About Linda Boles

I am a singer/songwriter who is inspired by God. My greatest joy is sharing God's love with others.  I cannot remember a time when I was not a musician.  Even as a young girl, my brother and I performed with Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner back in the day. We were part of my family’s bluegrass band, The Darden Family, who performed all over and were well known in the 1950’s and 1960’s.  My brother played guitar and we sang duets of country songs.  My mother decided that I would play piano (a good thing she did) and my brother played guitar.  We performed at all kinds of events throughout my childhood.  When we got older, he joined the Marines and went off to Vietnam.  At that time, I picked up the guitar and began to play folk songs in local coffeehouses. That was the thing to do in the 1960’s.  When my brother returned, he joined a rock band, Black River Circus, and in my senior year of high school, I became the lead singer in his rock band.  We played all over but mostly at naval bases and even travelled to Cuba to play for the military troops there.  I fell in love with the bass player of the band, we got married and had a daughter.  In 1982, he died unexpectedly in his sleep of a heart attack at the age of 31.  He died at the break of dawn on the first day of spring.  It was a total shock, and I can remember how difficult it was to breathe or get one foot in front of the other.  

God started inspiring me to write songs.  I travelled, had a band, recorded albums, and did concerts all over the East Coast of the United States.  I even appeared on radio and television, including The 700 Club.  But life happened and things changed, and I forgot about the songs that God had given me.  I went to college and got my degrees, began my music teaching career and retired in 2017 after teaching for 42 years.  

This past February 2023, the Lord reminded me of the songs He had given me so long ago.  The word I kept getting from Him was to “share”.  I thought, “really Lord?”  I don’t even know how to do that!  So began the journey of social media.  I posted my first video on February 25th to my FaceBook page.  That led to more videos and a YouTube Channel, Linda Boles Music.  As a result, the videos have been liked and commented on by people from all over the world.  I can’t even keep up with the responses and I am excited that the songs that God has given me have been shared by so many.  It has been a journey I cannot explain.

In June 2023, the Lord inspired me to begin sharing on my walks with the dogs each morning.  So began the journey of “Walk & Talks” that has become part of my morning routine.  The “Walk & Talks” have been viewed by as many as 58,000 on one day and normally average 1K per day.  God has used this simple post to connect with thousands of viewers.

I believe that there is more that God would like to accomplish through the music He has given me.  I am excited about the opportunity to work with the team at Homegrown Worship and Rocket Fuel and share God’s music with the world.

Thank you for the opportunity to share my story!

Blessings!

Linda Boles