Linda Keith

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Linda Keith (born 1946) is a former British fashion model,

Vogue magazine during the 1960s as well as her involvement in the rock music scene.[2]

Biography

Linda Keith was born in West Hampstead, London, England,[3] to Pearl Rebuck and Alan Keith, a British actor and radio presenter who objected to her career as a fashion model. While working for Vogue, Linda dated Keith Richards and spent time living in New York City where she frequented the clubs in Greenwich Village. She helped discover Jimi Hendrix by introducing him to Chas Chandler.[4][5] She was also the first cousin of Free guitarist Paul Kossoff.

In the mid-1960s, Keith became well connected culturally in the early days of the "

ward of court. She later brought up her own family and, in 2010, was living in New Orleans.[6] According to Richards, Linda Keith was the subject of the Rolling Stones song "Ruby Tuesday
". The song includes the lyrics "[w]hen you change with every new day / Still I'm gonna miss you".

In the film Jimi: All Is by My Side it is suggested Jimi Hendrix also wrote the song "Red House" about Keith.

References

  1. ^ Valenti, Lauren; Am; published, a Mitchell (19 September 2018). "The Supermodels of the 1960's". Marie Claire Magazine. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Linda Keith - Top podcast episodes". Listennotes.com. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Jimi: All Is by My Side True Story - Real Jimi Hendrix, Linda Keith". HistoryvsHollywood.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  4. ^ Helmore, Edward (14 September 2013). "'How I helped to make Jimi Hendrix a rock'n'roll star'". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  5. ISSN 0140-0460
    . Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  6. ^ "The Number Ones: The Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday"". Stereogum.com. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2023.