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Lynda grew up listening to an eclectic assortment of music, virtually anything she could get her hands, or ears, on and it shows in her varied selection of material and her delivery of a song and her earliest vocal influences come from Ella, Sammy, Judy, Lena, and Frank. In any given minute you might hear a hint of jazz, pop, rock, R&B, or show tune and her sound is best described as a mix of Diana Krall, Gladys Knight, Pat Benatar, and Barbra Streisand in ONE voice. Lynda began her professional career in music working as lead vocalist in various Top-40 bands throughout the Northeast and in Original Rock bands locally in the Boston area. In keeping with her eclectic musical nature she spent a few years performing exclusively in musical theater but returned to performing in clubs and enjoys redefining the ever growing Great American Songbook. “I’m drawn to a great lyric”. She continues to perform both in jazz and cabaret venues and private functions. Lynda’s vocal talent has been showcased at many of Boston’s major venues such as Scullers Jazz Club, North Shore Music Theater, Club Café, Ryles Jazz Club, and the Lyric Stage as well as Don’t Tell Mama, The Metropolitan Room, The Salon, and The Iguana in New York City, NY. Lynda currently appears regularly at the Napoleon Room in Boston.
Her show, ‘Hungry Years’, earned her a 2013 Broadwayworld.com nominee for Best Female Vocalist. ; her second in as many years. Her CD, Ordinary Fool, was celebrated with three CD release concerts, two in MA, one in NYC. The NYC show earned her two nominations for BroadwayWorld.com’s 2012 Cabaret Awards: Best Female Vocalist and Best CD Release. Lynda was also a featured guest on the Jordan Rich Show on WBZ Radio discussing songs from the CD. She also enjoyed 4 consecutive years performing the National Anthem at the Verizon Center for the AHL hockey team the Manchester Monarchs. In 2014, Lynda opened her own voice studio, Soma Voice Studio, where she enjoys teaching voice lessons to students of all ages. 🎹🎶🎵🎤 |
Among the several orchestras and jazz ensembles, here's some of the musicians I've had the pleasure of working with on a regular basis:
Piano: Jim Rice, Joe Mulholland, Tracy Stark, Bill Duffy, Michael Larson, David Sparr, Ferdinando Argenti, Tom LaMark, Steve Heck, Barry Leavitt, Mark Shilansky, and many more! Bass: Mark Poniatowski, David Landoni, Thomas Hebb, John Turner, Thomson Kneeland, and many more! MediaCBS Early Show
Feature Segment/Life After the Tabloids (from Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera) RADIO/TV
WBZ Radio: The Jordan Rich Show with Jordan Rich NPR: Dreamfarm Cafe with Julie Lavender WERS Standing Room Only Books:
Lynda is included in 'The World of Cabaret from 1930 to the Present Day: Superstars to New Talents' by Maximillien De Lafayette. |
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2014
POCKETS FULL OF GOOD INTENTIONS: The Karen Carpenter Songbook
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2013
Lynda D'Amour & 'Friends'
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2012
ORDINARY FOOL-Concert & CD Release
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2011
One Cool Cat: The Sammy Davis Jr Songbook
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BOSTON MA
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NYC, NEW YORK
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PROVINCETOWN, MA
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