Golden records convertidor de vinilo a cd11/10/2022 ![]() When it was finished, they became the first people other than Linda and a handful of family and friends to hear I Mean to Shine in 35 years and….…. After baking the tape in an oven for 12 hours and patching in the digital recorder, the engineers in charge of the conversion played the tape. There was no guarantee the tape had survived the years but Linda had to try. Linda dug up her tape and prayed that it was still intact enough to convert to a digital medium. By blending Linda’s simple pop aesthetic with Becker and Fagen’s jazz intellect, they had created one of the first examples of Jazz-Pop-Fusion and an invaluable piece of rock and roll history. As the years went by, her quarter inch tape sat in a closet, until she realized what she had: one of the first examples of Steely Dan’s iconic sound. She continued to write and perform regionally while Steely Dan rose to super-stardom. Linda returned to her family in Florida with only a quarter inch tape to show for the year she had dedicated to the project with Becker and Fagen. ![]() One year later, they had a hit record as now Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Steely Dan. Stung to the core, the heartbroken Linda Hoover declined the invitation to accompany the team to Los Angeles. Unbeknownst to Hoover, Levy shelved the album after a dispute over publishing and Katz, Becker and Fagen sold the title track to Barbra Streisand. But I Mean to Shine would never see the light of day. It was one of the most exciting times of my life.” Roulette Records owner, music industry mogul Morris Levy, loved Linda and her record. He knew when to step back and let the musicians create but he also knew when to take charge. “Donald’s command of the piano and Jeff’s creativity on guitar blew me away,“ Linda recalls, ""I was impressed with Gary’s skill in the studio. Hoover was on the cusp of realizing her dream of becoming a pop star, using her golden voice to make her living. Joel Brodsky, one of the most prominent band photographers of the day, shot the album cover. The Dick Cavett Orchestra, Jerome Richardson and Eric Weisberg brought Becker and Fagen’s arrangements to life. Hotshot studio musicians like Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, future lead guitarist for both Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers, played on the record. The album was one of Katz’ first major label productions and contained original songs by Becker and Fagen and Hoover. She was signed to major label Roulette Records and began production on her debut album, I Mean to Shine. ![]() Katz combined Linda’s folk-pop style with that of now fusion-jazz icons Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. ![]() When she turned 18, she called Gary Katz who invited her to New York with the promise of a record deal. She was miserable and barely attended class, only wanting to sing. He moved the family to Florida and enrolled Linda in Jacksonville University. Major labels courted Linda but her father insisted she go to college before signing a deal. She was an eager little brown haired beauty with a booming voice. Katz was introduced to a 14-year old singer-songwriter who had recently placed first in a regional talent contest in Ramsey, NJ. "In1966, soon-to-be legendary producer Gary Katz was an A&R rep for Bobby Darin’s company TM Music, located in the Brill Building in Manhattan. ![]()
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