Linda November

Linda November
Linda November 2014
Born
Linda Ellen November

(1944-10-16) October 16, 1944 (age 80)[1]
Occupation(s)Pianist and singer
Known forAdvertising jingles, such as the Meow Mix Theme
SpouseArtie Schroeck

Linda Ellen November[2] (born October 16, 1944)[2] is an American singer who has sung tens of thousands of commercial jingles.[3] She was the voice of the singing cat in the Meow Mix commercials,[4] sang the jingle "Galaxy Glue" in the 1981 film The Incredible Shrinking Woman, the "Coke and a Smile" jingle in the classic Mean Joe Greene Super Bowl commercial,[5] and has won many Clio Awards for her work on television and radio.[3][6]

Her voice can also be heard on many pop songs, as she was a regular backup singer for artists such as Frankie Valli, Burt Bacharach,[7] Engelbert Humperdinck, and Neil Diamond.[4] In the 1970s, she was one of the main singers in the disco group Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps, which charted with the Top 40 hit "Baby Face" in 1976. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, she was a regular performer in Atlantic City at The Grand and Harrah's, with her husband, composer and arranger Artie Schroeck. As of 2011, she works as a piano accompanist in Las Vegas, Nevada.

  1. ^ "Linda November's Facebook page". Facebook. Retrieved August 14, 2011. [dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Linda November and Artie Schroeck (contains clips of singing)" (audio). Ronnie Allen Show. December 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Gorman, Tom (October 30, 2008). "Lots of songs in her heart". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
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  7. ^ Reese, Preston (July 15, 1971). "Bacharach at Greek Theatre". Independent.