Some songs for your consideration by linda ronstadt: Willin' Long long time Someone to lay down beside me River (joni mitchell cover) Desperado (was not a hit for Eagles until she covered it) Faithless love This would be a good start.
PartoHow bout I will always love you? There is a reason Dolly PArton gave it to her first and it´s her version that inspired WH ad their producers to cover it.
@@Caprizonica absolutely. Ilove Linda's version of "I will always love you". I am amazed by WH voice on her cover, but it doesn't make me sad like Linda or Dolly's version
To this day, what I find most incredible about Linda's talent, is her ability to sing without, seemingly, one ounce of effort. She opens her mouth and, guess what?? Perfection!
She has a Mexican background. She grew up in this culture. As beautiful as Linda's voice was, an affliction has made it impossible for her to sing ever again. This must have been so devastating for her, but she gave us years of great recordings.
I know she says she can't sing but I think she still sounds good. She can't hit notes like she use to but she sang with a couple of relatives and it was just awesome to see and hear her.
Check out her duet with Jimmy Webb on his song "All I Know" from 2010. It was her final recording. Beautiful, yet tragic, especially given the eerie aptness of Webb's lyric: But the ending always comes at last Endings always come too fast They come too fast but they pass too slow I love you, and that's all I know...
@@cspringer333 She hasn't sung in 10 years due to Parkinson's. She's at the point she has a hard time even speaking and can't stand or sit up for very long.
No matter what kind of music from rock and roll ,big band , opera, country this lady has sung it all and done it all.We are lucky to have this great God given voice in our live time .
Saw Linda doing a smaller version of this show in Fresno, Ca. Her father was Mexican and she grew up hearing these songs. I had a cold (like you) but went to the show anyway. I was second row off to the side of the stage, by myself. But she came over stood right in front of me and sang to me. She was so beautiful I forgot I even had a cold!!
Her father was German. Rhondstadt Hew mother was the Mexican. However her father was a big fan of this music and would sing it to her as a child in Arizona.
@@rittherugger160 her father was the Mexican, of Mexican/Spanish and German descent. There is a huge German presence in Mexico, because in the 1800s Germany discovered that Mexico was a really good place to make beer. Gilbert Ronstadt's grandfather Federico (Friedrich) Ronstadt, was one of those brewers; he settled, in 1840, in a part of then-Mexico that is now Arizona and the family is quite prominent there. Linda's mother's parents were Canadian of English, Dutch, and German descent; her mother was born and raised in Michigan; her mother's father was an inventor of electric appliances and the twistable ice cube tray.
Thanks for doing this and referring to me as “young” 😂😂. Linda is paying tribute to her Mexican heritage with this Mariachi music. This is part of an hour plus song and dance show. There are many other stunning performances from the show. I agree with the other commenter that you should explore her earlier hits first. Her catalogue spans forty years. Feel better
Linda won Grammy awards for her work during her Rock and Pop years. Then she decided to do some mid century classics, arranged and accompanied by Nelson Riddle and his orchestra, in spite of her agent and record company telling her it would ruin her career, she said I don’t care, and went on to win another Grammy, and did three albums. Then she decided to honor her Mexican heritage, in spite of her manager and record company telling her she would hurt her career, again she said I don’t care, and went on to make two albums, the first winning another Grammy, and becoming the number one selling Spanish language album of all time, even to this day! Every young man of my peers in the late 60’s until today had and has a crush on the beautiful and talented sexy as can be Linda Ronstadt!
The most beautiful voice I have ever heard. I've loved listening to her sing since the Stone Ponies. It's pretty obvious this person had never heard of her.
Lind Ronstadt is an amazing talent that only comes around once in a lifetime! Oh my God, what pipes she had to sing those classic songs! It takes very strong vocals to hit those notes the way she did. Singing with a Mariachi is a huge test of your vocals and range. Not only that she touches our soul inside that bring out that inner Mexican heritage and you can't hold back a tear of joy and happiness! Very rare when a singer can do that to you in any language! I am so glad that she recorded those songs and I believe in my heart that she found her calling! Yes she had some English hits, but I believe when she sang in Spanish she let her soul sing and it was magic! Thank you Linda!
Tucson is less than 100 miles from the Mexican border. My step father's family was bisected by the border during the Mexican American war. Linda's ranching family is very similar.
That was beautiful! This performance brought tears to my eyes. Made me think of my dad, may he rest in peace. I gifted him her first Spanish album for Christmas one year. He loved it.
Thank you, I wasn’t aware of an album like this by her, I love it, I will search for it immediately. Having spent a lot of time in California, Texas, and Mexico, I really enjoy this kind of music.
Linda was the first female rocker to fill stadiums. Her vocals are priceless. The Eagles were originally her backup band. Here's the full concert ua-cam.com/video/FsZHRkV-R3Q/v-deo.html
Linda sings amazingly in so many genres. Linda singing with Dolly Parton and Emmy Lou Harris as Trio is stunning especially Neil Young 's "After The Gold Rush"
I saw a very young Linda Ronstadt in the late 70’s . I think our tickets were $7.50 !! Linda didn’t speak Spanish, she learned these songs for her dad who is a mariachi player. ☮️❤️👵🏼🔥
Linda grew up with family and ranching in Northern (Sonoran) Mexico and Southern Arizona (near Tucson). Her family would sing when she was little. She had the idea and desire to produce an all Spanish album “Songs of my Father” using traditional mariachi music. Her label tried to talk her out of it. It went on to be the biggest-selling foreign-language album ever in the United States.
SHe is an American treasure, with hits across so many genres, rock, pop, Broadway, country, standards and best selling Spanish language album in US history (still). Shocking she wasn’t more popular in the UK, so many firsts in US, ruled the rock scene and first female to sell out stadiums, early connection to Eagles, trio with Dolly Parton and so much more. She has German, English and Mexican heritage, grew up listening to music in Spanish, her father sang (album translates to “Songs of my father”), she didn’t need to do this album, was a passion for her. No one like her. (The US has the second largest Spanish speaking population in the world, many people with roots in Mexico. She grew up in Arizona not far from border between US and Mexico)
Linda was Mexican from Arizona. She speaks about her Mexican upbringing. She sang rock ‘n’ roll in the 60s and 70s and then in the 80s. She did a lot of orchestra music. You should really check that out because the song she sang with orchestras were very beautiful and then she ended up going back to her roots and began to sing mariachi music. She was just incredible with an incredible gifted voice, and if you notice in the mariachi music, she can hold a tone for so long, and go into a sentence, and finish the brace without one breath in between, that is an amazing gift
It is Mexican, so Spanish. Linda had part Mexican heritage and covered her Mexican roots for a period after her initial popularity. The guys with the big hats are mariachis. You are right, she is so versatile. Speaking of mariachis, check out "'We're Not Gonna Take It!' mariachis". Love your channel, man.
Greetings from British Columbia 🇨🇦 and thank you for this review, Linda is a very talented artist. Did you know the Eagles got their start as her band? LoL Small world! Linda does have Mexican ancestry though she was born in the US. Here is another great song by her which is entirely different from what you have heard. Get well soon and Cheers! ua-cam.com/video/FxMN4N952Rk/v-deo.html
This album is still, 36 years later, the number one selling Spanish language album of all time. I may be repeating myself; Before she became linda Ronstadt she was asked to be the opening act for a Jackson Browne tour, the original singer got sick and couldn’t do it. After 6-8 weeks they started taking turns opening. When asked about Linda opening on Jackson tour he responded, “who wants to follow Linda Ronstadt every night”. I love that story!! Linda didn’t/doesn’t speak Spanish. She learned to sing these two albums phonetically!
LOVE IT!!!!! Beautiful voice Love Mexican Mariachi It’s just awesome beautiful music. And her boys wow just amazing keeping those high notes any no joke singing with anybody that sings with Maria she has to have a really good voice. Beautiful BEAUTIFUL 👍👍💚💜💙❤️💚💜💙❤️💚💜💙❤️
Linda Ronstadt will always hold a special place in my heart, like me, she's Mexican and German, like me, she's American. She just oozes talent out of her pores, unlike me, sad face.
Welcome aboard! Ten members of my family and I saw Linda Ronstadt in concert at the L.A. Fourm back in '79 or '80. Linda is the consummate entertainer.
If you want to hear something soothing and beautiful check out Linda with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris singing High Sierra. Their harmonies are so gorgeous they make me cry. It's so devastating to me that Linda's beautiful voice is silent now.😓
More Linda please........Blue Bayou; Just One Look; Desperado; Someone To Lay Down Beside Me; Heat Wave; Long, Long Time; When Will I Be Loved; You're No Good; It's So Easy; Tracks Of My Tears; Poor Poor Pitiful Me; That'll Be The Day; Tumblin' Dice. Hurt So Bad; Don't Know Much; Livin' In The USA;
Linda Ronstadt is half Mexican so she did this album of Mexican music. She is amazing, I think she may have won a Grammy Award for this album. Thank you. I hope you feel better soon, Harry.
ya harri ! the blue bayou girl sings this ! crazy ! wow i found it too not too long ago ! did not know after all these years ! shes latina - and wow - love this by her ! and that long note too ! just love it - love u harri- aww and hope u get better after u cold !
Linda is Mexican American raised in Arizona,USA. She recorded an album in Spanish dedicated to her father. Album: Canciones de mi padre. Translation: Songs of my father.
Harri, I would offer you my "well wishes" but, by the time I saw this, you got better. I know because I've seen you since. I'll save the "well wishes" for another time when you need it 😊. Anyway, Linda did this because she wanted to bring some of her heritage's music to light. I found this nice quote about her that I thought I would share with you ... Christopher Loudon of Jazz Times noted in 2004, Ronstadt is "Blessed with arguably the most sterling set of pipes of her generation ... rarest of rarities-a chameleon who can blend into any background yet remain boldly distinctive ... It's an exceptional gift; one shared by few others."
I remember reading somewhere that John Lennon saw how Spanish singers would stand with their legs apart and their head cocked back in pride while singing. He liked the look and adapted the style in the Beatles early career.
Linda's father is of German, English, and Mexican ancestry. When Linda was a little girl, her father taught her all the Mexican standards he grew up listening to. That is why when she finally got around to recording these Mexican songs, she called her album "Canciones De Mi Padre"..."Songs Of My Father". As she got older she started singing Country, Rock, 1940's standards, one Opera type Broadway show, then she finally went back to her roots and recorded two albums in Spanish. As I've said before, Linda could, and did, sing it all, and in amazing fashion.
Hm Harri, I like the gravel voice, bit of Isaac Hayes or Barry White about it! Spanish. Linda's father was Mexican, and she did two whole albums of Mexican folk songs like this. That lady could sing anything! Most versatile pop singer of her time, probably of all time...I love Karen Carpenter, but for versatility no one comes close to Linda. You should check out some of her big band era stuff with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, too...
I pray you get better soon!!! Linda Ronstadt is a legend. She started out with the Eagles as her backup band. She has made such a wonderful music during her life. She’s done mini duets with wonderful singers. She is of Mexican dissent and has a wonderful album out called Canciones de me Padre. She is a very talented woman! It’s with sadness that she is suffering from Parkinson’s disease and is no longer able to sing. I’ve seen a number of interviews with her where she does not speak or peer in public anymore. Please try out some of her other songs. She has a huge number of songs to choose from. One that you might try out is called “goodbye my friend“. It’s a sad song so prepare yourself. One of the songs that I often sing at karaoke is “You’re no good“.
Lindas' father is (was) Mexican. Linda was born and raised in Tucson, AZ and is of Mexican decent. Because of her upbringing she understands Spanish but is not fluent in speaking it. She had to work very hard with a coach to get the dialect correct. She nailed it!
From album, " Canciones de Mi Padre." " Songs for my Father" in English. Like me, she's half Mexican-America from her dad's side. Mother's white. She had lots of musical influences growing up. Her 1st hits were pop/rock. You should watch the documentary on her. She sang Gilbert & Sullivan's Operetta too! Amazing vocals. Play "Blue Bayou."
The three amigos was Steve Martin. But Linda comes by this honestly. She learned these songs from her Mexican-American father. She did two albums of Canciones. Beautiful work.
The only thing to add to the comments already here is to highlight favorites....one of mine is her duet with Aaron Neville...another that comes to mind is an appearance on the Johnny Cash TV show....she and a handful of other singers defined the last half of the 20th century as legends must!
Linda is Half Mexican, Half Caucasian. This Mariachi Music is in Honor of her Father. The album is called “Canciones de mi Padre” (Songs of my Father). She doesn’t speak a lick of Spanish, but her singing is Dead On! She says since they are from Arizona, they would BBQ on weekends and her Father and Uncles would play and sing this music. Please React to “Los Laureles” off this album. Just sooo sorry she has M/S and can’t sing anymore. Her Vocal Chords don’t work right, still her music lives on as her Legacy. Thank you so much for Highlighting Miss Ronstadt, we love her, God Bless you Darl’n!.. SanJoséBob
Linda is Mexican-American. she is singing in Spanish. The is from her album "Canciones de mi Padre". it is a tribute to her father and her Mexican heritage (Mexico is in North America, right below the United States).
Even though her last name Ronstadt is German, her dad was of Mexican heritage from Arizona who also had German heritage. Linda grew up listening to traditional Mexican songs in her household while growing up. She didn't like touring in big sold-out stadiums after several years and decided, against her record company's advice, to branch out to other genres of music, including a Spanish-language album, acting in a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta "The Pirates of Penzance," recording an album of big band standards from the 1940s-50s, and a couple of folk-country albums with Dolly Parton and Emmy Lou Harris. There's a great 2019 documentary called "The Sound of My Voice" about Linda, which can be found for free on UA-cam, that covers her childhood, her mega-success in the 1970s and the diverse paths she chose in the 1980s-90s, up to her diagnosis with Parkinson's disease in late 2012. She can still sing a very little, but does not have the same power, control or range.
Not French!! 😂. It's a mariachi band. She grew up in Tucson AZ, she's Mexican -American. And the album is called Canciones de mi Padre, songs of my father. This was a very macho male dominated art form, but now because of Linda there's more women in mariachi music than ever before, Linda made it okay. In Los Angeles we even have some all female mariachi groups now.
Her renditions of American Standards are amazing too - check out What’s New with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. She sings country standards with EmmyLou Harris & Dolly Parton, duets with Aaron Neville & of course she rocks out plus sings light opera. No one like her!!
Some songs for your consideration by linda ronstadt:
Willin'
Long long time
Someone to lay down beside me
River (joni mitchell cover)
Desperado (was not a hit for Eagles until she covered it)
Faithless love
This would be a good start.
PartoHow bout I will always love you? There is a reason Dolly PArton gave it to her first and it´s her version that inspired WH ad their producers to cover it.
@@Caprizonica absolutely. Ilove Linda's version of "I will always love you". I am amazed by WH voice on her cover, but it doesn't make me sad like Linda or Dolly's version
Please listen to Blue Bayou! And thank you for listening👍🏼
"Down so Low" is powerful stuff.
@@fractuss wow. I missed that one somehow. Just watched the live version and it was amazing
Thanks
Linda Ronstadt is one of the greatest female singers of all time.
To this day, what I find most incredible about Linda's talent, is her ability to sing without, seemingly, one ounce of effort. She opens her mouth and, guess what?? Perfection!
She has a Mexican background. She grew up in this culture. As beautiful as Linda's voice was, an affliction has made it impossible for her to sing ever again. This must have been so devastating for her, but she gave us years of great recordings.
I know she says she can't sing but I think she still sounds good. She can't hit notes like she use to but she sang with a couple of relatives and it was just awesome to see and hear her.
Check out her duet with Jimmy Webb on his song "All I Know" from 2010. It was her final recording. Beautiful, yet tragic, especially given the eerie aptness of Webb's lyric:
But the ending always comes at last
Endings always come too fast
They come too fast but they pass too slow
I love you, and that's all I know...
@@cspringer333 She hasn't sung in 10 years due to Parkinson's. She's at the point she has a hard time even speaking and can't stand or sit up for very long.
She doesn't have a Mexican background? She IS Mexican!
No matter what kind of music from rock and roll ,big band , opera, country this lady has sung it all and done it all.We are lucky to have this great God given voice in our live time .
The pride of Tucson, Arizona! ¡Viva Linda!
🙌
Saw Linda doing a smaller version of this show in Fresno, Ca. Her father was Mexican and she grew up hearing these songs. I had a cold (like you) but went to the show anyway. I was second row off to the side of the stage, by myself. But she came over stood right in front of me and sang to me. She was so beautiful I forgot I even had a cold!!
I saw her... early in career... as the Opening Act (!!) for Neil Diamond in Fresno. She stole the Show!!!
Her father was German. Rhondstadt
Hew mother was the Mexican. However her father was a big fan of this music and would sing it to her as a child in Arizona.
@@rittherugger160 her father was the Mexican, of Mexican/Spanish and German descent. There is a huge German presence in Mexico, because in the 1800s Germany discovered that Mexico was a really good place to make beer. Gilbert Ronstadt's grandfather Federico (Friedrich) Ronstadt, was one of those brewers; he settled, in 1840, in a part of then-Mexico that is now Arizona and the family is quite prominent there. Linda's mother's parents were Canadian of English, Dutch, and German descent; her mother was born and raised in Michigan; her mother's father was an inventor of electric appliances and the twistable ice cube tray.
She has latin heritage. To honor that she did an entire album of Mexican classics.
Thanks for doing this and referring to me as “young” 😂😂. Linda is paying tribute to her Mexican heritage with this Mariachi music. This is part of an hour plus song and dance show. There are many other stunning performances from the show. I agree with the other commenter that you should explore her earlier hits first. Her catalogue spans forty years. Feel better
Linda won Grammy awards for her work during her Rock and Pop years.
Then she decided to do some mid century classics, arranged and accompanied by Nelson Riddle and his orchestra, in spite of her agent and record company telling her it would ruin her career, she said I don’t care, and went on to win another Grammy, and did three albums. Then she decided to honor her Mexican heritage, in spite of her manager and record company telling her she would hurt her career, again she said I don’t care, and went on to make two albums, the first winning another Grammy, and becoming the number one selling Spanish language album of all time, even to this day!
Every young man of my peers in the late 60’s until today had and has a crush on the beautiful and talented sexy as can be Linda Ronstadt!
The most beautiful voice I have ever heard. I've loved listening to her sing since the Stone Ponies. It's pretty obvious this person had never heard of her.
Lind Ronstadt is an amazing talent that only comes around once in a lifetime! Oh my God, what pipes she had to sing those classic songs! It takes very strong vocals to hit those notes the way she did. Singing with a Mariachi is a huge test of your vocals and range. Not only that she touches our soul inside that bring out that inner Mexican heritage and you can't hold back a tear of joy and happiness! Very rare when a singer can do that to you in any language! I am so glad that she recorded those songs and I believe in my heart that she found her calling! Yes she had some English hits, but I believe when she sang in Spanish she let her soul sing and it was magic! Thank you Linda!
I saw Linda Ronstadt live on Broadway in Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Pirates of Penzance'. She could sing any style.
OMG, how awesome that must have been! I have been a fan for over 40 years but never had the chance to see her live - what a gas!🎉
She also did a beautiful 40s album. She is magnificent.
Her Father had Mexican roots. In fact this album was for her father. Woman can sing. Any genre. Any song.
Tucson is less than 100 miles from the Mexican border. My step father's family was bisected by the border during the Mexican American war. Linda's ranching family is very similar.
Man, can she hold those notes!
That was beautiful! This performance brought tears to my eyes. Made me think of my dad, may he rest in peace. I gifted him her first Spanish album for Christmas one year. He loved it.
Thank you, I wasn’t aware of an album like this by her, I love it, I will search for it immediately. Having spent a lot of time in California, Texas, and Mexico, I really enjoy this kind of music.
Linda was the first female rocker to fill stadiums. Her vocals are priceless. The Eagles were originally her backup band. Here's the full concert ua-cam.com/video/FsZHRkV-R3Q/v-deo.html
With Mariachi, Linda finally found the kind of music that demands a voice the size of hers.
You did credit to your inner spirit playing this beautiful song. Thank you so much bringing this back to my us who love her
The voice of my generation. Love everything she did, and she did it all.
Excellence, pure and simple.
She was the queen of FM rock in the seventies. Gotta go back and listen to her hits. There is a ton of them.
Linda cantora, linda voz, linda apresentação, Linda Ronstadt.
Si, fratello, si, una bella cancione!
She is of Mexican descent and the Mariachi Vargas is one of the most well known mariachis of Mexico
Linda's singing range and versatility are incomparable. You really should check out her entire discography. You won't be sorry.
Linda sings amazingly in so many genres. Linda singing with Dolly Parton and Emmy Lou Harris as Trio is stunning especially Neil Young 's "After The Gold Rush"
I love that trio. Check out High Sierra. That song almost brings me to tears
I saw a very young Linda Ronstadt in the late 70’s . I think our tickets were $7.50 !! Linda didn’t speak Spanish, she learned these songs for her dad who is a mariachi player. ☮️❤️👵🏼🔥
Linda grew up with family and ranching in Northern (Sonoran) Mexico and Southern Arizona (near Tucson). Her family would sing when she was little. She had the idea and desire to produce an all Spanish album “Songs of my Father” using traditional mariachi music. Her label tried to talk her out of it. It went on to be the biggest-selling foreign-language album ever in the United States.
SHe is an American treasure, with hits across so many genres, rock, pop, Broadway, country, standards and best selling Spanish language album in US history (still). Shocking she wasn’t more popular in the UK, so many firsts in US, ruled the rock scene and first female to sell out stadiums, early connection to Eagles, trio with Dolly Parton and so much more. She has German, English and Mexican heritage, grew up listening to music in Spanish, her father sang (album translates to “Songs of my father”), she didn’t need to do this album, was a passion for her. No one like her. (The US has the second largest Spanish speaking population in the world, many people with roots in Mexico. She grew up in Arizona not far from border between US and Mexico)
Linda was Mexican from Arizona. She speaks about her Mexican upbringing. She sang rock ‘n’ roll in the 60s and 70s and then in the 80s. She did a lot of orchestra music. You should really check that out because the song she sang with orchestras were very beautiful and then she ended up going back to her roots and began to sing mariachi music. She was just incredible with an incredible gifted voice, and if you notice in the mariachi music, she can hold a tone for so long, and go into a sentence, and finish the brace without one breath in between, that is an amazing gift
It is Mexican, so Spanish. Linda had part Mexican heritage and covered her Mexican roots for a period after her initial popularity. The guys with the big hats are mariachis. You are right, she is so versatile.
Speaking of mariachis, check out "'We're Not Gonna Take It!' mariachis".
Love your channel, man.
Greetings from British Columbia 🇨🇦 and thank you for this review, Linda is a very talented artist. Did you know the Eagles got their start as her band? LoL Small world! Linda does have Mexican ancestry though she was born in the US. Here is another great song by her which is entirely different from what you have heard. Get well soon and Cheers!
ua-cam.com/video/FxMN4N952Rk/v-deo.html
If I could LOVE this, I surely would. One of the BEST voices ever...not too many better... Thank you.
This album is still, 36 years later, the number one selling Spanish language album of all time.
I may be repeating myself;
Before she became linda Ronstadt she was asked to be the opening act for a Jackson Browne tour, the original singer got sick and couldn’t do it.
After 6-8 weeks they started taking turns opening. When asked about Linda opening on Jackson tour he responded, “who wants to follow Linda Ronstadt every night”.
I love that story!!
Linda didn’t/doesn’t speak Spanish. She learned to sing these two albums phonetically!
Her "Love Has No Pride" is another great one.
LOVE IT!!!!!
Beautiful voice
Love Mexican
Mariachi It’s just awesome beautiful music.
And her boys wow just amazing keeping those high notes any no joke singing with anybody that sings with Maria she has to have a really good voice.
Beautiful BEAUTIFUL 👍👍💚💜💙❤️💚💜💙❤️💚💜💙❤️
She is Mexican American. This is Mariachi music. Welcome to a tiny peek into the beautiful culture of Mexico.
Fantastic talent. Perhaps #1 female singer in my lifetime. Damn close, with only a couple in the discussion, if not #1.
"Poor, Poor Pitiful Me", "Love is a Rose", "Tracks of My Tears". These should do.
Long Long Time, too many to name, she is Great.. ♠W.G.
Harri, get better soon! Sending healing vibes your way.
Muito bom !!!
Viva México cabrones 🇲🇽..... saludos
Linda Ronstadt will always hold a special place in my heart, like me, she's Mexican and German, like me, she's American. She just oozes talent out of her pores, unlike me, sad face.
1st female pop artist on cover of Time Magazine.
Professional, She walks up to the mic. and carries on where she left-off!!!!
Canciones de Mi Padre was released in 86 or 87. It is still today the largest selling non English album in American Music Recording Industry history.
Welcome aboard! Ten members of my family and I saw Linda Ronstadt in concert at the L.A. Fourm back in '79 or '80. Linda is the consummate entertainer.
Muito bom !!! Sou fã da Linda.
Linda divinaaaa!!!! espectacular
I think you meant Steve Martin, one of the 3 amigos. Wow I never heard Linda Ronstadt sing in Spanish. Amazing voice.
Love this Ronstadt song!
After all she's half Mexican strongly rooted to her roots.
SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL
Linda Ronstadt the greatest pop vocalist of all time.
If you want to hear something soothing and beautiful check out Linda with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris singing High Sierra. Their harmonies are so gorgeous they make me cry. It's so devastating to me that Linda's beautiful voice is silent now.😓
Absolutely gorgeous
More Linda please........Blue Bayou; Just One Look; Desperado; Someone To Lay Down Beside Me; Heat Wave; Long, Long Time; When Will I Be Loved; You're No Good; It's So Easy; Tracks Of My Tears; Poor Poor Pitiful Me; That'll Be The Day; Tumblin' Dice.
Hurt So Bad; Don't Know Much; Livin' In The USA;
She has an awesome voice . Blue bayou is my favorite She does.
Linda Ronstadt is half Mexican so she did this album of Mexican music. She is amazing, I think she may have won a Grammy Award for this album. Thank you. I hope you feel better soon, Harry.
ya harri ! the blue bayou girl sings this ! crazy ! wow i found it too not too long ago ! did not know after all these years ! shes latina - and wow - love this by her ! and that long note too ! just love it - love u harri- aww and hope u get better after u cold !
Linda is Mexican American raised in Arizona,USA. She recorded an album in Spanish dedicated to her father. Album: Canciones de mi padre. Translation: Songs of my father.
You’ve never done an Linda Ronstadt again after being blown away by your first two reviews and I am shocked by that
You mean Steve Martin; the American actor Steve Mcqueen; was long dead when 'Three Amigos' was made.
Harri, I would offer you my "well wishes" but, by the time I saw this, you got better. I know because I've seen you since. I'll save the "well wishes" for another time when you need it 😊. Anyway, Linda did this because she wanted to bring some of her heritage's music to light. I found this nice quote about her that I thought I would share with you ...
Christopher Loudon of Jazz Times noted in 2004, Ronstadt is "Blessed with arguably the most sterling set of pipes of her generation ... rarest of rarities-a chameleon who can blend into any background yet remain boldly distinctive ... It's an exceptional gift; one shared by few others."
Thanks for your reactions! She has a Mexican background I grew up with her family.
That's real music. Listen dude real music. Viva mexicoooo
THE BEST YOU EVER HEARD !!!
She is half Mexican. She grew up, I am proud to say, here in Tucson, Az to a very musical family.
Wow, her voice! Incredible! I love Linda, never heard this before, tho'.
I remember reading somewhere that John Lennon saw how Spanish singers would stand with their legs apart and their head cocked back in pride while singing. He liked the look and adapted the style in the Beatles early career.
Steve McQueen in a sombrero with the 3 amigos....ROFLMAO!!!! Funniest shit i've heard on youtube this month. I can just picture this.
Beautiful
Linda's father is of German, English, and Mexican ancestry. When Linda was a little girl, her father taught her all the Mexican standards he grew up listening to. That is why when she finally got around to recording these Mexican songs, she called her album "Canciones De Mi Padre"..."Songs Of My Father". As she got older she started singing Country, Rock, 1940's standards, one Opera type Broadway show, then she finally went back to her roots and recorded two albums in Spanish. As I've said before, Linda could, and did, sing it all, and in amazing fashion.
Harri I'm praying you feel better soon God will touch you with his healing hands !!!
The GOAT.
Thank you👏
Hm Harri, I like the gravel voice, bit of Isaac Hayes or Barry White about it!
Spanish. Linda's father was Mexican, and she did two whole albums of Mexican folk songs like this. That lady could sing anything! Most versatile pop singer of her time, probably of all time...I love Karen Carpenter, but for versatility no one comes close to Linda. You should check out some of her big band era stuff with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, too...
I pray you get better soon!!!
Linda Ronstadt is a legend. She started out with the Eagles as her backup band. She has made such a wonderful music during her life. She’s done mini duets with wonderful singers. She is of Mexican dissent and has a wonderful album out called Canciones de me Padre. She is a very talented woman! It’s with sadness that she is suffering from Parkinson’s disease and is no longer able to sing. I’ve seen a number of interviews with her where she does not speak or peer in public anymore. Please try out some of her other songs. She has a huge number of songs to choose from. One that you might try out is called “goodbye my friend“. It’s a sad song so prepare yourself. One of the songs that I often sing at karaoke is “You’re no good“.
Lindas' father is (was) Mexican. Linda was born and raised in Tucson, AZ and is of Mexican decent. Because of her upbringing she understands Spanish but is not fluent in speaking it. She had to work very hard with a coach to get the dialect correct. She nailed it!
From album, " Canciones de Mi Padre." " Songs for my Father" in English. Like me, she's half Mexican-America from her dad's side. Mother's white. She had lots of musical influences growing up. Her 1st hits were pop/rock. You should watch the documentary on her. She sang Gilbert & Sullivan's Operetta too! Amazing vocals. Play "Blue Bayou."
she's insanely good....there's no one like her
Mexican vibe?? Are you kidding? This is mariachi music straight up pal. And yes, it;s amazing.
I saw her perform Los Canciones de Me Padre at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, Georgia. BTW she Mexican/German decent from southern Arizona.
The three amigos was Steve Martin. But Linda comes by this honestly. She learned these songs from her Mexican-American father. She did two albums of Canciones. Beautiful work.
Mexican Spanish ... La Charrrr-ee-ah-da... hope this helps... xo ... :)
The only thing to add to the comments already here is to highlight favorites....one of mine is her duet with Aaron Neville...another that comes to mind is an appearance on the Johnny Cash TV show....she and a handful of other singers defined the last half of the 20th century as legends must!
Linda is Half Mexican, Half Caucasian. This Mariachi Music is in Honor of her Father. The album is called “Canciones de mi Padre” (Songs of my Father). She doesn’t speak a lick of Spanish, but her singing is Dead On! She says since they are from Arizona, they would BBQ on weekends and her Father and Uncles would play and sing this music. Please React to “Los Laureles” off this album. Just sooo sorry she has M/S and can’t sing anymore. Her Vocal Chords don’t work right, still her music lives on as her Legacy. Thank you so much for Highlighting Miss Ronstadt, we love her, God Bless you Darl’n!.. SanJoséBob
Steve Martin , Chevy Chase and Martin Short. Her Spanish is flawless!
Mexico is in north America but it is south of the U.S.A.
Linda is Mexican-American. she is singing in Spanish. The is from her album "Canciones de mi Padre". it is a tribute to her father and her Mexican heritage (Mexico is in North America, right below the United States).
Get well soon,my friend
Harri, Steve Martin
Even though her last name Ronstadt is German, her dad was of Mexican heritage from Arizona who also had German heritage. Linda grew up listening to traditional Mexican songs in her household while growing up. She didn't like touring in big sold-out stadiums after several years and decided, against her record company's advice, to branch out to other genres of music, including a Spanish-language album, acting in a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta "The Pirates of Penzance," recording an album of big band standards from the 1940s-50s, and a couple of folk-country albums with Dolly Parton and Emmy Lou Harris. There's a great 2019 documentary called "The Sound of My Voice" about Linda, which can be found for free on UA-cam, that covers her childhood, her mega-success in the 1970s and the diverse paths she chose in the 1980s-90s, up to her diagnosis with Parkinson's disease in late 2012. She can still sing a very little, but does not have the same power, control or range.
Not French!! 😂. It's a mariachi band. She grew up in Tucson AZ, she's Mexican -American. And the album is called Canciones de mi Padre, songs of my father.
This was a very macho male dominated art form, but now because of Linda there's more women in mariachi music than ever before, Linda made it okay. In Los Angeles we even have some all female mariachi groups now.
If you want to hear yet another side of Linda, try her version of the old Jazz ballad "Skylark." She is, as you would expect, perfect.
Linda Rondstat's parents are Mexican and this is from an album she recorded as a gift to her father.
My first time hearing her was on Sesame Street. She sang a kids version of this in English and I was hooked
So cool
Her renditions of American Standards are amazing too - check out What’s New with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. She sings country standards with EmmyLou Harris & Dolly Parton, duets with Aaron Neville & of course she rocks out plus sings light opera. No one like her!!