Jutta Weinhold was born in
Mainz. 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 and
Jesus Christ Superstar in 1972. In 1974 she made some appearances with
Amon Düül II 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. 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 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. 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. Since 2012, she now performs with the Jutta Weinhold Band. ==Selected works==