Researching Linda Shear
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 147 people with the Shear surname? In that year Shear was ranked number 3432 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Linda means "pretty" and is of Spanish origin.
Records of Linda Shear on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Linda Shear and the Shear Family Tree
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Some Famous People called Linda Shear
Linda Shear
Linda Shear (born 1948 in Chicago, Illinois) is a singer-songwriter and piano player. On May 13, 1972, she performed in the first out-lesbian concert in the U.S. at the University of Illinois, Chicago Circle Campus. She was accompanied by percussionist Ella Szekeley. The Chicago Women's Liberation Rock Band was also on the bill that evening. Soon after, Shear began performing with her band, Family of Woman. Following the dissolution of Family of Woman, Shear began touring and released her album A Lesbian Portrait on her own independent record label, Old Lady Blue Jeans, in 1974. She performed in concert and at women's music festivals, including the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. In 1977 she was a supporter of lesbian separatism. She recorded "For Tryna" for her lover at the time.
Although Shear had little commercial success, she remains an icon in some lesbian circles. Her music and story was featured by JD Doyle in 2001 and she was interviewed in the 2002 documentary Radical Harmonies, appears on the breast cancer research benefit CD High Risk, and appears at www.chicagogayhistory.org.
On September 28, 2008, after 25 years of domestic partnership, Linda married Windflower Townley. They live in Northern California. Townley is an organizational development consultant. Shear, who earned an MBA in 1982, is a CPA with her own practice specializing in tax, including domestic partnership tax issues.
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