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The
iconic
singer
Tracy
Chapman
appeared
at
the
Grammy
Awards
to
perform
her
hit
song
“Fast
Car”
with
Luke
Combs,
moving
the
crowd
to
a
standing
ovation.
On
Sunday
night
(Feb.
4),
the
66th
Grammy
Awards
began
with
a
duet
performance
by
singer
and
songwriter
Tracy
Chapman
and
country
star
Luke
Combs
of
Chapman’s
now-iconic
song
“Fast
Car.”
Dressed
in
an
elegant
black
shirt
and
slacks
with
her
silver
locs
tied
behind
her,
Chapman
played
the
memorable
first
bars
on
her
guitar
singing
the
first
verse
as
the
crowd
cheered.
Combs
joined
in,
singing
the
second
verse.
They
went
back
and
forth
singing
and
joined
in
on
the
chorus,
leading
the
star-studded
audience
to
deliver
a
rapturous
standing
ovation
as
the
song
ended
with
Combs
bowing
to
Chapman.
“The
legendary
Tracy
Chapman,
everybody,”
host
Trevor
Noah
said
at
the
end,
overjoyed.
“Thank
you
so
much
for
that!
Thank
you
so
much
for
that.”
Oprah
Winfrey
could
be
seen
jumping
up
and
down
in
excitement
in
the
audience,
with
Taylor
Swift
and
Kasey
Musgraves
also
expressing
their
joy
during
the
ovation.
The
59-year-old
singer’s
return
to
the
Grammy
stage
in
35
years
was
propelled
by
Combs’
faithful
cover
of
“Fast
Car”
last
year
on
his
Gettin’
Old
album.
It
captivated
the
public,
obtaining
the
second
spot
on
the
Billboard
Hot
100
and
a
nomination
for
Best
Country
Solo
Performance
at
this
year’s
Grammys
in
addition
to
winning
the
Country
Music
Award
for
Song
of
the
Year
last
year
–
making
Chapman
the
first
Black
songwriter
to
get
that
honor.
“It’s
truly
an
honor
for
my
song
to
be
newly
recognized
after
35
years
of
its
debut,”
she
said
in
a
statement
at
the
time.
The
duet
thrilled
many
at
home
watching
as
well,
inducing
fans
to
push
the
song
to
No.
1
on
the
U.S.
iTunes
chart
shortly
after
the
performance
aired.
The
appearance
was
also
the
anniversary
of
Tracy
Chapman’s
debut
at
the
Grammy
Awards
in
1989,
a
year
after
her
self-titled
debut
featuring
“Fast
Car.”
She
would
win
Best
Female
Pop
Vocalist
that
night,
where
she
also
performed
before
the
audience.
Before
that,
Chapman
hadn’t
done
many
public
performances
since
her
last
tour
ended
in
2009,
and
she
had
appeared
on
Late
Night
With
Seth
Meyers
during
the
lead-up
to
the
2020
presidential
election
performing
“Talkin’
Bout
A
Revolution.”
