 Tracy grew up in Cleveland in the 60s and 70s, but moved to a suburb of Boston when she went to Tufts University. During college, she sang and played her guitar in coffee houses around Boston and on street corners. Tracy studied anthropology at Tufts, and you can hear it in her music. Her songs are about people, about real-life struggles. Racism, poverty, earning a living. Not exactly commercial ditties, but one record company was interested in Tracy's unusual sound.