Linda Hoyle

Linda Hoyle was the vocalist of English jazz-rock band Affinity. Her singing style combines rock, blues, soul and jazz. Her brief musical career, and the fact of non-commercial play, caused her music to be obscure. She played with Affinity from 1968 to 1971. In 1970, the band produced the album Affinity that had positive critical reviews. A pure representant of the early 1970s classic rock, the album is a combination of rock, jazz, soul, and progressive music. At the end of January 1971, she left the band before meeting keyboardist Karl Jenkins (future Soft Machine member). They spent some months writing songs, which later formed the album Pieces of Me, the only solo work of Linda's career. She appear on The Old Grey Whistle Test in...