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Post by RickW on Aug 26, 2013 20:09:14 GMT -5
She's been diagnosed with Parkinsons, and will not sing again. Had a few of her albums when I was younger.
This is a great clip of her singing what has got to be the best song the Eagles ever did.
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Post by Supertramp78 on Aug 26, 2013 20:35:31 GMT -5
Seems fitting since they got their start as her backup band.
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Post by RickW on Aug 26, 2013 20:52:00 GMT -5
Apparently that's not entirely true. I always thought they where the Stone Poneys, but that's not true. They played on one album, then went off and did their own thing.
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Post by Village Idiot on Aug 26, 2013 21:04:19 GMT -5
That is really too bad. She had a knack for picking tasteful stuff. One of my favorites:
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Post by Cornflake on Aug 26, 2013 21:43:52 GMT -5
Sad news. I was a fan. Saw her from about fifteen feet away at a festival once. "Long, Long Time" still moves me without fail. A nice chicana from Tucson.
I'll refrain from arguing about best Eagles songs, but I never cared for that one.
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Post by Supertramp78 on Aug 26, 2013 22:33:52 GMT -5
They weren't in the Poneys.
According to the Eagles documentary, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner toured as part of her band in 1971 and played on "Linda Ronstadt" from '71. After that they left to form Eagles.
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Post by Tamarack on Aug 27, 2013 0:20:08 GMT -5
Very said. Linda had some great pipes, and (usually) chose great songs.
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Post by jdd2 on Aug 27, 2013 5:40:54 GMT -5
Mid-to-early 70s or so, there was a bar in I Tae Won that knew I'd buy a round when they put this on:
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Post by billhammond on Aug 27, 2013 7:03:55 GMT -5
I did not know about her illness. That is a pity. This is the song of hers I liked best, and which I have performed with at least three female vocalists over the years. The clip has some great still shots, too.
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Post by lar on Aug 27, 2013 7:05:44 GMT -5
Linda Ronstadt has long been at the top of my favorites list. Amazing voice, flawless phrasing and great material.
Years ago I saw her in concert. She was promoting her albumn "Canciones De Mi Padre". My then brother-in-law and I had promised that if she ever came around we'd go see her. For those of you who may not remember the album was entirely in Spanish.
We had great seats; third row on the aisle at the Riverside Theater in Milwakee. We were the only anglos in the house and not one word of English was spoken or sung the entire night. I still think of it as the best concert I've ever seen.
So sorry to hear about Linda's health problems. She's one of a kind.
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Post by Chesapeake on Aug 27, 2013 9:27:17 GMT -5
I'm also in the big fan column. For all her career success, there's always seemed to be an aura of sadness about her. She's spoken before about the troubles she's had finding a life partner, which appears to have been a Goldilocks choice for her, finding somebody who just fits what she's been looking for, and she still hasn't found it. (Hmmmm. Sounds like a song.) Looking forward to the release of her autobiography next month.
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Post by theevan on Aug 27, 2013 10:04:59 GMT -5
I did not know about her illness. That is a pity. This is the song of hers I liked best, and which I have performed with at least three female vocalists over the years. The clip has some great still shots, too. Me too, Bill. At her best.
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Post by Russell Letson on Aug 27, 2013 10:34:31 GMT -5
We have all her records (as in, starting with the LPs), and I'd have loved her even had she been plain. She's the Keely Smith of our generation--great pipes, great taste, great choices of producers and arrangers, and an unmistakable, instantly recognizable voice. I wish she could have had as long a performing life as Keely.
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Post by kenlarsson on Aug 27, 2013 11:15:16 GMT -5
Amazing voice. It's very sad she won't be singing again.
BTW, I saw her open for the Beach Boys at Madison Square Garden when the Eagles were her backup band. At the time, who knew.........................
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Post by Doug on Aug 27, 2013 11:45:01 GMT -5
Count me as a fan.
I met her at a party in La Jolla winter of 72-73. I think that is the right date (things are a little fuzzy from that period).
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Post by millring on Aug 27, 2013 12:07:13 GMT -5
I wish she could have had as long a performing life as Keely. Not to be argumentative, but don't you suppose she did? She's 67 now.
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Post by majorminor on Aug 27, 2013 12:19:02 GMT -5
I spent a good bit of my teens waking up Saturday morning to Linda(and Emmy Lou) cranking through the big behemoth record player upstairs while mom cleaned house. Linda Ronstadt had a once in a generation voice for sure. Remember these?
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Post by theevan on Aug 27, 2013 12:24:39 GMT -5
We have all her records (as in, starting with the LPs), and I'd have loved her even had she been plain. She's the Keely Smith of our generation--great pipes, great taste, great choices of producers and arrangers, and an unmistakable, instantly recognizable voice. I wish she could have had as long a performing life as Keely. Apt comparison!
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Post by Russell Letson on Aug 27, 2013 12:35:22 GMT -5
Re: Keely Smith. Born in 1932, she started singing as a teenager, joined Louis Prima's band at 17, and was still releasing records as recently as 2005 and made TV appearances in 2007. Then there's this, which I think is from the 2008 Grammy show:
As far as I can determine, she's still performing at 81. And has more of her old pipes than, say, Tony Bennett.
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Post by millring on Aug 27, 2013 13:26:33 GMT -5
Heh. I remember that Keely Kid Rock thing.
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