Linda Perhacs reported missing: family and friends ask for help finding the legendary folk singer

Concern is spreading through the music world for Linda Perhacs. The influential singer-songwriter and psychedelic folk pioneer is reportedly unreachable, and friends, collaborators and fans have issued a public appeal for news of her condition. According to reports, the 82-year-old artist is said to have cut off all contact around eight months ago, after being discharged from a residential care facility.
The situation was made public in a post shared on Instagram by former manager Laurel Stearns, together with musician Julia Holter, drummer Mark "Frosty" McNeill, and director Jessica Hundley, who made the video for "Prisms Of Glass".

"Linda Perhacs, our dear friend and legendary singer-songwriter, was discharged from a residential care facility roughly eight months ago under the supervision of her legal guardian," reads the message signed by McNeill. "Since then, longtime friends and collaborators have been unable to reach her, and repeated attempts to get in touch with her guardian have reportedly gone unanswered. Please help us find Linda to make sure she's okay."
Stearns went on to release an official statement explaining that "concern is growing among friends, collaborators and members of the music community regarding the wellbeing and current whereabouts of celebrated singer-songwriter Linda Perhacs." Following her discharge from the facility in the Los Angeles area, "numerous longtime friends and collaborators report that they have been unable to establish direct contact with her. They also say that repeated attempts to communicate with her guardian have gone unanswered." The statement further clarifies that "those issuing this statement are not accusing anyone of wrongdoing. They are simply asking for confirmation that Linda is safe, well, and receiving appropriate care, while expressing concern over the prolonged silence surrounding a figure so beloved by the public."
Stearns confirmed she filed a missing person report with the Los Angeles Police Department on June 6. Police are said to have opened an investigation, but have been unable to share any information about Linda Perhacs' situation with Stearns or her other friends, since none of them is legally recognized as a family member or guardian with power of attorney.

Born in Los Angeles, Linda Perhacs was working as a dental hygienist in Beverly Hills when she was discovered by composer Leonard Rosenman, an Oscar winner for scores including "Barry Lyndon", "East Of Eden" and "Rebel Without a Cause". Struck by the melodies the young woman hummed while at work, Rosenman helped her land a record deal that led to the release of "Parallelograms" in 1970, an album now regarded as a landmark of psychedelic folk.
At the time, however, the record went almost unnoticed, and Perhacs walked away from her music career to return to private life. Decades later, thanks to the rediscovery efforts of the Wild Places label and producer Michael Piper, "Parallelograms" was reissued in an expanded edition, sparking a reassessment of her work and persuading the singer-songwriter to return to the studio.
In 2014, at 68 years old and a full 44 years after her debut, she released her second album, "The Soul of All Natural Things", followed in 2017 by "I'm a Harmony". Over the years Perhacs won over a new generation of admirers, including Julia Holter, Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes, and numerous other musicians, many of whom voiced their concern on social media after the appeal was made public.

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