Mindy Smith: Mindy Smith: Singer-songwriter, Music, Country Music, Americana (Music), Alternative Music, Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin, Vanguard Records

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Mindy Smith (born June 1, 1972 on Long Island, New York) is an American singer-songwriter. Her music has a broad appeal and can be classified as all of the following: folk, country, americana, bluegrass, pop, rock, and even alternative. Her voice and music have been compared to that of Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin, Norah Jones, and Alison Krauss. Smith was adopted at birth by a pastor and his wife. She has a brother and two sisters (Shannon, Kim and Don), and she grew up on Long Island, where she developed a passion for music and began singing at an early age. After her mother's death from cancer in 1991, Smith moved to Cincinnati for two years and then to Knoxville, Tennessee and, in 1998, she moved to Nashville to pursue a career in music.