

Tracy Chapman makes a rare performance of 'Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution' on 'Late Night with Seth Myers' ahead of 2020 Election. This marks her first TV appearance in five years. In this episode, we break down the performance; Brandon Stansell contributes.

This episode, I'm joined by Andy Stoller. Andy talks about his contributions to Tracy Chapman's albums from 'New Beginning' (1995) through to 'Let It Rain' (2002) and also talks touring with Tracy during that time.  We also discuss the fact that Andy played the bass guitar on the hit single 'Give Me One Reason'. 

As we close 2019, I speak to journalist Matt Hocter as we look back at the legacy of Tracy's second studio album, 'Crossroads' and consider how its message is still very much relevant today. 

Stefan chats to legendary session guitarist Steve 'The Deacon' Hunter about touring with Tracy Chapman in the late nineties / early naughties; as well as performing with Pavarotti and contributing to the 'Telling Stories' and 'Let It Rain' studio albums. 

This week I'm joined by the brit award-winning singer-songwriter Gabrielle who shares her memories of Tracy Chapman's rise to fame as well as how the song 'Fast Car' was the spark that launched her own career. 

In the first-ever episode, I'm joined by Matt Mahurin. Matt is an acclaimed photographer and videographer who took the photo which became the cover of Tracy Chapman's 20 million-selling debut album and shot the 'Fast Car' music video. He tells us about his experience working with Tracy to create both iconic works.