Gainesville-born blue-eyed Southern soul diva Linda Lyndell attended both white and black churches as a child, andt by her teens she was singing with local R&B acts. After opening for the likes of James Brown and Ike & Tina Turner, she met Otis Redding, who recommended her to Isaac Hayes and David Porte at Stax Records. Two singles followed, but the increased visibility called attention to a white woman singing black music. Threats from the Ku Klux Klan prompted her to retire from performing and return to Gainesville. Interesting. File under: Blue-Eyed Soul Divas (Prematurely Retired)
Discography: 1968 Bring Your Love Back To Me / Here Am I
What A Man / I Don't Know
In the music library: The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles: 1959-1968: Bring Your Love Back To Me
The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles: 1968-1971; What A Man
Links: Wikipedia AllMusic Discogs 45cat Stax Records.free.fr Voices of East Anglia