Matraca Berg

Matraca Berg
Matraca Berg
Matraca Berg
Background information
Birth nameMatraca Maria Berg
Born (1964-02-03) February 3, 1964 (age 60)[1]
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
GenresCountry, pop
Occupationsinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, harmonica[2]
Years active1982–present
LabelsRCA Nashville, Rising Tide, Eagle
Spouse
(m. 1993)
WebsiteMatraca Berg Official Site

Matraca Maria Berg Hanna (/məˈtrsə/;[3] born February 3, 1964, in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She has released five albums: three for RCA Records, one for Rising Tide Records and one for Dualtone Records, and has charted in the top 40 of the U.S. Billboard country charts with "Baby, Walk On" and "The Things You Left Undone," both at No. 36. Besides most of her own material, Berg has written hits for T.G. Sheppard, Karen Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Deana Carter, Patty Loveless, Kenny Chesney and others. In 2008 she was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and in 2018 she received the Poet's Award from the Academy of Country Music Awards.

  1. ^ Huey, Steve. "Matraca Berg biography". Allmusic. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  2. ^ "Sessions: Matraca Berg". American Songwriter. June 2, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  3. ^ Nash, Alanna (September 21, 1990) ["Updated"; album was released in 1990]. "Lying to the Moon". Review. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 12, 2022. ...name (pronounced Muh-TRAY-suh)...