Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou | FIRST TIME REACTION

[@michaelwalsh2498]

No autotune, no electronic filtering, just pure talent. Linda sang folk, country, rock, big band, jazz, Mariachi and opera. She performed in all these genres at a top level.

[@robertfindley921]

Just a microphone, amplifier and speaker. She looks like she just got off the couch in her blue jeans, put a flower in her hair and belted this one out. Pure talent and training.

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

But you left out the pop. OK, she does have such a large portfolio, it's hard to remember it all. 😊

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

BIss, you have just opened a vortex that will suck you in, and at the same time, take you everywhere 😉 😮😊

[@robertfindley921]

The instrument is a steel guitar. Epic voice. This might be her best. I can't believe you're just getting to this. Her catalog is a gold mine. She could sing any genre with power and range. Love that high note at the end.

[@llopez951]

You have just discovered one of the best voices of all times. An incredibly flexible singer who can sing any genre to perfection.

[@mikedineen7857]

And it took her long enough!

[@Stogie2112]

No one could sing better than Linda Ronstadt. No one. She could sing anything: rock, country, folk, Latin... she was the best.

[@robertfindley921]

In the top ten no doubt. She could stand toe-to-toe with Barbara Streisand and Karen Carpenter. She could sing any genre. Power, range, soft and hard, all with great control.

[@jamescurfman3284]

She also dabbled in Opera and she was GOOD at that, too. Literally nobody else did it like she did it. I miss her as much as I miss The Carpenters.

[@LukeMtech55]

FACTS!!

[@imagenesypalabras1]

Linda Ronstadt it's the best. The only one 🫶🏽

[@grepora]

Olivia Newton-John was magic.

[@TannerHemmingsen]

Fun fact: The original members of the Eagles actually used to be part of Linda’s touring band

[@Shadowace724]

Beat me to it, blew my mind when I found out long ago.

[@rickfarrar1948]

Glenn Frye and Don Henley

[@rdvaughan70]

@@TannerHemmingsen yep they were her band for a tour, they grooved good n decided for a band, the mega hit machine THE EAGLES became way bigger the linda lol

[@donaldbrunner6250]

Glenn Frye and Don Henley asked her for permission to leave and form The Eagles. I forget his name but Linda recommended a guitarist to them. I found this out during their History of the Eagles concert tour.

[@rdvaughan70]

@@donaldbrunner6250 back then a singer like kinda would just hold auditions and fill each spot just for the tour, nice way to pad a resume back then, no personal grudges she said many times she loved the eagles, they both go down in history books as LEGENDS!!!!

[@thomastimlin1724]

Linda is a master interpreter of song, knows when to hold back and when to cut loose, unlike many of today's show offs. She's of German and Hispanic heritage, and has covered all styles of music, not just rock and pop, and country. Mexican Mariachi, Big Band and Light Opera. Steel Guitar, yes it slides...You are so correct on the singing, they have to express the emotional content of the lyrics and song, not just show off. It's about the song, not the singer. Linda was master at that, a trained vocalist. she was also a pioneer in being a woman assertive enough against record producers and companies to do more than just take orders and sing to make them money...she demanded to do other kinds of music, they lost every fight with her and made tons of money anyway [dummies!] and she won 11 GRAMMYs and received 27 nominations. In 2011 and 2016, respectively, she received a Latin GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award and a GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award. in other words, she kicked their ass, lol.

[@stevepool8034]

She was a rare gem indeed, Biss. A shining star and voice from my youth. Tremendous pick. 👍

[@thseed7]

Linda was absolutely incredible. When she pops the top off and really opens up, I get chills.

[@c.henderson2663]

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 including Mexican mariachi an album honoring her heritage. Canciones De Mi Padre (Songs of my father) was released in late 1987 and immediately became a global smash hit. At 2½ million US sales, it stands as the biggest selling non-English language album in American record history. She was a smashing success and is a phenomenal talent!

[@iMacMan54]

One of THE great voices of her generation. Linda could sing it all.

[@Megadeth1921]

Linda Ronstadt is one of the most amazing vocalist ever. I grew up listening to her in the 70s, she has the voice of an angel

[@luisfernandomunoz6315]

Blue Bayou is the first English song I listened to when I was a young child. She is also the first female singer I remember hearing. The single also has Spanish version of the song which is also great. Linda later released full Spanish albums. She started her music career in the late sixties as member of The Stone Poneys. Different Drum is their biggest hit and a classic song. I suggest you react to "La Charreada" with mariachi in Spanish. Great vocal performance by Linda.

[@olddog330]

Yes. Lago Azul. Even prettier.

[@Shadowace724]

Truly a singular talent. Linda had an amazing presence. Great reaction Biss!

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you

[@deanroddey2881]

She had one of the most powerful and versatile voices out there. And it has to be said that she probably helped quite a few young guys through puberty back in the day. She also kick started quite a few other artists who played behind here at various times, including Glenn Fry and Don Henley of the Eagles. She was very generous to them and happily helped them move forward to do their own thing. At that time, when she was starting out, there was a strong country-rock thing going on, which the early Eagles were very much part of as well. The auto-lyric translation is pretty out there.

[@MoMoMyPup10]

Music back then was never only about the vocals or the lyrics, but the _pure sound_ they created together -- harmony and chemistry brought together --- a long lost art

[@KARAOKEMONTREAL]

Linda Ronstadt is probably the Number 1 female vocalist of all time. She could sing any genre very well from folk to opera.

[@mikedineen7857]

You owe it to yourself to listen to more Linda.

[@DanielTate-wt9jt]

My mom is a singer and her favorite artist is Linda. I grew up listening to Linda for hours everyday as my mom practiced. Through my mom I learned pretty much everything she ever recorded. Linda could sing anything. She has perfect pitch, control and sustain.

[@marvinsarracino116]

The Legendary Linda Ronstadt! This song always takes me back to a simpler time. Great smooth vibe! Thanks Biss ❤️💛

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you

[@jeffgagen3561]

Linda Ronstadt is 1 of the GREATS, LEGEND. I have followed her since I was about 15 & now I am 62.

[@R2robot]

YES! Linda was legendary in our house when i was growing up. She can do it all. My mom also gave me Linda's CDs of Mariachi music and it is absolutely amazing. I wish I could find good clear videos of the songs on youtube. Also, that instrument is a Lap Steel Guitar. Very common in classic country music. Great reaction.

[@brianbrekke9500]

She charted on the country, rock and latin lists at the same time. One of many crossover artists from that generation

[@aj_aka_alan]

She's the greatest of all time and she can sing anything.

[@debbiechang5781]

Linda is the best of the best. Thanks for selecting this. That is a pedal steel guitar. It has a lovely sound. 🌸✌️

[@mrtonyo1965]

Linda was the best for 40+ years. Perfection and she could sing any genre. Check out Desperado live 1977. It is incredible.

[@decal2756]

This is a song written & originally recorded by the great Roy Orbison in the 1960's. His version is really great as well. You should check Roy out sometime...a very unique artist and a one of a kind songwriter. He was Elvis Presley's favorite artist/singer. The instrument that you like is the steel guitar which is an instrument mainly used in the country & country swing genres. That said, anyone who knows a thing about singing knows that Linda is one of the greatest female singers of all time. Right up there with Aretha Franklin, Patsy Cline and a few others. I saw her a number of times in the 1970's in particular including very early on at the world famous Palomino Club in the LA area in the early 1970's before she hit it really big. That was a tiny club and she blew the roof off. The entire audience was stunned and astonished the first time that I saw her there. She was incredible. The only reason that I got in there even though I was only 16 was because my band sometimes played there. Linda is easily one of the top 5 female singers of all time.

[@mikesuahtla9826]

Linda is more than solid she is in legend status. Amazing performer who helped many other artists realise their dreams including the Eagles

[@jthomann71]

Greatest female singer of the entire decade of the 70s, hands down.

[@Rob394401]

I listened to that back in the '70's. And met her 2 years ago when I lived in Tucson, AZ where Linda was born.

[@chrismartino3519]

It's not close. Best voice ever.

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

Linda Rondstat is the best mezzo-soprano ever to lend her voice to popular music.

[@Hinderkey]

As a song, Long Long Time smokes Blue Bayou, its not even close. Dont wait very long to react to Long Long Time it's a fantastic song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ChrisHessert]

Linda Ronstadt is one of the very best vocalists of my generation. She could literally perform incredibly well in any genre. As others point out here, no autotune, no filters, just pure talent. Great sensitivity to everything she sings/performs. Also a beautiful, strong woman. I'm using present tense intentionally, because she's still very much with us.

[@svtinker]

“She’s serenading us” well said.

[@BisscuteReacts]

[@green_acres_7240]

Range, tone, power, and TOTAL control. Her voice is a masterpiece.

[@jimcrawford3221]

I was in college in the 70s. You couldn't walk into a bar without hearing "You're No Good" blaring from the sound system (jukebox). I also loved her collaborations. She and Aaron Neville had a hit with "Don't Know Much." But her best collaboration was her singing with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris in Trio. So sad that she has lost her voice.

[@dennisthemenace671]

Yes , Linda is amazing .

[@BisscuteReacts]

She is

[@bsquizzle100]

Great choice. Love her powerful voice

[@roadkill7314]

One of the most beautiful female voices of all time; any genre.

[@BisscuteReacts]

True

[@Maizy1985]

Love her...gorgeous talented lady!😍

[@mikemiller3069]

The instrument you were talking about is a "pedal steel guitar". It is played with a solid metal slide, held in the palm of one hand and finger picks on the other hand. There are knee and foot pedals to change the type of chord. When someone refers to "slide guitar", it is usually a regular guitar and the player puts a glass or metal tube (slide) over their finger and, with their other hand, either plays with a pick or their fingers.

[@sailinbob11]

The word your searching for is charisma. Stage presence and the ability to project feeling with body language.

[@ClaytonMacleod]

Denzel’s character in Man On Fire, this was the CD he bought. No sè!

[@gruntball]

We saw her niece in a tribute concert to Linda in Tucson about 2 years ago. She did very well in capturing Linda´s tonal range and imitated her close to perfection.

[@gk5891]

Linda Ronstadt with Mariachi Vargas - La Charreada (Live) I'm still blown away everytime I watch it.

[@markhenry8669]

In the SUMMER of 1977 I Followed Linda Ronstadt 5 New ENGLAND STATES in the USA. I saw a Linda 6 x that SUMMER With friends by myself or I made friends at summer... Keep up the great ❤❤😊

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you

[@franklopez2803]

The pride of Tucson, Arizona. ¡Viva, Linda!

[@albertomagana6577]

Hi Bisscute, delighted that you decided to react to the great Linda Ronstadt, called the queen of rock. A super interesting woman and singer, she was born in Tucson, Arizona, into a family with deep Mexican roots on her father's side, and German and English from her mother. Ranchera music (a musical genre from Mexico), folk, jazz, and rock 'n' roll combined to form their musical identity. I understand that Blue Bayou was written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson, but it was she who made it most famous on a 1977 album. Blue Bayou generates a strong sense of nostalgia and longing, which makes you dream of returning to a place of peace and happiness, called "Blue Bayou", which represents a refuge where life is simpler and calmer, nostalgia that is accentuated with that mix of country, pop and soft rock music, all crowned with the masterful interpretation of LInda, with her powerful and emotional voice and your ability to hold long, clear notes. I suggest for a next reaction Linda Ronstadt, performing live the Spanish theme from La Cigarra with mariachi music. It's going to surprise you. Greetings and a hug from Mexico City.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you

[@carlosgabrielcarrillotovar9165]

She paid tribute to her father with an album named "canciones de mi padre" mexican songs in spanish so beautifuled singed that is very worthy to listen. And as i said before... i love your channel!!!!!!!

[@rdvaughan70]

i really like watching this girl, besides her beauty and great accent she really appreciates the music she hearing, loves her oldies and classic rock!!! GO MISSCUTE!!!(yea i know i typed it wrong on porpous)

[@Mike-nw6ge]

I liked this reaction. Linda was in a band in the 60s called the stone ponies. She sang a very good song called Different Drum.

[@mikebunner3498]

Linda is/was a good singer. She used to date the governor of California. Yes my dear it is a slide steel guitar. Good job, you're learning. Another BIG song for Linda was --- "You're No Good." When you listen to it count how many times she says -- You're No Good. Hope you enjoy it!!

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thanks, I will add it to the list

[@stephen8639]

And this is a live performance and 25 years before autotune or auto key just real talent and performance skills.

[@andyh4224]

You have to do Long Long Time Its a must!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@onefatstratcat]

What amazes me is weather she sings in her lower or upper register she still has great presence in her voice

[@eldenjr]

You have a ton of songs to pick from her…..enjoy the listening ride! Have always loved Linda!

[@ChrisDeWine]

It's a steel guitar used widely in country music and Hawaiian music. Linda's version of Blue Bayou is considered country rock. A genre that Linda helped develop with other artists of the LA music scene of the late 60s and early 70s. If a group photo had been taken of those artists Linda would have been front center.

[@DHARMN00]

Have to say, as a guy, your smile and beauty are absolutely captivating. As an older guy with a lifetime behind him, I love the authenticity of your reactions. 😊😊

[@robinfra52]

There are variations of this, using a slide bar. Lap steel is a 6 or 8 string you hold on your lap or a table. You are stuck with the tuning of it while you play. What is being played here is a Pedal Steel. It is the hardest instrument.There are 2 "necks" tuned differently for range and all the string have pedals attached to bend the pitch for more range and nuance. It's easy to sound like you are killing cat if you don't know what you are doing with one of these. Dan Dugmore was so underrated. He played regular guitar and pedal steel for Linda for years. I was lucky to pickup slide tips from Bonnie Raitt when I knew her. She uses a slide on a regular guitar. Dolly Parton also does. She started out playing normal but when she got all glammy she switched to slide to keep her long fingernails.

[@celtasnake]

Linda is a world treasure.

[@richiecabral3602]

Someone else said she played with The Eagles. Actually, when they were starting out, Don Henley and Glen Frey were in her touring band, and then she helped them get The Eagles started. There's lots of other good stuff of hers, and she did write some of her own songs, but I don't think she really thought of herself as a songwriter, or that she felt like it was her thing as much as she just loved to sing, so most of her well known songs are covers, or sometimes songs her friends would write for her. There are also a couple good videos out there of her singing Mariachi that are pretty amazing! This song, I believe was originally a Roy Orbison song, and I think Elvis also covered it. I've mentioned Roy Orbison before. He was early rock n roll, has one of the most unique voices, and is a pretty iconic American singer. Just before his death, he was also in a super group that I've mentioned before called The Traveling Wilburys with George Harrison of The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne from ELO. You should check it out.

[@vampfashions]

Thank you for pointing out she didn't "sing with the Eagles." She helped her backing band players form and then supported them in starting the Eagles who went on to "some fame," but then became the scourge of reaction channels all over YT for banning and striking songs for dubious copyright claims.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thanks, maybe in the future

[@boroblueyes]

I was at this show in the Fox Theater in Atlanta. She put on an incredible show and I was smitten. "That'll be the Day" from this show is a good one for you to hear.

[@dirtygrunt]

This song was featured prominently in the movie "Man on Fire" which you reacted to several months ago.

[@davegnarlsson4344]

The best female vocalist ever!!! No one comes close. She could sing anything, anytime and be the best singing it.

[@markoehler2752]

She sings ANY genre by the way. Check out La Ciggara as proof!

[@davidcollins897]

This song is one of the most loved songs of my life. From my childhood, remembering my mom singing it along with Roy Orbison on the AM radio, to this version from Linda Ronstadt from my early teens, all the way up to a decade or so ago when Norrah Jones put her own unique style to her own rendition. All three masterpieces.

[@xylogreen]

Live & no autotune in site. She had such a powerful voice.

[@randyventresca4152]

The greatest most versatile female vocalist of her generation.

[@mkshffr4936]

In those days we had a wealth of musical legends. Linda and Karen Carpenter are both unrivaled in their own way to this day.

[@UncleQue]

I enjoyed watching this when she recorded it live on Twitch and I enjoyed it even more watching it now.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you

[@Daehawk]

Loved Linda's music as a kid in the 70s when she sang this type song and pop and rock. But when she totally switched genres she Ost me

[@kenrock8692]

Its called a Lap Steel guitar, the slide is what you wear on your finger to play it.

[@ramblerdave1339]

There is also a pedal steel guitar that has legs, and is frequently used in Country music. That's what that one appears to be. Lapsteel is what Megan Lovell, of Larkin Poe plays, but she frets it with a custom steel bar. When using a standard guitar or a Resonator guitar, people use various tubes on a finger, and which finger depends on what feels good to the player. Stainless steel, or glass tube is the most common, and is sometimes referred to as bottleneck, as early Mississippi Delta players would use the neck of a bottle to fret with. Anything hard enough that it slides well , can be used, like a glass pill bottle. I would use a deepwell socket, because I have a whole drawer full, in my toolbox. 😂

[@2gelm]

Another FUN reaction...I liked when the "slide guitar" started and how you light up! I think the first song I remember hearing by her is "You're No Good" (please react to) in the early 70's. It was a hit, she's a powerhouse for sure.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you

[@tcanfield]

Imagine how challenging the pedal steel guitar is to play - both hands, both feet + both knees working 2 levers each. Eight parts all have to coordinated simultaneously to get the right sound. Huge respect to anyone who masters that !

[@davethomas740]

lINDA RONSTADT, THE EAGLES AND JIMMY BUFFET ALL HAVE A SIMILIAR VIBE..

[@Veritas-TheGoader]

I have always had the biggest crush on Linda. Most beautiful looks, voice and soul. Perfect!

[@jimfountain2603]

LR= 11 Grammy awards.

[@greggebhart3305]

One of the best. Ever

[@mljrotag6343]

Yeah, she's awesome.

[@cel275]

A once in a generation voice!

[@BarabooTycoon]

Bisscute you hit the nail on the head. If you do more of Linda, you will definitely see more of her presence.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you

[@quicktastic]

So much talent. Such a force in the 70s.

[@doorofnight87]

I totally agree, vocal quality and technically proficient singing is great and beautiful, but passion and connection with what they are singing I think is far more important to making a truly beautiful and moving performance.

[@richiecabral3602]

YES!!! Very excited and looking forward to this!

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you

[@dedcowbowee]

Junior Brown "Highway Patrol" has Junior playing his "gitsteel" as a slide and standard guitar, quite catchy song as well. Biss will appreciate that one!

[@TheHeartbanger]

No one does coverversions like Linda. I always loved her versions of (and would recommend them to you): - Will you love me tomorrow - Desperado - You're no good - Tumbling dice (especially the FM movie performance) - Don't know much

[@montylc2001]

This is a cover of Roy Orbison's original version. Need to check his out as well. The man's voice is legendary.

[@Stogie2112]

The guitar is a lap steel guitar. You sit and play it on your lap or on a small table. You press a steel bar on the strings to change the pitch. A pedal steel guitar is also horizontal, but you use pedals on the floor to change the putch.

[@Marcus-p5i5s]

one of may fav vocalists

[@robertjewell9727]

Sharing with my friend Paul who you need to watch in the film American Graffiti 'cause he was smitten with her and named one of his novels after one of her songs. Greeeeeaaaaaat reaction!!!

[@forrestnorris2135]

For another Linda Ronstadt performance, I strongly suggest this one - Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville Don't Know Much live 1990

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you for the suggestion

[@waynebenedict5785]

Linda started out in a group called The Stone Poneys, try a song called "Different"!

[@geoffsimpkins7650]

When I was a kid Linda Ronstadt and Carly Simon were the singing goddesses. Carly more my taste, but both all over the airwaves. Early 70’s.

[@dagmar.6954]

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", "Long Long Time", "You're No Good", "Poor Poor Pitiful Me", "Tracks Of My Tears", "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. Linda also collaborated with Dolly Parton & Emmylou Harris on a few "Trio" albums.

[@Stogie2112]

Linda's first band was The Stone Poneys (late 60's). She became a star and officially went solo in 1968. She hired Don Henley and Glen Frey to be in her band. Henley and Frey ended up leaving to form their own band, The Eagles, in 1971.

[@jakedee4117]

She also did a memorable collaboration with Barney Gumble in the "Mr Plow" jingle.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thanks, I will add some to the list

[@ramblerdave1339]

I believe she also sings Spanish songs. Believe her mother is Mexican.

[@stevenmotchan2048]

@@ramblerdave1339 Songs of my FATHER.

[@randyjohnston7749]

Loved by everyone

[@nathanpadilla213]

Lap Steel guitar. Used a lot in country music. Especially early country western music. Good stuff Biss!

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you

[@nathanpadilla213]

@@BisscuteReacts welcome 🤗

[@bonnavideo]

As young guys growing up, we were all in love with Linda. Another nice reaction from you😊

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you

[@JoyceStrayhorn]

She said so many different types of music I don't know if you ever did a reaction on the band Eagles but before they were ever known she was going to do a tour and use them so she did Rock country she even did a Spanish album opera or musical she'd probably be singing still today but unfortunately she got Parkinson's disease where she couldn't use her vocal cords put great reaction cancel the lots of good stuff out there❤😂

[@roberormonde]

Hi biss that A steel guitar. She played with the Eagles in the earlier days. Nice reaction, Linda deserves it im glag You play somebody who's in the same class as James Taylor John Denver. Karen Carpenter. Who I think And millions of others. Has the most beautiful female voice ever Linda Ronstadt has a lot of great songs. Another really good. It's called a long, long time. Because they have like orchestra music in the background.And her voice is just silk Have a good one. Biz and enjoy it❤😊

[@vampfashions]

Her backing band members left her, with her support to form the Eagles. She didn't play with them as a band.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you

[@roberormonde]

Sorry got it wrong so it would have been cool to have her in the band thanks dud for correcting me, so biss by by no hugs thats not fare fraulein , you no you'd be a millionaire really fast if you could do that, did i just say that?❤ 😂

[@garymeyer4243]

LInda Ronstadt was so talented, such a rabbit hole to dig into. One of only a handful of artists I prefer live versions. If you can find her song You're No Good live at the Tennessee State Prison or on the show Midnight Special both versions blow me away

[@BisscuteReacts]

Maybe in the future