Biography

Linda Hoover is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known for her 1970 collaboration with Walter Becker, Donald Fagen and Gary Katz. “I Mean to Shine is a fine album and it was a tragedy for Linda that it didn't come out at the time.” -Brian Sweet, author of Steely Dan Reelin’ in the Years. Linda Hoover's unissued Gary Katz produced 1970 album I Mean to Shine features Walter Becker and Donald Fagen leading a team including guitarists (and future Steely Dan members) Denny Dias and Jeff “Skunk” Baxter. The recording includes three Hoover original compositions and covers with almost half of the album penned by the pre-Steely Dan songwriting duo of Becker and Fagen. With the blessing of Hoover and original producer Katz, the original album finally sees the light of day. Produced for release by Linda, Jay Willingham, and Grammy®-winner Cheryl Pawelski, with audio restoration and mastering by Grammy®-winning engineer Michael Graves, I Mean to Shine is set for release by Omnivore Recordings with a vinyl release for Record Store Day Drop on June 19, 2022. CD and Digital will available the following week on June 24. A single from the album of “Jones” by Becker and Fagen will drop online April 8, 2022. Linda continues to perform and record, produced by her son Toft Willingham (Disney’s Elephant In The Room). In 2018 they released Linda’s latest album Another World.