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Linda Cole |
| After 17 years of gospel and
"pop" music experience with her family, Linda Cole
branched out into rhythm & blues while traveling from Manhattan to
Detroit to Los Angeles. She has worked with such artists as Billy
Henderson of the "Spinners", Billy Davis Jr. of
"The Fifth Dimension", Betty LaVette of the Broadway
hit "Bubblin Brown Sugar", Roz Ryan of the TV comedy
hit "Amen" and Broadway hit "Ain't Misbehavin", H.B.
Barnum, musical director for Aretha Franklin, the vocal group
"Enchantment", and Chick Glenn, former drummer
with the Mercer Ellington Orchestra. By 1991, Linda began to branch out into jazz and standards, appearing in such diverse rooms as "Dinos", Cocoa Beach, Florida, "Beacham's Blues & Jazz Club, Orlando, Florida, "Chef & Cleft, Charleston, SC, and other fine restaurants & jazz clubs throughout the Southeast. Linda Cole, presently residing in Daytona Beach, Florida, also adds to her list of accomplishments engagements at the Ritz Carlton, Amelia Island: guest appearances for the Central Florida Jazz Society, opening act for David Benoit at "Light Up Orlando" - 1991, guest appearances with the Altamonte Jazz Ensemble and is featured on its recently released CD "Blues for the Road Father". She also collaborated with Harold Blanchard on the release of her first CD. Linda has also made a guest appearance with the "Count Basie Orchestra" under the direction of Frank Foster. |
