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Post by the Scribe on Apr 10, 2022 20:43:04 GMT
 Ben Fong-Torres blog from 8-7-2012
Jan 16, 2013 4:07:05 GMT -5 philly said:
The whole post is here:
benfongtorres.com/
Here's the part about Linda:
What else? Lots else. Dianne and I recently had Linda Ronstadt over for dinner. I’m working on a book about Little Feat, a band Linda knew well. She agreed to talk with me for my book, and, knowing that she was working on a book of her own—about her musical career—I offered to give her copies of transcripts of interviews I’d done with her over the years, ranging from her Rolling Stone cover story in 1975 to her work with Nelson Riddle, her tribute to her father, Canciones Por Mi Padre, and her excursion into light opera with Pirates of Penzance. I gave her a choice of how to get the materials. I could mail or messenger them to her (she also lives in San Francisco); or she could pick them up. And maybe have dinner while she was at it. She selected the latter option.
And so it was that, one recent Sunday evening, I prepared a fish-in-paper dish for Linda and a pal of hers; we caught up, and she got her goods. At evening’s end, she agreed to pose for a couple of snapshots with Dianne, my wife, and me. Knowing that Linda’s a private person, I won’t post any of the shots. Instead, I’ll share one I took of her during one of our earlier assignments. She was one of the brightest, most beautiful women I ever knew. Still is.
What else? During our exchanges about Little Feat and its founder and leader, the late Lowell George, Linda agreed to participate in the documentary of me that Suzanne Joe Kai is producing.
OR, she could just read the wealth of material here and at ronstadt-linda.com 
An Evening With Linda Ronstadt (March 18, 1971 RS Magazine)
ronstadt-linda.com/artrs71.htm
Linda Ronstadt: Heartbreak on Wheels MARCH 27, 1975
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/linda-ronstadt-heartbreak-on-wheels-172427/
The singer-songwriter’s life on the road, looking for love in all the wrong places
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Post by the Scribe on Apr 10, 2022 20:54:30 GMT
TRAILER Award-winning LIKE A ROLLING STONE: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
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The lights, the crowds, the music! Ben Fong-Torres covered it all at Rolling Stone as its legendary writer and first music editor. Ben’s life is an epic sweep through the world of rock and roll. A portrait of Ben's busy life to today, including the great rock and roll era, when music meant more than entertainment. From his personal point of view, he literally had the backstage pass. Exclusive new and rare archival interviews: Elton John, Marvin Gaye, Quincy Jones, Steve Martin, Carlos Santana, Paul McCartney, Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, Jim Morrison, Linda Ronstadt, Cameron Crowe, Annie Leibovitz, & more. (Trailer: 2:08) (12-14-21) V9 Hi Bitrate + CC Honor)
Film.io at Tribeca | Like a Rolling Stone
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Journalist, Author and broadcaster Ben Fong-Torres
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Journalist, Author and broadcaster Ben Fong-Torres speaks to students around the world about his career.
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Post by the Scribe on Apr 10, 2022 21:10:47 GMT
Willin': The Story of Little Feat
www.goodreads.com/book/show/16043517-willin
by Ben Fong-Torres
3.66 · Rating details · 167 ratings · 29 reviews
The saga of the legendary Los Angeles band Little Feat is one of rock ’n’ roll’s great stories. Formed in 1969 by ex-members of Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention, Little Feat created groove-heavy music that was an irresistible mix of rock, blues, R&B, country, jazz, soul, and funk.
Fronted by the charismatic but doomed vocalist and brilliant slide guitarist Lowell George, the band recorded such classic studio albums as Sailin’ Shoes and Dixie Chicken, as well as Waiting for Columbus, which many consider to be one of the best live albums of all time.
Acclaimed journalist Ben Fong-Torres—working with Little Feat’s surviving members, their friends, and associates—wrote Willin’ based on hours of brand new interviews with the key players. The result? The first definitive biography of this beloved rock ’n’ roll institution. |
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 26, 2022 6:31:14 GMT
Ben Fong Torres - Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
577 views Oct 12, 2021 I talk to Ben Fong Torres ahead of the premiere for the documentary featuring him, Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres. I ask him the what advice he has for people who are trying to get into the industry today.
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