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Artist of the Day — Jenn Bostic
Jenn Bostic’s career as a singer and songwriter began when she was 10 years old, in the back seat of her father’s car with her older brother on the way to school. A horrific crash that killed her dad, a hobby musician who taught her folk songs like “Sunny Side of the Street,” and turned her on to Emmylou Harris and Bonnie Raitt, changed the 25-year-old’s life forever.
Born in Philadelphia, but raised in Waconia, Minnesota, a small town 30 miles west of Minneapolis, Jenn grew up singing with her family around the piano. Her father, a CEO of NordicTrack, played a variety of instruments, including accordion, while his daughter picked up a love of folk, blues, R&B, soul, show tunes and, eventually, country. Seeing her father die in front of her made her angry with God at first, but she later found an outlet for her sorrow in music and writing songs.
Take Sheryl Crow’s bluesy approach, Sarah McLachlan’s purity of voice and Sara Bareilles’ funkiness and you get an idea of Jenn Bostic.
What You’re Listening To: “Jealous of the Angels”
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Beauty is in the eye of the photographer who senses an art form in the mundane.
