Claudia Lennear

Biography

Claudia Lennear is a Rhode Island native who moved to California in the early 1960s and became a prominent backing vocalist for top artists like Joe Cocker, Leon Russell, and George Harrison. In 1973, she released her solo album "Phew," followed by an appearance in Michael Cimino's "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" (1974). After stepping away from the entertainment industry, Lennear has taught Spanish, English, and French at a California high school, and recently appeared in the documentary "20 Feet From Stardom" (2013) and the film "Learning to Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen" (2021).