Doesn't matter what kind of music you listen to. EVERYBODY loves Linda Ronstadt. ♥️ Same goes for Karen Carpenter. When l made this statement, l wasn't trying to make people fight with each other. I was born in 1960. We heard a little of everything on a.m. radio & t.v. shows. I love my Country Music(not todays). My favorite is Donna Fargo. I think Patsy Cline is the greatest. Also love Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Lynn Anderson & many others. I also liked L R, K C plus Judy Garland, Doris Day, Debbie Reynolds, even Glenn Miller & many others. Why do we have to make it a contest of who we like or hate who we don't like as a singers? I wasn't a fan of Janis Joplin, but l don't hate her. We all have our favorites. Let's all be pleasant to each other. A lot of us grew up with great music. On the radio, you would hear a Carpenter song, Bob Dylan, "blowing in the wind," & Jeanne C Riley, "Harper Valley P.T.A." When l found a country radio station l switched to f.m. & stayed there. We all have different tastes. So have a BLESSED DAY & show each other some respect laced with kindness.☺️😉
I agree, and I would add Dolly Parton to that list. When Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris formed a trio, the music they made was heavenly. See for example: ua-cam.com/video/2P6vVN200vg/v-deo.html
We’re that generation who had the best music of all time. Freedoms you could only dream about today. I’m so broken hearted for young people today 💔Blessed 70 year old!
@@SherSpirit well I was born in 1953 and I was a Freshman in high school. First we saw our President killed I was in Third Grade when that happened move on to 1968 I was a Freshman in high school we watched Martin L King killed. Then we watched Bobby Kennedy killed our President brother! We watched all of the good people taken out. We so many freedoms lost. You would have to have lived it to know the truth. They have brainwashed you.
@@theodoreritola7641 When you realize that "the greatest female pop music star of this generation" isn't fit to carry Linda Ronstadt's mike stand onstage. Thank you, Linda, for all the songs.
Tbh the last Great we probably had was Eva Cassidy, and sadly she passed too young. Unless we get some untouched magic from Appalachia snuck into mainstream, it's unlikely we'll see a voice of that caliber again.
Linda had a Diva's voice, but not a Diva's attitude. Her many collaborative works shows how good a musician she was, never overpowering her fellow singers.
DAVID, 🎯 spot-on. Everyone she’s ever worked with have gushed about how great she is. Knowing her health isn’t so good with her Parkinson’s disease, it’ll be such a very sad day when we lose her…
So happy to know you're that much more culturally literate now. I can't imagine how someone of your maturity still had never become aware of Linda Ronstadt. Welcome into the light.
You might be interested to know at one time the old Eagles toured with her before they were officially a band. They wrote the song “Witchy Woman” about her. “Raven hair, and ruby lips, sparks fly from her fingertips…”. They had a birdseye view, so to speak She was one of many great talents from my generation. I Wish her well, wherever she is.
She is still in Arizona and her Parkinson’s has advanced. She needed a cane the last time she was seen in public, when she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Honor by Obama in 2013. I imagine she is a lot worse by now. I had every Ronstadt album after she went solo from her group The Stone Ponies.” Still have mad love for sweet Linda!
"She's been sleeping in the Devil's bed And there's some rumors going 'round, someone's underground She can rock you in the nighttime 'til your skin turns red" I don't believe that's about Rhondstat.
@@knewsome47 I watched that show also. Yes Linda's voice was pure and amazing. I was just saying that you cannot claim that her voice was auto-tuned because it did not exist back then.
My son and I had this discussion ten minutes ago. He said “Let’s get your old albums out of storage. It’s not music; it’s robotic now!” We don’t know what real voices and musicians sound like anymore, but their “flaws” are their unique humanity.
I was going to suggest he listen to Blue Bayou. It's one of my favorites but it's really hard to choose a favorite at the same time. I just love Linda Ronstadt.
Linda Ronstadt was one of the few musical acts that everybody just liked. It didn't matter if you were a hard rocker, a Deadhead, a country music lover or standards or whatever. She could do everything and please everybody in the process. And she did it for a very long time starting with the Stone Poneys.
"Blue Bayou", "Somewhere, Out There" (Fivel's song), "Don't Know Much (All I Need to Know")... I'm dating myself, but my girlfriend back in '95 told me of when she was a teen in the '60's. She did some baby-sitting for a young mother named Linda who was a backup singer for friend, also named Linda. This one evening, the second Linda showed up early at the house and sat down at the piano while she waited for "mom" Linda to finish getting ready. What came out of her mouth and the piano had my GF speechless. Linda motioned Margaret over to sit by her on the piano bench and continued with several "oldies" for warm-up. Just having a little fun. Margaret asked her if she ever thought about recording. The answer, "Sure, maybe a little." Later that night when 'mom' Linda returned, she blurted, "you don't know who that was, do you?." "No, should I?" Lol, "That was Linda Rhonstadt, of the Stone Poneys!" Weird spelling, I konw.
Linda Ronstadt is one of the best female singers & can sing any genre from ballads to country to rock & even opera. She has had so many hits such as "Different Drum", "Blue Bayou", "Desperado", "You're No Good", "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" etc. Ronstadt also did two great duets, "Somewhere Out There" (with James Ingram) & "Don't Know Much" (with Aaron Neville). The Eagles were her backing band till they went out on their own & she has covered a lot of their songs. Linda also collaborated with Dolly Parton & Emmylou Harris on a few "Trio" albums.
Wow, you listed all my favorite songs from Linda Ronstadt, I purchased both of the greatest hits CD's back in the 90's. Different Drum and Poor Poor Pitiful me are really good I also love her Silver Threads and Golden Needles.
Ronstadt's voice was like a very powerful engine. It would purr along, but when it needed power, that power was there, in spades. And just when you thought she'd reached the peak, there was another level yet to come. Just a great singer!
@@roxannehale1386 Linda was part of the Stone Ponies. After the Ponies broke up, she went on her 1st solo tour and she hired Don Henley as her touring band's drummer and J.D. Souther asked her to hire his writing partner, Glen Frey. During the tour, Henley and Frey roomed together and started writing songs together during their down times. Later they needed a place to practice and work out the songs and Linda invited them to use her place. So Linda got a first look at the Eagles entire 1st album as Henley and Fry rehearsed at her house.
Linda Ronstadt is an American treasure. Her voice is exquisite and is a perfect blend of power and sweetness. This video is a clip from the Glen Campbell show and was shortened to suit TV. The studio version is longer but she should be seen live whenever possible. I can’t say enough in her praise. Her catalogue spans forty years and has something for everyone. She was the whole package; beautiful, talented and a wonderful human being. Please explore her music. You will not be disappointed. That clip from the show is the studio version🌺✌️
Linda was a VERY Versatile Singer! Search “When Will I Be Loved!” You’ll Like it!!! It’s Upbeat and she has a completely different vibe singing it!!! Thanks for your Channel. I subscribed with the top bell. You may have never heard of these Artists before…and that’s OK! I’m 71 years old and these are part of Wonderful Memories for us…and me Personally!!! ❤
Her first hit was with the "Stone Ponies" Different Drum written by Michael Nesmith before he was a "Monkee". Later in her career her backup band became The Eagles.
I was so young then and my older friend loved “Different Drum”. We didn’t know Linda Ronstadt then. It was by the “Stoned Ponies”. A couple of years ago I was listening to Different Drum in the car and my husband says, “That’s Linda Rondstadt”. He had never heard that song before but oh, did he recognize that familiar voice. I was so surprised.
"Songs of My Father," I used to play them between Spanish classes as students came in and found their seats. She's lost her voice to illness now, but happily, we have these recordings to remind us of its purity and beauty.
@@rollinolson3562 Of course, and Linda agreed. She always said she considered herself a balladist, not a rocker. Nevertheless, in the seventies she was always referred by the press as the Queen of Rock. I remember a cover of People magazine of Linda and Jerry Brown, and the title was "The Governor and the Queen".
@@stevenrinehart7538 Righto ,Steve . There was a home that she lived in here that was for sale .I don't think it was the family home..It would have been great if somebody rich would have bought it. They could have turned into a tourist spot like Graceland .
@@BC-ui9yt I've heard her talk 'music', and she seems to be one of those who absorbs everything they hear from around them. her childhood was big on music, but don't think she went to any notable school of music, she just actively absorbed music and theory like a sponge. Quick mind, self taught. Here's a classical musician's review of her singing: ua-cam.com/video/4Tmluvy-5OM/v-deo.html What she DOESn't say is that I'll bet this arrangement is heavily influenced by Linda herself. The way the arrangement is very very clever, but stays off her notes. Listen to the sensitivity she brings to the lyrics, the many ways she can 'ornament' a word, syllable or even a solitary vowel. She can take a single vowel and morph it into an ever changing sound that captivates your ear. That's her. a skill seldom self taught. One gift that Linda gives to us is not 'studied', it is the natural harmonics in her voice. All voices have harmonics or we'd all sound like tuning forks. Her harmonics are clear as a bell which aids in her delivery. Also, she manages the dynamics of her voice like the author of a play - build to a crescendo, let us down, and build again to a higher crescendo, and resolve at the end better than 99% of all other singers. Could go on, but I'm sure you see or even already saw what I heard.
Her Kennedy Center Honors induction in 2020 is a great watch to get to get a sample of all the music she has done. Before recording with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Mr Riddle asked his daughter who Linda Ronstadt was as his music was 40s-50s. His daughter encouraged him to meet her, three albums were the result.
First heard Linda as opening act for Neil Young. Sang in a basketball arena. Her voice so powerful it filled every nook and cranny with the most beautiful voice I have ever listened too!!
I was a freshman in high school when this came out. Was experiencing my first big unrequited crush on a boy in my class. I felt this song in the bottom of my heart. I felt like someone understood. 53 years later, it is still on my iPod playlist. Beyond special. Thank you for listening.❣
I'm not a music aficionado like this guy seems to be, but I know the singers from my father's youth. Duran must know the singers his dad listened to. I first saw Linda onstage at a college in Virginia. She was opening for someone else, I think. She had a microphone, wore a cotton peasant blouse and blue jeans. She was so plain and little, but she opened her mouth and smacked us all in our heads.
I can't believe you've never heard of Linda! Do yourself a huge favor and listen to all of her top 10 hits. You'll love her - She has some of biggest variety of music - it's amazing - Even her music in Espanol! Amazing! Honestly!
She is no doubt one of the very best female vocalists ever...in any genre. And Linda could sing anything. She was powerful, delicate, fun, intimate, feisty....and couldn't be simply boxed in to one kind of music. When she did covers, it was like she uncovered them for the listener to hear in a new and beautiful way -- much like Angelina Jordan today. You really should explore more Linda. She is my absolute favorite from the 70s....and every guy wanted her. As Willie Nelson said about her, there are 2 kinds of men in the world " those who have a crush on Linda Ronstadt and those who have never heard of her".
Linda was a phenomenal performer. She didn’t twerk, pole dance appear half naked and had no scandals. She was a great singer with opinions for interviews not the stage.
Linda had a big hand in creating The Eagles, as she hand picked the original four members, Don Henley, Glen Frey, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner, to play back up for her.
@@christineking5017 Not at the same time, but yeah Jackson was there both on tour and also hanging out with Frey, Henley and JD Souther at Linda's house in Malibu.
Love Has No Pride is one of hers that comes from her very soul. She started very young- first hit w/ The Stone Ponies-Different Drum. Eagles gave her Desperado when it didn’t really hit for them. This song reminds me of Bonnie Raitts song “ I Can’t Make You Love Me” It’s beautiful!!!
I also, so very much, adore Bonnie. Wish she'd done better, but shackled and stayed loyal, early on by an abusive husband (rqually talented), ( find Rita Coolidge video discussions about Bonnie and Delany, and later Leon Russll, who collaborated on one of the greatest songs ever, Superstar, made popular by the Carpenters, but Bonnie's is best, she sang ut at Leons funeral). But what a voice, OMG. Saw her with Delany as part of a Cream concert, where she fell off the stage, got back up, carried on (as i recall it).
Linda is the one and only singer, male or female, of ANY genre, who has ever been able to move me to tears just through the sheer feeling and emotive force in her voice!! A truly staggeringly beautiful voice, sadly missed.
She could sing anything, from Mariachi to country to rock to blues to opera. Fabulous voice, great breath control, and a great heart. Listen to her duet with Aaron Neville, “I Don’t Know Much (but I know I love you)”.
Back around 1974 i was a cop. I had literally worshipped Linda Ronstadt since 1969. Then i got to work backstage security at one of her concerts. Most acts never spoke to us cops who worked security. Linda was different. She actually said hi, smiled, and said thanks. Very classy and sweet.
She was the crush of all men at that time . She is a actual artist she created scenery and color with her voice. Nowadays there are a lot of singers that are called artists but are really meh . She sculpted her instrument to the type of song she sung and even if you don’t know why you feel it.
Linda's voice has tremendous power and expression, it was an amazing instrument and she used it in so many, often seemingly dissimilar genres. She grew up in Tucson, Arizona and has a Hispanic heritage - she did at least one album entirely in Spanish - it is amazing to see and hear.
I'm here August 2024 and don't know why this video came up. I was a child in the 70s, youngest of 10 children. I grew up on 60s and 70s music because of my older siblings. Linda Ronstadt was one of my favorites. My Aunt passed away from Parkinsons disease and her granddaughter sang this at her funeral. 😢 I'm glad younger people have found this beautiful song and can enjoy it. 🫂💙
30 years ago...women had great voices as they do today...well, always. To temper and not scream and vibrato every note....it's soulfull and unique....thanks man...great stuff...
"La charreada" will blow you away. Willie Nelson is credited as saying, "There are two kinds of men in the world, those who have a crush on Linda Ronstadt and those who have never heard of her."
Linda’s “Desperado” is also great. Sadly, Linda suffers from a disease similar to Parkinson’s disease and is a shadow of her former self. It’s so good to see her the way we would want to remember her.
I believe that deep down she still sings quietly to herself because she knows who she is, just maybe not who she was. Either way, she was truly a gift to the world.
Possibly the greatest female vocalist for the past 50 years until her illness. She like Angelina has done covers throughout her career, all as good as or better than the originals. She has given her voice to groups and gained them fame. She has conquered EVERY GENRE THERE IS or ever will be. Opera, pop, rock, country, Latino and on and on. Please give her some credit as we welcome into fame her successor Angelina Jordan. How's this for a live performance> ua-cam.com/video/Q-fvsnLocBM/v-deo.html
She was a 1970's and to the present, ICON. Dude, go binge watch her videos. Lots of videos out there-lots of duets. My personal favorite of hers is Blue Bayou. She also did some great collabs with Dolly Parton and EmmyLou Harris-their harmonies will make you weep. These ladies were singing decades before auto tune was even invented. They deserve all the respect-
And Linda rocks also. Her song salutes to her Latin heritage are absolutely terrific. I saw her at Fillmore East around 1969. She and her band, The Stone Poneys, were great. This song and performance are so good it brings tears to your eyes, doesn't it? Nice reaction. Thanks.
Thank goodness you recognized how beautiful her voice was!! I fell over when you said you never heard of her. She is an absolute icon! I just stopped everything I was doing to listen to her. ❤
Lucky you to experience Linda Rondsadt. She could sing absolutely anything and brilliantly. Long Long Time is one of her very best songs.... though heartbreaking.
Linda Ronstadt has been my favorite since I first heard her sing this and Different Drum. Heart Like A Wheel was her breakthrough album and the she started filling stadiums. Wish I could sing an ounce that well.
One of the most Iconic Female vocalists Ever! Any genre she tackles; she owns! Very boy in the 70’s had a crush on her, as I did! Talent, and beauty! 😎❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Side note, the Eagles were her back up band early in both their careers.
I really wish you kids could have been there with us old people back in our day. You had to be there. But however your time is yours. Make the best music you can so your kids will look back with the pleasure and respect you are showing us old timers. Peace, Love, and Far out Mannn.
She also sings in Spanish.. She had a huge-selling album in Mexico.. She was allowed to sing with a well-known Mariachi band. This is a great honor in Mexican music. Mariachi is extremely hard to sing to because of the crazy syncopated rhythm....Linda was also part of a group called ...The Trio.. with Dolly Parton, and Emmylou Harris.. Really great harmonies on every song on the album.. You will eventually get to Linda's ,,, Blue Bayou..One of her greatest..
Yes You almost had it right Canciones de mi Padre stands as the biggest selling non-English language album in AMERICAN record history. "And she wasn't allowed to Sing " She told the Record Company that she was going to record that very album !
She got the songs from a book her aunt Luisa Espinel compiled: "Canciones de mi padre: Spanish Folksongs from Southern Arizona". Her aunt was a singer, dancer and actress who had studied music in New York, Paris and Spain, and was in a film with Marlene Dietrich.
Linda Ronstadt was the most incredible female singer ever. She was like Elvis Presley, in that she could sing in any genre, be it country, rock, pop, gospel, and more, and (unlike Elvis) could do so in more than one language. She did something no other singer did, which was score five number one hits covering other people's songs.
Doesn't matter what kind of music you listen to. EVERYBODY loves Linda Ronstadt. ♥️ Same goes for Karen Carpenter.
When l made this statement, l wasn't trying to make people fight with each other. I was born in 1960. We heard a little of everything on a.m. radio & t.v. shows. I love my Country Music(not todays). My favorite is Donna Fargo. I think Patsy Cline is the greatest. Also love Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Lynn Anderson & many others. I also liked L R, K C plus Judy Garland, Doris Day, Debbie Reynolds, even Glenn Miller & many others. Why do we have to make it a contest of who we like or hate who we don't like as a singers? I wasn't a fan of Janis Joplin, but l don't hate her. We all have our favorites. Let's all be pleasant to each other. A lot of us grew up with great music. On the radio, you would hear a Carpenter song, Bob Dylan, "blowing in the wind," & Jeanne C Riley, "Harper Valley P.T.A."
When l found a country radio station l switched to f.m. & stayed there. We all have different tastes. So have a BLESSED DAY & show each other some respect laced with kindness.☺️😉
I agree, and I would add Dolly Parton to that list.
When Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris formed a trio, the music they made was heavenly. See for example: ua-cam.com/video/2P6vVN200vg/v-deo.html
Linda, Karen and Angelina Jordan
Add Olivia Newton John to that list too. R.I.P.
Carpenter? Yuck cornball sour square. Linda's voice is in a league of her own. No comparison.
Yep, right on point!
We’re that generation who had the best music of all time. Freedoms you could only dream about today. I’m so broken hearted for young people today 💔Blessed 70 year old!
I'm 64, and I agree. We Boomers are so lucky to have had such amazing popular music in our lives. And all without gimmicks and autotune.
Thank you Kathie, there are very few pure singers like her!
I'm curious what freedoms are lost. I'm 60. I haven't noticed that
@@SherSpirit well I was born in 1953 and I was a Freshman in high school. First we saw our President killed I was in Third Grade when that happened move on to 1968 I was a Freshman in high school we watched Martin L King killed. Then we watched Bobby Kennedy killed our President brother! We watched all of the good people taken out. We so many freedoms lost. You would have to have lived it to know the truth. They have brainwashed you.
Yes we did. She was instrumental in the Eagles starting out.
She is not a rockstar, she is a legend.
Now you have met Linda Rondstat. You won’t forget her! I am 74. This was my generation’s music and I feel so lucky.
Same
Shecis a most outstanding singer from my time love her dearly
I’m 68 this year, 7/1, I/we were blessed to grow up with/during the greatest 25 years in music, 1955-1980, truly the golden age of rock n roll!!
@@kevinmcconnell3641 totally agree!
Play 74 also the 50s and 60s were incredible
Linda singing "Blue Bayou" is my never forgotten.
Linda had a huge voice. She had range, and depth and power. Gives me chills
We were very spoiled in the 70s here why.
@@theodoreritola7641 When you realize that "the greatest female pop music star of this generation" isn't fit to carry Linda Ronstadt's mike stand onstage. Thank you, Linda, for all the songs.
very true and throw there autotune in the garbage Because there was NO autotune in the 70s
Dig deep into Linda Rondstadt, she has a big voice.
Tbh the last Great we probably had was Eva Cassidy, and sadly she passed too young. Unless we get some untouched magic from Appalachia snuck into mainstream, it's unlikely we'll see a voice of that caliber again.
Her trio singing with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris is stunning.
Yes!
Her voice has captivated me for over 50 years. No one better ❤
Absolutely!
Yep!
It was epic
Linda had a Diva's voice, but not a Diva's attitude. Her many collaborative works shows how good a musician she was, never overpowering her fellow singers.
DAVID, 🎯 spot-on. Everyone she’s ever worked with have gushed about how great she is. Knowing her health isn’t so good with her Parkinson’s disease, it’ll be such a very sad day when we lose her…
Great words. Bro.
and she's a sweet lady.
She supported her back up band The Stone Ponies to become the great Eagles.
I believe she's sung on over 120 albums.
So happy to know you're that much more culturally literate now. I can't imagine how someone of your maturity still had never become aware of Linda Ronstadt. Welcome into the light.
You might be interested to know at one time the old Eagles toured with her before they were officially a band. They wrote the song “Witchy Woman” about her.
“Raven hair, and ruby lips, sparks fly from her fingertips…”.
They had a birdseye view, so to speak
She was one of many great talents from my generation. I Wish her well, wherever she is.
She is still in Arizona and her Parkinson’s has advanced. She needed a cane the last time she was seen in public, when she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Honor by Obama in 2013. I imagine she is a lot worse by now. I had every Ronstadt album after she went solo from her group The Stone Ponies.” Still have mad love for sweet Linda!
"She's been sleeping in the Devil's bed
And there's some rumors going 'round, someone's underground
She can rock you in the nighttime 'til your skin turns red" I don't believe that's about Rhondstat.
No such thing as auto-tune when these songs were recorded. This is pure unadulterated talent at its finest. You rarely see that now.
😮Fil from Wings of Pegasus did a show on her voice. She didn't need auto tune according to his computer.
@@knewsome47 I watched that show also. Yes Linda's voice was pure and amazing. I was just saying that you cannot claim that her voice was auto-tuned because it did not exist back then.
Yes autotune is from 1997. It's "new".
My son and I had this discussion ten minutes ago. He said “Let’s get your old albums out of storage. It’s not music; it’s robotic now!” We don’t know what real voices and musicians sound like anymore, but their “flaws” are their unique humanity.
There is nothing she can't sing ,any style!! Love Willie Nelson quote " Two types of men in the world. Men who love Linda and those that never met her
Blue Bayou will knock your socks off. I think it's one of her signature songs.
Yes...beautiful!! So many songs
I agree. She had such a powerful voice!!
Dating yourself with, "knock your socks off."😂 I can resemble that!
Agree.
I was going to suggest he listen to Blue Bayou. It's one of my favorites but it's really hard to choose a favorite at the same time. I just love Linda Ronstadt.
Linda Ronstadt was one of the few musical acts that everybody just liked. It didn't matter if you were a hard rocker, a Deadhead, a country music lover or standards or whatever. She could do everything and please everybody in the process. And she did it for a very long time starting with the Stone Poneys.
Love is a Rose, Desperado -
"Blue Bayou", "Somewhere, Out There" (Fivel's song), "Don't Know Much (All I Need to Know")...
I'm dating myself, but my girlfriend back in '95 told me of when she was a teen in the '60's. She did some baby-sitting for a young mother named Linda who was a backup singer for friend, also named Linda. This one evening, the second Linda showed up early at the house and sat down at the piano while she waited for "mom" Linda to finish getting ready. What came out of her mouth and the piano had my GF speechless. Linda motioned Margaret over to sit by her on the piano bench and continued with several "oldies" for warm-up. Just having a little fun. Margaret asked her if she ever thought about recording. The answer, "Sure, maybe a little."
Later that night when 'mom' Linda returned, she blurted, "you don't know who that was, do you?." "No, should I?" Lol, "That was Linda Rhonstadt, of the Stone Poneys!" Weird spelling, I konw.
She was the first American female singer to sell out arenas. So talented. A true rock star!
I’m surprised and skeptical thst you never heard of Linda Ronstadt or Bonnie Raitt.
This is when lyrics meant something and were touching. Today, artists throw in a line or a verse that makes no sense.
The Eagles were her backup band. I love watching her videos with them playing behind her. Great music.
Probably the first!
Linda Ronstadt is one of the best female singers & can sing any genre from ballads to country to rock & even opera. She has had so many hits such as "Different Drum", "Blue Bayou", "Desperado", "You're No Good", "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" etc. Ronstadt also did two great duets, "Somewhere Out There" (with James Ingram) & "Don't Know Much" (with Aaron Neville). The Eagles were her backing band till they went out on their own & she has covered a lot of their songs. Linda also collaborated with Dolly Parton & Emmylou Harris on a few "Trio" albums.
Wow, you listed all my favorite songs from Linda Ronstadt, I purchased both of the greatest hits CD's back in the 90's. Different Drum and Poor Poor Pitiful me are really good I also love her Silver Threads and Golden Needles.
June 2023....Don't much & All my life was mine & husband's wedding songs.
Love Linda Ronstadt..
You left out "Love Has No Pride", which imo is criminal when on a Linda Ronstadt page
She and Emmylou also backed up bands of various genres to support their own efforts
My Favorite...Adios
The "Queen of Rock & Roll", Linda has the voice of my generation.
Ronstadt's voice was like a very powerful engine. It would purr along, but when it needed power, that power was there, in spades. And just when you thought she'd reached the peak, there was another level yet to come. Just a great singer!
Well said!
Shortest and best definition of Linda's voice I've ever heard. 👏👏👏
Exactly
Linda was one of the most beautiful and talented women ever. I can't hear this song, even at 64, without crying.
Linda was the voice of our generation. She was incredible!
Early in her career the Eagles were her back up band. Such a beautiful voice. ✌️
Yes!!!
And she generously helped them go out on their own. Beautiful person and unequaled vocal ability ❤
Stone Ponies.
@@roxannehale1386 Linda was part of the Stone Ponies.
After the Ponies broke up, she went on her 1st solo tour and she hired Don Henley as her touring band's drummer and J.D. Souther asked her to hire his writing partner, Glen Frey.
During the tour, Henley and Frey roomed together and started writing songs together during their down times.
Later they needed a place to practice and work out the songs and Linda invited them to use her place.
So Linda got a first look at the Eagles entire 1st album as Henley and Fry rehearsed at her house.
@@roxannehale1386yes stone ponies were her first band
Linda Ronstadt is an American treasure. Her voice is exquisite and is a perfect blend of power and sweetness. This video is a clip from the Glen Campbell show and was shortened to suit TV. The studio version is longer but she should be seen live whenever possible. I can’t say enough in her praise. Her catalogue spans forty years and has something for everyone. She was the whole package; beautiful, talented and a wonderful human being. Please explore her music. You will not be disappointed. That clip from the show is the studio version🌺✌️
On Hee Haw as well...
A national treasure for sure. No one can match Linda’s combination of power beauty and versatility.
the live version on a stage with her wearing denim is my fave. I can't find it though. ugh
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I apologize for sending you that clip. I just watched it and it’s not even the real LR. It’s one of those tribute acts. Sorry😢
Linda was a VERY Versatile Singer! Search “When Will I Be Loved!” You’ll Like it!!! It’s Upbeat and she has a completely different vibe singing it!!! Thanks for your Channel. I subscribed with the top bell. You may have never heard of these Artists before…and that’s OK! I’m 71 years old and these are part of Wonderful Memories for us…and me Personally!!! ❤
Her first hit was with the "Stone Ponies" Different Drum written by Michael Nesmith
before he was a "Monkee". Later in her career her backup band became The Eagles.
I was so young then and my older friend loved “Different Drum”. We didn’t know Linda Ronstadt then. It was by the “Stoned Ponies”. A couple of years ago I was listening to Different Drum in the car and my husband says, “That’s Linda Rondstadt”. He had never heard that song before but oh, did he recognize that familiar voice. I was so surprised.
I'm 66. My friends and I listened to Linda many, many hours. We had turn tables back then. A teenager growing up. My favorite of hers is Desperado.
She is my favorite Mexican American singer. Her Spanish music shows off her voice even better.
Linda is my favorite singer
"Songs of My Father," I used to play them between Spanish classes as students came in and found their seats. She's lost her voice to illness now, but happily, we have these recordings to remind us of its purity and beauty.
Best singer, period....
True. Stunning voice. Lived in Tucson she's a legend. Stone Poneys when first heard her hit.
@@rafehr1378She still lives in Tucson
Let’s not forget, she teamed up with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra to make two albums Crooning songs from the 1940’s and 50’s.
Amazingly Talent❤
Those are some of my favorite Linda Ronstadt albums.
And she KILLED it with those classics!
Three albums. All wonderful, but the last is the best.
I felt she was more at home singing old standards and Hispanic music than rock music.
She wasn't a natural rocker like Ann Wilson.
@@rollinolson3562 Of course, and Linda agreed. She always said she considered herself a balladist, not a rocker. Nevertheless, in the seventies she was always referred by the press as the Queen of Rock. I remember a cover of People magazine of Linda and Jerry Brown, and the title was "The Governor and the Queen".
Her duet with Aaron Neville “I don’t know much” is outstanding. Give it a listen.
Aaron Neville and linda!! Fuck yeah!
Almost unearthly. Absolutely amazing. Their voices together sublime.
No autotune. Real voice...Real talent...Real woman. Incredible singer. Amazing in concert. Awesome lady. ❤❤❤
Im 71 and feel the same as katie..glad your getting to enjoy our music. This was her beginning, she gets better 🎉🎉
One of my favourite singers. Her version of Blue Bayou is great.
Yes, you should do Blue Bayou!
That's one of her best!
I used to sing this song at karaoke. Loved singing her songs! Also Somewhere Out There”
I used to sing this song at karaoke. Loved singing her songs! Also Somewhere Out There”
I used to sing this song at karaoke. Loved singing her songs! Also Somewhere Out There”
One of the best songs you could have reacted to. Linda was, and still is, an absolute American treasure. A living legend. The pride of Tucson AZ.
Righto. I'm. reminded whenever I go to the Ronstadt bus terminal ,here in Tucson, to transfer buses..
@@markdraine3571 And the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall.
@@stevenrinehart7538 Righto ,Steve . There was a home that she lived in here that was for sale .I don't think it was the family home..It would have been great if somebody rich would have bought it. They could have turned into a tourist spot like Graceland .
You are right - this song is a perfect showcase of her abilities! Love Linda.
You must check out “La Charreada” on Linda’s Spanish album! The ease with which she belts out those notes is epic! Love your reactions youngster 👵🏼☮️💜
I agree 100%
@@makkimontoya7330I agree 200%😊
Yes, I was hoping someone commented this.
Damn yes that Spanish album is awesome - Long Long Time is my favorite song where she really shows off her pipes.
“Los Laureles” from “Canciones de mi Padre”. ❤
Linda Ronstadt is in a class of her own. Thanks for playing this tune.
She's one of the greatest American singers ever! Bless you, Linda! ❤
Linda wasn't 'just' a singer, she was VERY accomplished/knowledgeable in music theory. Took her singing Very seriously. What a voice!
This isn’t going to be popular but if she took her singing so seriously why did she do so much coke?
How much training did she have? I've never seen much mention of it, but it's hard to believe someone could be this incredibly blessed by nature.
@@BC-ui9yt I've heard her talk 'music', and she seems to be one of those who absorbs everything they hear from around them. her childhood was big on music, but don't think she went to any notable school of music, she just actively absorbed music and theory like a sponge. Quick mind, self taught.
Here's a classical musician's review of her singing: ua-cam.com/video/4Tmluvy-5OM/v-deo.html
What she DOESn't say is that I'll bet this arrangement is heavily influenced by Linda herself. The way the arrangement is very very clever, but stays off her notes. Listen to the sensitivity she brings to the lyrics, the many ways she can 'ornament' a word, syllable or even a solitary vowel. She can take a single vowel and morph it into an ever changing sound that captivates your ear. That's her. a skill seldom self taught. One gift that Linda gives to us is not 'studied', it is the natural harmonics in her voice. All voices have harmonics or we'd all sound like tuning forks. Her harmonics are clear as a bell which aids in her delivery. Also, she manages the dynamics of her voice like the author of a play - build to a crescendo, let us down, and build again to a higher crescendo, and resolve at the end better than 99% of all other singers. Could go on, but I'm sure you see or even already saw what I heard.
@@williamgullett5911 She didn't
@@keithsw2566 she openly talks about it. She talks about the nose cauterizations. It’s out there for you to read.
So much fun to watch yet another man fall in love with Linda Ronstadt. Join the club dude! Everybody loves Linda!
And another one bites the dust!
Her Kennedy Center Honors induction in 2020 is a great watch to get to get a sample of all the music she has done. Before recording with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Mr Riddle asked his daughter who Linda Ronstadt was as his music was 40s-50s. His daughter encouraged him to meet her, three albums were the result.
Linda is one of the greatest most versatile vocalists of our time. Her power, tone, control, range is INSANE!!
First heard Linda as opening act for Neil Young. Sang in a basketball arena. Her voice so powerful it filled every nook and cranny with the most beautiful voice I have ever listened too!!
Possibly the greatest female vocalist of all time. “Blue Bayou” and “You’re no good” should get on your radar
Close probably top 3 . Karen Carpenter is a level above.
@@chuckwerry7437Carpenter the unquestionable number one-but Linda def top 3. Maybe 2.
I was a freshman in high school when this came out. Was experiencing my first big unrequited crush on a boy in my class. I felt this song in the bottom of my heart. I felt like someone understood. 53 years later, it is still on my iPod playlist. Beyond special. Thank you for listening.❣
And that boy you had a crush on, probably had a crush on Linda Ronstadt. Like the rest of us.
@@iamhudsdent2759 No, sadly his crush was on Emily in our math class and he took her to the dance. I cried.
I'm not a music aficionado like this guy seems to be, but I know the singers from my father's youth. Duran must know the singers his dad listened to. I first saw Linda onstage at a college in Virginia. She was opening for someone else, I think. She had a microphone, wore a cotton peasant blouse and blue jeans. She was so plain and little, but she opened her mouth and smacked us all in our heads.
I can't believe you've never heard of Linda! Do yourself a huge favor and listen to all of her top 10 hits. You'll love her - She has some of biggest variety of music - it's amazing - Even her music in Espanol! Amazing! Honestly!
She is no doubt one of the very best female vocalists ever...in any genre. And Linda could sing anything. She was powerful, delicate, fun, intimate, feisty....and couldn't be simply boxed in to one kind of music. When she did covers, it was like she uncovered them for the listener to hear in a new and beautiful way -- much like Angelina Jordan today. You really should explore more Linda. She is my absolute favorite from the 70s....and every guy wanted her. As Willie Nelson said about her, there are 2 kinds of men in the world " those who have a crush on Linda Ronstadt and those who have never heard of her".
The days of real talent. No auto tune, lip syncing. I'm so happy you recognize such honest real authentic talent. The60's,70,s& some 80,s.
Absolutely love her. The genre she can sing in has no bounds. She can literally sing anything ❤️❤️
So true... as an illustration check out her Mad Love album - Linda does New Wave!
You just can’t get much better than Linda Ronstadt.
I am 63 years old and had the BIGGEST crush on Linda in my teen years in the 1970s 😍
You're not in a league of your own on that note, the cover for "Hasten Down the Wind" was dang near pornographic...
No one has had so much success across so many genres. An absolute legend. To this day she has best selling non English album in US history.
Linda was a phenomenal performer. She didn’t twerk, pole dance appear half naked and had no scandals. She was a great singer with opinions for interviews not the stage.
I totally agree with you, a lot of present women performers up on stage almost naked.
Is. Although she is no longer singing, she is still with us. 🙏
@@jcdbrown She is 77 years old with a form of Parkingson disease.
Ummm, I beg to differ….she had a scandalous relationship with the governor of California, Jerry Brown(?)
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They discovered it is not Parkinson’s
But something else that is not as common
Saw her back in the day. Constant chills up my spine. Her band at the time went on to be The Eagles.
Linda is a gifted, amazing, chills inducing musician. She can sing anything. Tender, powerful, pure, evocative, gorgeous.
Linda has been my best artist, I love you Linda from Nigeria ❤
A very young Ronstadt. The most versatile singer of our generation.
Linda Ronstadt has to be my most favorite female artist of all time. I say of all time because her music covers so many genres.
Linda had a big hand in creating The Eagles, as she hand picked the original four members, Don Henley, Glen Frey, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner, to play back up for her.
❤❤ Her band was the Eagles before they went on their own many albums of Linda's and the Eagles seen in concert LOVE MUSIC 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵
"Blue Bayou" I'm 70 years old and in love with this women and song.
The music of the 60's, 70's and early 80's was phenomenal and without equal since then. We were blessed.
Linda Maria Ronstadt was directly responsible for " The Eagles " to exist : They were her backing band at some time
Jackson Browne too, right?
@@christineking5017 Not at the same time, but yeah Jackson was there both on tour and also hanging out with Frey, Henley and JD Souther at Linda's house in Malibu.
Love Has No Pride is one of hers that comes from her very soul. She started very young- first hit w/ The Stone Ponies-Different Drum. Eagles gave her Desperado when it didn’t really hit for them. This song reminds me of Bonnie Raitts song “ I Can’t Make You Love Me” It’s beautiful!!!
I also, so very much, adore Bonnie. Wish she'd done better, but shackled and stayed loyal, early on by an abusive husband (rqually talented), ( find Rita Coolidge video discussions about Bonnie and Delany, and later Leon Russll, who collaborated on one of the greatest songs ever, Superstar, made popular by the Carpenters, but Bonnie's is best, she sang ut at Leons funeral). But what a voice, OMG. Saw her with Delany as part of a Cream concert, where she fell off the stage, got back up, carried on (as i recall it).
desperado hit hard for the eagles...
Love has no pride always brings me to tears😢 soul moving
Probably one of my favorite songs sung by Henley.
Linda is the personification of beauty, talent, grace and class!
What a woman!
What a voice!
Linda is the one and only singer, male or female, of ANY genre, who has ever been able to move me to tears just through the sheer feeling and emotive force in her voice!! A truly staggeringly beautiful voice, sadly missed.
Linda's so amazing that even your dog in the background woke up to take in the song!
She is amazing. You need to check her out when she was with the Stone Ponies
She could sing anything, from Mariachi to country to rock to blues to opera. Fabulous voice, great breath control, and a great heart.
Listen to her duet with Aaron Neville, “I Don’t Know Much (but I know I love you)”.
Her duet with Aaron Neville is one of the best songs ever recorded. I will never tire of it.
Back around 1974 i was a cop. I had literally worshipped Linda Ronstadt since 1969. Then i got to work backstage security at one of her concerts. Most acts never spoke to us cops who worked security. Linda was different.
She actually said hi, smiled, and said thanks. Very classy and sweet.
Linda sang about things we've all experienced, with soul. Simply the best.
She was the crush of all men at that time . She is a actual artist she created scenery and color with her voice. Nowadays there are a lot of singers that are called artists but are really meh . She sculpted her instrument to the type of song she sung and even if you don’t know why you feel it.
100% correct
Listen to her classic, “Hasten Down the Wind.” Then her acapella version of Patsy Cline’s “Crazy.” She’ll knock your socks off!
Very good way to put it!
Linda's voice has tremendous power and expression, it was an amazing instrument and she used it in so many, often seemingly dissimilar genres.
She grew up in Tucson, Arizona and has a Hispanic heritage - she did at least one album entirely in Spanish - it is amazing to see and hear.
I'm here August 2024 and don't know why this video came up. I was a child in the 70s, youngest of 10 children. I grew up on 60s and 70s music because of my older siblings. Linda Ronstadt was one of my favorites. My Aunt passed away from Parkinsons disease and her granddaughter sang this at her funeral. 😢 I'm glad younger people have found this beautiful song and can enjoy it. 🫂💙
30 years ago...women had great voices as they do today...well, always. To temper and not scream and vibrato every note....it's soulfull and unique....thanks man...great stuff...
The very best. Period. We’ve loved her for 55 years. The best!
"La charreada" will blow you away. Willie Nelson is credited as saying, "There are two kinds of men in the world, those who have a crush on Linda Ronstadt and those who have never heard of her."
Another good Linda Ronstadt song you should react to is "You're No Good". Her voice is incredibly powerful in this song.
Linda’s “Desperado” is also great. Sadly, Linda suffers from a disease similar to Parkinson’s disease and is a shadow of her former self. It’s so good to see her the way we would want to remember her.
I believe that deep down she still sings quietly to herself because she knows who she is, just maybe not who she was. Either way, she was truly a gift to the world.
In an interview she said that she sings in her head. I hope and have faith that one day we will have cure for Parkinson, Alzheimer and dementia
Those of us who in our teens, 20s 30s and grew up with this era of music were incredibly fortunate.
Yes we did.
My generation had the best famale singers, hesrt snd souls eith boices unmatched 💕💕. Saw her live, twice. Blessings.
Man, I cannot hear this song without it bringing tears to my eyes.
Linda is the best! I was a huge fan when I was in high school in the late 70''s and she was at the top! There is so much to her!
Possibly the greatest female vocalist for the past 50 years until her illness. She like Angelina has done covers throughout her career, all as good as or better than the originals. She has given her voice to groups and gained them fame.
She has conquered EVERY GENRE THERE IS or ever will be. Opera, pop, rock, country, Latino and on and on. Please give her some credit as we welcome into fame her successor Angelina Jordan.
How's this for a live performance> ua-cam.com/video/Q-fvsnLocBM/v-deo.html
She was so very special ❤
She was a 1970's and to the present, ICON. Dude, go binge watch her videos. Lots of videos out there-lots of duets. My personal favorite of hers is Blue Bayou. She also did some great collabs with Dolly Parton and EmmyLou Harris-their harmonies will make you weep. These ladies were singing decades before auto tune was even invented. They deserve all the respect-
And Linda rocks also. Her song salutes to her Latin heritage are absolutely terrific. I saw her at Fillmore East around 1969. She and her band, The Stone Poneys, were great. This song and performance are so good it brings tears to your eyes, doesn't it? Nice reaction. Thanks.
I absolutely LOVE his reaction to hearing Linda for the first time. Linda is a LEGEND.
Thank goodness you recognized how beautiful her voice was!! I fell over when you said you never heard of her. She is an absolute icon! I just stopped everything I was doing to listen to her. ❤
Really nice to see how much the song touched your heart…
Lucky you to experience Linda Rondsadt. She could sing absolutely anything and brilliantly. Long Long Time is one of her very best songs.... though heartbreaking.
Linda Ronstadt has been my favorite since I first heard her sing this and Different Drum. Heart Like A Wheel was her breakthrough album and the she started filling stadiums. Wish I could sing an ounce that well.
The ballads of the 70s ẁere not in need of over singing or lots of bells and whistles, much more pure!
One of the most Iconic Female vocalists Ever! Any genre she tackles; she owns! Very boy in the 70’s had a crush on her, as I did! Talent, and beauty! 😎❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Side note, the Eagles were her back up band early in both their careers.
An angel from heaven 😢
Her voice gives me chills.❤😘
I really wish you kids could have been there with us old people back in our day. You had to be there. But however your time is yours. Make the best music you can so your kids will look back with the pleasure and respect you are showing us old timers. Peace, Love, and Far out Mannn.
She also sings in Spanish.. She had a huge-selling album in Mexico.. She was allowed to sing with a well-known Mariachi band. This is a great honor in Mexican music. Mariachi is extremely hard to sing to because of the crazy syncopated rhythm....Linda was also part of a group called ...The Trio.. with Dolly Parton, and Emmylou Harris.. Really great harmonies on every song on the album.. You will eventually get to Linda's ,,, Blue Bayou..One of her greatest..
Songs of my father.
Her father was part of a mariachi band. This was the music of her childhood.
Yes You almost had it right Canciones de mi Padre stands as the biggest selling non-English language album in AMERICAN record history.
"And she wasn't allowed to Sing " She told the Record Company that she was going to record that very album !
She got the songs from a book her aunt Luisa Espinel compiled: "Canciones de mi padre: Spanish Folksongs from Southern Arizona". Her aunt was a singer, dancer and actress who had studied music in New York, Paris and Spain, and was in a film with Marlene Dietrich.
This is a VERY young Linda. She is still a beautiful woman .
Linda is a superstar! Best voice of her time and a beautiful woman.
OMG, she looks sooo young here! Beautiful young lady.
Linda Ronstadt was the most incredible female singer ever. She was like Elvis Presley, in that she could sing in any genre, be it country, rock, pop, gospel, and more, and (unlike Elvis) could do so in more than one language.
She did something no other singer did, which was score five number one hits covering other people's songs.