Jody Linscott

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Jody Linscott
GenresSoundtracks
Popular music
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Percussion
LabelsVarious

Jody Linscott is an American session musician and percussionist who resides in England and maintains an extended discography.[1] She has two daughters Kachina Dechert and Coco Linscott [2] and has written two children's books which were published by Doubleday, both edited by Jackie Onassis. Linscott has written several songs to accompany the books.

Early days

Jody Linscott was born in the

African Centre in Covent Garden for "Mustapha Tete Ade – Master Drummer from Ghana," she took the drum to his rhythms class to learn African rhythms.[2] The class instructor, a visitor from Africa who was associated with the British Consulate, recognized her as a natural talent and offered to give her private lessons. Afterward, Linscott built a full set of congas from fibreglass and found a blacksmith to provide the hardware. She worked as a waitress at Dingwalls in Camden Town and kept the congas in the cloakroom to jam with the bands that played there.[2]

Her professional break came when she played with the band

Robert Palmer on the album Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley. Later she heard that Palmer was looking for a percussionist to go on tour, and after contacting him was hired. Linscott built her own percussion rack for the tour to provide a variety of creative sounds, and toured with Palmer in America for about two years. Afterward she went on to work with a number of other prominent professional groups and musicians.[2]

Career

Jody Linscott has worked with a number of well-known musicians, including

Robert Palmer, Pet Shop Boys, Simon Phillips, David Sanborn, Pete Townshend, Jay-Z, Avril Lavigne, Tom Jones, Daryl Hall, Atomic Kitten, Blue, Bryan Adams, Don Henley, The Bee Gees, Dan Fogelberg, The Clash, Billy Squier, Snowy White, Paul McCartney, Hamish Stuart, Sam Brown, Joan Armatrading, The Waterboys, Bryan Ferry, Take That, Natasha Bedingfield, Will Young, John Hall and Swing Out Sister
.

Linscott has toured as percussionist for The Who, David Gilmour and Elton John.[2] In 1994 she appeared in A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who, also known as Daltrey Sings Townshend. This was a two-night concert at Carnegie Hall produced by Roger Daltrey of English rock band The Who in celebration of his fiftieth birthday.[4] Linscott worked with Paul McCartney on the soundtrack of Give My Regards to Broad Street and also performed in the 2007 Princess Diana Tribute concert, playing percussion in the house band/orchestra.[2] She have also toured and worked with Mike Oldfield including the concert at Horse Guards Parade, London 1998

Filmography

Linscott has appeared in a number of films and videos, including:[5]

References

  1. ^ "Jody Linscott : Discography at CD Universe". Cduniverse.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Marcus, Jerome. "Interview with Jodi Linscott". Mikedolberar.com. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  3. ^ "My Guitar Couldn't Hold You So I Split the Band". Beat. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  4. ^ Augusto, Troy J. (15 October 1994). "Daltrey Sings Townshend". Variety.com. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Jody Linscott". IMDb.
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