Kathleen Alice Mattea (born June 21, 1959) is an American country music and bluegrass singer. Active since 1984 as a recording artist, she has charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including four that reached No. 1: "Goin' Gone", "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses", "Come from the Heart", and "Burnin' Old Memories", plus 12 more that charted within the top ten. She has released 14 studio albums, two Christmas albums, and one greatest hits album. Most of her material was recorded for Universal Music Group Nashville's Mercury Records Nashville 8division between 1984 and 2000, with later albums being issued on Narada Productions, her own Captain Potato label, and Sugar Hill Records. Among her albums, she has received five gold certifications and one platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). She has collaborated with Dolly Parton, Michael McDonald, Tim O'Brien, and her husband, Jon Vezner. Mattea is also a two-time Grammy Award winner: in 1990 for "Where've You Been", and in 1993 for her Christmas album Good News. Her style is defined by traditional country, bluegrass, folk, and Celtic music influences. More about Kathy Mattea
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Mattea was born in South Charleston, West Virginia. She and her two brothers grew up in nearby Cross Lanes. Their father worked in a chemical plant and her mother was a homemaker. During her childhood, Mattea's mother would have her perform informal piano recitals for family and friends. She also sang in her parents' church as a child, and in high school she performed at school shows and family gatherings. Mattea also began playing guitar in her teen years after discovering folk music. In addition to folk, Mattea also took and interest in bluegrass, which she would later say "formed roots" as an artist. In 1976, while attending West Virginia University, she joined a bluegrass band. After a songwriter friend graduated and chose to pursue a career in Nashville, Tennessee, Mattea decided to drop out of school and go with him. Her friend soon left Nashville in hopes of pursuing medical school, but Mattea chose to stay behind. She worked as a tour guide at the Country Music Hall of Fame, and then as a secretary and a waitress, to support herself while working as a demo singer. Songwriter, publisher, and record producer Byron Hill discovered her and helped her sign to Mercury Records in 1983.In total, we tracked 158 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Kathy Mattea (Kathy Mattea autographed 3 x 5 index card autograph signed) was sold in September 2020 for $66.99 while the cheapest item (KATHY MATTEA SIGNED 3X5 CARD COUNTRY MUSIC STAR NICE!!) found a new owner for $0.01 in September 2009. The month with the most items sold (5) was July 2020 with an average selling price of $2.99 for an autographed item of Kathy Mattea. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2021 with $53.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was September 2013. In average, an autographed item from Kathy Mattea is worth $5.00.
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country music KATHY MATTEA signed AUTOGRAPH 9616 | $3.99 | ||
country music KATHY MATTEA signed AUTOGRAPH 9887 | $6.00 | ||
Country Musician KATHY MATTEA AUTOGRAPH 8 x 10 PHOTO~ | $10.50 | ||
COUNTRY MUSICIAN KATHY MATTEA AUTOGRAPH INDEX CARD + ENCOUNTER PHOTO~ | $5.00 | ||
Kathy Mattea Autograph Signed 1992 Tenny Cards #NNO Auto | $17.95 | ||
Kathy Mattea REAL hand SIGNED Collection Of Hits CD Framed Display COA | $29.99 | ||
Kathy Mattea Signed 8x10 Photo | $10.00 | ||
Kathy Mattea Signed 8x10 Photo | $10.00 | ||
KATHY MATTEA signed AUTOGRAPH 3288 | $3.89 | ||
Kathy Mattea ~ Signed/Autographed 1993 Sterling Country Gold Card #76 ~ No COA | $3.99 |