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- Born: January 1, 1948MSN Music: Linda Thompson Biography
- Birth name: Linda PettiferMSN Music: Linda Thompson Biography
- Also known as: Linda PetersMSN Music: Linda Thompson Biography
- Genre: RockMSN Music: Linda Thompson Biography
- Styles: British folk rock, folk rock, folk, British folkMSN Music: Linda Thompson Biography
- Origin: London, EnglandMSN Music: Linda Thompson Biography
- Active: 1968-presenthttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hzfwxqlgldse~T1 Linda Thompson Biography]
- Albums: 4Rolling Stone: Linda Thompson Discographys
- Label: RounderAOL Music: Linda Thompson Albums
- Ran an antique jewelry shop in LondonMSN Music: Linda Thompson Biography
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British musician Linda Thompson is a professional singer and songwriter.allmusic: Linda Thompson Biography
Early Years
Thompson and her family moved to Glasgow when she was six years old, where her father opened up a TV repair shop. In 1967, she attended London University and quit after only four months to pursue her music career.MySpacePage: Linda ThompsonCareer
Thompson started her career in 1968 as part of a duo with Paul McNeill. They recorded two singles. In 1972, she was part of a rock-and-roll band, the Bunch. Later that year she started working with Richard Thompson of Fairport Convention, who she'd met in 1969. They married in 1972 and performed together for ten years. In 1985, she signed with Warner Bros. Records.MSN Music: Linda Thompson Biography Thompson stopped recording and performing because of hysterical dysphonia (a pyschological disorder in which the sufferer is unable to produce speech sounds.) Thompson resurfaced in 2002 with her first album in seventeen years, Fashionably Late. Versatile Heart was released five years later.VH1: Linda Thompson Biography-
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Linda Thompson Questions
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Who did Linda Thompson, Brody Jenners mom, have high-profile relationships with? 1 AnswerWell other than Brody's dad Bruce, the Olympian, she famously lived with Elvis Presley at Graceland, and until recently was married to songwriter David Foster, ... read more -
Linda Thompson stopped recording in the 1980s due to hysterical dysphonia. What causes that condition? 2 AnswersNot a lot in known about this condition. According to a published journal, it says: "There is evidence that the disorder is associated with high neuroticism,... read more
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