Born in Bar Harbor, Maine, Jude Johnstone began writing songs at about age 8. At 18, she was “discovered” by E-Street Band saxophonist, Clarence Clemons. After spending some time in New York and New Jersey under his wing, attending the famous No Nukes Concerts at Madison Square Garden while also being a fly on the wall as Springsteen made his ground breaking album “The River” in 1979, she moved to Los Angeles, where her songs quickly became sought after by other artists. She has been covered by Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Bette Midler, Johnny Cash, Stevie Nicks, Mary Black, Jennifer Warnes, Trisha Yearwood and more, including a #1 song for Yearwood’s debut album called “The Woman Before Me” which earned her a BMI award. Her songs then appeared on eight more Yearwood albums. She also penned the title track to Johnny Cash’s 1997 Grammy winning album “Unchained.”Jude has released 9 albums of her own and is currently working on her 10th called “Hope For The Broken Hearted.”