Cindy Jordan

Speaker, songwriter and composer Cindy Jordan is dedicated to her vision of bringing awareness to the power of music and she is right on track. "Music used with intention can make a dramatic difference in people's lives."

In 1983, every country radio station and honky-tonk was playing, Jose Cuervo you are a friend of mine.” This is the first song this California surfer girl ever wrote! The song Jose Cuervo went on to be the 1983 Country Music song of the year in Billboard Magazine. That same year Sales for Jose Cuervo tequila increased by the millions. “That’s the power of music.”

Cindy says that she realizes it was the spirit of the song that made it a hit. “Little children and people who I know never even have had a drink love my song! After all this time I believe it is because the song expresses a happy emotion and expresses the concept of freedom. How many times to we forget to enjoy life because we are held back or feel we don’t deserve it? The song, Jose Cuervo kind of breaks through those barriers and makes people smile. I have heard some great stories of how the song has affected people’s lives.”

When Cindy was three years old Santa brought her a little red piano and she fell in love with making music. She studied classical music and theory with composer/concert pianist Nino Albanese. She began teaching piano herself at age 17. Cindy taught herself to play guitar at 12 when by buying a book of guitar chords.

Music was in her family. Her great-grandfather Alberto Solis was a talent Scout for Irving Berlin. He traveled to Spain in search of Spanish music. Alberto also worked in the earliest years for RCA Victor talking machines.

Her paternal grandmother, Opal Jordan was a honky tonk piano player. After losing her husband in WWII she raised her four children working in factories during the day and playing music at night. “I wrote Nobody Cried When Mama Sang the Blues for Memo. I once saw her play for two hours straight and the whole crowd moaned when she got up to take a break. She was definitely one of the last of the ‘red hot mamas!’ I am her legacy.”  

After her success with Jose Cuervo in 1984 Cindy married a cowboy, moved to east Texas and had two babies within fifteen months of each other. With her new life and family she changed her genre of music and began writing songs for children. She created a ministry called Kids for Kids. The choir of 35 children from rural Texas raised money for children's charities including St. Jude's hospital in Memphis Tennessee.

In 1998, after a series of dark events, as fate would have it, Cindy moved to Nashville, Tennessee. “I remember standing in my kitchen being very depressed and having a conversation with God. ‘OK. You have me here. What am I supposed to do now?’ I heard what I like to call the voice say, ‘Go play for the kids at Vanderbilt.’ I argued. ‘ No its me…remember Jose Cuervo? I need a phone number of a producer or publisher or something.’ I heard “Go to Vanderbilt and play music for the kids.’ God’s voice comes in the form of thought. I couldn’t get the thought out of my mind! Finally after three weeks of having this conversation I went to volunteer to play music at Vanderbilt.”

Vanderbilt pediatrics had plenty of programs so they decided to have Cindy play music for patients recovering from surgery. “I think the last thing I’d want is someone to show up at my hospital room doorway, holding a guitar and asking me if I wanted to hear a song. I found this to be true with most of the patients. This made me confused until one night my son came to me and asked me to play the piano so he could fall asleep. In that moment bells and whistles went off and my purpose became crystal clear. I would compose music to make people relax and feel better.” I felt that if I created the music in the spirit of love, the listener’s spirit would hear it.”

Within a few short months Cindy signed a contract to compose and produce 11 CDs for Page Music. The peaceful Journey Series, four Christmas CDs and a 3 CD project she named New Beginnings were released worldwide. Cynthia’s music is to the ear, as a beautiful sunset is to the eye. It has a warm healing affect that seems to resonate with all living things. “When I practice my piano many times animals show up outside my window and listen. They make a wonderful audience.”

With the release of her music, Cindy began receiving letters from all over the world. “We use your music to relieve our little girl’s migraine headaches.” “My aunt had a more speedy recovery from her heart surgery. I know it was your music that helped.” “I had my first full night’s sleep in two years!” “We played your Celtic CD when we buried our son and it brought us great comfort.”

Cindy began doing research on the power of music and was excited to find all kinds of benefits music can bring. Cynthia’s book Butterfly Moments, has proven to be an inspirational winner. “ The book describes my musical journey from Jose Cuervo to composing the Peaceful Journey series. She is currently finishing her new book, Prescription Music to be released Summer of 2006.

Cindy currently resides in San Angelo, Texas. “I made it back to God’s country.” She has a two-hour program on KCSA, 95.7 that plays therapeutic music for the people of Tom Green County. “In my research I have learned that the best kind of therapeutic music is instrumental, stays at a consistent flow of 50 to 60 beats a minute and features acoustic instruments.” Cindy’s goal is for her idea to catch on statewide and then nation wide. “If it works anywhere it can work everywhere.”

Cindy’s mission statement is, “to heal the world with beautiful music.” She has new products coming out all the time including a new DVD called Journey to Wellness.

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Keynote topics

Spirituality and Wellness

Contact information for  Cindy Jordan

Cindy is represented by Charli Jane Speaker Services please contact Wendi for booking or media inquiries at wendi@CharliJane.com or 402 350 7262 / 402 218 4426