Mindy Jostyn

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Mindy Jostyn (born June 5, 1956 in Long Island City , † March 10, 2005 in Hudson , New York ) was an American singer and multi-instrumentalist .

Mindy Jostyn grew up in San Jose and Wellesley and founded her first band, "The Tigers", at the age of 11. Her musical focus was on folk rock / pop. She played the violin, guitar and harmonica, among other things. Before her solo career, Jostyn was a sought-after accompanist for internationally known artists such as Joe Jackson , Billy Joel , Cyndi Lauper , Jon Bon Jovi and Shania Twain . 1992-93 she was a permanent member of The Hooters .

Jostyn was married to Jacob Brackman , an American journalist, author and songwriter. In 2005 Mindy Jostyn died of complications from cancer at the age of 48.

Discography solo albums

  • Five Miles From Hope (1995)
  • Cedar Lane (1997)
  • In His EYES (1998)
  • Blue Stories (2001)
  • Coming Home (2005)

Other activities

She accompanied the following artists on their tours and acted as a background singer, played the violin, mandolin, acoustic guitar, harmonica etc .:

With the following artists she took part in recordings and sessions of various titles:

She can be heard consistently on the following albums:

  • Donald Fagen - Kamakiriad (1993)
  • The Hooters - Out of Body (1993)
  • The Hooters - The Hooters Live (1994)
  • John Waite - When You Were Mine (1997)
  • Carly Simon - Film Noir (1997)
  • Andreas Vollenweider - Kryptos Columbia (1997)
  • Andreas Vollenweider - Cosmology (2000)

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personal data
SURNAME Jostyn, Mindy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer and multi-instrumentalist
DATE OF BIRTH 5th June 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Long Island City
DATE OF DEATH March 10, 2005
Place of death Hudson , New York