Magic Lady has been played on NTS in shows including Minimal Effort, featured first on 18 May 2018. Songs played include Hold Tight and Misty-Eyed.

Magic Lady was the brainchild of singer / songwriter Linda Stokes, wife of Michael Stokes.

The all-girl group first signed to Arista for 'Magic Lady' (1980), including 'I Just Wanna Be Free', following which they moved on to A & M for 'Hot And Sassy' (1982), including the American r & b hit 'Hot And Sassy' and a cult U.K. soul track 'Hold Tight'.

On signing to Motown the group was reduced to just Linda Stokes and Jackie Ball.

A single 'Betcha Can't…