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.
![](/musicworld/musicpeople/200310/images/msmith_25.jpg) 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 |
![](/musicworld/musicpeople/200310/images/msmith_30.jpg) Big Yellow Dog's Kerry O'Neil, Mindy Smith, Big Yellow Dog's Carla Wallace |
![](/musicworld/musicpeople/200310/images/msmith_43.jpg) Steve Fishell, Susan Haynes, MCA's Clay Bradley, Sony's Tracy Gershon, Welk Music Group's Larry Welk |
![](/musicworld/musicpeople/200310/images/msmith_video.jpg) Rob Capwell, Sugar Hill's Kim Fowler, Vanguard's Lellie Capwell, AMA's J D May |
![](/musicworld/musicpeople/200310/images/msmith_15.jpg) Brit Stokes, Teresa, Trey Fanjoy, Manuel, Anastasia Brown |
![](/musicworld/musicpeople/200310/images/msmith_10.jpg) Gary Burr, Renee White |
photos by Beth Gwinn
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