Linda Hoover

Although it remained unreleased for half-a-century, Linda Hoover's 1970 debut intersected with some of New York's finest musicians and played a minor role in the early development of jazz rock titans Steely Dan. The New Jersey native had the voice, songs, and poise to become a significant part of the burgeoning singer/songwriter movement, but a minor dispute with her label led to the shelving of her only record, and her career was derailed almost as quickly as it had begun. Decades later she went on to release an independent album, 2018's Another World, and in 2022, her lost debut, I Mean to Shine, finally saw the light of day courtesy of archival specialists Omnivore Records.