found: Black and blue [SR] p1990: container insert (Linda Hopkins)
found: Mapp, E. Dir. of Blacks in the perf. arts, 2nd ed. (Hopkins, Linda (Linda Mathews); b. Dec. 14, 1925, New Orleans, LA; singer)
found: Grove music online, Apr. 18, 2012: Jazz (Hopkins, Linda (Matthews, Helen Melinda); b. Nov. 9, 1925, New Orleans; American singer)
found: Masterworks Broadway, WWW site, Apr. 18, 2012 (Linda Hopkins; b. Helen Melinda Matthews, Dec. 14, 1924, New Orleans; African-American bues and gospel singer who has also had considerable success as an actress on stage and screen)
found: Linda Hopkins, WWW site, Apr. 18, 2012 (Linda Hopkins; b. Dec. 14, 1924, New Orleans; date of birth sometimes given as Sept. 11, 1925, but Hopkins "declared this non valid") {http://www.global-mojo.com/specialsite/hopkins/}
found: Black Cat Rockabilly Europe WWW site, Apr. 18, 2012 (Linda Hopkins; b. Melinda Helen Mathews, Dec. 14, 1924, New Orleans, La.; singer and stage performer; has recorded traditional and urban blues, soul, jazz, gospel, show tunes, and classical music)