Linda Hargrove

Tom Stolaski · Post by **Tom Stolaski** » 27 Oct 2010 5:51 pm

I had the pleasure of working with Linda Hargrove around 1979-1980. Linda died on October 24th 2010. She was a great person to work for. I learned a lot from her considering the short time I got to be around her. Linda had Pete Drake as her record producer. Her albums featured Pete Drake, Jimmy Crawford and the great Paul Franklin. My favorite video of Linda Hargrove is when she played on the show Austin City Limits. Paul Franklin played some amazing solos on that show. I think he had to learn some of the arrangements on the spot for the show since he was not part of her touring band. I am going to miss The Bluejean Country Queen. RIP Linda

Dan Galysh · Post by **Dan Galysh** » 27 Oct 2010 6:55 pm

I liked her songs, Tom. My condolences to you.

Drew Howard · Post by **Drew Howard** » 28 Oct 2010 4:26 am

http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2010 ... ies-at-61/

Ray Riley · Post by **Ray Riley** » 28 Oct 2010 10:04 am

Thanks Drew for posting that song. Ray

Terry Wood · Post by **Terry Wood** » 30 Oct 2010 9:22 am

Also some trivia the late John Hughey recorded one of her hit songs on his first steel guitar L.P.

Terry Wood

Mark van Allen · Post by **Mark van Allen** » 30 Oct 2010 9:01 pm

Very sorry to hear about her, Tom. I know you'll always have great memories of those times.

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 1 Nov 2010 3:34 pm

Tom,
I got to meet Linda at Pete's Place. She sang and wrote from the heart!
RIP Linda

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 1 Nov 2010 9:56 pm

I got to hear her in about 1975 at the San Antonio county fair,I remember Bobby Black's brother Larry was on guitar and I was so star struck I couldn't even say hi...she was really great,very sad.

Wade Medlock · Post by **Wade Medlock** » 3 Nov 2010 5:32 am

I learned to play steel guitar by pickin' to Linda Hargrove and Waylon Jennings records. I miss them both. RIP, Linda and Waylon.

Dan Johnson · Post by **Dan Johnson** » 9 Nov 2010 2:51 pm

This sucks she was one of my Fathers favorite female musicians , found a bunch of her records , had some bad to the bone steel on it , I think Pete Drake.
My heart goes out to friends and family.

James Pennebaker · Post by **James Pennebaker** » 14 Nov 2010 2:36 pm

This is very sad new and I'm just now finding out about it. When I moved to Nashville in 1993 Linda and I had some writing sessions that were arrange through mutual friends. She was most helpful to me as I tried to get in the songwriting game. We wrote one song together that we actually finished and had a few more in the works when she decided to move back to Florida and I lost track of her. I gave up on the songwriting thing after a few years as it's a gift that I just wasn't blessed with. Linda was definitely blessed with the gift and her legacy and music will live on.

James P.

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