Les Jones: Mindy Smith to be on Jay Leno

October 08, 2003

East Tennessee > Mindy Smith to be on Jay Leno

Melissa's friend Mindy Smith will be on Jay Leno's show Thursday night to perform "Jolene" with Dolly Parton.

Mindy recorded the song as part of a new Dolly tribute album. Other artists on the disc include Emmylou Harris, Melissa Etheridge, Norah Jones, and Sinead O'Connor. Mindy's song was the first single and first video from the CD, which is amazing since she's the least known of the bunch.

Mindy used to live in Knoxville, where she performed at open mic nights. She moved to Nashville a few years ago to start her career.

Posted by lesjones

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I remember seeing someone sing with Jacqui and the Tumblekings at (Tomato Head? Mercury?) in (97? 96?) after being told she was great by (Heather Scarborough?). Said person was just about to move to Nashville to seek her fame and fortune, and, while I obviously don't remember much of anything else about that night, I distinctly remember thinking "Damn. She's REALLY good. If there's any justice in the world, she'll be a star, but she's probably doomed to obscurity."

I wonder if it was Mindy Smith? Guess I know what CD I'm buying next.

Posted by: steve at October 08, 2003

I asked Melissa when Mindy moved to Nashville and she recalls that it was around 1998, so that very well could have been her.

Posted by: Les Jones at October 09, 2003