Linda Lewis
| Linda Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Linda Ann Fredericks |
| Born |
27 September 1950 West Ham, Essex, England |
| Genres | Pop, soul, rock, ska, funk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter, |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Labels | Polydor, Reprise, Raft, Arista, Ariola, Market Square, Turpin |
| Associated acts | Jim Cregan, Ian Samwell, Luther Vandross, Rod Stewart, Cat Stevens, Al Kooper, Basement Jaxx, Bobby Tench, Jamiroquai, Common, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, Rick Wakeman, Junior Marvin |
Linda Lewis (born Linda Ann Fredericks, 27 September 1950, West Ham, Essex, England) is an English vocalist, songwriter and guitarist. Lewis is the oldest of six children, three of whom also had singing careers. She is best known for the singles "Rock-a-Doodle-Doo" (1972), "Sideway Shuffle" (1973), and her version of Betty Everett's "Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" (1975) albums such as Lark (1972), Not a Little Girl Anymore (1975) and Woman Overboard (1977), and the later Second Nature (1995), which became successful in countries such as Japan. Lewis also provided vocals for others such as David Bowie, Al Kooper, Cat Stevens, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, Rick Wakeman, Rod Stewart,Hummingbird, Joan Armatrading and Jamiroquai.
Lewis is a self-taught guitarist and keyboard player, influenced by Harry Nilsson, Billie Holiday and Smokey Robinson, also drawing inspiration from others such as Joni Mitchell. Her music blends folk, funk and soul.
At the age of three Linda Fredericks was sent to stage school and was regularly cast in non-speaking TV and film roles such as A Taste of Honey (1961) and as a screaming fan in the first Beatles film A Hard Day's Night (1964), she also sang to the public for money. Lewis joined The Q Set, a British band who performed ska and blue beat, Jamaican-style music
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