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Post by the Scribe on Jun 6, 2020 4:59:41 GMT
Don Henley, on Linda and about forming the Eagles (Rolling Stone magazine, September 1975):
“John (Boylan) and Linda gave us our blessing. I really respect Linda Ronstadt. She’s got a good heart. She’s never been selfish enough to hold anybody back.
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 6, 2020 5:02:21 GMT
Phoebe Snow on Linda, from the 1999 VH-1 Special "Women Of Rock" (where Linda ranked #21 out of 100):
"She's got that little special thing in her voice, that unique thing where, kind of like Patsy Cline had it, you know where you cry...she's crying when she's singing, and you hear that little break in her voice. I just think she is very gifted."
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 6, 2020 5:04:52 GMT
Country singer Joy Lynn White on Linda:
"But see, I just freaked out over Linda Ronstadt. I heard Silver Threads and Golden Needles" on the country radio station that my mom was listening to, and I said, "Now, that's the only one who got on there that's cool." And I asked, "Who is that?" And so then I went to K-Mart at the time--because I was a record store loiterer. I was always hanging out in a record store. My mom would drop me off, give me twenty bucks, leave me for two hours, and I would just stay down there. I was a geek.""
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 6, 2020 5:07:03 GMT
From an interview published with Blondie's Chris Stein:
The song itself is a little closer to the type of music the band was rebelling against at the time – Mr Stein says that the airwaves were dominated by boring, bland pop.
“Everything was so middle of the road. It was a little bland, that stuff. Everything was dominated by Linda Ronstadt and The Eagles.
“All the aggressiveness of the punk and new wave scene was kind of a backlash against what was going on.
“There was some good stuff going on in the seventies, of course, but the stuff at the top was bad.”Quote by dianna: Shows you just how much Mr. Stein knows about anything. If he had said that Taylor Swift was the greatest singer who ever lived, I would have considered him ripe for a straightjacket and a one-way trip to the Funny Farm. Quote by dianna: And Blondie wasn't bland? or boring? or inconsequential? This is a case of the pot calling the kettle black.
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 6, 2020 5:19:32 GMT
"Getting to sit just a couple of feet away when Linda is singing and hearing her acoustic voice without a PA or on a record, it's majestic," Bush said. "It's absolutely stunning. It's the voice many of us fell in love with years ago. It is a compliment when you get to play with one of your heroes. It's a treat to harmonize with her."
Sam Bush
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 6, 2020 5:23:14 GMT
Cher credits Linda ...and least in part for sparking her interest in an acting career.
This is from Cher's biography, "Cher: If You Believe" by Mark Bego:
"The night before the show closed, I saw Linda Ronstadt do Pirates of Penzance. She did it in Los Angeles for one night only. Watching her I thought, 'If Linda can do this, what am I doing wasting my time?' If the movie studio people won't take me seriously, then I'll go to New York and try my luck...and when I saw Linda Ronstadt, I made up my mind. I'd go to New York, and even if I failed there I wouldn't care."
I think it's great that Cher saw something in Linda that fueled her desire to go above and beyond what was expected of her. 2 girls that did well for themselves. I'm proud of them both!
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 6, 2020 5:25:20 GMT
It took the boldness of Ms. Ronstadt to go beyond her comfort level to achieve what she wanted on her own terms. She decided to go act in Pirates, she decided to change course and sing with Nelson Riddle way before it became the norm with other musicians. Her influence on others is so profound and under the radar, it's ridiculous she's not credited more.
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 6, 2020 5:38:09 GMT
RANDOM REFLECTIONS REFLECTING ON: LINDA RONSTADT–SIMPLE DREAMS countryexclusive.com/reflecting-on-linda-ronstadt-simple-dreams/ JUNE 28, 2018 MEGAN 3 COMMENTS It is a happy coincidence that this reflection comes the week of Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt being granted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and yes, in honor of that distinction, the next one of these will be on the Trio record released by the three of them in 1987. But even as iconic as Parton and Harris are to country music, it’s Ronstadt who’s been important to me, and she deserves her own piece. It’s been a long time coming, and this coincidence only makes it more necessary.
Release Date: 1977
Style: vintage pop, soft rock, and traditional country
People Who Might Like This Album: fans of Whitney Rose’s blend of country and vintage pop, fans of the vocals of Courtney Marie Andrews and First Aid Kit
Standout Tracks: “Blue Bayou,” “Carmelita,” “Tumbling Dice,” “Poor, Poor Pitiful Me,” “Old Paint”
Reflections: Before we had crossover stars like Faith Hill and Carrie Underwood, and before we had Americana types like Whitney Rose and First Aid Kit reimagining this blend of classic country and vintage pop, there was Linda Ronstadt. She’s often overlooked by the country industry because she was the opposite of someone like Faith Hill, making pop rock albums and then crossing over into country instead of starting in the country format. But Linda Ronstadt records are more country by far than anything we’d call pop country today, probably than anything we’d have called pop country twenty years ago. I’ll get to more of why she deserves her spot in the Country Music Hall of Fame as much as the one she’s earned in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame when I talk about Trio, but for now, it’s the pop rock aspect that I want to focus on more.
That’s because it’s the rock side of Ronstadt I knew and loved first. I’ve talked before about how I didn’t come to country music until I was in school. That came from my grandma’s car radio. My parents listened to classic pop and rock, and my earliest memories of music are of this style. Linda Ronstadt is the first singer I can remember listening to and the first artist I loved. It was years later that my grandma introduced me to the trio, and later I did come to associate her with country, but it was the pop and rock stuff that initially made me fall in love with her music. But as a country fan through and through, I came to appreciate those Linda Ronstadt albums later in life for having as much songwriting substance and crying steel guitar as any country record. I came to understand that Linda Ronstadt is one of those rare artists who transcends genre, whose voice cannot be contained or limited to just one style.
It’s that voice and her ability as an interpreter which should make any music fan a fan of Linda Ronstadt. Courtney Marie Andrews gave me chills the first time I heard her sing “How Quickly Your Heart Mends” because the resemblance to Ronstadt is uncanny, and anyone who knows anything at all about Andrews will understand that that’s a high compliment to Linda because Courtney’s voice is one of the best in modern country and Americana music. Sometimes, First Aid Kit can sound like two copies of Courtney Marie Andrews, and their blend of pop, rock, and country hearkens back to Linda Ronstadt’s style as well.
As for this particular album, I chose it because it has my favorite Linda Ronstadt song, “Blue Bayou,” which reached the top three on the pop, adult contemporary, and country charts and is just a timeless, beautiful song. It’s where anyone should start with Linda’s music. Her different styles are showcased well on this record, from the staunchly country “Old Paint” and “I Never Will Marry,” a duet with Dolly Parton that became a top ten country hit and foreshadowed the magic of Trio, to the slightly Latin-influenced “Carmelita” to the pop rock cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Tumbling Dice.” Modern country fans who loved Terri Clark’s “Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me” may not know that this was originally a Linda Ronstadt hit, but Linda’s version was the first I heard and the first I loved.
These reflections are meant to be short, and I’ve just written many more words than I intended to about her, but it speaks to the love I have for Linda Ronstadt and the importance her music has had in my life. She’s an artist who wasn’t trapped by genre lines, but rather than blending them all into something unrecognizable, she just stayed true to all of them and interpreted each style excellently. She’s an artist any serious fan of music should appreciate and check out, and Simple Dreams is a great place to begin.
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 6, 2020 5:41:03 GMT
Valley Of Our Kin - Ronstadt Generations
Panoptic Media Petey Ronstadt has the lead on this moody reflection of the Ronstadt family
Ronstadt Generations is a group of musicians related to pop icon Linda Ronstadt. Petey Ronstadt, Michael Ronstadt and Alex Flores are the performers for this recording session.
This song was recorded in Cincinnati. Ambient Studios did the audio recording, and Panoptic Media the video.
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 11, 2020 15:26:45 GMT
Songwriter on Linda Ronstadt: She could sing anything
CNN 10M subscribers Songwriter J.D. Souther tells CNN's Kate Bolduan that Linda Ronstadt is one of his favorite singers and that often Ronstadt could sing a song better than the person who wrote it.
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 28, 2020 16:13:49 GMT
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Post by the Scribe on Oct 19, 2020 2:24:20 GMT
Sheryl Crow on Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice at Tribeca Film Festival 2019 - interview 5,511 views•Apr 30, 2019
The Upcoming 116K subscribers Sheryl Crow interview on Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice at Tribeca Film Festival 2019 premiere
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