British singer Linda Lewis, who scored a string UK solo hits in the 1970s but is most widely known as one of the era’s most in-demand back-up singers who recorded with Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens, David Bowie, T. Rex and Rod Stewart, died on May 3. She was 72
One of her most successful collaborations came with her then-boyfriend Cat Stevens. In addition to providing vocals on Stevens’ 1972 album, Lewis accompanied Stevens on a 1974 world tour. Stevens wrote the song “ Old Schoolyard” for Lewis, which she recorded in 1975. Stevens had a hit with the song in 1977.
In a tweet last night, Yusuf/Cat Stevens paid tribute to Lewis, calling her “a good soul-friend and fine artist.” “Her flat on Hampstead Way was a regular home for artist and musicians in the 70’s,” he wrote. “Linda became my personal support act during the ‘Bamboozle Tour’ of 1974, and travelled with our troupe all over the world, up to Japan. What a voice! I produced a couple of her records, and she sang the sweetest melody on my ballad, ‘How Can I Tell You’ as well as the chorus on ‘Angelsea’.
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