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From Amsterdam the John O Gods join Linda and Jessica on their new Celtic Rocker
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Linda & Jessica Storey
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Influenced by legends like Bonnie Raitt, Heart, Fleetwood Mac, Joni Mitchell , Linda Ronstadt, the Doobie Brothers even Leonard Skynyrd, Linda Storey's music has a smoky quality that makes it as unforgettable as it is unique. Linda & Jessica's voices melt together as they sing their soulful blues, rock together or accompanied by some of Colorado's best musicians. Together they can rock the house! With the soul of the blues and a fiery passion for life, Linda Storey's music is fueled with a contagious belief that one must never give up, no matter what trials or tribulations one has suffered. From the whimsy of "It's That Easy" to the emotional intensity of "House of Love and Harmony", Linda's music creates an uplifting energy. |
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Linda's spent over 6 years performing acoustic solo shows playing guitar and singing then seven more years on the road playing bass guitar, lead singing and managing several bands. Stricken with MS she came off the road. No longer being able to play her guitar she continued to write, using a voice-activated computer. In 1998, "Willow Tree" was released then "Live at the Castle" in 2000. By 2001 Linda put together the Alleluia Blues, which includes her daughter Jessica. She then produced the "Don't Let It Stop You" CD released in 2003. In 2004 "Scenes of the Past" was released which was made from a real to real tape made in 1974 of Linda playing her own guitar.
In 2005 Linda wrote the explosive rocker, "Mount St. Helens Was a Blowin", based on her personal experience during the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980. She was in the path of the eruption that turned day into night. She playfully infers that all of the rockin' Northwest bands were the cause of Mother Nature wanting to join in! "Mother Nature couldn't help herself but dance to the beat." The CD is a sampler of her writing from blues to rock to folk. A portion of each CD is donated to CASE for MS which produces Rockin' out MS concerts.
Some of the venues they
have played include Denver's Gothic Theatre, Soiled Dove, The Denver
Performing Arts Festival, Brendan's, Swallow Hill, Boulder's
Trilogy, Palisade's Grande River Valley Amphitheater, South
Park's Music Festival and Evergreen's Little Bear. The summer of 2004 Linda
and Jessica took off for a month long tour throughout the
Northwest. The "Don't Let It Stop You" tour. Playing in cities and towns that Linda had performed
in years ago. They touched base with the headquarters of each
cities MS Society. Establishing, MUSICIANS AGAINST MS, the first
concert was held in Denver on August 12, 2004. In 2006 she
incorporated into the nonprofit CASE for MS and changed the concert series name
to "ROCKIN' OUT MS". Linda and Jessica went back on tour in the Northwest where
they shot their music video to go with Linda's song "Mount St. Helens was a Blowin' ".
As an advocate for the handicapped Linda is active with the
State of Colorado helping to create new laws to give the
handicapped the control back into their lives. She was also
given the 2004 Advocacy Volunteer of the Year Award from the
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
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