Linda began studying voice at age 2 ½, dance at 3, piano at 4: whereupon she retired at age 5 and went to Kindergarten! After performing in various musical, theatre groups and television shows, throughout her high school years, Linda was featured in her own ½ hour television special, entitled “LINDA”. This television special garnered a nomination for the coveted Peabody Award. During those years, Linda began performing with her mentor’s band, Loonis McGlohon (former pianist with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra). Under Loonis’ tutelage, Linda’s abilities grew and were refined to the Jazz-style she enjoys performing most today.
Linda has been “The Voice” of Eckerd Drug Stores, Domino Sugar, Jesse Jones Sausage, JFG Coffee and Teas, Just to name a few. While touring on the road, (with 10-piece band, 17-piece band and her own Jazz Trio, she has performed with such stars as:
Gary Collins
Mary Ann Mobley
Leonard Nimoy
Shari Lewis
Buddy Hackett
Pat Buttram
Tab Hunter
Peter Lind Hayes
Margaret Whiting
Patti Page
“The Brady Bunch”
Gary Burghoff (Radar –Mash)
Charlotte Rae
Jazz Guitarist Chuck Wayne
Jazz Trumpeter Billy Butterfield
Jazz Pianist Marian McPartland
Composer Alec Wilder
And, Many Others!
Linda has a three octave range and is an excellent sight reader, just the right combination of talents for any performance! She is an accomplished pianist and is able to accompany herself either on piano or guitar. Linda also scores most of her own arrangements. She has been performing in the Cincinnati area with the 5-piece band Chameleon for the last 4 ½ years as lead vocalist, keyboardist and arranger.
Her song list is extensive, ranging from Big Band & Jazz Standards, Classic Rock, Latin and modern.
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