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Jutta Weinhold (born 19 October 1947) is a
Jutta Weinhold (born 19 October 1947) is a German
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rock singer.
Biography
Jutta Weinhold was born inMainz
Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-west, with Ma ...
. In the late 1960s, she sang in amateur bands. In 1969, she was engaged in the role of "Sheila" in the musical '' Hair'', followed by engagements in the musicals ''Godspell
''Godspell'' is a musical composed by Stephen Schwartz with book by John-Michael Tebelak. The show is structured as a series of parables, primarily based on the Gospel of Matthew, interspersed with music mostly set to lyrics from traditional hy ...
'' and ''Jesus Christ Superstar
''Jesus Christ Superstar'' is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Loosely based on the Gospels' accounts of the Passion, the work interprets the psychology of Jesus and other characters, with ...
'' in 1972. In 1974 she made some appearances with Amon Düül II
Amon Düül II (or Amon Düül 2, PronunciationAmon Düül is a German rock band. The group is generally considered to be one of the pioneers of the West German krautrock scene. Their 1970 album ''Yeti'' was described by British magazine ''The W ...
and appeared in the television program '' Disco''. Weinhold has been playing blues-sessions with the Kaftan-Blues-Band since 1975. In 1976, she released the LP ''Coming'' under her name, which was followed by ''Jutta Weinhold'' in 1978. From 1976 to 1978, she was a guest musician with Udo Lindenberg
Udo Lindenberg (born 17 May 1946) is a German singer, drummer, and composer.
Career
Lindenberg started his musical career as a drummer. In 1969, he founded his first band Free Orbit, and also appeared as a studio and guest musician (with Micha ...
. As a result, from this collaboration, Udo Lindenberg's first live album, ''Livehaftig'', on which Weinhold had sung all female vocal parts, was released in 1979. For a production of the Senate of Berlin
The Senate of Berlin (german: Berliner Senat) is the executive body governing the city of Berlin, which at the same time is a state of Germany. According to the the Senate consists of the Governing Mayor of Berlin and up to ten senators appoint ...
the Jutta Weinhold Band recorded the LP ''Mach 'nen Bogen um die Drogen'' (''Avoid Drugs'') in 1980. In 1982, she released the German album ''Volksmusik'' with the formation Breslau. Due to the misleading naming and the album's provocative lyrics, she was accused of having sympathies for right-wing thoughts.
Her band Zed Yago, founded in 1985, is considered to be a pioneer in the genre of dramatic metal. The band's concept albums deal with the experiences of a fictitious daughter of the Flying Dutchman
The ''Flying Dutchman'' ( nl, De Vliegende Hollander) is a legendary ghost ship, allegedly never able to make port, but doomed to sail the seven seas forever. The myth is likely to have originated from the Dutch Golden Age, 17th-century Gold ...
. After a legal dispute, the project later changed its name to Velvet Viper. However, Zed Yago's success could not be continued and they disbanded.
In addition to her own projects, Weinhold is also active as a session and studio musician. In October 2011, Weinhold published her first book, ''Die Tochter des Fliegenden Holländers: Auf der Suche nach der verlorenen PhantaSIE'' (''The daughter of the Flying Dutchman: In search of the lost PhantaSIE''), which once again is about the daughter of the Flying Dutchman. Weinhold also had small appearances in supporting roles in films. Since 2012, she now performs with the Jutta Weinhold Band.
Selected works
Solo: * Cadillac (fahr weg)/Ticket nach Memphis (Single) (1974) * Coming (1976) * Jutta Weinhold (1978) with ''Jutta.Weinhold-Band'': * Mach 'nen Bogen um die Drogen (LP) (1980) (one song only) with ''Weinhold'': * To Be Or Not ... (1993) * From Heaven Through The World To Hell (2004) * Below The Line (2006) * Read Between The Lines (2010) with ''Breslau'': * Volksmusik (1982) with ''Zed Yago'': * From Over Yonder (1988) * Pilgrimage (1989) with ''Velvet Viper'': * Velvet Viper (1990) * The 4th Quest For Fantasy (1992) * Respice Finem (2018) * The Pale Man Is Holding A Broken Heart (2019) * Cosmic Healer (2021)References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weinhold, Jutta 1947 births Living people German rock singers German women singers