OPEN POST: Manor Music Monday With Linda Scott And Her Big Hair!
Which brings us to singer Linda Scott, who Li'l Scratch will be playing tonight for your listening and dancing pleasure. She first came to fame as a bubbly junior high school student when she wrote to Arthur Godfrey in 1959, asked for a singing spot on his wildly popular radio show - and to her surprise, he hired her as a regular guest star. It wasn't long before record label execs came knocking on her door.
And her hair? If you wonder "How big is too big?" wonder no more, because the answer (obvi) is "The sky's the limit!" Just give a gander to the cover art for Linda's 1965 LP, "Hey, Look At Me Now." It's unbelievably fabulous...
What are you listening to this week? DJ Li'l Scratch wants to know.
Till next time...purr, bitches, purr! 🐾
But, honestly, I don't know if you can handle it.
You can? You sure? Are you ready?
Brace yourself! There is no return!
Voila! Behold Linda in all her big hair glory. Jealous? You should be.
Linda hit the road early, scoring her first radio hit, "I'm Told Ev'ry Little Star," while she was still in high school. Then she rode a crest of early-rock popularity for nearly a decade before happily settling into back-up vocal work for some of the biggest names in the biz throughout the late 60s and early 70s. She scored in movies, too, appearing as herself when she was barely 16 years-old in the Chubby Checker movie, "Don't Knock The Twist," performing her hit song, "Yesiree!"
Linda hit the road early, scoring her first radio hit, "I'm Told Ev'ry Little Star," while she was still in high school. Then she rode a crest of early-rock popularity for nearly a decade before happily settling into back-up vocal work for some of the biggest names in the biz throughout the late 60s and early 70s. She scored in movies, too, appearing as herself when she was barely 16 years-old in the Chubby Checker movie, "Don't Knock The Twist," performing her hit song, "Yesiree!"
Her solo LP work endures, and her fans have included none other than David Lynch, who used her version of "I'm Told Ev'ry Little Star" for a key sequence in "Mulholland Drive."
"Look At Me Now" was her last solo LP, and she goes out on fire, offering up a heady mix of slow-jam seducers, like the opening, "If I Love Again," to a Samba-inflected version of "The Very Thought Of You." Plus there's the kicky title number:
Want more Linda? Her complete album is just a CLICK AWAY.
What are you listening to this week? DJ Li'l Scratch wants to know.
Till next time...purr, bitches, purr! 🐾
Photo Credits: Kapp Records, Getty Images, Warner Bros.
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