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Linda Eastman is born in Scarsdale, New York State, USA. She will be thrust into the spotlight of worldwide fame by marrying a member of The Beatles, and thus becoming Linda McCartney. When just one year old, she will inspire Jack Lawrence to write the song Linda about her, and it will become a major hit for Jan And Dean in 1962.
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Jack Lawrence : My attorney at the time was also a close friend whom I visited often and got to watch his children growing up. One day he said to me: 'Jack, do me a big favor. You know my wife Louise has a name song - that one popularized by Chevalier, and my daughter Laura is proud of that beautiful Mercer-Raskin song, and my son Johnny has lots of name songs he can claim. But my daughter Linda feels left out. How about writing a song especially for her?' Being a good friend, I obliged and wrote a song for five-year-old Linda.
Somehow, Ray Noble got an advance copy of the song (in 1946), fell in love with it, dreamed up a charming arrangement and recorded it with Buddy Clark singing the vocal. After all those years of going nowhere, 'Linda' was an overnight sensation. I can't recall how many weeks it was number one on the Hit Parade.
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Somehow, Ray Noble got an advance copy of the song (in 1946), fell in love with it, dreamed up a charming arrangement and recorded it with Buddy Clark singing the vocal. After all those years of going nowhere, 'Linda' was an overnight sensation. I can't recall how many weeks it was number one on the Hit Parade.