I have been a Ronstadt fan since my teens. I am 72. I saw Linda Ronstadt in an outside venue named Mud Island in Memphis. It was on the Mississippi River. We had a very stormy day that was clearing right before her concert.She sang "Blue Bayou" to the most beautiful sunset with gorgeous colors and clouds drifting in the sky. She had just release her album "Cry Like aRainstorm, Howl Like the Wind". What an evening!!!!
I must point this out. The backup singer with the guitar is the late Kenny Edwards. Played every instrument. He's was the young man on the Stone Ponys album cover for 'Different Drum' and never left her side. Essentially unknown to the public, Edwards was faithfully with her, from the Troubadour until she retired from singing. Kenny Edwards deserves to be remembered.
I fell in love with Linda in the 1970s, I'm 71 now and still in love with her. Willie Nelson said there's two kind of men in the world, those who don't know who Linda is and those that have a crush on her.
@@markoehler2752 I read the quote as: There are two types of men in the world: those that are in love with Linda Ronstadt, and those that haven't met her yet. Someone "corrected" me and said Willie said that about Emmylou Harris. He probably said it about both. Picky, picky, picky.
Linda Ronstadt, with all that talent and skill, owning the stage every second she's singing, yet always willing to step into the background, bang that tambourine, and let her band members shine. She was, and always will be, the best, as far as I'm concerned. Edit: I wrote this before you mentioned it in the video LOL
She was also incredible at choosing musicians to work with . . . and nurturing them. Some stayed with her through a huge part of her career (Andrew Gold, Waddy Wachtel) and others went on to other great things (Don Henley, Glenn Frey). All of them sang her praises (Frey did her HOF induction speech). Even her exes loved her long after they broke up. A couple of years ago she talked about having Jerry Brown and his wife over for Thanksgiving dinner.
The greatest of her generation. One of the best of all time. Powerful, when called for, she addresses the needs of each song and interprets it as it calls for. Many powerful singers out there today who think they have to show off the power all the time in each verse. they overpower the song. Linda's ability to emote as needed maybe was her best asset. She also grew up listening to many styles of music and studied each. Her one time flame, songwriter JD Souther (recently deceased great songwriter) said she had the greatest musical vocabulary of anyone he knew.
Also how many singers allow the assembled band to stand out and let the song breathe. Not make it all about them. This is how she let the Eagles move on from being her back up and she was able to hire the best live musicians to back her.
No one will ever read this but i just learned something pretty special about Linda. She is covering a "You're no good", an R+B song that came out in 1963. Dee Dee Warwick sang it. It went to about 50 in the top 100. Linda sang it in about 74 and it went to number 1. Linda was invited to do it on the Midnight Special. Here is what you don't know. The black backup singer on the left IS Dee Dee Warwick! She didn't have to do that. Wow!
There is another thing about Linda. Take her singing out of any performance and you still have a amazing piece of music. She got the best musicians (starting with Don Henley and Glenn Frey) and the best arrangements. Every time. How did that happen? I don't think it was a coincidence. She and the Eagles never allowed a recording or video made of a less than stellar performance.
I'm 70 and have been a huge fan of Linda's since she sang with the Stone Poneys back in the late 1960's. What's so heartbreaking is that she's lost her beautiful voice 10 years ago due to Parkinson's disease.
Sadly, I think she recently lost her ability to see. I admire what a gorgeous badass she has always been and still is. I'm in your age bracket. She was born phenomenal and she gave Glenn Frey, from my high school instructions, once they made it to California, before the Eagles.
She was every young and old guys favorite sexy female rocker. It all came naturally and I imagine the first few rows in a concert were drooling young men. 😊. My goodness the posters in every guys room... ! We girls in the era loved all the guys with long, long hair and skin tight Levi's! Best musical era ever. ❤️
Linda always surrounded herself with top notch musicians and she did not hesitate to step aside and give them the spotlight when appropriate. I love everything about her live performances. Great choice! This is definitely the best version of this song available. 🌸💐✌️
If Linda ever sang a bad song ...i never heard it...can sing it all with anyone. The 2 Trio albums awsome as well. Just the BEST !!❤❤ and still as much as she can speaks her mind....❤❤🙏🏻
The first time I heard Linda was in 9th grade in a car full of friends driving to Huntington Beach for the day. The wonderful smells of suntan lotion and sea air, the car windows open listening to the best singer ever. What a time to be young!
Looking back, we loved Linda, her music and all the players she brought to her shows, but we couldn't possibly have appreciated how real talent absolutely doesn't need to walk around naked to get our attention.
The guys loved her, the girls loved her, incredible Linda. You should check out her RnR Hall of Fame induction and Kennedy Center Honors videos. Paying homage to an incredible musician. Love Linda! 💞
So many wonderful things about Linda. Less frequently mentioned is her consistent excellent choice of band members through the years and as you mentioned , her willingness to let them shine.
She has an incredible ear for music and knows how to get the best out of anything, whether it is a song, a musician, or her own voice. She recognizes the best and surrounded herself with it . . . all while being a decent but exacting human. Others quickly learned that she didn't suffer fools but if you had the chops and were willing to work at your craft she could be your best friend.
FINALLY!! Seen a couple reactions of Live performance and neither was this close to the original studio release. The Bass solo on is extra but Awesome!! Never seen this version!! Linda Ronstadt in my Top 5 favorite female singers!! Great Reaction and shout out to Karen!! Giving Karens a Good name 😉 Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎
My era. I grew up with this music. I saw most in person at one time or another. By far, the best music in the history of the world, and will never be duplicated.
This woman can sing anything! She teamed up with Emmy Lou Harris and Dolly Parton for a couple of albums under the name The Trio. She also did a movie version of an operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan entitled The Pirates of Penzance. She is the most talented singer ever in my opinion.
Have loved her since 1965, with the Stone Ponys. Seen her twice, first at the Palimino Club in N Hollywood. She was all of 5' from me and then in 1983 at a major concert in LA. She is just fabulous and you've barely scratched the surface. Do desperado, written by the Eagles, Linda took it to #3 and the Eagles version followed it. By the way she was instrumental in putting the Eagles together as Don Henley and Glen Fry were in her road band.
She was one of the queens of the 70s. She specialized in a punchy country rock style covering the songs of many great songwriters and well known bands. Even her lesser known stuff is really good. Check out her versions of the Rolling Stones' "Tumbling Dice" and Little Feat's "Roll Um Easy" and Warren Zevon's "Poor Poor Pitiful Me".
And the great Bill Payne of Little Feat on keyboards. She always had the best musicians in LA, and who wouldn’t want to play behind that incredible voice?
The band is a collection of some of the best studio and touring musicians of the time. If you check the liner notes of albums (dating myself) you'll find Russ Kunkel, Bob Glaub ,Danny Kortchmar etc on albums by Crosby Stills and Nash, Jackson Browne, Stevie Nicks and many others.
Sebs, this was awesome! I've been a Linda Ronstadt fan since she sang with the Stone Ponies looking like a bare-footed flower child. I love this song, but it was my first time seeing this particular live performance. Some of the names you mentioned for the backing band were very well known for playing with other singers of the time, too. Their names appear on many record liners from the early 70s forward. Thanks for choosing this performance.
Thank you so much. I've seen Linda live probably 20 times. Kenny Edwards was in The Stone Poneys with her in the mid to late sixties. Kenny is on rhythm guitar. Danny Kortchmar and Dan Dugmore on lead guitars.
Linda is and will be one greatest voices of generations ultimate crossover artist it didn’t matter what genre it was she could sing it all and more times than not her version of a song was better than the original the real deal pure talent, amazing artist always the best of the best ❤🎶
My first intro to her was when she sang with the Stone Ponies. You just knew, that she was special!! I am sorry that she is unwell. Thank you for appreciating my generation of Genius!! ❤️❤️🙏🙏
The "guy in the back" is Peter Asher. He was Linda's manager. In the 60's he was part of the British Invasion with the duo, Peter and Gordon. They had several hits, some written by Paul McCartney. Paul was engaged to Peter's sister Jane Asher. Peter managed several name artists.
We all love Linda! My vote for number 1 singer of the 70's. You mentioned her drummer Russ Kunkel. Take a look at all the folks he has played drums with when you have a moment.
I love watching reactions to music I’ve cherished all my life. I’m 78 and here I am watching you enjoy Linda, Aaron, all of it. My versions are often vinyl ( tho my son has inherited many).
the GOAT!!! I am 75 & still listen to her - have been since she 1st came out way back when - in the 70's every aspiring female country/pop/rock singer had to KNOW her stuff as that showed one's range!!!!! Love her - she was silenced way to soon so thank the Lord we have immense body of work to listen to!!
I am just happy for you that you are able to listen to, love and learn the music from my time. It was a good time to be alive. I adopted two kids when I was 52. My son is now 24 years old and I am 46 years older than he. But he was raised listening to my music and he absolutely loves it. He listens to his own generation music as well but he loves to whip out my gen's stuff for his bosses who are of course 10 to 20 years his senior, he gets to school them in the good stuff. He comes home laughing about their reactions. It is kinda fun.
Yup I went to some awsome concerts back in the 70s and even into the early 80s great music back then that was how they sold records was to put on a great live show. No TH-cam or internet to sell records
Somewhere Out There (An American Tail song). Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram duet. "What's New", Linda Ronstadt & The Nelson Riddle Orchestra. Two great vocals.
Dude, I love your analyses of our era. You are genuine and emotive and your reactions to these great artists and songs is expressed freely on your face, body language, and words. And I GREATLY appreciate it that you don't interrupt the songs too much, like others in this "first time listening" genre. I'll never forget listening to Linda Rondstadt in my mother's Poodle Room (where she used to groom poodles) when I was little. She was gorgeous and her voice matched the cover. In many ways, she, as well as tens of others, contributed to me becoming a singer. Linda stopped making hits way too soon though.
I've been a fan since her Stone Pony days. Being a fellow Tucson girl, I've loved her as long as I've loved music. I got to see her live at least 3 times. Do a deep dive. No matter the genre, she's incomparable. One of the best, in my opinion, along with Janis Joplin and Patsy Cline.
Hey Sebs, As I've said before "Heard this song a million times. Never seen this performance." So I'm kinda experiencing it the 1st time too. What a treat of a performance. Going to send this around to some of my boomer contemporaries. There's a terrific live in the studio performance I saw recently of "The Tracks of My Tears" her cover of the old Smokey Robinson tune. Give it a look if you can. Continued success, Sebs.
Been watching Linda since her days with The Stone Ponies, and even had a wall poster of her on roller skates wearing cutoff jeans. Ahh-h-h... those were the days.
Live concerts from this era were almost always incredible and worth every penny spent on them. And because the cost of a ticket wasn't insane like it is now, ee got to enjoy a lot of great concerts!!
The song originally was on her album Heart Like a Wheel yet this performance was from her New Wave period. Linda's talent shows across all the genres she took on and claimed. Listen to her Tony nominated performance from Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance " 'Poor Wondering One'. You may have your settings on Stereo but only listening Mono. This song was used by her band as a standard closing this song along with Heat Wave'.
Legendary singer/songwriter Jackson Browne asked Linda to be his opening act for one of his tours. He then went on to say, "Linda and I traded off closing the show. Who wants to follow Linda Ronstadt every night."
Live performances were the key to success: that's why they're so good; they've been practicing in front of audiences. That said, Linda has good taste in her team. The best bands had somebody picking good team members, and they just got better. (Also, song-writers love successful singers, so once the talent is discovered, they get first-refusal on songs. This means Linda did covers at the start of her career and found ways to reinvent them, but later I'm sure was being given songs that were new and written with her in mind.)
Linda was not only a pop/rock icon of the seventies she was also a cultural icon. Her dressed in athletic shorts, knee high socks and roller skates on her "Back in the USA" album, took a local Malibu Beach fad of roller skating nationwide making it a national fad.
I was in high school in the mid to late 70s, and we went to every concert we could possibly get to. You have no idea, or maybe you do, how much I treasure those memories. This magnificent lady is one of them.
My wife's favorite female singe. Another great talent from my youth. Glad your are enjoying the music. Enjoy watching your reaction to these very talented individuals .
Sebs - Thanks for this Linda Ronstadt reaction. I'm basically with you on liking this time period best for her but I'd move the time dial just a bit. I think her Live in Atlanta, Dec. 1, 1977 performance is the absolute best place to see her phenomenal talent. Her rendition of the Eagles' (who at one time were basically her band) Desperado is as good as it gets, with Linda just killing it at the end. And her finale is a medley of The Stones Tumblin' Dice and You're No Good with Waddy Wachtell on lead guitar. It's just great. And I got to see this Simple Dreams tour at Tanglewood MA a couple months before this Atlanta performance. Yeah, it was that good! But be aware the video of the Atlanta live show is not high def (but the audio is quite good). And an interesting aside. Her Tumblin' Dice was so good Mick Jagger had her come onstage at the Stone's Tucson AZ '78 performance to sing it with him. Why he didn't also have her join him on Gimme Shelter will always be a mystery to me. Desperado th-cam.com/video/MeQyoTIQOOM/w-d-xo.html Tumblin' Dice th-cam.com/video/yBg5cnoNyAE/w-d-xo.html
Linda Ronstadt - #1 Female singer of all time. No other can come close to her vocal ability and accomplishments (however KD Lang is very very close). I graduated high school in 1975 (you do the math) and experienced many concerts of those iconic bands. Unfortunately did not see Linda. As for music now, nothing comes close to this level of music creation. The era of iconic music and bands died in the 80's.
I was born in 1960 and my father had a wide variety of musical tastes. We were some of the first kids to get cassette tapes in the late 60s. We knew what great music we had throughout the 60s and 70s, but we had no idea how much better it would be than today's music, with a few exceptions. I am proud to have lived through all that we did in those times. At least we had great music, concerts, field keggers, etc.
Please play and review Linda's cover of "Hurt So Bad" from this same concert show. She blows the roof off the building with her powerful, rich and muscular vocal tone. I wish we still had women singers like Linda Ronstadt who had tremendous talent and music culture intellegence.
And thanks to me! Lol :) I donated so you would do this one too! I'm so excited you did a reaction to this one! Andrew Gold (who wrote the theme to Golden Girls, "Thank You for Being a Friend) was a huge part of this song with the drums and the guitars also. Look him up! He's an amazing musician in his own right. There is a different Live version of this with him playing the guitar. He's Golden blonde too (pun of his own last name). :) My favorite Linda song! This woman can do anything...seriously!
Linda surrounded herself with the best studio musicians in the business... after the eagles moved on. She consistently worked with pros from whatever genre she decided to delve into. Keep listening...you'll see her MO.
I love Linda Ronstadt too. I just watched a video from the the year she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Glen Frey from the Eagles told her complete story. Carry Underwood, Bonnie Raitt, Emmy Lou Harris, Cheryl Crowe, Stevie Nicks paid homage to Linda singing her songs. It was terrific!!!!!!!!!
She is phenomenal. At age 17 I had tickets to see her live at our local college. She didn't show up, and tickets were refunded. Well...still love her to this day. (I'm now 71) Her talent is ...phenomenal. (...and indeed....we had the best music, Linda right on top.)
Hey Sebs, just discovered you and Ali. Old enough to be your Momma, so I know all these songs & artists. I didn’t realize how great they were till songs of today stopped making sense. I had actually lost my love of music, but since watching your reaction videos, and the banter with Ali, I have come to the realization that a big part of music was missing in my life. Thank you for the gift of remembering how important the expression of music is. I hope your beautiful family is blessed.❤ I ll be watching….
You are right, she is at her peak in '77. First woman to have 5 albums go platinum in a row. The first woman to do arena rock. The Queen of Country Rock.
Willie Nelson once said: "There are two kinds of men in the world: those who are in love with Linda Ronstadt and those who don't know who she is yet." You are in good company.
Along with her amazing singing and musicianship, she had strength and integrity in ways you don't see very often. Spend some time watching interviews with her and what others had to say about her. One of the most important figures in 1970s California music, and wherever she went. Not flashy, not arrogant, giving her best and letting others do the same.😊
Beautiful voice and a beautiful person. I heard her years ago in Alaska and she was wonderful. Not to change the subject but have you ever heard anything by Ray Stevens from the album Ahab the Arab. Look it up. You will be amazed at every single song. I'd like to watch you hear that for the first time. You'd cry laughing so hard.
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I have been a Ronstadt fan since my teens. I am 72. I saw Linda Ronstadt in an outside venue named Mud Island in Memphis. It was on the Mississippi River. We had a very stormy day that was clearing right before her concert.She sang "Blue Bayou" to the most beautiful sunset with gorgeous colors and clouds drifting in the sky. She had just release her album "Cry Like aRainstorm, Howl Like the Wind". What an evening!!!!
I must point this out. The backup singer with the guitar is the late Kenny Edwards. Played every instrument. He's was the young man on the Stone Ponys album cover for 'Different Drum' and never left her side. Essentially unknown to the public, Edwards was faithfully with her, from the Troubadour until she retired from singing. Kenny Edwards deserves to be remembered.
I have always felt he was under appreciated too! 💐
Parkinson’s Disease has robbed us of her beautiful voice and presence. You should have heard her and Dolly and Emmy Lou Harris, awesome!!!
Annie Lennox also did Whiter Shade of Pale....she too also very good....her solo album
Thank you for mentioning him, very talented man.
@@belvagurr403 I still do, together and individually. A fan of each since their beginnings.
I fell in love with Linda in the 1970s, I'm 71 now and still in love with her. Willie Nelson said there's two kind of men in the world, those who don't know who Linda is and those that have a crush on her.
Every man in America that’s over 50 is in love with Linda 😛 I don’t even care that she’s “old”- she can sing me to sleep anytime!
@@markoehler2752Age 75 here. Still takes my breath away.
Yep. In 74 I was 13, and fell hopelessly in love with Linda.
@@markoehler2752 I read the quote as: There are two types of men in the world: those that are in love with Linda Ronstadt, and those that haven't met her yet. Someone "corrected" me and said Willie said that about Emmylou Harris. He probably said it about both. Picky, picky, picky.
When we were aboard ship off Viet Nam it was a toss up between her and Dolly .
Linda Ronstadt, with all that talent and skill, owning the stage every second she's singing, yet always willing to step into the background, bang that tambourine, and let her band members shine. She was, and always will be, the best, as far as I'm concerned. Edit: I wrote this before you mentioned it in the video LOL
Pretty much every guy on that stage is a studio legend. Linda was a master of covering songs and making them better than the originals.
She was also incredible at choosing musicians to work with . . . and nurturing them. Some stayed with her through a huge part of her career (Andrew Gold, Waddy Wachtel) and others went on to other great things (Don Henley, Glenn Frey). All of them sang her praises (Frey did her HOF induction speech). Even her exes loved her long after they broke up. A couple of years ago she talked about having Jerry Brown and his wife over for Thanksgiving dinner.
Is that Bill Payne on keyboards?
The greatest of her generation. One of the best of all time. Powerful, when called for, she addresses the needs of each song and interprets it as it calls for. Many powerful singers out there today who think they have to show off the power all the time in each verse. they overpower the song. Linda's ability to emote as needed maybe was her best asset. She also grew up listening to many styles of music and studied each. Her one time flame, songwriter JD Souther (recently deceased great songwriter) said she had the greatest musical vocabulary of anyone he knew.
Also how many singers allow the assembled band to stand out and let the song breathe. Not make it all about them. This is how she let the Eagles move on from being her back up and she was able to hire the best live musicians to back her.
She actually was the prime force behind the Eagles becoming a band.
I see Bill Payne
For many of us boomers, our girlfriend. Beautiful then and now. Peace out.
Yep! Those brown eyes, and that beautiful face and voice. Every boy was dreaming.....
@@krob-sn7ek A lot of us cis normal females had girl crushes too. I started wearing men's suit vests as tops because of her.
No one will ever read this but i just learned something pretty special about Linda.
She is covering a "You're no good", an R+B song that came out in 1963. Dee Dee Warwick sang it. It went to about 50 in the top 100. Linda sang it in about 74 and it went to number 1. Linda was invited to do it on the Midnight Special. Here is what you don't know. The black backup singer on the left IS Dee Dee Warwick! She didn't have to do that. Wow!
I'm still awake :-) ........and your new info about Dee Dee Warwick was so interesting to hear!
Thanks & cheers from Canada
There is another thing about Linda. Take her singing out of any performance and you still have a amazing piece of music. She got the best musicians (starting with Don Henley and Glenn Frey) and the best arrangements. Every time. How did that happen? I don't think it was a coincidence. She and the Eagles never allowed a recording or video made of a less than stellar performance.
Willie Nelson said there are two kinds of men in the world - those with a crush on Linda Ronstadt and those who had not seen her
I am always impressed with how she put the performance first and gave her band room to excel, standing back and letting them play.
I'm 70 and have been a huge fan of Linda's since she sang with the Stone Poneys back in the late 1960's. What's so heartbreaking is that she's lost her beautiful voice 10 years ago due to Parkinson's disease.
Sadly, I think she recently lost her ability to see. I admire what a gorgeous badass she has always been and still is. I'm in your age bracket. She was born phenomenal and she gave Glenn Frey, from my high school instructions, once they made it to California, before the Eagles.
She was every young and old guys favorite sexy female rocker. It all came naturally and I imagine the first few rows in a concert were drooling young men. 😊. My goodness the posters in every guys room... !
We girls in the era loved all the guys with long, long hair and skin tight Levi's! Best musical era ever. ❤️
Saw her At UCR, 76' Three bucks...
Ditto
It isn't Parkinson's. She has progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). She was misdiagnosed in 2013 and the diagnosis was corrected in 2019.
Linda always surrounded herself with top notch musicians and she did not hesitate to step aside and give them the spotlight when appropriate. I love everything about her live performances. Great choice! This is definitely the best version of this song available. 🌸💐✌️
For those CONFUSED about her singing in spanish, Linda is/was (her music will live FOREVER) Mexican among other things. A FAN would know that.😊😊😊😊😊
If Linda ever sang a bad song ...i never heard it...can sing it all with anyone. The 2 Trio albums awsome as well. Just the BEST !!❤❤ and still as much as she can speaks her mind....❤❤🙏🏻
I saw Linda Ronstadt live in San Diego when she had a little known band called the Eagles open for her.
The first time I heard Linda was in 9th grade in a car full of friends driving to Huntington Beach for the day. The wonderful smells of suntan lotion and sea air, the car windows open listening to the best singer ever. What a time to be young!
Driving down Beach Blvd. from La Habra with Linda's voice blaring from the speakers! Fond memories of Huntington Beach for sure!
Looking back, we loved Linda, her music and all the players she brought to her shows, but we couldn't possibly have appreciated how real talent absolutely doesn't need to walk around naked to get our attention.
Another great song from this same concert is Faithless Love, a song JD Souther who just passed away a few weeks ago.
The guys loved her, the girls loved her, incredible Linda.
You should check out her RnR Hall of Fame induction and Kennedy Center Honors videos. Paying homage to an incredible musician.
Love Linda! 💞
One of my favorite performer. Been listening to her since 1971. Glad you are enjoying the music from my generation.
So many wonderful things about Linda. Less frequently mentioned is her consistent excellent choice of band members through the years and as you mentioned , her willingness to let them shine.
She has an incredible ear for music and knows how to get the best out of anything, whether it is a song, a musician, or her own voice. She recognizes the best and surrounded herself with it . . . all while being a decent but exacting human. Others quickly learned that she didn't suffer fools but if you had the chops and were willing to work at your craft she could be your best friend.
FINALLY!! Seen a couple reactions of Live performance and neither was this close to the original studio release. The Bass solo on is extra but Awesome!! Never seen this version!! Linda Ronstadt in my Top 5 favorite female singers!! Great Reaction and shout out to Karen!! Giving Karens a Good name 😉 Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎
Lol, and thank you!!!
My era. I grew up with this music. I saw most in person at one time or another. By far, the best music in the history of the world, and will never be duplicated.
So glad you like our music. I'm 68 and consider these songs and time period the golden age of music. No auto tune-just pure talent.
Also, no flashy costumes! Just really good music and singing!
This woman can sing anything! She teamed up with Emmy Lou Harris and Dolly Parton for a couple of albums under the name The Trio. She also did a movie version of an operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan entitled The Pirates of Penzance. She is the most talented singer ever in my opinion.
Linda is one of the GOATS. She can sing any kind of music. She came along in my teenage years and set the world on fire🔥 ❤.
My favorite female singer ever. PERIOD! She could sing pretty much any genre of music.
Have loved her since 1965, with the Stone Ponys. Seen her twice, first at the Palimino Club in N Hollywood. She was all of 5' from me and then in 1983 at a major concert in LA. She is just fabulous and you've barely scratched the surface. Do desperado, written by the Eagles, Linda took it to #3 and the Eagles version followed it. By the way she was instrumental in putting the Eagles together as Don Henley and Glen Fry were in her road band.
She was one of the queens of the 70s. She specialized in a punchy country rock style covering the songs of many great songwriters and well known bands. Even her lesser known stuff is really good. Check out her versions of the Rolling Stones' "Tumbling Dice" and Little Feat's "Roll Um Easy" and Warren Zevon's "Poor Poor Pitiful Me".
❤ My favorite of hers is: When Will I Be Loved
And the great Bill Payne of Little Feat on keyboards.
She always had the best musicians in LA, and who wouldn’t want to play behind that incredible voice?
Linda is one of the absolute best! Thanks for all your reactions, much appreciated.
The band is a collection of some of the best studio and touring musicians of the time. If you check the liner notes of albums (dating myself) you'll find Russ Kunkel, Bob Glaub ,Danny Kortchmar etc on albums by Crosby Stills and Nash, Jackson Browne, Stevie Nicks and many others.
The audio was just fine🫶
This was neat because I’ve never seen this particular live performance… Thank You!
Sebs, this was awesome! I've been a Linda Ronstadt fan since she sang with the Stone Ponies looking like a bare-footed flower child. I love this song, but it was my first time seeing this particular live performance. Some of the names you mentioned for the backing band were very well known for playing with other singers of the time, too. Their names appear on many record liners from the early 70s forward. Thanks for choosing this performance.
Heart Like a Wheel has always been one of my favorites ❤
Thank you so much. I've seen Linda live probably 20 times. Kenny Edwards was in The Stone Poneys with her in the mid to late sixties. Kenny is on rhythm guitar. Danny Kortchmar and Dan Dugmore on lead guitars.
Linda is and will be one greatest voices of generations ultimate crossover artist it didn’t matter what genre it was she could sing it all and more times than not her version of a song was better than the original the real deal pure talent, amazing artist always the best of the best ❤🎶
You should listen to Blue Bayou. Her falsetto is amazing.
SPOT ON !!!
One of her best, there are sooooo many!
My first intro to her was when she sang with the Stone Ponies. You just knew, that she was special!!
I am sorry that she is unwell. Thank you for appreciating my generation of Genius!! ❤️❤️🙏🙏
The "guy in the back" is Peter Asher. He was Linda's manager. In the 60's he was part of the British Invasion with the duo, Peter and Gordon. They had several hits, some written by Paul McCartney. Paul was engaged to Peter's sister Jane Asher. Peter managed several name artists.
Linda is such a great performer I been listening to her music since i was about 9 or 10 back in 1970/71
We all love Linda! My vote for number 1 singer of the 70's. You mentioned her drummer Russ Kunkel. Take a look at all the folks he has played drums with when you have a moment.
You need to listen to her performance with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra…. What’s New is one of my favorites. ;)
Absolutely an amazing album
I love watching reactions to music I’ve cherished all my life. I’m 78 and here I am watching you enjoy
Linda, Aaron, all of it. My versions are often vinyl ( tho my son has inherited many).
the GOAT!!! I am 75 & still listen to her - have been since she 1st came out way back when - in the 70's every aspiring female country/pop/rock singer had to KNOW her stuff as that showed one's range!!!!! Love her - she was silenced way to soon so thank the Lord we have immense body of work to listen to!!
I recently learned from the Charismatic Voice that Linda also sang opera! Wow!!!
Yes with Pirates of Penzance. But my favourite is her work with Nelson Riddle
I am just happy for you that you are able to listen to, love and learn the music from my time. It was a good time to be alive. I adopted two kids when I was 52. My son is now 24 years old and I am 46 years older than he. But he was raised listening to my music and he absolutely loves it. He listens to his own generation music as well but he loves to whip out my gen's stuff for his bosses who are of course 10 to 20 years his senior, he gets to school them in the good stuff. He comes home laughing about their reactions. It is kinda fun.
I loved Linda's voice when I first heard sing with the Stone Pony's in the 60s. I have every vinyl record album in my collection. ❤❤❤
Seeing Linda live was a religious experience. She always had a great band and loved to let them shine.
Yup I went to some awsome concerts back in the 70s and even into the early 80s great music back then that was how they sold records was to put on a great live show. No TH-cam or internet to sell records
Thanks, buddy! I appreciate what you do. Gosh, Linda is the voice of my youth (age 65.)
Somewhere Out There (An American Tail song). Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram duet. "What's New", Linda Ronstadt & The Nelson Riddle Orchestra. Two great vocals.
Dude, I love your analyses of our era. You are genuine and emotive and your reactions to these great artists and songs is expressed freely on your face, body language, and words. And I GREATLY appreciate it that you don't interrupt the songs too much, like others in this "first time listening" genre.
I'll never forget listening to Linda Rondstadt in my mother's Poodle Room (where she used to groom poodles) when I was little. She was gorgeous and her voice matched the cover. In many ways, she, as well as tens of others, contributed to me becoming a singer.
Linda stopped making hits way too soon though.
Hearing them all in all their glory with earbuds! All those musicians were/ are masters of their craft. Many well known studio musicians.
Whew......!!!!! I remember it well! Never saw her in concert unfortunately! I was 21! The 🎸 guitars are just incredible!
I've been a fan since her Stone Pony days. Being a fellow Tucson girl, I've loved her as long as I've loved music. I got to see her live at least 3 times. Do a deep dive. No matter the genre, she's incomparable. One of the best, in my opinion, along with Janis Joplin and Patsy Cline.
Hey Sebs, As I've said before "Heard this song a million times. Never seen this performance." So I'm kinda experiencing it the 1st time too. What a treat of a performance. Going to send this around to some of my boomer contemporaries. There's a terrific live in the studio performance I saw recently of "The Tracks of My Tears" her cover of the old Smokey Robinson tune. Give it a look if you can. Continued success, Sebs.
One of our favorites in high school in late 70s and early 80s. Wow.
Been watching Linda since her days with The Stone Ponies, and even had a wall poster of her on roller skates wearing cutoff jeans. Ahh-h-h... those were the days.
Live concerts from this era were almost always incredible and worth every penny spent on them. And because the cost of a ticket wasn't insane like it is now, ee got to enjoy a lot of great concerts!!
This is when the performing arts meant actually singing live, and playing musical instruments, in person, no fakery! Linda is the best!
Those of us that grew up then are truly blessed….the live shows were awesome! Can’t think of one I ever saw that was bad!❤
Linda is one of my favorite singers. Saw her live once and she was phenomenal. What a voice!
The song originally was on her album Heart Like a Wheel yet this performance was from her New Wave period. Linda's talent shows across all the genres she took on and claimed. Listen to her Tony nominated performance from Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance " 'Poor Wondering One'. You may have your settings on Stereo but only listening Mono. This song was used by her band as a standard closing this song along with Heat Wave'.
Linda was a perfect combination of emotion and talentin music history. There's nothing to change and also, no more chance to repeat it again.
Legendary singer/songwriter Jackson Browne asked Linda to be his opening act for one of his tours. He then went on to say, "Linda and I traded off closing the show. Who wants to follow Linda Ronstadt every night."
I saw her at red rocks amphitheater in the 70’s….she was great!
Live performances were the key to success: that's why they're so good; they've been practicing in front of audiences. That said, Linda has good taste in her team. The best bands had somebody picking good team members, and they just got better. (Also, song-writers love successful singers, so once the talent is discovered, they get first-refusal on songs. This means Linda did covers at the start of her career and found ways to reinvent them, but later I'm sure was being given songs that were new and written with her in mind.)
Linda was not only a pop/rock icon of the seventies she was also a cultural icon. Her dressed in athletic shorts, knee high socks and roller skates on her "Back in the USA" album, took a local Malibu Beach fad of roller skating nationwide making it a national fad.
I was in high school in the mid to late 70s, and we went to every concert we could possibly get to. You have no idea, or maybe you do, how much I treasure those memories. This magnificent lady is one of them.
Linda is phenomenal!
Blue Bayou is my fav!
Mudbug is on Bayou Blue :)
My wife's favorite female singe. Another great talent from my youth. Glad your are enjoying the music. Enjoy watching your reaction to these very talented individuals .
Sebs - Thanks for this Linda Ronstadt reaction. I'm basically with you on liking this time period best for her but I'd move the time dial just a bit. I think her Live in Atlanta, Dec. 1, 1977 performance is the absolute best place to see her phenomenal talent. Her rendition of the Eagles' (who at one time were basically her band) Desperado is as good as it gets, with Linda just killing it at the end. And her finale is a medley of The Stones Tumblin' Dice and You're No Good with Waddy Wachtell on lead guitar. It's just great. And I got to see this Simple Dreams tour at Tanglewood MA a couple months before this Atlanta performance. Yeah, it was that good! But be aware the video of the Atlanta live show is not high def (but the audio is quite good).
And an interesting aside. Her Tumblin' Dice was so good Mick Jagger had her come onstage at the Stone's Tucson AZ '78 performance to sing it with him. Why he didn't also have her join him on Gimme Shelter will always be a mystery to me.
Desperado th-cam.com/video/MeQyoTIQOOM/w-d-xo.html
Tumblin' Dice th-cam.com/video/yBg5cnoNyAE/w-d-xo.html
Linda Ronstadt - #1 Female singer of all time. No other can come close to her vocal ability and accomplishments (however KD Lang is very very close). I graduated high school in 1975 (you do the math) and experienced many concerts of those iconic bands. Unfortunately did not see Linda. As for music now, nothing comes close to this level of music creation. The era of iconic music and bands died in the 80's.
Listen to her sing with the Nelson Riddle orchestra. Unbelievable!!
I was born in 1960 and my father had a wide variety of musical tastes. We were some of the first kids to get cassette tapes in the late 60s. We knew what great music we had throughout the 60s and 70s, but we had no idea how much better it would be than today's music, with a few exceptions. I am proud to have lived through all that we did in those times. At least we had great music, concerts, field keggers, etc.
I hope your Dad had the vinyl.
It's going to so many that helped me lose my hearing lol. Allllll those times I'd come home with my ears ringing from the amplifiers.
Worth it
Please play and review Linda's cover of "Hurt So Bad" from this same concert show. She blows the roof off the building with her powerful, rich and muscular vocal tone. I wish we still had women singers like Linda Ronstadt who had tremendous talent and music culture intellegence.
Over the years I got to see her over a dozen times and even met her twice. Always so amazing live!
And thanks to me! Lol :) I donated so you would do this one too! I'm so excited you did a reaction to this one! Andrew Gold (who wrote the theme to Golden Girls, "Thank You for Being a Friend) was a huge part of this song with the drums and the guitars also. Look him up! He's an amazing musician in his own right. There is a different Live version of this with him playing the guitar. He's Golden blonde too (pun of his own last name). :) My favorite Linda song! This woman can do anything...seriously!
I still have a crush on Linda!!! Even after 50 years her music sounds fresh and exciting!!!
"Someone to Lay Down Beside Me" is a masterpiece.
Linda surrounded herself with the best studio musicians in the business... after the eagles moved on. She consistently worked with pros from whatever genre she decided to delve into. Keep listening...you'll see her MO.
I love Linda Ronstadt too. I just watched a video from the the year she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Glen Frey from the Eagles told her complete story. Carry Underwood, Bonnie Raitt, Emmy Lou Harris, Cheryl Crowe, Stevie Nicks paid homage to Linda singing her songs. It was terrific!!!!!!!!!
She is phenomenal. At age 17 I had tickets to see her live at our local college. She didn't show up, and tickets were refunded. Well...still love her to this day. (I'm now 71) Her talent is ...phenomenal. (...and indeed....we had the best music, Linda right on top.)
I was 4 when this song came out in ‘74. I’ve loved this song ever since! ❤
Would love to give this unlimited 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻 . Have always loved this song. Love to watch you enjoying good music. Have a great day!
I was 11 when this came out. Saw her sing this on The Midnight Special and was instantly in love with her and her singing.
Hey Sebs, just discovered you and Ali. Old enough to be your Momma, so I know all these songs & artists. I didn’t realize how great they were till songs of today stopped making sense. I had actually lost my love of music, but since watching your reaction videos, and the banter with Ali, I have come to the realization that a big part of music was missing in my life. Thank you for the gift of remembering how important the expression of music is. I hope your beautiful family is blessed.❤ I ll be watching….
Her voice😊 hugs dude!😊
You haven't even begun to touch on the Linda Ronstadt phenomenon. She is the epitome of an icon.
You are right, she is at her peak in '77. First woman to have 5 albums go platinum in a row. The first woman to do arena rock. The Queen of Country Rock.
Linda Ronstadt is what the Universe creates when it is showing off. Real, rare and remarkable.
Willie Nelson once said: "There are two kinds of men in the world: those who are in love with Linda Ronstadt and those who don't know who she is yet." You are in good company.
I hadn’t known that was a quote from Willie, very cool!
Along with her amazing singing and musicianship, she had strength and integrity in ways you don't see very often. Spend some time watching interviews with her and what others had to say about her. One of the most important figures in 1970s California music, and wherever she went. Not flashy, not arrogant, giving her best and letting others do the same.😊
Love how now your 'sold' from the get go.
Once you hear more it gets better. 🇦🇺
Every man loves Linda!!❤️🤘🏻
every woman too 💘
Beautiful voice and a beautiful person. I heard her years ago in Alaska and she was wonderful. Not to change the subject but have you ever heard anything by Ray Stevens from the album Ahab the Arab. Look it up. You will be amazed at every single song. I'd like to watch you hear that for the first time. You'd cry laughing so hard.