Linda Thompson (singer)

Linda Thompson
Linda Thompson (first from left) performing with Fairport Convention in 1982
Background information
Birth name	Linda Pettifer
Also known as	Linda Peters
Born	(1947-08-23) 23 August 1947 (age 77) Hackney, London, England
Genres	Folk rock folk
Occupations	Singer songwriter musician
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1966–present
Labels	Warner Bros. Topic Rounder
Formerly of	The Bunch The Pale Orchestra Thompson
Spouses	Richard Thompson ​ ​ (m. 1972; div. 1982)​ Steve Kenis ​ (m. 1985)​ [1]
Family	Teddy Thompson (son) Kamila Thompson (daughter) Zak Hobbs (grandson)
Website	lindathompsonmusic.com

Linda Thompson (née Pettifer, born 23 August 1947) is an English singer-songwriter.

Thompson is one of the most recognised names and voices in the British folk rock movement of the 1970s and 1980s, in collaboration with fellow British folk rock musician, guitarist Richard Thompson, to whom she was married for ten years, and later as a solo artist.