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Taffy Nivert
American singer-songwriter
Taffy Nivert | |
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Nivert as she appeared in a Starland Vocal Band promotional photo dated June 1977 | |
| Birth name | Mary Catherine Nivert |
| Born | (1944-10-25) October 25, 1944 (age 80) Washington, D.C.,[1] U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, singer |
Musical artist
Mary Catherine "Taffy" Nivert[2] (born October 25, 1944) is an American songwriter and singer.
Mary catherine taffy nivert danoff and king
She is best known for co-writing "Take Me Home, Country Roads", which was popularized by John Denver, and for being a member of the Starland Vocal Band.
Biography
Mary Catherine Nivert was born 25 October 1944 in Washington, D.C.
She received her nickname Taffy from her elder brother who, unable to pronounce her middle name as a young child, would call her Mary Tafferine.[3] Nivert began singing along with the radio in high school.
She was discovered by a bartender in Georgetown after he heard her singing to a jukebox. The bartender ask