"Where've You Been?" was written by Jon Vezner and Don Henry. Jon Vezner (husband of Kathy Mattea) wrote the song about his grandparents. The song was written for Kathy Mattea, who initially refused to record it, saying it would be too difficult to sing in concerts without crying. Co-writers Jon Vezner and Don Henry pitched the song all around Nashville. Everyone loved the song, but no one wanted to record it. In the end, Mattea finally relented and recorded the song the way it had originally been presented to her - a simple arrangement with guitar, piano, and upright bass.. She recalls: "It's a true story about Jon's grandparents. They had both gotten very sick and were in the same hospital, but didn't know it. His grandmother had been slowly losing it, and she didn't recognize anybody. She was in unfamiliar surroundings, so she finally quit talking altogether. Jon was there visiting, and he was up seeing his grandfather; he said to the nurse, "Has anybody brought him down to see her?" She said no, and he asked if he could do that. "They said yes, so he wheeled his grandfather into his grandmother's room. His grandfather kept stroking her hair, saying, "Look at her hair. Nobody has hair like grandma," and she looked at him and said, "Where have you been?" It was the first thing she had said in weeks. "When Jon told me the story for the first time, it was before we had even gotten engaged, and he just cried and cried. When he played the song for me and the first chorus .... + Informações

Music video by Kathy Mattea performing 455 Rocket. (C) 1997 Mercury Records. + Informações

Music video by Kathy Mattea performing Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses. (C) 1987 Mercury Records. + Informações

2008 Philadelphia Folk Festival. + Informações

From Transatlantic Sessions series 1 (1995/6) song: Dougie MacLean - dobro: Jerry Douglas mandolin: Russ Barenberg bass: Danny Thompson extra vocals: Molly Mason. + Informações

Kathy Mattea sings the Country Music Classic she made a hit, 18 Wheels and A Dozen Roses. + Informações

1992 Music Video by Kathy Mattea from the Lonesome Standard Time album. "Standing Knee Deep in a River [Dying of Thirst] (Bob McDill-Bucky Jones-Dickey Lee). Joining Kathy is the amazing John Hiatt on guitar! The keyboard player in this video has been identified by a fellow YT user as Gene Lorenzo.. + Informações

Music video by Kathy Mattea performing Nobody's Gonna Rain On Our Parade. (C) 1994 Mercury Records. + Informações

Kathy Mattea sings Coal Tattoo @ Joes Pub in NYC. + Informações

Kathy Mattea sings Red Winged Blackbird at Joe's pub in NYC. + Informações

Music video by Kathy Mattea performing Come From The Heart. (C) 1990 Mercury Records. + Informações

Beautiful song sung to Mary, mother of Jesus. + Informações

Kathy Mattea - Walking Away A Winner. + Informações

Kathy Mattea. Robert Bowlin of Bill Monroe and Wil Maring fame on acoustic guitar.. + Informações

Music video by Kathy Mattea performing Asking Us To Dance. (C) 1991 Mercury Records. + Informações

From Transatlantic Sessions series 1 (1995/6) bass: Danny Thompson dobro: Jerry Douglas. + Informações

Music video by Kathy Mattea performing The Battle Hymn Of Love. (C) 1990 Mercury Records. + Informações

Kathy Mattea, Roy Huskey Jr., Jerry Douglas and others perform "The Vacant Chair".. + Informações

When West Virginia native Kathy Mattea began her recording career in the 1980's, one music critic referred to her as Canadian singer Ann Murray's "sexier sister." Mattea's smooth voice took her to the top of the country charts and 30 years later Mattea still enjoys great success. This weekend she will be inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame. Mountain Stage host Larry Groce has this profile.. + Informações

Kathy Mattea sings Black Lung @ Joe's Pub in NYC. + Informações

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Kathy is preparing to release her new album "Calling Me Home," a musical journey through Appalachia and it's amazing musical heritage. Here Kathy talks about the project and provides us with a taste of what you can expect to hear.. + Informações

"Seeds" as performed by Kathy Mattea on her album Lonesome Standard Time (1992, Mercury Records), (c) UMG.. + Informações

Music video by Kathy Mattea performing Time Passes By. (C) 1991 Mercury Records. + Informações

Kathy Mattea sings The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore at Joes Pub in NYC. + Informações