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Pamela Polland
12+ albums
soft rock60sfemale vocalistsHawaiianswamp music
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Pamela Anna Polland (born in California on 15 August 1944) is an American singer-songwriter who made three albums for Epic and Columbia Records in the 1960s and 1970s and whose songs have been recorded by a number of popular artists (including Helen Reddy, Linda Ronstadt, The Byrds, Bobby Bare, Anita Carter, Jesse Ed Davis, and Son Volt). She was one-half of the folk-rock band Gentle Soul. Early Years: Polland composed her first song at the age of nine and by her teens was playing folk clubs. During this period, she formed a two-year alliance with Ry Cooder who accompanied her for performances of blues material. Her recording career began a few years later when she and singer/songwriter Rick Stanley became Gentle Soul., a folk band with psychedelic influences and an emphasis on creative and elaborate vocal harmonies. Their self-titled album appeared on Epic Records together with a number of non-LP singles. Following the dissolution of Gentle Soul, Pollard set up home in Mill Valley, California, before joining Joe Cocker and Leon Russell for the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour in 1970. She can be heard and seen in the ensuing double album and film documentary respectively. Songwriter and Teacher: Polland's songs have been recorded by a considerable number of popular artists from the 60s onwards. These include Helen Reddy, who recorded "Music, Music" for her gold-selling album of the same name in 1976, and Linda Rondstadt, who recorded "I'd Like To Know". Among the most
