The National Barn Dance radio show on WLS in Chicago was central to the careers of many stars, including Linda Parker, a sweet voiced balladeer who was a popular draw in the early ‘30s. Parker was raised in Gary, Indiana as Genevieve Meunich and discovered by WLS DJ John Lair while performing at clubs and small time radio shows. An early svengali type, Lair created Meunich's image wholesale, changing her name to Linda Parker, choosing her material and dressing her as an innocent, complete with sun bonnets and prairie dresses. Parker became a favored act on the Barn Dance while still in her early ‘20s, performing traditional ballads and saccharine sweet country material until her death from an appendicitis at the age of twenty-three. ~ Steve Kurutz, All Music Guide