LIVING
RECORDS
Living Records was a DIY label. It managed one
single. And one 12" single of the same record. It issued singles in an LRS-100
numerical series. Distributed By Living Records. John Cartwright and Jaki
Whitren, musicians who died within a fortnight of each other. Jaki Whitren was
(Born: 1954 - Died: November 24, 2016) was a British singer-songwriter. Her
debut album, Raw But Tender (1973), featuring the single "Give Her The Day"
which received some airplay on BBC Radio 1, was recorded when she was 19 years
old. It was a mix of blues, folk and rock, and she also played guitar and banjo.
She played a tour, supporting John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra. She also
contributed to The Alan Parsons Project's release in 1977, I Robot. In later
years, she devoted herself to her personal and musical relationship with husband
and fellow musician John Cartwright, in a more avant-garde jazz direction. Her
only other album was the self-released Isis Unveiled. She died of cancer shortly
after his death from a heart attack.
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Jaki Whitren And John
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