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Post by the Scribe on Jun 6, 2020 4:54:21 GMT
Lola Beltran who in a lot of ways is Linda's idol. Lola Beltran at one concert stops the concert and says "I would like to know if Mr Ronstadt (Linda's dad) is here?" She had this beautiful rebozo,silk shawl that she had (been wearing). She took it off and she said "Mr. Ronstadt, on behalf of all the Mexicanos please give this to your daughter. It is because of her that mariachi music is alive."Nice about Lola giving Linda's dad her shawl. I found a photo of the beautiful rebozo:
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 6, 2020 4:54:56 GMT
KOSH on RONSTADT
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 6, 2020 4:55:25 GMT
A quote about Linda from this here "young'un" Caitlin Rose: " To be a singer is a really important thing. Take Linda Ronstadt. The thing about her is that she was a phenomenal singer from the beginning. She was untrained and she didn't really know how to take care of her voice, but the thing she did as a singer was develop an entire artistry around it. She chose songs. She made J.D. Souther famous. She made a lot of people famous by having a sensibility of what songs were good. She had a feeling for these songs. I read her interviews all the time, and she has more music knowledge in her head than any VH1 special ever. There's something to be said for someone who takes singing as a craft."
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 6, 2020 4:57:37 GMT
Trisha Yearwood (from 1993): " I am a big Linda Ronstadt fan. Most people who know me, or know anything about me, know that Linda Ronstadt was and is a major musical influence. I'm a fan of the voice, I'm a fan of a real singer; and I think that Linda Ronstadt is one of the finest singers, ever."
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 6, 2020 4:58:34 GMT
Sheryl Crow on Linda in Rolling Stone: " The first person I can remember wanting to be was Linda Ronstadt. I think it was all about that picture of her in cutoffs and roller skates. That's what I wanted to look like, and who I wanted to be. And I still want to be her. I'm still a massive fan. She's really underrated – when everybody is talking about women in rock, they forget her. She was like a white hippie version of Billie Holiday, just strength and sexuality."
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 6, 2020 5:08:27 GMT
Linda's good pal Emmylou Harris on Linda (VH-1's 100 Best Women In Rock special from 1999): " Obviously she's got maybe one of the most gorgeous voices that has ever existed. But besides that, she really understands a lot about music." Pat Benatar (also from the VH-1 special): " One of the most gorgeous voices...on Earth."
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 6, 2020 5:13:26 GMT
Chris Darrow on Linda, as mentioned in Barney Hoskyns' book Hotel California:
"Linda was the most underrated of all the country rock people because she was female. I think she was one of the most naturally gifted singers I've ever met in my life, and she had impeccable taste."
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