I would not have heard of Pam Nestor (left) had I not been a fan of Joan Armatrading (right). The inverse is also true: I would not have heard of Joan Armatrading if not for the hustle of Pam Nestor. The story of their partnership (as friends, co-writers, bandmates) is common to those involved in what we once called the "music business", where one is chosen over the other, and the other is edged out.
But let's not dwell on that (there's already enough of this bio-pic worthy material online). Instead, let's celebrate Nestor as a talented singer-songwriter who, according to some industry dudes, probably sounded too similar to a rising Kate Bush (and a by-then falling Desmond Dekker) when she went into the studio to record "Hiding and Seeking (No More)" in 1979.
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