October 14, 2003

Mindy Smith Premieres ‘Jolene’ Video At BMI

Vanguard Records recording artist Mindy Smith marked the premiere of her video "Jolene" with a screening party at BMI Nashville. Directed by Trey Fanjoy, "Jolene" is Smith's contribution to the Dolly Parton tribute album Just Because I'm A Woman (Sugar Hill Records), which also features Alison Krauss, Norah Jones, Shania Twain, Joan Osborne, Shelby Lynne and Sinead O'Connor. A writer for Big Yellow Dog Music, Smith is finishing up her debut album, due in January.

BMI's Mark Mason, Welk Music Group's Steve Buckingham and Larry Welk, Mindy Smith, BMI's Deanna Bruton, Trey Fanjoy, Welk Music Group's Kevin Welk

Big Yellow Dog's Kerry O'Neil, Mindy Smith, Big Yellow Dog's Carla Wallace

Steve Fishell, Susan Haynes, MCA's Clay Bradley, Sony's Tracy Gershon, Welk Music Group's Larry Welk

Rob Capwell, Sugar Hill's Kim Fowler, Vanguard's Lellie Capwell, AMA's J D May

Brit Stokes, Teresa, Trey Fanjoy, Manuel, Anastasia Brown

Gary Burr, Renee White

photos by Beth Gwinn