Linda Thompson (born 23 August 1947 in London, England) is a British singer. Born Linda Pettifer (Linda is the sister of the actor Brian Pettifer) in the London Borough of Hackney, Thompson became one of the most recognised names—and voices—in the British folk rock movement of the 1970s and 1980s, in collaboration with her former husband and fellow British folk rock legend, guitarist Richard Thompson, and later, as a solo artist.
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Linda Thompson (born 23 August 1947 in London, England) is a British singer. Born Linda Pettifer (Linda is the sister of the actor Brian Pettifer) in the London Borough of Hackney, Thompson became one of the most recognised names—and voices—in the British folk rock movement of the 1970s and 1980s, in collaboration with her former husband and fellow British folk rock legend, guitarist Richard Thompson, and later, as a solo artist.
When Linda Pettifer was six, her family moved to a district of Glasgow.
In about 1966 she started singing in folk clubs, and in 1967 began studying modern languages at the University of London, but quit the latter after four months. She changed her name to Linda Peters. By day she sang advertising jingles, including one with Manfred Mann. By night she sang folk songs in coffee houses, meeting up with key members of the folk scene including Sandy Denny. She recorded the Bob Dylan song "You Ain't Going Nowhere", released as an MGM single in 1968 by Paul McNeill...
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