how to begin." But after Mellencamp heard Cristy's rendition of the National Anthem at the basketball game, he invited her to the
studio.
It looks like Cristy has found her way. She has a solo on the first Mellencamp single off his next CD and will play conga and bongo drums, piano, keyboards and organ, and, of course, provide backup
vocals during the tour.
"I have always tried to surround myself with positive people and those people have helped me become the best I can," she says. "These people" include her piano
teachers throughout the years and her IU swimming coach, Dorsey Tierney. "She has never given up on me and has always done everything she could to take me to the top." Now, she hopes her band members will
do the same.
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