Dee Lewis
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Gender | Female |
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Genres | House |
Niece | Carli Wheatley |
Music groups | Jamiroquai |
Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
Siblings | Shirley Lewis |
Groups | Jamiroquai |
Songs | Travelling Without Moving |
List | Virtual InsanityTravelling Without Moving · 1996 |
Albums | A Funk Odyssey |
Travelling Without Moving | |
Emergency on Planet Earth | |
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ID | 677599 |
Dee Lewis Life story
Linda Lewis, whose singing career spanned more than four decades, dies aged 72
By Christy CooneyBBC News
Singer-songwriter Linda Lewis , whose career spanned More Than four decades, has died at the Age Of 72, her family has announced.
The British musician was known for a five-octave vocal range and provided backing vocals for the likes of David Bowie and Rod Stewart .
She also enjoyed solo success in the 1970s with songs including Rock-A-Doodle-Doo.
Paying tribute, fellow musician Midge Ure said she had sung " beautifully".
Announcing the death on Social Media , her sibling Dee Lewis Clay said her " beloved beautiful sister" had Passed Away peacefully At Home and described the death as " heartbreaking".
Lewis was born Linda Ann Fredericks in West Ham and attended Stage School , later gaining non-speaking roles in British film A Taste of Honey in 1961 and, three years later, as a screaming fan in The First Beatles film, A Hard Day's Night.
A self-taught guitarist and Keyboard Player , she appeared at The First ever Glastonbury Festival in 1970 and had four top-40 hits over The Next decade.
Rock-A-Doodle-Doo Reached number 15 in the UK in 1973, while It's In His Kiss - a disco cover of The Shoop Shoop Song, first recorded by Merry Clayton - Reached Number Six in 1975.
Her work with Bowie included backing vocals on the Aladdin Sane album, while other artists she worked with included Cat Stevens , Joan Armatrading , and Jamiroquai.
Writing on Twitter, Ure said: " Really sad to hear this. I had a massive crush on Linda Lewis .
" Not A Little Girl Anymore [the title track from her 1975 album] was a great song and beautifully sung by her. "
Mike Scott , frontman of Scottish band The Waterboys , said he was " very sorry" to her of Lewis's death and that she had been " fabulous".
Earlier this year, Lewis appeared on the James Whale Unleashed show on TalkTV and performed an acoustic version of Rock-A-Doodle-Doo.
Following her death, Whale said he was " so sad to hear" The News and described the rendition as " brilliant".
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