Linda Hargrove

Linda Hargrove
Also known as	Linda Bartholomew
Born	(1949-02-03)February 3, 1949
Origin	Tallahassee, Florida
Died	October 24, 2010(2010-10-24) (aged 61)
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Piano
Years active	1973–2005
Labels	Elektra, Capitol, RCA

Linda Hargrove (married name Bartholomew, born Tallahassee, Florida February 3, 1949; died Tallahassee, Florida October 24, 2010) was an American country songwriter and musician. She wrote many country music hits for a variety of artists and had a respectable career for herself in the mid-1970s, as "Linda Hargrove". She was known as "The Blue Jean Country Queen" because she usually performed in jeans and without the elaborate makeup that other female country performers of the time used.^[1] After marrying and undergoing a religious conversion, she made two gospel albums in the 1980s. She put out her final album in 2005.

Songs

Just Get Up and Close the Door - Johnny Rodriguez took this to #1 in 1975
"Let It Shine" - the 1975 recording by Olivia Newton-John went to #1 on the Easy Listening chart and #5 on the Country chart.
I've Never Loved Anyone More (with Michael Nesmith) was the title song of a 1975 Lynn Anderson album and reached #14 on the Country chart.
Love Was (Once Around the Dance Floor) (1978) was Hargrove's only top 40 hit as a performer ^[2]
"Tennessee Whiskey" (with Dean Dillon) - recorded by David Allan Coe (#77 in 1981) and George Jones (#2 in 1983)

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	US Country	Label
1973	Music Is Your Mistress	—	Elektra
1974	Blue Jean Country Queen	—	Elektra
1975	Love, You're the Teacher	45	Capitol
1976	Just Like You	—
1977	Impressions	—
1981	A New Song (as Linda Bartholomew)	—	Fig Tree
1987	Greater Works (as Linda Bartholomew)	—	Three Fold
2005	One Woman's Life	—	Panacea

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions		Album
Year	Single	US Country	CAN Country	Album
1974	"Blue Jean Country Queen"	98	—	Blue Jean Country Queen
1974	"I've Never Loved Anyone More"	82	—	Blue Jean Country Queen
1975	"Love Was (Once Around the Dance Floor)"	39	32	Love, You're the Teacher
1976	"Love, You're the Teacher"	86	—	Love, You're the Teacher
1976	"Fire at First Sight"	86	—	Just Like You
1977	"Down to My Pride"	91	—	Just Like You
1977	"Mexican Love Songs"	61	—	Impressions
1978	"You Are Still the One"	93	—	single only

References

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