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LaWanda Lindsey | |
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 LaWanda Lindsey in 1968 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | January 12, 1953 Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1968–1978 |
| Labels | Chart, Capitol |
LaWanda Lindsey (born January 12, 1953)[1] is an American country music singer.
Born in Tampa, Florida, United States,[1] she began her career at age 14 and had her first nationally charted record at age 16 with "Partly Bill".[1] She was one of several quite young artists recording country music for Chart Records during this period, and was paired with country singer-songwriter Kenny Vernon, to record a number of duets.[1] She got her start singing on WEAS-AM radio station in Savannah, Georgia, where her father, Norman H. "Lefty" Lindsey, was the general manager and on-air personality.[1] In 1973, she became a protégé of Buck Owens and began recording for Capitol Records, later in 1977-1978 she was on Mercury Records.
From 1969 to 1978, LaWanda Lindsey placed 14 songs on the Billboard country chart, but only two of her songs ("Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries" in 1970 and "Hello Out There" in 1973) placed in the top 30.[2] She nevertheless had a mid-level career in the industry before retiring in 1979.
- ^ a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 235. ISBN 0-85112-726-6.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1 October 2006). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-8230-8291-9. Retrieved 24 May 2010.