Talk:Linda Thompson (singer)

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Linda Thompson sings on the soundtrack of Gangs of New York. She sings Paddy's Lamentation a traditional arranged by Linda Thompson and her son Teddy Thompson. Linda Thompson appears on the soundtrack album courtesy of Rounder Records. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bumble7 (talk • contribs) 05:29, 14 January 2006

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I posted a revision that cleaned up style, and corrected several errors. It's since been taken down. Presumably, the errors can now live on in perpetuity. Ah, Wikipedia -- no wonder you're so well regarded! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.165.32.246 (talk) 19:01, 10 June 2006

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A Linda Thompson supporter has written much of this entry - it describes her as "heroic," etc. It's crap, makes the whole entry not credible. 68.81.114.143 22:54, 26 August 2007 (UTC) --- —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.81.114.143 (talk) 22:54, August 26, 2007 (UTC)

White and overeducated
I can't remember where I got that line. It might have been the TV documentary on her life. If it really worries you, you can use this instead:

"Although Islam itself was a revelation," Linda recalls, "the commune was full of white middle-class people trying to punish themselves, and everybody else. It taught me a lot. To stay away from sects, mostly."

The source is this interview: http://www.cdshakedown.com/110696.htm It conveys much the same sentiment. Ogg 07:32, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

There is more of the same here: http://www.sundayherald.com/print50973

Ogg 07:34, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Bias
The article, while quite informative, is rather biased, and makes a few sweeping POV statements. Do we have, for instance, any sources to cite that LT's breakup with RT was the cause of her hysterical dysphonia? Also, the myth-making and speculation surrounding the final show of the Shoot Out the Lights US tour are fascinating, but not strictly orthodox in an encyclopedia entry. There is a touch of anti-Richard Thompson about the whole article, too. Cravenmonket 14:08, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

There is an article in the January 2008 issues of The Believer in which Linda Thompson says her dysphonia actually started a few months after they were married. There are a few quotes in there about it. I could transcribe them if you want them. Orchidlily (talk) 01:54, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

I tend to agree - the article says things like "On tours and on the albums, however, Linda was given the slowest, and most melancholy songs to sing". This seems like both POV and a misrepresentation. On the program about Richard Thompson with Bob Harris from 2005 (repeated on 7th October 2008 on BBC Radio 2) Linda said "Richard and I were both a pair of miserable buggers", so this seems like a natural outcome in this case. Soarhead77 (talk) 11:07, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Agree, have made some changes as suggested, but more work needs to be done. Murkeychris (talk) 05:14, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

I'm removing the statement that attributes LT's dysphonia to the break-up of her marriage. LT has spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological condition. See, for instance: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/match-made-in-hell-linda-thompson-and-her-husband-created-british-folk-rock-and-almost-destroyed-each-other-in-the-process-463614.html 850 C (talk) 20:40, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Children?
Is everyone sure she and Richard only had three kids? Apparently there were four.

http://www.richardthompson-music.com/catch_of_the_day.asp?id=1036

--BuddyOfHolly (talk) 20:12, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

That link is dead so I don't know what the information was. The confusion may have been caused by the fact that Richard had, I believe, at least one other child with another women before he married LT. 850 C (talk) 20:42, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Dreams Fly Away
The wording suggests this is new material released after her temporary cure, but it is a rarities comp. Murkeychris (talk) 05:14, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Article now says: "A compilation of Linda's earlier work, Dreams Fly Away (1996), included both previously released songs and alternate versions of some of her better-known songs." Martinevans123 (talk) 20:47, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Biog
More detail could be added to her biog, especially later days. For example, she toured after Fashionably Late but decided not to have the treatment again and now performs only occassionally and sporadically (and with difficulty). She is working on a new solo album and asking people to fund it in return for tributes etc. Murkeychris (talk) 05:14, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
 * There's now quite a bit of material about the period after Fashionably Late. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:49, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Photo try & fail
I searched Flickr for a photo of Linda & failed. I did turn up a nice photo of her daughter Kami. So maybe someone should ask her directly? --Pete Tillman (talk) 20:20, 3 September 2016 (UTC)

Photo of Fairport Convention
Thanks User:Liverpoolpics for adding the photo by User:Tony 1212 into the infobox, except it's really of Fairport Convention and it's not the clearest image of Linda? I'm wondering if maybe we should keep the "image required" tag here? Many thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:57, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I agree with Martin - unfortunately I have no photo of Linda in my own holdings. Tony 1212 (talk) 18:11, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
 * It's also also a bit odd/ misleading as she was never a member of Faiport! Martinevans123 (talk) 18:26, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

Birthname
FreeBMD shows that the only female Pettifer, registered in Hackney, for the 3rd quarter of 1947, is a Janis L. K., mother's name Meechan: Is that her? Martinevans123 (talk) 11:28, 2 June 2024 (UTC)