SAN FRANCISCO -- In 2002, Vanessa Carlton rocketed to fame with her hit "A Thousand Miles" and the accompanying video showing her singing while playing a piano through the streets of Los Angeles. More ...

Few debut hits have had the broad and lasting impact of “A Thousand Miles.” Just ask Terry Crews, who can thank it for his big break. Vanessa Carlton’s debut single — released 20 years ago on February ...

Ahit song is a strange, almost inexplicable phenomenon, and for all Vanessa Carlton knows, "A Thousand Miles" may be the only one she ever writes. The smash single from the 22-year-old ...

With an instantly recognizable hook and effervescent melody, Vanessa Carlton’s debut single A Thousand Miles hit the 2002 Billboard Charts like a neutron bomb, earning nominations for the Grammy Award ...

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ROCHESTER — While waiting for the headliner Vanessa Carlton to take the stage, the millennial Rochesterites Karin Wright and Scott Arendt were debating whether Carlton would perform “A Thousand Miles” ...

Vanessa Carlton drew a small but enthusiastic crowd to The Showbox Wednesday night for an all-ages show on her first headlining tour. Performing for less than an hour, the 22-year-old pianist, singer ...