@@surlechapeau It was old school even back when L.R. covered it. Riddle was known for very lush orchestrations in the big band style but with more strings. He was a music arranger extraordinaire. I loves me Soundgarden more than anything but there’s so much great, older music out there. American Standards, jazz, blues, etc. EAR CANDY! (Rondstadt sang everything except hard rock. Stunning voice.)
Especially the live version from the Hollywood concert where she transitions seamlessly into a Spanish verse. It is enough to raise the hairs on the back of your neck. This song is great, but Linda's voice is restrained here.
Even though her music was mixed poorly in an age where she doesn’t have the best equipment like they have today, it’s still amazing to hear her her voice.
Beth, Linda conquered Rock,Pop,Country,Jazz and Mariachi. An artist of the 1st degree. So glad you like her. She is beloved by those who know her work.
His mother invented Liquid Paper. Apparently she worked as a secretary and was a terrible typist, so she used to take a nail varnish bottle full of white acrylic paint to work so she could white-out her many mistakes. She ended up becoming multi-millionairess once she marketed it.
This is very, very early in her career. As good as she is here she got better by leaps and bounds in a few years. Her "Heart Like A Wheel" album is a bona fide masterpiece as are several albums after that!
Yeah, she gets 10X better later in life. Blue Bayou, singing with Nelson Riddle, trios with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris, and then at the pinnacle: her 2 mariachi albums.
@Chris Tasse Oh my, Chris Tasse. Made me smile just reading how much joy Ms. Ronstadt's gifts have brought you. First time on this channel and you sold me on subscribing. Good luck in your career. Would be interested to know how you became such a superfan. By the way, my favorite Joni Mitchell song is "River." Ms. Ronstadt does a fantastic cover, of course, but Joni owns this one.
@@kevdaag2523why do you people consider her 80s stuff to be her pinnacle. The Nelson riddle stuff is very slow and boring….and what about Latin mariachi makes it so above and beyond anything else she’s done??
Linda Rondstat is the greatest mezzo-soprano to lend her voice to popular music. She sang pop, rock, country, jazz, mariachi and opera. She not only did it all, but she mastered it all.
This is an almost "unplugged" version of this song! The record is a really BIG production with lot of instruments, this one doesn't have the same magic of the original/recorded one! I've also seen some live versions that are big productions, they are out there! One of my favorite Linda Ronstandt songs!
Part of the difference could be that Linda was the only member of the Stone Poneys who actually performed on that recording. Capitol signed them but really just wanted Linda, although they judged her not quite ready for a solo career at that time. The producer, Nick Venet, changed it from their vision of an acoustic ballad and recruited guitarist Bernie Leadon (pre-Eagles), guitarist Al Viola (Frank Sinatra, Bobby Troup, Stan Kenton, et. al.), drummer Jim Gordon (Frank Zappa, Derek & the Dominos, Traffic, Bread, et. al.) and bassist/arranger Jimmy Bond (Frank Zappa, Henry Mancini, Nina Simone, Lou Rawls, Tony Bennett, et. al.). Phenomenal musicians and the difference shows.
This is so early in her career; she's so young! Many of her other pop songs would delight you, such as "When Will I Be Loved," but PLEASE check out her performance in _The Pirates of Penzance_ where she utterly owns "Poor Wandering One."
I'd been waiting for this song to come up. Unfortunately this version is possibly the worst possible representation of Linda Ronstadt's vocals you could've found on the internet (mainly 'cos of the overall mix). And yet her voice still sounds superb.
I agree. I can hardly hear the bass and I can't hear the acoustic guitar. The lead guitar is too far forward and the drums are weak. The mix is awful. Linda still sounds good but she sounds better when the band sounds good too.
@@DesertScorpionKSA It sounds this way because it was arranged this way whether you like it or not. In other words the mix is NOT awful, it was arranged this way by whom ever. Personally, I don't care for it at all because I feel is does NOT complement the lyrics. The total focus is on the disjointed arrangement.
The lovely Linda no one can touch her, she was one of the top female artists of the 70's and 80's, she did this live, no auto tune artists don't perform like this anymore. She was a pure musical genius who explored multiple musical genres and was a smashing success in all of them!
Desperado would be a wonderful place to go with her. Also, Someone To Lay Down Beside Me. You'll hear her marry the tone and technique with the emotion.
Treat yourself to her version of "Blue Bayou". What an incredible talent. So sad that due to Parkinson's disease she no longer has the ability to sing. Her beautiful voice allowed her to be successful in so many genres from country to rock and even operetta and Spanish. Although we rue the fact that we can't see her any more, we can celebrate and be thankful for the plethora of musical gifts she has given us
To me... her version of Desperado... is THE best version. Also her Spanish language album, Songs of My Father has some of her best work. It should! She was singing about family!!
Great choice! I'd love to see Beth react to La Charreada as well. Partly because the vocals are incredible, but also because I'd like to see Beth's reaction and to hear her thoughts. I'd like for Beth to explain the level of breath control and the training it takes to reach that level of perfection! Peace!!☮
Linda can sing anything! Such a shame Parkinsons has silenced her beautiful voice. She was such a big part of music while I grew up through the 70s. Hope you will do more reactions to her live music.
Check her our doing "You're No Good" on The Midnight Special. You can use Linda as an instructional video for your students. Just tell them to do what she does :-)
As ALL ABOVE have said, this BABY Linda. From standards to Pirates of Penzance to TRIO ... her voice was effortlessly huge and her presence in a song expands it.
Yes and a second album Mas Canciones. She's singing the style of music called Mariachi from Mexico. It's her best singing IMo. Though yes Blue Bayou is classic, and her singing with Nelson Riddle is.
She was just a teenager starting out in that one, such a perfectionist, her singing just got better and better. I kind of love her version of Desperado and Tumbling Die.
Heard her in an interview after she retired in which she said she would just like to be remembered for always trying to get better. In her memoir she felt her voice was really firing on all cylinders between the ages of 40 and 50.
Just came across you Beth & I’m so impressed with your down do earth reacting style that I’ve immediately subscribed to your Chanel. I’ve listened to Rhonda over the years & she does have a beautiful voice. However, I’d like to draw your attention to a young Soprano singer by the name of Amira Willighagen , who won Holland’s Got Talent at the age of nine,without having a single singing lesson. Shortly after, she started with a voice coach & has since performed in some 13 countries & sung in at least 5 languages. Her concert performances have been to a packed auditorium supported by a full orchestra and backup singers. Unfortunately, not many reactors have heard of Amira, which I find amazing as she has literally” millions “of fans world wide & the reactors who did react , continued on with further reactions & absolutely love her. I hope you keep reading this post as it’s rather long, and I need to explain further. Amira is a natural Soprano. Too many wannabe Sopranos struggle & strain when in their higher register which is obviously detrimental to both their voice & their career. Not so with Amira. When in her top register, she does so with ease, never straining & does so effortlessly & when changing registers, it’s smooth & aligned. So, below are a few performances by Amira for your consideration. ... O Mio Babbino Caro at the age of 10. The world renown musician/ conductor Andre Rieu invited Amira to sing at Maastricht to an audience of 15,000 & they gave her a standing ovation. The total 15,000 rose as one. ... Ave Maria by Gomez at the Canisius Church at the age of 11. It shows exactly how natural her higher register is & she gives a most emotional performance. ... Nella Fantasia at the age of 12. ( the concert performance ) ... Gabriella’s Song at the age of 14 ( again the concert performance) ... Sound of Music medley at the age of 15. Amira sings about an octave above the original by Julie Andrews & nails it. You could say I’m “pumping her tyres up”, & yes, I am. This young Soprano is not only a superb singer, she is a modern day prodigy. Sincerely hope to hear from you, & keep up the excellent, knowledgeable work.
I appreciated your great reaction to Linda Ronstadt. Two of my favorites by Linda are "Just One Look" and I"I knew you When". I think you will find these songs spectacular from a Vocal Coaches point of view.
I saw an interview with Linda, and she said that she really didn't have control of her voice until she was about 30. This was recorded when she was probably 19 or 20 years old. Even then she was easily the most talented member of that group. I agree with the other comments. Check out a live performance of Blue Bayou.
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. -- Willie Nelson. I was fortunate to see her live twice in the early 70's. Not a great representation of her talent here. Try Blue Bayou or Desperado.
Some people say she was boring live. All she did is stand there and sing. Yup. Just stand there a blow you away from an hour. She one of those few who you couldn't tell if it was live or a recording. She never much ever missed a note ever. Just stood there in the middle of the stage and put every female singer to shame in her time. It was no accident one year she outsold every artist one year.
Beth, Linda Ronstadt is my favorite singer of all time (male or female). She started our with the more folk or country sound and then over the next 30 years or so moved around from genre to genre being in my opinion most excellent at all of them. She did Pop/Rock, Musical Theater, Big Band style American Standards, Mexican Traditional, beautiful love ballads and of course Country and Folk music. She did a collaboration with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris called Trio where they did more traditional country style music but she also did music for an animated feature film with Peabo Bryson and then also did duets with others such as Aaron Neville. She was a guest artist on albums from a list of other artist that would be about as long as your arm. She had this amazing strong belt but could also sing in a whisper. Her range was also much larger than what most people thought. She had to stop singing somewhere around 2011 and announced her retirement because of complications from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, first diagnosed as Parkinson's Disease. Her worldwide album sales are over 100 million. This video that you reacted to is before she went solo in her career and when she was still virtually a baby in the industry. It's good...but it got a whole lot better very quickly. Please give a listen to some of her other music. I really love the three albums she did of American Standards with The Nelson Riddle Orchestra, but then I love everything she ever did and have about 20 vinyl discs to prove it. Yes, I'm old and I been listening to her from the beginning.
Highly recommend her American Standards with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. Her cover of “What’s New?” is standout, w lush Riddle orchestrations, Ronstadt’s strong clear voice soaring over top all those strings, and period costumes and staging, (She could do it all - Folk, pop, Laurel Canyon rock, American Standards, Tejano, Mexican folk tunes, light opera and more.)
This video looks early in her career, later on her band would include, Don Henley & Glenn Fry. Linda would give them her whole hearted blessing to go form the eagles. Peace Beth❤🤗⚘
While this is now an old posting (3 years ag), I think it worth while to point out a couple of things. The recording would seem to have been made during a two week long gig at the "Bitter End" club in NYC from March 29th through April 8th 1968. If so, that would make Linda Ronstadt 21 years old at the time. She had been singing professionally for about 5 years, starting in her home town, Tucson, AZ. At no point in this time span is it mentioned that she ever attended a vocal music school. While Ms. Ronstadt is known to have taken her performances seriously and was well prepared in whatever genera she chose next, in a career that covered more different kinds of music than any other performer of her (or any other) era ever attempted. So when Beth points out sophisticated vocal technique, you have to say that Linda Ronstadt's natural tendencies and talent were phenomenal.
You need to hear the studio version of this song. It was written by Michael Nesmith who was one of the stars on the 60's comedy series "The Monkeys". The final cut was very well done.
I'm 71 now, and still have the vinyl album, at 17 it was love at first sight. One of my favorite songs. Check out her live version of The Rolling Stones' "Tumbling Dice". You'll be thinking to yourself, "And thought I could sing".
Linda is the GOAT, she sang EVERYTHING... Rock, Pop, R&B, Country, Gilbert & Sullivan even Mexican music... Listen" Blue bayou" , """You're no good." "When I will be loved", " Los Laureles", " La Cigarra"... There's no one male o female singer that could do better than her.
From the '60s to the '80s you couldn't escape the Ronstandt family in Tucson AZ. They owned the big local hardware store. One of them was Chief of Police for a long time. And then Linda made it big. I went to High School with one of her cousins...
I love your take on the music of my generation (I'm 76) and Linda Ronstandt was one of my favorites. I don't know if you take requests from these comments, but I would love to hear your reaction to Mary Hopkins' "Those Were the Days."
Hi Beth: The video clip that you used of Linda singing Different Drum is not an indication of how great her voice was. She said in later life that although her manager Peter Asher made her for fortune in country rock in the 1970s that she was a balladeer and never wanted to have to hear another wailing electric guitar solo. I think in that video as in a lot of her country rock days she is struggling to sing over an electrified band. There is a live version of her that’s quite nice singing a beautiful ballad called Faithless Love. Or since you are British I think she did a lovely recorded version of Sinead O’Connor‘s This Is To Mother Me. In Blue Bayou, she goes effortlessly from low to high. There is also a live version that is great of Linda and Bonnie Raitt, also an excellent singer with a more bluesy voice, doing a duet of a lovely song called I’m Blowing Away.
Noted for the power of her voice, I saw an interview with Linda that she didn’t realize she was singing loudly because she was just trying to be heard above her band!😀
Now you know of Linda Ronstandt, you should have a listen to her albums of Mariachi music . "Canciones de mi Padre" and 'Mas Cannciones" there is also a concert video.
She’s great and sings everything, not just “country”. FYI she’s a teenager here. Check out her work from later in her career. There’s a reason why she has stacks of Grammy’s, made the careers of numerous unknown songwriters and was one of the biggest selling artists of the 70s
He was on everybody's minds at the time, whether you were listening to a radio or had it running through your head. Not too many like her around, before or since.
You’re probably not going to believe me but if you check into it, you’ll find I’m telling the truth. Besides country music Linda Ronstadt sang regular pop, straight ahead rock music, jazz pop standards, mariachi, Tex-Mex, operetta and she had great commercial success in all of them. A first impression might cause someone to pigeonhole one of the most versatile singers of the past maybe hundred years. She’s quite a bit more than this first impression you may have of her. If anyone else sees this comment maybe you’ll back me up. But she does tend to belt it out quite a bit, many times not always to my taste, but there’s no way I’d ever deny how great a singer she is. Funny comment you made about the UK and country music considering that only have The Rolling Stones made some great country music, they’re one of the greatest country music bands ever and I’m neither kidding or exaggerating about that either.
At base her singing stylings are the Mexican singing traditions Linda learned as a child at her Mexican American family home in Arizona. Her creativity was to breath it in to rock and country and finally into mariachi. The result was amazing singing that we all have enjoyed thru-out the years and today.
Linda is simply one of the greatest singers of her generation. She can milk the ballads with beautiful tone. She can dirty up on the rockers. One of the true greats.
Different drum was actually previously released by a country band in bluegrass style. It went nowhere but Linda believed it was a great song that she could do better (it is a great song, and she turned her version into a classic). Her original concept was to keep it in country style, but it was arranged in more of a pop flavor. She had doubts about it but in the end she went with it and it ended up giving her her break out... the rest is history.
I think there's something wrong with the audio in that video, and it doesn't do Linda's voice justice. There are better examples out there on youtube, and you should check them out. Linda Ronstadt was definitely one of the most brilliant and beautiful voices of the 70's and perhaps into the 80's. You must listen to more of her.
"Willin" is a song I keep coming back to. Not a big hit, but every note, phrase and inflection seems perfect. Would really like someone who knows about these things to watch it
She covered four Lowell George songs in her career. Willin' was a great one and she sang it at Lowells memorial concert. Teared me right up. RIP LOWELL GEORGE
I know you’ve already reviewed the band Heart, but I think that you might like this performance by them as well. Happy new year ahead, stay well and thank you for all of your excellent work!
She has the most beautiful, flexible voices ever! This is very early and doesn't show it off as well as newer recordings. She has done Mexican faolk, Pirates of Penzance, Jazz standards, New Wave, Country, Pop, Classic Pop and R & B. One of the biggest singers in the U.S. ever. It's so sad that cannot sing now due to Parkinson's. Listen to " Somebody to Lay Down Beside Me". Chilling.
@@brucedillinger9448 I'm with you on the bad arrangement. The drummer really blows. Probably thought he was clever switching from swing to straight 4/4 but it didn't work at all.
Later in her life she recorded some Spanish language music on a recording call songs for my Father though the title maybe in Spanish. Sadly she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and has been unable to sing for the last 12 or so years. You really must explore vast catelog.
I'd like to see you do the studio version of that song. I think it's the greatest Rock 'N Roll performance of all time with Randy Meisner's live 1977 performance of Take It to The Limit a close second (much better than the studio recording).To get an idea of how she owned a song once she did it, listen to Barbara Sreisand's version of Stoney End (original) and Linda Ronstadt's (cover) version of it. My guess is that Streisand never sang it again once she heard Ronstadt's version.
Linda was the first female rock superstar; she is the queen. She didn't just go out and sing, as all of them did, but she did it well and "with a tear [eye liquid] in her throat."
Linda could sing anything: The American Songbook, rock and roll, country, opera, Mexican and every time she took on something different, people told her she would lose her fans - never happened. Linda Is all about the music. Try the Trio album with Linda, Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris - awesome harmonies,
The greatest female singer of all time. She sold 70 million albums in one year and her tours were a sell out. Also delicious eye candy. Please do blue Bayou. I have analysed this and she hits a high Eb . Roy Orbison hits an E. But her sweet expression makes it so good. Terry from Oz.
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Beth, You must hear her "Blue Bayou" and "You're No Good". She is one of the great vocalists of the last century. Legendary voice!!
Loved those tunes. Her cover of the chesnut “What’s New?” with The Nelson Riffle Orchestra is not to be missed. It’s here on YT.
@@grungemusicfan Nelson Riddle :)
@@surlechapeau It was old school even back when L.R. covered it. Riddle was known for very lush orchestrations in the big band style but with more strings. He was a music arranger extraordinaire. I loves me Soundgarden more than anything but there’s so much great, older music out there. American Standards, jazz, blues, etc.
EAR CANDY! (Rondstadt sang everything except hard rock. Stunning voice.)
Especially the live version from the Hollywood concert where she transitions seamlessly into a Spanish verse. It is enough to raise the hairs on the back of your neck. This song is great, but Linda's voice is restrained here.
Even though her music was mixed poorly in an age where she doesn’t have the best equipment like they have today, it’s still amazing to hear her her voice.
please do LOTS more of her! She's a legend.
"Long, Long Time"
Beth, Linda conquered Rock,Pop,Country,Jazz and Mariachi. An artist of the 1st degree. So glad you like her. She is beloved by those who know her work.
Written by Michael Nesmith of Monkees fame, a fine singer-songwriter in his own right.
I never knew that. Wow! Thanks for mentioning this!
Me either. Thanks
Who just turned 75!
His mother invented Liquid Paper. Apparently she worked as a secretary and was a terrible typist, so she used to take a nail varnish bottle full of white acrylic paint to work so she could white-out her many mistakes. She ended up becoming multi-millionairess once she marketed it.
His best song, but sung by a man it’s pretty sexist. It was incredibly sexy at the time. In a way that’s hard to express to anyone who wasn’t there.
This is very, very early in her career. As good as she is here she got better by leaps and bounds in a few years. Her "Heart Like A Wheel" album is a bona fide masterpiece as are several albums after that!
Yeah, she gets 10X better later in life. Blue Bayou, singing with Nelson Riddle, trios with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris, and then at the pinnacle: her 2 mariachi albums.
@Chris Tasse Oh my, Chris Tasse. Made me smile just reading how much joy Ms. Ronstadt's gifts have brought you. First time on this channel and you sold me on subscribing. Good luck in your career. Would be interested to know how you became such a superfan. By the way, my favorite Joni Mitchell song is "River." Ms. Ronstadt does a fantastic cover, of course, but Joni owns this one.
@@kevdaag2523why do you people consider her 80s stuff to be her pinnacle. The Nelson riddle stuff is very slow and boring….and what about Latin mariachi makes it so above and beyond anything else she’s done??
Exactly
It’s hard to sing thru that truly terrible backing band
Linda Rondstat is the greatest mezzo-soprano to lend her voice to popular music. She sang pop, rock, country, jazz, mariachi and opera. She not only did it all, but she mastered it all.
This is an almost "unplugged" version of this song! The record is a really BIG production with lot of instruments, this one doesn't have the same magic of the original/recorded one! I've also seen some live versions that are big productions, they are out there! One of my favorite Linda Ronstandt songs!
Part of the difference could be that Linda was the only member of the Stone Poneys who actually performed on that recording. Capitol signed them but really just wanted Linda, although they judged her not quite ready for a solo career at that time. The producer, Nick Venet, changed it from their vision of an acoustic ballad and recruited guitarist Bernie Leadon (pre-Eagles), guitarist Al Viola (Frank Sinatra, Bobby Troup, Stan Kenton, et. al.), drummer Jim Gordon (Frank Zappa, Derek & the Dominos, Traffic, Bread, et. al.) and bassist/arranger Jimmy Bond (Frank Zappa, Henry Mancini, Nina Simone, Lou Rawls, Tony Bennett, et. al.). Phenomenal musicians and the difference shows.
This is so early in her career; she's so young! Many of her other pop songs would delight you, such as "When Will I Be Loved," but PLEASE check out her performance in _The Pirates of Penzance_ where she utterly owns "Poor Wandering One."
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"Long, Long ,Time is my favorite.One of the great voices of our time.
Long Long Time - I agree, I saw her in concert in 1973, and this song magically silenced the audience with heartbreak.
I'd been waiting for this song to come up. Unfortunately this version is possibly the worst possible representation of Linda Ronstadt's vocals you could've found on the internet (mainly 'cos of the overall mix). And yet her voice still sounds superb.
Agreed. She has a much richer, wider-range voice than this.
I love this song and have been singing it in the shower for 50 odd years but I hate this version!
I agree. I can hardly hear the bass and I can't hear the acoustic guitar. The lead guitar is too far forward and the drums are weak. The mix is awful. Linda still sounds good but she sounds better when the band sounds good too.
@@DesertScorpionKSA It sounds this way because it was arranged this way whether you like it or not. In other words the mix is NOT awful, it was arranged this way by whom ever. Personally, I don't care for it at all because I feel is does NOT complement the lyrics. The total focus is on the disjointed arrangement.
@@brgilbert2 That sounds like bullshit.
The lovely Linda no one can touch her, she was one of the top female artists of the 70's and 80's, she did this live, no auto tune artists don't perform like this anymore. She was a pure musical genius who explored multiple musical genres and was a smashing success in all of them!
Desperado would be a wonderful place to go with her. Also, Someone To Lay Down Beside Me. You'll hear her marry the tone and technique with the emotion.
"Blue Bayou" and "Desperado" are incredible.
Treat yourself to her version of "Blue Bayou". What an incredible talent. So sad that due to Parkinson's disease she no longer has the ability to sing. Her beautiful voice allowed her to be successful in so many genres from country to rock and even operetta and Spanish. Although we rue the fact that we can't see her any more, we can celebrate and be thankful for the plethora of musical gifts she has given us
The song "You're no good" by her is EPIC!
To me... her version of Desperado... is THE best version. Also her Spanish language album, Songs of My Father has some of her best work. It should! She was singing about family!!
You need to hear her Mariachi albums. My GOD! I think that's her best singing.
She's so amazing and has such a diverse catalog. I would LOVE to see you react to her Mexican folk music, "La Charreada" in particular.
Great choice! I'd love to see Beth react to La Charreada as well. Partly because the vocals are incredible, but also because I'd like to see Beth's reaction and to hear her thoughts. I'd like for Beth to explain the level of breath control and the training it takes to reach that level of perfection! Peace!!☮
Linda can sing anything! Such a shame Parkinsons has silenced her beautiful voice. She was such a big part of music while I grew up through the 70s. Hope you will do more reactions to her live music.
Linda Ronstadt "La Charriada" video. She sustains some notes that will make an opera singer smile.
In later years, Linda would laugh and say that she knew nothing about singing back in these days. But God what a voice!
I consider Linda Ronstadt singing long long time as one of the prettiest songs by anyone ever just listening to her breaks my heart
Its my favorite Linda song! Soft, powerful and will leave you a bit sad lol
Check her our doing "You're No Good" on The Midnight Special. You can use Linda as an instructional video for your students. Just tell them to do what she does :-)
Her Spanish album, Canciones de mi Padre, is wonderful!
More more more of this stunningly talented woman. She is the queen! This song doesn’t do justice at all.
As ALL ABOVE have said, this BABY Linda. From standards to Pirates of Penzance to TRIO ... her voice was effortlessly huge and her presence in a song expands it.
She has a Spanish album called 'Canciones de Mi Padre' which is a masterpiece. You should check all her career out for professional/teaching reasons.
Yes and a second album Mas Canciones. She's singing the style of music called Mariachi from Mexico. It's her best singing IMo. Though yes Blue Bayou is classic, and her singing with Nelson Riddle is.
My mom used to listen to her, one of the best voices of all time.
She was just a teenager starting out in that one, such a perfectionist, her singing just got better and better. I kind of love her version of Desperado and Tumbling Die.
Heard her in an interview after she retired in which she said she would just like to be remembered for always trying to get better. In her memoir she felt her voice was really firing on all cylinders between the ages of 40 and 50.
Just came across you Beth & I’m so impressed with your down do earth reacting style that I’ve immediately subscribed to your Chanel. I’ve listened to Rhonda over the years & she does have a beautiful voice.
However, I’d like to draw your attention to a young Soprano singer by the name of Amira Willighagen , who won Holland’s Got Talent at the age of nine,without having a single singing lesson. Shortly after, she started with a voice coach & has since performed in some 13 countries & sung in at least 5 languages. Her concert performances have been to a packed auditorium supported by a full orchestra and backup singers.
Unfortunately, not many reactors have heard of Amira, which I find amazing as she has literally” millions “of fans world wide & the reactors who did react , continued on with further reactions & absolutely love her.
I hope you keep reading this post as it’s rather long, and I need to explain further.
Amira is a natural Soprano. Too many wannabe Sopranos struggle & strain when in their higher register which is obviously detrimental to both their voice & their career. Not so with Amira. When in her top register, she does so with ease, never straining & does so effortlessly & when changing registers, it’s smooth & aligned.
So, below are a few performances by Amira for your consideration.
... O Mio Babbino Caro at the age of 10. The world renown musician/ conductor Andre Rieu invited Amira to sing at Maastricht to an audience of 15,000 & they gave her a standing ovation. The total 15,000 rose as one.
... Ave Maria by Gomez at the Canisius Church at the age of 11. It shows exactly how natural her higher register is & she gives a most emotional performance.
... Nella Fantasia at the age of 12. ( the concert performance )
... Gabriella’s Song at the age of 14 ( again the concert performance)
... Sound of Music medley at the age of 15. Amira sings about an octave above the original by Julie Andrews & nails it.
You could say I’m “pumping her tyres up”, & yes, I am. This young Soprano is not only a superb singer, she is a modern day prodigy.
Sincerely hope to hear from you, & keep up the excellent, knowledgeable work.
Her name is LINDA RONSTADT...not Rhonda!
I really love your imitations of Linda’s vocal style elements. Very accurate. And cute!
Love Linda! She is so young here! Wait until you hear all the different styles!
I appreciated your great reaction to Linda Ronstadt. Two of my favorites by Linda are "Just One Look" and I"I knew you When". I think you will find these songs spectacular from a Vocal Coaches point of view.
Definitely this one has been on my top 10 forever.
I saw an interview with Linda, and she said that she really didn't have control of her voice until she was about 30. This was recorded when she was probably 19 or 20 years old. Even then she was easily the most talented member of that group.
I agree with the other comments. Check out a live performance of Blue Bayou.
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. -- Willie Nelson. I was fortunate to see her live twice in the early 70's. Not a great representation of her talent here. Try Blue Bayou or Desperado.
Some people say she was boring live. All she did is stand there and sing. Yup. Just stand there a blow you away from an hour. She one of those few who you couldn't tell if it was live or a recording. She never much ever missed a note ever. Just stood there in the middle of the stage and put every female singer to shame in her time. It was no accident one year she outsold every artist one year.
Thank you for taking the time of checking this version. I wish you would listen the studio version. You could really get to appreciate her voice
Beth, Linda Ronstadt is my favorite singer of all time (male or female). She started our with the more folk or country sound and then over the next 30 years or so moved around from genre to genre being in my opinion most excellent at all of them. She did Pop/Rock, Musical Theater, Big Band style American Standards, Mexican Traditional, beautiful love ballads and of course Country and Folk music. She did a collaboration with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris called Trio where they did more traditional country style music but she also did music for an animated feature film with Peabo Bryson and then also did duets with others such as Aaron Neville. She was a guest artist on albums from a list of other artist that would be about as long as your arm. She had this amazing strong belt but could also sing in a whisper. Her range was also much larger than what most people thought. She had to stop singing somewhere around 2011 and announced her retirement because of complications from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, first diagnosed as Parkinson's Disease. Her worldwide album sales are over 100 million. This video that you reacted to is before she went solo in her career and when she was still virtually a baby in the industry. It's good...but it got a whole lot better very quickly. Please give a listen to some of her other music. I really love the three albums she did of American Standards with The Nelson Riddle Orchestra, but then I love everything she ever did and have about 20 vinyl discs to prove it. Yes, I'm old and I been listening to her from the beginning.
As a 72 year old American, Linda is my favorite singer of all time. Total package. 😁
Highly recommend her American Standards with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. Her cover of “What’s New?” is standout, w lush Riddle orchestrations, Ronstadt’s strong clear voice soaring over top all those strings, and period costumes and staging, (She could do it all - Folk, pop, Laurel Canyon rock, American Standards, Tejano, Mexican folk tunes, light opera and more.)
This video looks early in her career, later on her band would include, Don Henley & Glenn Fry. Linda would give them her whole hearted blessing to go form the eagles. Peace Beth❤🤗⚘
Nice little backup band wasn't it:)
Amazing to think that she was only 20 at this time. A true American treasure.
my favorite Ronstadt is Blue Bayou, also would you do a review of Janis Ian "Seventeen"
Great shout CJ! I'll be doing a Janise Ian reaction soon! Stay tuned :) x
While this is now an old posting (3 years ag), I think it worth while to point out a couple of things. The recording would seem to have been made during a two week long gig at the "Bitter End" club in NYC from March 29th through April 8th 1968. If so, that would make Linda Ronstadt 21 years old at the time. She had been singing professionally for about 5 years, starting in her home town, Tucson, AZ. At no point in this time span is it mentioned that she ever attended a vocal music school. While Ms. Ronstadt is known to have taken her performances seriously and was well prepared in whatever genera she chose next, in a career that covered more different kinds of music than any other performer of her (or any other) era ever attempted. So when Beth points out sophisticated vocal technique, you have to say that Linda Ronstadt's natural tendencies and talent were phenomenal.
Thanks for being so complimentary to my most favorite girl singer
enjoying your videos . thanks for posting Beth
You need to hear the studio version of this song. It was written by Michael Nesmith who was one of the stars on the 60's comedy series "The Monkeys". The final cut was very well done.
I'm 71 now, and still have the vinyl album, at 17 it was love at first sight. One of my favorite songs. Check out her live version of The Rolling Stones' "Tumbling Dice". You'll be thinking to yourself, "And thought I could sing".
Beth roars w bright insights…so smart!
Linda is the GOAT, she sang EVERYTHING... Rock, Pop, R&B, Country, Gilbert & Sullivan even Mexican music... Listen" Blue bayou" , """You're no good." "When I will be loved", " Los Laureles", " La Cigarra"... There's no one male o female singer that could do better than her.
I like when Beth imitates the artist
From the '60s to the '80s you couldn't escape the Ronstandt family in Tucson AZ. They owned the big local hardware store. One of them was Chief of Police for a long time. And then Linda made it big. I went to High School with one of her cousins...
A favourite of my youth.
To quote a line from the Kris Kristofferson song "If You Don't Like Hank Williams", "...I'm in love with Linda Ronstadt...". 😁👍👍
I love your take on the music of my generation (I'm 76) and Linda Ronstandt was one of my favorites. I don't know if you take requests from these comments, but I would love to hear your reaction to Mary Hopkins' "Those Were the Days."
Hi Beth: The video clip that you used of Linda singing Different Drum is not an indication of how great her voice was. She said in later life that although her manager Peter Asher made her for fortune in country rock in the 1970s that she was a balladeer and never wanted to have to hear another wailing electric guitar solo. I think in that video as in a lot of her country rock days she is struggling to sing over an electrified band. There is a live version of her that’s quite nice singing a beautiful ballad called Faithless Love. Or since you are British I think she did a lovely recorded version of Sinead O’Connor‘s This Is To Mother Me. In Blue Bayou, she goes effortlessly from low to high. There is also a live version that is great of Linda and Bonnie Raitt, also an excellent singer with a more bluesy voice, doing a duet of a lovely song called I’m Blowing Away.
You should check out Long Long Time. She has an awesome voice.
Great performance from Linda
Thanks for posting your feedback
Noted for the power of her voice, I saw an interview with Linda that she didn’t realize she was singing loudly because she was just trying to be heard above her band!😀
Now you know of Linda Ronstandt, you should have a listen to her albums of Mariachi music . "Canciones de mi Padre" and 'Mas Cannciones" there is also a concert video.
Hi Beth, love your analysis of the fab Linda 😊
Love this song!!!
She’s great and sings everything, not just “country”. FYI she’s a teenager here. Check out her work from later in her career. There’s a reason why she has stacks of Grammy’s, made the careers of numerous unknown songwriters and was one of the biggest selling artists of the 70s
WONDERFUL !!!!
He was on everybody's minds at the time, whether you were listening to a radio or had it running through your head. Not too many like her around, before or since.
My favorite all time favorite
You’re probably not going to believe me but if you check into it, you’ll find I’m telling the truth. Besides country music Linda Ronstadt sang regular pop, straight ahead rock music, jazz pop standards, mariachi, Tex-Mex, operetta and she had great commercial success in all of them. A first impression might cause someone to pigeonhole one of the most versatile singers of the past maybe hundred years. She’s quite a bit more than this first impression you may have of her. If anyone else sees this comment maybe you’ll back me up. But she does tend to belt it out quite a bit, many times not always to my taste, but there’s no way I’d ever deny how great a singer she is.
Funny comment you made about the UK and country music considering that only have The Rolling Stones made some great country music, they’re one of the greatest country music bands ever and I’m neither kidding or exaggerating about that either.
I was a big fan of her solo stuff as a kid and I’ve never heard of the Stone Ponies. Gotta go watch some videos!
This record was out when I was in High School. The Stone Poneys dissolved in '68.
Legendary!! Thanks for sharing!
Linda Ronstadt is my favorite female singer of all time❤
i like this song. and i like the green color tone of the video also, it makes the red hair even nicer.
At base her singing stylings are the Mexican singing traditions Linda learned as a child at her Mexican American family home in Arizona. Her creativity was to breath it in to rock and country and finally into mariachi. The result was amazing singing that we all have enjoyed thru-out the years and today.
Linda is simply one of the greatest singers of her generation. She can milk the ballads with beautiful tone. She can dirty up on the rockers. One of the true greats.
Different drum was actually previously released by a country band in bluegrass style. It went nowhere but Linda believed it was a great song that she could do better (it is a great song, and she turned her version into a classic). Her original concept was to keep it in country style, but it was arranged in more of a pop flavor. She had doubts about it but in the end she went with it and it ended up giving her her break out... the rest is history.
Love to see you hear Blue Bayou no Linda
You have to check out La Charreada, by Linda Ronstadt.
I think there's something wrong with the audio in that video, and it doesn't do Linda's voice justice. There are better examples out there on youtube, and you should check them out.
Linda Ronstadt was definitely one of the most brilliant and beautiful voices of the 70's and perhaps into the 80's.
You must listen to more of her.
Her Mariachi albums are next level!
Great video as usual! You should check out Colter Wall. Our Canadian treasure 🇨🇦😉
"Willin" is a song I keep coming back to. Not a big hit, but every note, phrase and inflection seems perfect. Would really like someone who knows about these things to watch it
She covered four Lowell George songs in her career. Willin' was a great one and she sang it at Lowells memorial concert. Teared me right up.
RIP LOWELL GEORGE
@@plantfeeder6677 didn't know that. Feel it in my heart just hearing about it. Thanks
I know you’ve already reviewed the band Heart, but I think that you might like this performance by them as well. Happy new year ahead, stay well and thank you for all of your excellent work!
She has the most beautiful, flexible voices ever! This is very early and doesn't show it off as well as newer recordings. She has done Mexican faolk, Pirates of Penzance, Jazz standards, New Wave, Country, Pop, Classic Pop and R & B. One of the biggest singers in the U.S. ever. It's so sad that cannot sing now due to Parkinson's. Listen to " Somebody to Lay Down Beside Me". Chilling.
Youre the best beth
That video is such a bad mix. The microphone's way too close to the drums.
There's better versions around.
Linda is an amazing singer.
Agree. Plus the arrangement on this kinda sucks. But Linda was certainly doing her best to keep things going.
@@brucedillinger9448 I'm with you on the bad arrangement. The drummer really blows. Probably thought he was clever switching from swing to straight 4/4 but it didn't work at all.
Later in her life she recorded some Spanish language music on a recording call songs for my Father though the title maybe in Spanish. Sadly she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and has been unable to sing for the last 12 or so years. You really must explore vast catelog.
Linda was a real rocker.
I'd like to see you do the studio version of that song. I think it's the greatest Rock 'N Roll performance of all time with Randy Meisner's live 1977 performance of Take It to The Limit a close second (much better than the studio recording).To get an idea of how she owned a song once she did it, listen to Barbara Sreisand's version of Stoney End (original) and Linda Ronstadt's (cover) version of it. My guess is that Streisand never sang it again once she heard Ronstadt's version.
Linda was the first female rock superstar; she is the queen. She didn't just go out and sing, as all of them did, but she did it well and "with a tear [eye liquid] in her throat."
Happy New Year everyone !!!
Michael Nesmith wrote this, it's the first "its not you, its me" song.
Linda could sing anything.
Linda could sing anything: The American Songbook, rock and roll, country, opera, Mexican and every time she took on something different, people told her she would lose her fans - never happened. Linda Is all about the music. Try the Trio album with Linda, Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris - awesome harmonies,
#Beth - This was her first band and album, it changes for the better when she goes out on her own, she had so many hit songs!
On the studio recording of Old Man by Neil Young she sang. The singer for Robin Trower on a song named About to Begin. Try it you won't be sorry.
Listen to her rendition of "la charreada". She is truly a national treasure.
Please PLEASE react to her Mariachi stuff. You wanna really see her voice shine La Charreada is the one to listen to
Linda la gringa que la música mexicana la hizo mexicana bien Beth 👏👏🍀🍀
I would like to hear Beth cover this song
That was in 67 and not really know by then but she was the highest paid female entertainer of the 1970s ..
The greatest female singer of all time. She sold 70 million albums in one year and her tours were a sell out. Also delicious eye candy. Please do blue Bayou. I have analysed this and she hits a high Eb . Roy Orbison hits an E. But her sweet expression makes it so good. Terry from Oz.