Linda Lyndell was a 22 year old Gainsville girl who’d cut her teeth singing soul on tour with a number of soul legends. Otis Redding got her in at STAX, and her 2nd single “What A Man” peaked at #50 on the Billboard chart in 1968.
Some groups, both black & white, didn’t like a white girl singing “black” music & after a wave of threatening letters Linda retired from the biz and went back to Florida. Though rumors say she’s planning a comeback…
Featured on the latest #OTRRH, in the Archive:
http://www.bboxradio.com/old-time-religion-radio-hour/1445-mad-about-the-girl.html
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