Linda ronstadt is in the top tier of best female vocalists there’s ever been.This is from her early period before superstardom, then her voice matured and she went on later in the 70s to be the biggest female in rock and was the first ever female artist to fill stadiums and arenas, and was the highest paid female singer of the 70s. Went on to do amazing stuff in the 80s too and beyond. Her voice is for the ages. She’s one of the best!
@evanhughes151010 ай бұрын
Before anyone knew who the Eagles were, they were Linda’s backup band and she pretty much gave them their start.
@GaryNoone-jz3mq4 ай бұрын
Only two of Linda's backing band were in the Eagles!
@kathrynstafford709910 ай бұрын
She has 11 Grammys in different genres. Latin music, country pop. She won an Emmy for light opera on Broadway. Her back up band were the founders of the Eagles. She encouraged them to go out on their own. She is amazing. Blue Bayou is a favorite although I have many.
@musicairplanes488410 ай бұрын
Well said!
@jamessumita952310 ай бұрын
She was nominated for a Tony for revival of "The Pirates of Penzance" but didn't win....her Emmy win was for the televised performance of her Mexican music...
@ThatLynnGirl9 ай бұрын
I am so sad that she can’t perform any longer. I loved her since childhood and miss her so much. She’s like a god to me. (Gary White wrote this song) She had hit after hit after hit, and lullabies and oh lordy check out her duet with Aaron Neville!!! “Don’t Know Much”
@sharonpate548110 ай бұрын
Linda has been a favorite of mine since I first heard of her in the 70’s. She has an amazing voice and the most perfect breath control I’ve ever seen! I saw her in concert in the late 70’s. She never needed any kind of auto tune because she has such perfect pitch. So sad that she’s no longer able to sing, but she left us with a wealth of beautiful music 😎👵🏼💜☮️
@joycewalbert14135 ай бұрын
That's the very FIRST song I ever heard from her. It touched me deeply. She is a an amazing ,multi-talented woman , very deep river there...Blessings to you Linda.
@jerrylundegaard25928 ай бұрын
God gave us a few magical voices. Linda Ronstadt and Roy Orbison are two of those gifts who left the scene far too soon.
@dagmar.695410 ай бұрын
Linda Ronstadt is one of the best female singers & can sing any genre from ballads to country to rock & even opera. She has had so many hits such as "Different Drum", "Blue Bayou", "You're No Good", "Poor Poor Pitiful Me", "Desperado", "When Will I Be Loved" 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. Also love her "Trio" collaborations with Dolly Parton & Emmylou Harris.
@tonimartim505610 ай бұрын
You reacted to her duet with Aaron Neville and her song with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris, The Sweetest Gift. Please react to her singing Blue Bayou and her duet with James Ingram.
@mikemaricle994110 ай бұрын
Strike your 4th & 5th words.
@guyray150410 ай бұрын
Don't forget she also did an album in Spanish.
@beedeegee937410 ай бұрын
Don’t forget her other duet with Aaron, ALL MY LIFE.
@pockynon9 ай бұрын
She was part of th3 early Eagles.
@bvscfanatic5 ай бұрын
If you want to hear Linda Ronstadt at her very best, you need to check out one of the songs from her album "Canciones de Mi Padre" (my father's songs). Linda was of Mexican heritage on her father's side (though the name Ronstadt comes from her great grandfather who emigrated to Mexico from Germany), and she learned Mexican songs as a child. She recorded Canciones de Mi Padre in 1987. Two songs worth checking out are "La Charreada" and "La Cigarra". You will be impressed. The album was a labor of love for her.
@johnthegreek583610 ай бұрын
Definitely one of the best female singers EVER
@johngiovine87926 ай бұрын
"Old school" ='s true talent!
@user-rz8bu6vl8x6 ай бұрын
How could this guy not hear of Linda Ronstadt! He's either very young or has been living under a friggin rock 😮 he's missed a living legend!
@jaydee40094 ай бұрын
He's lying. All of these reviewers are lying when they say they never heard of Linda Ronstadt. They need some form of clickbait.
@victorcowboywest10 ай бұрын
This song was written by Gary White in 1970,which became a big hit for Linda. It spent 12 weeks on Billboard Hot 100 charts . The song is about a lasting love for someone who never became a lover.
@tcurry25129 ай бұрын
Have you heard the young lady on The Voice this season singing it? Her name is Ruby Leigh? She's really very good!
@beautifulsmile469 ай бұрын
@@tcurry2512Ruby’s version was so good! And she’s only 16!
@tmtjr10 ай бұрын
She is one of the top 3 female vocalists I've heard in my 58 years. Power, subtlety, passion, sensitivity, feisty, fun, and always on perfect pitch. She could do country, rock, folk, and Latin music all incredibly well. She was one of the biggest female artists of the 70s and helped the Eagles on their way to fame (they were her intro band for a while) and is still the biggest selling Latin artist in the U.S. A beautiful woman with an all time beautiful voice. This song always hits hard because the words are so sad and she she sings it with such power and emotion. You will never go wrong with Linda.
@somersetcace110 ай бұрын
"Linda has a tear in her voice."
@foreveryoung325410 ай бұрын
One of the most unique and lovely voices. Linda rocks! 💕
@micheleromola726610 ай бұрын
Listen to her sing “Blue Bayou”. She hits high notes in that one. Beautiful!
@AP-gb3eh10 ай бұрын
She was just a baby in this , her voice already had so much color and power. I her career she sang so many genres and excelled. Sadly her health forced her to stop singing but her catalog is deep ☮️ Blue Bayou,Desperado are a couple of favorites
@SosaRosan5 ай бұрын
Es una RockStar Linda Ronstadt,no.puedo creer que no conozcan su trayectoria canto con Mick Jagger ,Dolly Parton,Eagle etc....
@dsusan1710 ай бұрын
Pick any song in her diverse catalog. Her voice has been featured in movies. Unfortunately due to Parkinson Dz she can no longer sing. Saying she is a legend is a very apt description. Great reaction!
@Summermute710 ай бұрын
Check out Linda singing “You’re No Good” on The Midnight Special. She’s great and so are her background singers. Her backup band became The Eagles.
@evanhughes15109 ай бұрын
Do not like the midnight special version. Audio is not the best quality and the backup singers annoy me. I like the behind prison walls performance of you’re no good a little better
@GaryNoone-jz3mq4 ай бұрын
No they weren't. Only two of the guys from her backing band were in the Eagles. I'm sick of hearing this garbage that her whole band just up and left her.Two of her guys mentioned to her that they were thinking of starting a band. She encouraged them to be more independent and even helped them find others to join the band. As has been said, that band became the Eagles. But as for the whole band just up and leaving her, that's ridiculous.
@26shedan10 ай бұрын
this song broke my heart back in the 70's when it I was hurting over a first love breakup-it still evokes the same emotion at the age of 64.
@davidphillips447610 ай бұрын
11 Grammy's + an ALMA Award, a Latin Grammy for Lifetime Achievement, and an Emmy Award. She has also been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and earned nominations for a Tony Award and a Golden Globe Award. She has sold over 100 million records in various genres, including pop, country, rock and roll, big band, jazz, opera, Broadway standards, and Mexican and Afro-Cuban influences15. She has received several honors , such as the Kennedy Center Honors, the National Medal of the Arts, and a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award. One of the best to ever do it. Her band consisted of a some guys named Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Randy Meisner and Bernie Leadon....better known as The Eagles.
@andyh422410 ай бұрын
She's had other hits but this is the greatest song she ever did. It's not even close. Again I look other songs by her but this is just the best!!!!!!
@757optim10 ай бұрын
I came back from across the pond in Feb of '70. That summer was special and when Linda released this song in June, I knew she was singing to me. ; )
@minimasuo10 ай бұрын
I loved her unique, beautiful voice. Sadly she has a kind of palsy and had to quit singing. Poor Poor Pitiful Me was one of my favorites, also You're No Good. And in the late 1980s she released an album of Mexican music "Canciones de mi Padre" (songs of my father). She could sing any genre and sound great doing it!
@keithsw25668 ай бұрын
Dude cracks me up. He acts surprised how Linda controls her voice 😅. She’s been doing it 60 years
@Enfield-185310 ай бұрын
Been a Linda Ronstadt fan since my teen years in the 70s. She is the best. My favorite song "Faithless Love." Never made the radio.😢
@kennbicknell549210 ай бұрын
*She, along with Barbra Streisand, are the greatest female voices of the rock/pop era. Check out "Blue Bayou," "Heatwave," "That'll Be The Day," and her iconic "La Charreada." She sang in every genre and basically discovered The Eagles! The CNN documentary about her, "The Sound Of My Voice," is FASCINATING!*
@llschnitz10 ай бұрын
Songs by Linda you will love: "When Will I Be Loved", "That'll Be the Day" "Its So Easy" and "Hurt So Bad". For songs that display her tremendous vocal talent go to "Blue Bayou" (originally a Roy Orbison song) and her soulful duet with Aaron Neville called "Don't Know Much".
@kilroygirl734710 ай бұрын
I think you reacted to Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville singing Don't Know Much live. Hope that helps. Great reaction as always AB! ❤👏👏👏👏👏👏👍🔥
@toodlescae10 ай бұрын
My uncle was friends with her brother Pete Ronstadt. Both guys were in bands and their separate groups recorded at the same studio in Tucson. My mom, her sister and brother grew up with the Ronstadts and they all went to school together. Mom was the youngest in her family and Linda was 2 years younger than mom. Mom said Linda always had those pipes when they used to sing with the guys while they were rehearsing or just messing around.
@jeanetteburt333510 ай бұрын
She was an amazing singer. You should definitely listen to her singing La Charreada and La Cigarra (the Cicada) The breathe control she has in these songs is awesome. Jeanette, New Zealand.
@magra45310 ай бұрын
You should listen to her cover of “Blue Bayou” or even better than that is her song “You’re No Good”. Her voice is amazing.
@jkimball7093Ай бұрын
I'm a 55 year old man, and I cry every time I hear this gorgeous F"N song!!!!!
@donniehagy5125Ай бұрын
Giving singing advice to Linda Ronstadt? Thanks for my belly laugh of the day.
@juliacrabtree519810 ай бұрын
She's part of "Trio" with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris. They are incredible ❤ This sing was featured in THE LAST OF US.
@dougca708610 ай бұрын
React to Linda Ronstadt singing Desperado and also Blue Bayou, she is mostly responsible for the Eagles getting together as a group they were originally her backing band!
@punkydoodle477410 ай бұрын
React to the studio version. Everyone reacts to this version and it cut out a verse for time constraints on tv.
@coryclements834210 ай бұрын
She’s the Queen! I saw her many times in concert…Love her!
@AmericanBlackEye10 ай бұрын
Power and clarity is what Linda was known for. Unbelievable pipes resided in this beautiful woman.
@joereinecke572310 ай бұрын
Listen to “Blue Bayou” , “When Will I Be Loved?” and “Poor Poor Pitiful Me”.
@bonitaderosa31344 ай бұрын
Willy Nelson said there are two kinds of guys; those who had a crush on Linda Ronstat and those who didn't know her:)
@jerrywilliamson404510 ай бұрын
A very deep, and satisfying, rabbit hole.
@nathanlawson3139 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, Linda is right up there with Whitney, Mariah, and anyone else. Has won Grammy's in several genres too. Blue Bayou, Desperado, Just One Look, You're no Good, Ooh oh Baby baby, ... She can sing me the phone book.
@lethasatterfield961510 ай бұрын
My mom listened to the album this was on over and over in the very early 1970s and I used to lie next to the stereo listening to it. Love it!
@llschnitz10 ай бұрын
A really cute duet is Linda and Glen Campbell singing "Carolina In My Mind" on Glen's TV show. Cover of a James Taylor song, but their performance is just wonderful!
@Indy183110 ай бұрын
Her version of “Desperado” is a must see!
@angieday518310 ай бұрын
live from Atlanta 1977
@evanhughes151010 ай бұрын
@@angieday5183no, studio version. Dont like the Atlanta version, because it ‘s too hushed and breathy, and a little slowed down as well. Studio sounds best. Then maybe a live afterwards, for comparison sake
@PCallahanPhilly7 ай бұрын
Linda was the first American female singer to sell out arenas. A true rock star.
@debbiechang578110 ай бұрын
Linda Ronstadt had the most beautiful voice on the planet. She has a forty year catalogue spanning multiple genres. She has won multiple Grammy awards and every other award in the music world. A stunningly talented singer. 🌺✌️
@sabrenas789510 ай бұрын
Blue bayou really shows off her range 😊
@whoneedssantawhenthereisgr17247 ай бұрын
Beautiful voice
@MoMoMyPup1010 ай бұрын
Special lady, remarkable voice. Her best vocals I believe was her Blues and Folk roots. like this. "Love Has No Pride" LIVE is another example of just how impactful her tone and expressions can be.
@brandy0121733 ай бұрын
You’re just about right on that ‘take a breath’ thing. One of the top things I love about this song is that it’s like her vibrato just continues in an unending loop whether she’s singing anything or not. She’s crying. And it helps me because I have trouble holding end notes. OH AND BY THE WAY, Linda Ronstadt seems to have no need to take in a breath at all. You wanna be dazzled, vocals-wise?!! Check out “Linda Ronstadt and Mariachi Vargas - La Charreada”
@GaryNoone-jz3mq8 ай бұрын
Linda Rondstat was probably the best mezzo-soprano ever to lend her voice to popular music.
@ladylisaromance812910 ай бұрын
She's LEGENDARY! You should react to more of her songs. She's done songs with Dolly.
@SusanMJB457 ай бұрын
My favorite Linda Ronstadt song is Blue Bayou. Please do a reaction to her live version...... One of the all time best female vocalists....... Unfortunately, about a decade ago she was diagnosed with Parkingson's Disease and she can no longer sing. A terrible loss to the music world....
@alanFconrad4 ай бұрын
she's so fantastic
@russellgtyler828810 ай бұрын
Your ears have been blessed, and you haven't scratched the surface of her talent yet.
@randybenedictson493110 ай бұрын
She is a fabulous live singer.I would check out tumbling dice,you’re no good and Desperado from her 1977 Atlanta concert.
@evanhughes151010 ай бұрын
What is so special about that particular concert out of the hundreds she did in the 70s?
@daveboo70029 ай бұрын
@@evanhughes1510 Best versions ever of Desperado, Blue Bayou, and a few others. The sound was perfect on the recording, the band was crazy good and she was just spectacular. Hard for somebody that is not a music nut to explain, but I sought it out on ebay and bought the dvd.
@evanhughes15109 ай бұрын
@@daveboo7002 I’m actually not a fan of that version of desperado because it a little too “breathy” and hushed, and the tempo is slowed down. I prefer a more forceful singing of it, similar to the recording. Her Johnny cash ‘behind prison walls’ performance of it was really good.
@daveboo70029 ай бұрын
@@evanhughes1510 I'll never argue with somebody loving any version of her music, but that one isn't my favorite. We all want different things in music - to each their own and she is never anything close to bad. I had to hunt down that live version in Atlanta because I had heard from so many (one in person, and quite a few online) that it was a must-see/hear. I was blown away, and the comments reflect the high regard it is held in. On top of that, KZbin kept taking that version down for years while leaving almost ever other version up on their platform.
@epa5656Ай бұрын
IMO She’s the best Female singer ever
@rontoigo16502 ай бұрын
This was on TV and it was shortened. I think they left out at least one verse. Great song! Great Singer!
@jzekas2110 ай бұрын
Do more of her songs you won’t be disappointed!
@gerby178 ай бұрын
I'm happy you first pointed out that she can just sing various highs and lows without taking a breath. This live version is actually the shortened version of the live version. My favorite song by her.
@mpetersen67 ай бұрын
In the 80s she started doing covers of big band standards. Those album are excellent.
@odinspromise10 ай бұрын
She was one of my favorite classmates. PACE!!!!!
@toodlescae10 ай бұрын
My mom went to school with Linda in Tucson too.
@user-fk7dx1sk2l10 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤
@88pjtink10 ай бұрын
Been waiting for you to do this one for a LONG, LONG TIME! Congrats on finding the one and only Linda, the pride of Tucson AZ.
@llschnitz10 ай бұрын
Saddest Songs of All Timer (Not in Order): Long Long Time by Linda Ronstadt, My Boy (Elvis), Honey by Bobby Goldsboro, You Gave Me a Mountain (Elvis), I Can't Make You Love Me (Bonnie Raitt) Separate Ways (Elvis), Don't Cry Daddy (Elvis), What Now My Love (Elvis) Yesterday, When I Was Young (Roy Clark), The Last Time I Saw Her Face (Gordon Lightfoot), The Carnival is Over (The Seekers). Did I Miss Any??
@agentsculder24519 ай бұрын
This song was featured on the show The Last of Us to absolutely devastating effect.
@daveburns38867 ай бұрын
I love this song so much - perhaps the saddest song ever if you concentrate on the lyrics.. she had one of the best and warmest and dynamic voices ever. Started out as country Rock with the later to be ‘eagles’ as her band .. her solo career started with more country / and folk songs like this but evolved into more mainstream rock .. she was the highest grossing rock concert star for a couple of years in mid seventies! she only did cover songs, never wrote.. you commented that she felt this song and had to write it.. heard an interview where she described her super-successful ability to cover a classic song and make it her own, made a internalized personalized connection to the lyrics.. she made huge hits of classics hits by the stones, buddy holly, Smokey Robinson, Elvis Costello, Neil young, and they were always even better.. she could do any genre and went on broadway and astounded that kind of audience with her vocal talents..
@Bunnymom2210 ай бұрын
This is my favorite song of hers. Love her!!
@mrsphughes10 ай бұрын
You did do a reaction to Linda Ronstadt duet with Aaron Neville. It was beautiful.
@destinyreelly297410 ай бұрын
I love her. That’s all. ❤❤❤
@atomicalcohol10 ай бұрын
I believe you've done Linda with Aaron Neville. Not sure if I spelled that right. And possibly singing in Spanish but I'd have to check if that was you.
@angelado310 ай бұрын
your right he did- 🙂
@atomicalcohol10 ай бұрын
Yes just checked and it was 8 months ago.
@looneygardener10 ай бұрын
Linda does a duet with Aaron Neville that is sooo perfect, your throat will close up.
@nancykorensek40839 ай бұрын
My favorite heartbreak song!
@dannysene50309 ай бұрын
She’s ridiculous, effortless
@roycopeland16510 ай бұрын
Besides being a beautiful singer she founded the Rock group The Eagle’s
@cheryla74807 ай бұрын
Andy Williams had his own weekly tv show called the Andy Williams Show Just like another great crooner, Perry Como.
@angieday518310 ай бұрын
Desperado live from Atlanta 1977, La Charreada live, You're No Good live in concert from Germany 1976, Down So Low from Germany concert 1976
@evanhughes151010 ай бұрын
How about studio versions? What is with some of you people always wanting second rate live versions of songs, instead of the original recording as everyone heard on the radio
@angieday518310 ай бұрын
Generally her live versions are extremely impressive. Those who sound as good, sometimes better, live are the real singers. I do agree the instrumental music is usually better on the recording (some instruments are not available in concert). Linda is sometimes better live, she cuts loose more often too.@@evanhughes1510
@Altonahh108 ай бұрын
There are probably only a handful of female singers who can sing this song. The way Ronstadt works with the text here, the way she breathes - or doesn't - reveals all the emotional layers of this sad ballad. You have to have immense musicality to do this, but also the ability to translate this into notes. Ronstadt is unbeatable at what she does.
@famat1617 ай бұрын
There's another version with another verse at the end. Here they shortened it for television. Any Linda Rondstadt rabbit hole is not complete without "Love is a Rose".
@matttalbert77019 ай бұрын
Blue bayou is her best. Alison porter did an insane cover give both a listen
@JamesJohnson-ig6of10 ай бұрын
BRO, If I could make a request for another song of Linda's, please refer down in the comments for the title of her Spanish speaking album. PBS television had a special that featured her Spanish music, and she really demonstrated her talent, singing very complex but beautiful songs in Spanish, with all the correct inflection and difficult pronunciation under her belt! Her light will continue to shine!
@caroljshepherd384810 ай бұрын
Linda doesn't need to breathe lol. Check out "You're no Good" from The Midnight Special. "Down So Low" or pretty much anything really, but if you really want to hear "more chops" check out "La Cigarra" BTW always choose a live clip if you can. She's like Elvis, she's better live. ❤
@ThistleAndSea10 ай бұрын
Linda was the real deal. 🙂
@LibertyBreedsProsperity8 ай бұрын
Way underrated 🔥
@gotrhythm110 ай бұрын
I believe The Eagles were her original backup band.
@bryanhickey731710 ай бұрын
There is a third verse that adds to the sadness.
@MichaelRivera-ns2dd10 ай бұрын
One of the all time goats in the music industry!
@meddy6249 ай бұрын
It's amazing how people that grew up in the USA don't know who she is. 1:32 it has to be the younger folks lol.
@janetmoran14959 ай бұрын
Linda Ronstadt is the most accomplished singer, of so many genres. Her voice is simply the best. My heart hurts when I hear someone say they don't know who she is . She's the first woman to fill arenas, that's all.
@angieday518310 ай бұрын
Maybe the greatest voice of that generation
@loydingle708810 ай бұрын
Just like looking at my wife of 36 years, she and Linda were the same age, and looked like twins,.......top female artist for a decade,....you can't beat Linda,
@user-fk7dx1sk2l10 ай бұрын
She's beauitful💕❤💯👑
@savageman219410 ай бұрын
❤
@jakesmith527810 ай бұрын
The legend that is Londa Ronstadt. A shame she can't sing anymore due to medical condition.
@nettiemac10 ай бұрын
It’s hard for me to pick a favorite by her but this is in my Top 3!
@jackiewright858310 ай бұрын
Blue Bayou
@lynnieiapichino112110 ай бұрын
☮️💙💙💙
@mistersnitty772110 ай бұрын
You'll always get a like from me with a Ronstadt reaction.