Ms. Linda Clifford

A former Miss New York State, Brooklyn vocalist Linda Clifford began singing jazz in the Sixties -- first with the Jerico Jazz Singers and later touring the country with her own jazz trio, Linda and the Trade Winds, before switching to R&B and pop. She made a little noise on Paramount Records (an affiliation via Curtis Mayfield with the short-lived single "Long Long Winter") before ultimately settling in Chicago and signing with Mayfield's Curtom Records label.

Clifford's first Curtom hit was her swaggering cover of "If My Friends Could See Me Now" from the Broadway musical, Sweet Charity. The single's success propelled Linda into the glittering centre ring of the disco circus (and later that year, earned her a Grammy Nomination [Best Disco Single]).

Her follow-up single, "Runaway Love," topped the Billboard Disco/Dance chart, reached 3 on their R&B chart, crossed over briefly onto the Hot 100 earning Linda yet another Grammy Nomination for Best Female R&B Vocalist. While "If My Friends Could See Me Now" remains Linda's biggest Disco hit, it is "Runaway Love" that sustains Linda's revered status on the dance underground thanks to play "back in the day" by Larry Levan at the Paradise Garage and play today by many "garage" DJs in their classic sets.

Now adults, daughter Gina is a singer/dancer ("she can sing her ass off!") and son, B.J., is a bass player. Linda's husband, Nick Coconato is an accomplished drummer who's played with bands across the country.

When not on the road, Linda is a stage presence coach. Among her clients (ages 4 through 32) are, for example, girls going to pageants like Miss America, etc. who come to her to learn "stage presence, lyric sensitivity and how to really perform a song on a stage for an audience." She loves this. (Thanks to www.westendrecords.com)

Mr. Terry Farley

Terry Farley is a Londoner whose formative years were spent not only as a fervent Chelsea supporter but also collecting studio 1 Reggae 7"s clad in the uniform staprest and pork pie hat.

By the late 80`s, the London club scene had gripped him and his day job as a gas fitter took second place to his first tentative steps into Djing at black soul clubs playing electro and go-go.

Before long he was warming up with for Paul Oakenfold at the Raid parties and now developing the notorious Boy`s Own Fanzine with Andy Weatherall. Their topical rantings drew them to the attention of many, who accused them of being dangerously trendy and being read by football hooligans. (Supplied by Junior Records, 2002)

As a DJ he's worked with all the best including, Pete Tong, Paul Oakenfold, Gilles Peterson, Ashley Beedle etc. from places as diverse as Fabric to Café del Mar Ibiza to London. As well as his current club and chart successes Chris has found time to start a new label Dadhouse.