Women Music March #4 — Linda Thompson

I heard Linda Thompson’s (now-ex) husband, Richard’s, music first, which led me to Linda. Linda’s voice has so much emotion in it. When I went looking for a song with her without Richard, I came across this one. Knowing who she is singing it to makes it so much more powerful. Linda Thompson (née Pettifer,…

Coloring Club Plus — 2/9/19

Today is another Richard & Linda Thompson offering, this one from their “Pour Down Like Silver” CD.  This one has Linda singing it.  “Dimming of the Day” is a song I first heard sung by Bonnie Raitt, who does an excellent cover, but I didn’t know who had written it.  Richard Thompson wrote the song,…

Coloring Club Plus — 2/8/19

This morning’s listening was to Richard and Linda Thompson’s CD, “Shoot Out the Lights”. from wikipedia:  Shoot Out the Lights is the sixth and final album by British husband-and-wife rock duo Richard and Linda Thompson. It was produced by Joe Boyd and released in 1982 on his Hannibal label. A critically acclaimed work, AllMusic’s Mark…