Linda Tillery
Linda Tillery (born September 2, 1948 in San Francisco ) is an American singer and music producer. She was instrumental in the renaissance of African American vocal forms in the USA.
Live and act
Tillery received a classical vocal training at the age of 19 and then became a member of the soul band Loading Zone . First under the pseudonym Sweat Linda Divine , she began a solo career in 1970, but also worked in the studios, where she eventually worked as a producer for Olivia Records . She has worked as a drummer and singer in the ensembles of Carlos Santana , Teresa Trull, Bobby McFerrin , Huey Lewis , June Millington, Linda Ronstadt , Barbara Higbie and Taj Mahal . Since 1991 she has been collecting songs and materials from African American history. In 1993 she founded the purely female occupied Cultural Heritage Choir , of a repertoire of spirituals , Blue songs , work songs , children's songs from North America as well as South African and Afro-Brazilian songs a cappella brought to the performance world. She also plays blues and jazz with her band Skin Tight .
She has twice received the Bay Area Jazz Award for Outstanding Vocalist .
Discographic notes
- Sweet Linda Divine (CBS Records, 1970)
- Linda Tillery (Olivia Records, 1978)
- Secrets (411 / Redwood Records, 1985)
The Cultural Heritage Choir
- Good Time, A Good Time (1995)
- Front Porch Music (1997)
- Say Yo 'Business (2001)
Web links
Lexigraphic entry
- Wolf Kampmann (Ed.), With the assistance of Ekkehard Jost : Reclams Jazzlexikon . Reclam, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-15-010528-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ La Peña Cultural Center (Berkeley, CA) Happy Birthday, Ms. Tillery! , dated September 9, 2008
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle Tillery to mark 60th birthday with pair of shows , September 1, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tillery, Linda |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer and record producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Francisco |