Voice Teacher Reacts to LINDA RONSTADT - Vocal Analysis/Fangirling
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- We're changing things up today! I am a HUGE fan of Linda Ronstadt so we're going through some of my favorite performances today in order to talk about what makes her so gosh darn talented!
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Different Drum - • Stone Poneys - Differe...
You're No Good - • Video
Skylark - • Skylark - Linda Ronsta...
Poor Wandering One - • Pirates of Penzance - ...
La Charreada - • Linda Ronstadt and Mar...
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She earned 12 Grammy Awards during her career. She encompassed a wide range of musical genres, including rock, jazz, country, Spanish classics and won a Tony Award for her singing in the operetta "Pirates of Penzance" in 1980. Arguably one of the most gifted and talented female singers of all time!
Saw her on stage in "Pirates" with Kevin Kline during that Broadway run. What a voice - she could hold her own with any Broadway singer!
Ever heard of Ann Wilson?
@@fredsottile528 Duh....But still not cigar... :)
@@fredsottile528 Ann is spectacular...but we are not comparing here. Linda went out there and did it all, and did it GREAT! and that's what she is being commended for. I never saw Wilson perform on Broadway. I'm sure she could have, but she did not. Just sayin'. 😉
She even dabbled in New Wave in the early 80's.
She really had it all. Rock singer, Country singer, Ballad singer, Musicals, Spanish....And everyone had a huge crush on her.
I don't know if everyone had a crush on her, but I certainly did. ♥♥
Her cover of standards with Nelson riddle that's really good
@@christopherwinkler4451 IM ONE OF THEM....
Attributed to Willie Nelson: There are two kinds of men. Those who've had a crush on Linda Ronstadt, and those who've never heard of her.
Queen of cover but more versatile than almost anyone
73 years old. In 1969 I was in college when I first heard her with the Stone Poneys. Remember most of the music we listened to was AM radio mono through a cheap speaker. So, I knew hearing her she was special. Was fortunate to see her in concert twice. I almost felt she did not need a loudspeaker.
That's incredible!
Those were the days.
Wow. Wish I was there. Thanks for sharing.
The band that went on to become "The Eagles" !
I'm so glad that Linda is still being appreciated for the wonderful artist that she was. Her range of vocal styles throughout her career was so impressive. As a teen in the 1970s I followed her career and eagerly anticipated the release of each next album. Her Stone Pony years, her Nelson Riddle years, her Spanish roots album and her collaborations with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris. She truly is an artist to study and soak in for years to come. And that is completely ignoring the fact that she is a stunningly beautiful woman with a commanding stage presence. Do yourself a favor and search out anything you can find on Linda Ronstadt.
She was THE BEST singer of her generation and any generation after. Have yet to find anyone who can come anywhere near her greatness.
@@renetaylor9109 100% agree. I grew up in Tucson in the 50s-60s. I knew her brothers through one of the local bands they were in. She had already left for LA before that and I didn't get to see her perform until she came back one Christmas in the late 60s and she sang at our favorite folk rock club The Minus One. There were SO many great female vocalists from that era and beyond, but I still think Linda, for her range, talent and willingness to do new and sometimes novel things, was the best of all time. That is not to in any way denigrate others like Streisand, Carole King, Roberta Flack, etc., but Linda still, at least for me, stands out as the all-time greatest.
Everyone is making wonderful comments about Linda and I agree. She was "Linda The Perfect". But I want to comment about you. I just love the way you get so excited over these artists. It makes you really fun to watch. I wish you were my neighbor.
My dad was HUGE fan of her music, especially mariachi. He has passed so whenever I hear Linda Ronstadt, I tear up 😢. Thank you for the memories ❤
My Father too, and I tear up too.
Linda kept developing all through her career. Most pop artists get stuck in replaying their popular songs. Linda has the courage to keep developing as an artist throughout her career. She wasn't afraid to move on.
And every manager she had said it would ruin her career. She proved them wrong every time!!
Country, rock, popular classics, Gilbert &Sullivam, who else could do this and pull it off so naturally? . Every single note dead center, and that vibrato. She was a gem
wow perfect comment about Linda!
And, of course, the “was” was because she can no longer sing the way she use to,not because she’s no longer with us.
Not to mention the mariachi and Latin recordings and performances.
Agreed!!!
No doubt about Linda....A voice of a century. Especially the Spanish/Mexican songs. Linda has said her favorite songs and singing are the Mexican songs. She said "It makes her voice have little kisses and hearts around it"....Those songs are the deepest and fully realized. I don't even speak Spanish , you don't have to, to get the beauty and vocal heritage of her roots.
She also said the mariachi band who played with her contained some of the best musician she ever performed with. All of them had excellent time and were very competent readers.
I was blown away when I heard her sing Spanish songs…absolutely impressive!
Joyful to hear a professional love her voice on a technical level. I think her voice is heavenly. ❤❤❤
She was born in 1946, which means she was only 23 in 1969 when Different Drum was released. Such a phenomenal talent! And Pirates of Penzance was SO fun! My all-time favorite song of hers is Long Long Time. 😭😭😭
21 (released in 1967). She was almost 23 when her solo debut, Hand Sown... Home Grown, was released.
Different Drum was released in 1967 so she was 21. The Stone Poneys were already breaking up by 1968 and she went solo by 1969 her first solo song was 1970 Long Long Time written by Gary B White.
@@garyvandecar2580 Right, her second album Silk Purse was what really got her going, on the strength of that song you mention which hit number 25 in October 1970. For the concurrent tour, she hired Don Henley and Glenn Frey in her band; those two, along with Bernie Leadon (The Flying Burrito Brothers) and Randy Meisner (Poco), would form the first Eagles lineup. The fully-formed Eagles only toured with Ronstadt once prior to recording their debut album, on July 15, 1971 at Disneyland Park; after establishing themselves as a fully-fledged outfit with their first three albums, they guested behind her again in 1974 during her Don't Cry Now tour, and Henley and Frey (along with future Eagles bassist Timothy B. Schmit) would also appear on her final Capitol release, Heart Like a Wheel, on the James Taylor-penned closing track "You Can Close Your Eyes."
Her voice, her generosity (she basically "created" The Eagles). What a legend. Life's not fair..
Well.... she was vastly appreciated, had a long satisfied career, did things her own way and is fabulously wealthy and is still alive. Sounds pretty fair to me.
@@timjohnson1199 She has Parkinson's disease. I don't think that's fair at all.
@@firstchoice7761 It's not fair or unfair. Unfortunately that's the way it is
@@timjohnson1199 as Townes Van Zandt put it “ah, but that’s the way it goes“.
@@firstchoice7761 Not Parkinson's. That was a misdiagnosis. She's actually affected by progressive supranuclear palsy.
The last Linda Ronstadt song that you selected last sung in Spanish is from an album called "Canciones de mi Padre" released in 1987 which translates to "Songs of My Father". The entire album is in Spanish and even if you don't know the language is just very excellent and fun to listen to.
It's just amazing with such a small frame she can push out that kind of power. Karen Carpenter had the same gift.
Karen Carpenter didn’t have nearly the power of Linda Ronstadt. Not even close.
@@Historian212
Two different styles but both very talented
Karen Carpenter has perfect pitch in every live performance I’ve seen (as does Linda) Karen never needed to belt out the notes, she perfected the ones she was using
There is another tiny beautiful woman with an unbelievable voice. Check this out ! It's in French with English Sub Titles. Hold on to your seat, You're not going to believe this one. Here's "Lara Fabian" ! th-cam.com/video/eHSyk4SGtuY/w-d-xo.html
Karen was very smooth, but she didn’t have the versatility that Linda has. No one does or likely ever will.
My favorite female singer of all time, there's NOTHING Linda couldn't do. The fact that she can longer sing is such a tragedy, but I'm so glad to have all this video, so we never forget what a legend she is.
National treasure
Amen to that!!
I've always been a huge fan of hers
You expressed my sentiments perfectly and beautifully too, thanks!
Whenever I take a long drive, like from LA to San Francisco, I load up my playlist with Ronstadt and listen to her for five hours.
It's telling that you're using live performances. No hiding behind studio massaging and production tricks. Just pure versatile talent and ability. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Excellent video. I love seeing and hearing people honor Linda’s work. I was fortunate to grow up listening to Linda and attending her many of her concerts. I love how you explain what she is doing when she sings. Each song is so familiar to me but what blessing to understand more about the mastery of her voice. Thank you so much!
She was a force of Nature. I loved this video. Her singing can leave you speechless.
Great reaction. She's one of my faves all-time also. I especially like the album, "Whats New" just doesn't get any better, thank you. There's a reason she's sold over 100 million records, and has 14 certified platinum's.
I've always been in awe of her mid-range - so rich and powerful. Then, hearing her sing those high notes in Pirates of Penzance is just unbelievable. Usually, a singer might be good at one or the other (low range or high range), but both? Plus, she was singing all over the scale in perfect control. Really unbelievable and such an inspiration.
Stumbled upon this during my usual Linda Ronstadt marathon and I have to say, the only thing better than listening to Linda is watching you listen to Linda, lol, your smile is amazing.
Thanks for all of these comments,. I have worked with many wonderful singers in the course of my career but Linda is the greatest. So exciting to see her being so thoughtfully appreciated.
Not only was she a unique talent, but also a very generous artist when it came to supporting other artists. That says a lot about her too.
Well, this was a delightful discovery today. I am the kind of fan you described when talking about your own admiration for the most beautiful voice on the planet. I could go on for pages about how her music has enriched my life but I am just going to enjoy the rest of this video and assume I will communicate with you in the future. 🌺✌️
LOVE her! During Covid I went on a hunt to listen to female singers I had heard growing up that I ‘liked’ but didn’t necessarily listen to … she was one of them and I was blown away when I really listened to her. Her song ‘Adios’ with Aaron Neville …. OMGGGG her voice in that ….it’s insane. During that Covid deep dive into female singers I fell in love with Chrissy Hines, Christine McVie and Olivia Newton John RESPECT
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 "Blue Bayou", "You're No Good", "Long Long Time", "Poor Poor Pitiful Me", "Desperado" 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. She also did a couple of "Trio" albums with Dolly Parton & Emmylou Harris.
This was a great reaction to one of my absolute favorites. I've loved Linda's singing since my teenage years in the '60s. Dagmar mentions two of Linda's best phases: the Trio albums and her work with Aaron Neville and his brothers. Those were superb. Maybe fodder for the next reaction??
You forget the top selling mariachi album of all time
I knew of her of course, but I fell in love with her from her work on the mambo kings soundtrack with tito peunte. Obviously I had heard don't know much and a few other standards, but it was the mambo kings that made me branch out. Heart Like A Wheel is what taylor swift wishes she was.
Hurt So Bad
I love every aspect of Linda’s career, but my favorite might be when she sang with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris as Trio. Their voices blended together so well it was like they’d been singing together forever.
And those examples only begin to scratch the surface.
Have seen Linda numerous times over the years and...
She NEVER failed to impress! ✌
Some of her live shows are better than the studio versions
I’ve absolutely adored Linda since I first heard her in the 70s. It wasn’t cool as a kid to like her music, but I was drawn to it to such an extent that peer pressure just didn’t even come into the equation. Even today, and knowing how incredible she is as an artist., I’m still surprised every time I hear her sing. I know how good she is, and yet every time I hear her I can’t believe what I’m hearing, even though I should know. I don’t know whether that makes any sense. I think it’s that my brain can’t process that someone can be that good, so the second she stops singing. I forget how good it was, and then it surprises me again. And it’s everything she touches. Whether it’s rock, pop, country, operetta, it’s all unbelievable. I will love her my entire life. I can say that with absolute certainty.
Hmm, surprised at your comment, since throughout the 70's Linda was just about the coolest thing going.
She was well loved here at home in Tucson. As of us teenaged girls here in the ‘70s wanted to be her!
@@barbarakauppi9915 Yeah, but by the 1980s teen culture considered her an old fogey singing songs for children and old people. Definitely NOT cool to the punk rock and hair metal crowd.
Skylark - "And in your lonely flight"...the sustained tone on "...flight..."; I'm not ashamed to say that stabbed me right in the heart. Such emotion. Thank you for reminding me of her, and and helping me fall in love with her voice all over again.
You perfectly captured what I was feeling too. You are quite articulate - thank you.
My teenage crush! And I still adore her! She could kill it with gutbucket rock/blues/country and pivot and make you cry with a soulful rendition of a ballad. The fact that she covered some great artists, like Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, Martha and the Vandellas, Little Anthony and the Imperials, and Smokey Robinson, and make her renditions her own is magical, and a tribute to her talent.
It is so refreshing to hear "you" explain what "we" are hearing! Truly entertaining!!
I still play her Nelson Riddle album all the time....glad you showed the Pirates clip also...I'm 80 years old and she was THE ONE in my day.
Hello Dale. I started to like Jazz and the Great American Songbook songs when I was a teenager. Linda' Ronstadt's albums with Nelson Riddle helped were a large part of the reasons why.
I remember one day that I actually managed to please my dad was when I sat him down and played one of the Nelson Riddle albums for him. Music contemporary for him by an artist contemporary for me. He smiled for almost an hour.
The last note off Bluer Bayou is the most perfect and beautiful I have ever heard.
She loved Roy Orbison !
In the 70's every youngsters had her poster on the wall , she was every boy dream , her music spoke to people and she produced tons of great music .thanks for your reaction
When you say ‘every boys dream’ and ‘every youngster’ had posters of her on the wall, you are using hyperbole because you like her so much. Correct? I knew many young guys who had Diana Ross or Shirley Bassey, or Whitney pics on their walls. Also beautiful and great singers.
That "whimpery" sound in her last number - the ode to her heritage - is actually very common with vocalists of this genre. Just the same, it's very cool to hear her do it so well. It is what made her album Canciones de mi Padre so authentic.
Last of the baby boomer here, I couldn’t believe she sang a wide range of Mexican music, giving Spanish singing women a huge surprise, up there with legends. I enjoyed watching U watching her let loose, thanks!
She and Nelson did those songs justice. The first song what's new was a very impressive rendering.
I have been listening to rock music since the very beginning, say 1955. In my opinion there are two overwhelmingly dominant female voices during those 68 years. Whitney Houston's voice was indescribable in her higher ranges, just so pure and almost angelic. Linda's was phenomenal in any range and any variety of music and easily my most favorite. She even covered Buddy Holly songs that sounded better than his did. Honorable mention to Aretha as I was astounded when I heard her sing opera (Nessun Dorma) filling in for Pavarotti.
I'm so glad to read that someone besides myself remembers Aretha filling in for Pavarotti!
Whitney Houston was a screamer... Not in the same league... :) So, you can sing high notes.. But do you Sound Good??? There is the catch... :)
Whitney was just a screaming hyena. Horrible voice.
Hey there how about Karen Carpenter
This encompasses Linda's versatility and capability completely. Thank you.
Yeah my mom saw a dual concert of Linda Ronstadt and Emmy Lou Harris!!! She said it was absolutely amazing!!!
Wow, that would've been a great concert, indeed. I love both of them.
Linda is in a league of her own. Her heartbreaking rendition of 'Long long time' makes it the greatest torch song ever. And those 3 albums of standards she made with Nelson Riddle (for which he brought out and used the original sheet music with key notations he had made for Frank Sinatra) should be in every music lover's collection. Linda Ronstadt - phenomenal woman.
Linda nearly brings me to tears whenever I listen to her singing Jimmy Webb's The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, and Blue Bayou? Well, you know.💞
Thank you for the vid. It is sweet to see such a young fan girl (you) falling all over her gush. Linda R deserves it to infinity. Now you know what we oldsters felt like seeing her in vivo. To this day I have seen very few performers who could sing live, without music or band, and still hit such rich notes in all the genres she sang. Thanks again. Gush on!!!
I had all her albums in the seventies. Loved her covers of Warren Zevon songs.
She could sing so many Different styles over her career. She is one of my favorites ❤
I agree! Linda Ronstadt is definitely one of the best vocalists of all time. I had the pleasure to see her in concert when she was in her heyday. I also was fortunate enough to see her in the Broadway production of Pirates of Penzance with Kevin Kline in 1981. Amazing performance!! The voice of an angel💃
Fell in love with her and her 10 octive range.
Saw her in LA in '77. WOW!
Still in love with her to this day.
Thanks for the montage down memory lane.
And Opera!!!!!!! I still get goosebumps! I wish you had played and commented on more of this performance.
Bethany: I love your choice of clips to showcase Ronstadt's amazing talent. I WAS around during her early days, but I didn't pay special attention to her until she started singing standards like Skylark. (I grew up on jazz, so the "Great American Songbook" was my musical home.) Then I started appreciating how special she was.
I love that you expose your listeners to music YOU like, instead of just responding to requests!
Linda premiered that role in the original Broadway production of The Pirates of Penzance in 1982. Of course you know she performed it in the movie the following year 1983. I had the 3 album set of standards that were produced by Linda’s collaboration with the legendary Nelson Riddle which explains why the orchestra and arrangements sounded so authentically ‘30’s & ‘40’s. The Spanish language albums were inspired by her father and her desire to honor the Latinx heritage of his family.
Still the best selling Spanish language album in American history
My wife and I are from Tucson, we saw Linda live at the Tucson Mariachi Conference back in the 90's. She was so great! I had an emotional experience listening to her sing so beautifully in Spanish!
Linda Rondstadt was right there in my lifetime. (I got to see her live at the Universal Ampitheater in LA when it was an ampitheater). Thank you! Wonderful analysis and you are an absolute joy to watch on these videos!
Linda's singing, imho, didn't only come from her talent, though great. It also came from her heart and soul, which imho is so easy to hear, when and if you actually listen to her. She was a wonderful singer, with heart and soul, but NOT the ONLY one. Listening to music, especially a good vocalist, with only the ears, and not with the heart and/or soul, is unthinkable and, even useless, to me. This video-poster listened, imho, with her heart and soul, as well as her ears. A nice video. Thank you for your work, as well as for posting this. I found it quite enjoyable.
This was really well done. Clearly, you know and love Linda Ronstadt deeply. So, this was truly a labor of love. I think the 5 selections were excellent choices for showing the range of talents Linda possessed. You also kept your analysis at a high level without getting lost in the weeds of vocal production and technique.
Brava to you and maxima brave to Ms. Ronstadt.
That was fun watching you geek out over Linda Ronstadt's voice and precision. I know you put this out a year ago but I'm just now finding it. Listening to Linda's voice and technique always made me hold my breath and forget to breathe, she was * that * good. Her voice was so warm and full, it reminded me of the feeling I got sitting next to a wood fire on a cold and snowy day. Anyway, thank you for doing this on Linda Ronstadt. If you ever wanted to do a review of her singing The Moon's a Harsh Mistress, I'd be front row and center to watch!
Your enthusiasm is adorable. Thank you so much, I really enjoyed watching and listening to you listening to Linda. She was one of the greats for sure.
She has, far and away, the best natural singing voice I've ever heard.
There's a channel on TH-cam called Wings of Pegasus and on one episode, Phil put her voice through a computer and put it up on a screen where you can see she hit every note perfectly, the woman was amazing.
That Spanish song is new to me. That is incredible!! She has such control. She sounded similar to Selena, if a little cleaner. Just amazing talent!
The greatest EVER!!! Thank you for this! I loved and still do, her Nelson Riddle albums
Linda was always so relaxed in her performance. She had such confidence in her voice . It was apparent it was such FUN to sing like Linda !👄
Really loved and appreciated your analysis of LR’s voice skills! I never realized how incredibly gifted LR’s music is until I listened to Canciones de mi Padre and Pirates of Penzance. Her career as a pop rock performer was no challenge at all for Linda.
Linda was a vocal perfectionist, never satisfied with her singing, always striving for better. But a humble person.
I was a young Marine in the early 70's and had gotten a dear John letter from my Fiancée while in ITR (Infantry Training Regiment, School of Infantry, which is after boot camp). I was a tough SOB but I used to cry every time I heard Different Drum on the radio...it perfectly matched what happened to me and my Belinda.
Awww… so sorry to see this! Hope you went on to find your true soul flame 😊😊😊❤❤❤
I too had a painful breakup around then, and Different Drum earned a prominent spot in the Hit Parade of my life. Linda and I are the exact same age. I miss her vocals but am so glad I got to observe and enjoy her tremendous talent.
@@53mandevilla i tried my best to get her back but she got in with a fast/rough drug crowd and we went separate ways. When I got out of The Corps and moved back home she had also moved back and asked me once at a friend's house to go for a drive so we could talk. I declined and the next day she asked me to drive her oput to i-95 as she was going to hitchhike back to South Carolina where she was living when she wrote the Dear John letter. I again declined. I saw her for the last time about 10 years later at a bar working as a bar tender in our old town where I had driven a high end sports car back to just drive around on the old roads and reminisce. She was still very pretty and we went back to her place and visited for a while. She told me she had hepatitis from her drug use days but it was manageable. We kissed once and it definitely brought back my old feelings for her, but I was a young Engineer at that time making vey good money and I had lots of skirts I had chased so the time had just passed between us. I still think about her fondly but never saw her again. I hear she married a while back and I will be married 28 years in April and have two grown kids now.
I heard her sing without a microphone at a family wedding, and she sounded even better without amplification. Her voice was actually quite big and filled the room as she sang a Mexican song with a Mariachi band. And she's such a lovely person to boot.
Greatest vocal talent of her generation and arguably any generation therafter.
I enjoyed your video and I feel that Linda Ronstadt is the greatest singer of our time. I've admired her for her talent and her willingness to take on new styles/genres of singing. Very few singers are willing to do this and Linda did it so well because as you say in your video, she put in the time and effort to learn and master these vocal styles. She shows that she is a great artist because she can sing something that I've heard many times before, but when she does it I stop and listen and enjoy every second of it. She has the talent to make every performance special. I remember the first time I heard her perform, it was on a TV broadcast, she was singing "Heat Wave" with the Eagles. I was only in high school but it impressed me how strong and clearly she sang. Years later I was watching a collection of performers on the Muppet Show with my kids and they had her performance of "It's in his kiss" (also called the "Shoop Shoop" song). She was so much better than the others on that video collection and it made me appreciate how great a talent she is. Ever since then I've listened to so many of her performances and all of them have been great. I could go on forever about her.
I love it Linda Ronstadt so much group listening to her. She was a staple in her home because my mom loved her so much I was born January 1970 so Linda Ronstadt was a big deal in our home. She’s amazing.
Absolutely a favorite of mine and I agree one of the most talented ever. I loved your enthusiasm which you displayed at exactly the same moments that her singing gave me goosebumps. Bravo!
Thanks for this video. I am late discovering the true genius of Linda Ronstadt, although I had obviously heard of her in my youth. Thanks for including her rendition of 'Skylark', which I had not heard before. She made every song that she sang very much her own, even if other singers had performed them first.
My Mom sounds like Linda when she sings so i grew up listening to 8 track tapes and singing with my Mom & Linda! Sooooo glad you love her as much as we do!
Saw her live in the 1970s. It was an outdoor concert, and a bug flew up her nose. She waved her band to a stop, held up one finger, walked off stage, and the band played a jam until she came back a minute or two later. "Sorry, folks, I got a bug up my nose and I had to get it out." She restarted the song and carried on as if nothing had happened. She was just so down to earth in every way. I wish I had seen her with the Stone Ponys at the Troubadour in L.A. back in the day... SO MANY great musicians from the Laurel Canyon/L.A. scene got their starts there. I was a country radio announcer in 1977-'79. We played a LOT of Linda's crossover songs. She was a true chameleon of talent. I preferred her rock/pop hits, but was amazed at her operatic pursuits. She was the consummate pro and is still an amazing lady.
I was 18 years old and doing a recording session at Radio City Music Hall. Me and 20 or so guys are waiting for an elevator & when it opens, there is Linda Ronstadt. She was dressed in costume for the Pirates of Penzance which was being performed at the time. We all paused for just a moment, unable to walk on. She moves to the back of the elevator to let us on & I find myself right beside her, both of our backs against the wall. Not wanting to fanboy too much or come off creepy, I barely turn my head to her, nod and greet her by saying "Miss Ronstadt". She turns to me, gently nods & smiles demurely. I'll never forget that.
My all time favorite singer! You can tell that she is capable of blowing the roof off a room with her power, but she uses it in a measured way. She never had the need to scream like many of today’s pop singers. Thanks for the Skylark video. I have never seen that one. All class.
One of the thrills of my life was getting to see her in the original production of Pirates of Penzance in Shakespeare in the Park.
What a production it was!
There is no one like Ms. Ronstadt. Her range is phenomenal, incomparable. She had me at Long, Long Time❤️.
I hope that history will recognize her as one of the greatest voices and performers of all time. Watch her concert with Nelson Riddle as an example.
Where to start. First of all, what a good job you did putting this together. You picked the perfect songs. I think the doc you were referring to was "The Sound of My Voice". That doc was perfection. Anyone could have had her early career and rode it all the way home. But not her. The Nelson Riddle era was unbelievable, and the opera segment of her career caught us all off guard, but, when she did the "Mexican stuff", OMG! It was no longer a fair fight lol! And you were right to point out the little, almost a yodel, thing she did at the end was just magic how she would almost get there with the yodel thing, but stopped just short thus making it her own. Wonderfully whimsical!! First of all her instrument was just sheer perfection, but a lot of people sing well, however, they just don't have the instinct of how to properly utilize their gift. She just understood the nature of each song she sang and did not over do it. So many gifted young people in particular think they have to sing fifteen notes per syllable lol! But some never learn that just because you can doesn't always mean that you should. They're singing to show off, not singing for the song so to speak. She just intuitively knew how much was enough yet she always took us to the edge of that limit. Silk! By the way, you have a beautiful smile!!
Oh, she is so incredible. I was singing along. Linda is one of my favorites! When I was young, and Linda was nearly as young, I saw her in concert with Jackson Browne in a small venue in Boston. It may be the best concert I ever attended! I know she was a huge star, but I still think she remains one of the most underrated singers of all time. Country Rock, Rock, Pop, Jazz, Opera, she was incredible. It is sad that she can no longer sing due to Parkinson Disease. Thank you for showcasing her! That opera part was so cute and great. I remembered it. The documentary was called "In Her Own Voice', I think. A great auto-biographical. Yes, those sustained notes! Wow.
Linda is the best, I remember attending a job at an upmarket restaurant one night and Linda's CD with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra was playing in the background. Linda was singing Straighten Up and Fly Right which blew my mind, I went out and bought the CD the next day!
I'm not a vocalist and analyzing singing isn't my jam and I'm clueless with most of things you point out but I must say I'm enthralled with your critiques.
The way you watch these singers and appreciate their art is an art in itself.
Notice that in the Mexican song, she has such breath control that she doesn't need to take a breath until the end of the line. Not the end of that incredible Not, but the end of the line. I was astounded by her in the 1970s and she still astound's me now.
Linda has been my favorite singer since birth. I grew up knowing only her Mexican music. She has one of the best spanish albums of all time. She is constantly playing in the Mexican community till this day. She is just amazing!!!
OMG 'Different Drum' is a song I had long forgotten - thank you for reminding me. Blue Bayou is PRICELESS!
"Desperado", her cover of The Eagles' First Release of their eventual blockbuster song should be on your playlist..
Linda made every remake of a song sound better.
I was but a small child in the 1970s, but Linda Ronstadt, Crystal Gayle, and John Denver were the first singing voices I ever heard that I remember--thanks to my parents and the three 8-tracks they played over and over again in the car. 🤣
Linda is an amazing vocalist. So glad we had the opportunity to go see her in the mid 1970's.
One of my favorite performances of Linda is "Lose Again" from the 1976 Rockpalast concert -- I'm sure you know that concert -- I really appreciate the pure strength of her voice on that song!
Was so lucky to get to see Pirates of Penzance on Broadway. We didn't have the greatest seats, but she was so AMAZING!
I've been a big fan of Linda's voice for a long time. Thank you for this video compilation. Also thanks for showing your true appreciation of her talent.
Linda was a Goddess to me as a teenage boy - of course!
What a beautiful voice.
And a huge artist - I always thinknpeople underestimate her popularity and sales volumes.
Am watching your channel for the first time. Linda Ronstadt is a phenomenon. Is there ANY genre that she couldn't do and do it to the "Nth Degree"? I've been listening to her music from the beginning and am blessed to have seen her in concert starting in the early 70's. When "What's New" came out in the 80's is when I realized Just How Good her voice is.... "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" or her version of "Someone to Watch Over Me" with Nelson Riddle !!! Well... still one of the top albums of my lifetime.
Enjoyed watching your face as Linda was singing. "The Sound of My Voice" is a wonderful Documentary and the tribute that the musicians and singers pay to her is wonderful.
PS... I saw her And Emmylou Harris together on stage. Told you I was blessed!
Am enjoying your Channel!
This just popped up on my feed, I've never seen your videos before. I'm not sure why it popped up now, but It's a good video! Okay, Linda, she opened for Jackson Brown on the first night of his first tour as a single artist. Jackson explained that his band worked on the set for three weeks and he hoped they had it right. Linda sat on a stool, played the acoustic guitar and sang. She was sooooo good we gave her THREE STANDING OVATIONS. She was the best, or one of the best three or four vocalists of the era. The other outstanding thing about Linda was how she could do cover after cover and put the original recordings to shame.
Rick Beato talks about how when he puts on anything from Joni Mitchell he ends up in tears. For me it was always Linda, if I hear almost anything from Heart Like A Wheel, Prisoner In Disguise or Hasten Down The Wind I'll end up in a puddle. Writing that prompted me to put on one of those songs, and sure enough, even before the intro is over, tears are filling my eyes as Someone To Lay Down Besides Me plays.
Hey Bethany can you do a video on Al Jarreau? He is the only male vocalist that uses affectation (quite a bit) without ruining a song. It would be interesting to hear the technical side of what he's doing on a song like Spain - as an example.
I am a HUGE fan of hers going back to the early 70's, but her work with Nelson Riddle is also incredible.
I watched "Pirates of Penzance" at least 300 times with my 2-3 year old son in the early eighties. He took to that and wanted to see it (or "Fraggle Rock") any time we would put it on for him. He was "the pirate king"!🙂 I never tired of hearing Linda Ronstadt, Kevin Kline and Angela Lansbury daily. They were great "babysitters". Linda Ronstadt's voice had a range that that made me stop and stare whenever she sang
She’s in my top three female vocalists. I really like her R&B stuff. Ooh Baby Baby and Blue Bayou.
Always loved Linda, passionate performer with a voice to match. This video has great music and analysis by a beautiful host. I would love to see a video of the host singing, you're gorgeous!!
Of all the vocal coaches, you are the only one I know who has done this tour of Ronstadt, who is one singer you cannot encapsulate in a single song. She has a generational voice and she evolved from Stone Pony into Heart Like a Wheel and beyond to all the places you showed and more. A really nice job on your part, and not an easy one to pull off.