What is Jeff Austin?
[[File:Jeff Austin HSMF 2007.jpg|thumb|200px|Austin in 2007]] '''Jeff Austin''' (April 25, 1974 – June 24, 2019) was an [[Americans|American]] [[mandolin]]ist and singer. He is best known for being a founding member of the [[Bluegrass music|progressive bluegrass]] group [[Yonder Mountain String Band]]. The band formed in 1998, and by 2014, Austin had left the group. He released his first solo album, titled ''The Simple Truth'', on February 10, 2015. Austin was born in [[Arlington Heights, Illinois]] and grew up in [[Elk Grove Village, Illinois|Elk Grove]]. He died on June 24, 2019 in [[Seattle, Washington]], at the age of 45.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/jeff-austin-passed-away-2019/|title=Jeff Austin, Formerly Of Yonder Mountain String Band, Has Passed Away|work=Live For Live Music|date=25 June 2019|author=Thomson, Rex|access-date=28 June 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} *{{Official website|http://www.jeffaustin.com/}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Austin, Jeff}} [[Category:1974 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:American folk singers]] [[Category:American bluegrass musicians]] [[Category:American mandolinists]] [[Category:Musicians from Illinois]] [[Category:Singers from Illinois]] [[Category:People from Arlington Heights, Illinois]] {{US-bio-stub}}