<p>[Different</a> Drum: The Power of Linda Ronstadt’s Voice : The New Yorker](<a href=“http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/08/linda-ronstadt-lost-voice-best-songs.html]Different”>Different Drum: The Power of Linda Ronstadt’s Voice | The New Yorker)
There are certain entertainers modern fans need reminded of every few years or so. Rondstadt is one of them.
Her memoir is due out soon.
What song brings her back in your memories? Mine is different drummer.
What artist do you see her singing/sharing the stage in your mind’s eye? How the eagles opened for her then she opened for them.</p>
<p>I think of an artist that is much less well-known than the Eagles - Karla Bonoff. One of my favorites is Someone to Lay Down Beside Me.</p>
<p>So sad when a singer loses their ability. I loved Linda Ronstadt’s voice, and was so sorry to read about her troubles. I felt the same way about Julie Andrews. I saw an article a while back on Shania Twain, who said she had lost her singing voice and was seeing experts to help her figure it all out. And when I heard Whitney sing after she had ruined her voice with her lifestyle choices, I just shook my head. What a waste.</p>
<p>I’m sorry to hear this. One of the first albums I ever bought was “Don’t Cry Now” from 1973. But my favorite song was “You’re No Good.”</p>
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<p>Shania Twain has lost her singing voice? Gosh, I hope someone informs all those eager fans who are currently shelling out big bucks to see her perform in Las Vegas. She’s been playing regular shows at Caesar’s Palace since last December.</p>
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<p>Shania Twain reportedly had vocal problems in 2011 but has since recovered.</p>
<p>I always enjoyed Linda Rondstadt’s singing. Sad that she has Parkinsons and can’t sing any more. I have always also been a huge fan of Karla Bonoff and actually got to see her live in a small club in of all places, Tokyo. Also, much later saw her perform in a small setting (a church - “Sanctuary Concerts”) in New Jersey. She told a funny story about Linda Rondstadt. It was funny, but somehow still came across as slightly bitter. She (Karla Bonoff) said that Linda Rondstadt would call her up when she needed a new song to sing.</p>
<p>I recall thinking during her rock star years that Linda Ronstadt’s voice wasn’t that great. Except on ballads such as Blue Bayou, it sounded to me like she was shouting much of the time. But my respect for her singing went way up when I heard her sing in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance.</p>
<p>And one of my favorite moments in watching performances on TV came when Paul Simon’s Graceland album was coming out and he performed *Under African Skies * on SNL, and Linda Ronstadt came out, uncredited and unannounced, to sing the same duet part with him that she sings on the record. The crowd went nuts when she came out and they recognized who she was.</p>
<p>I saw Bonoff dueling guitars and lyrics with John Prine. Quite an evening!</p>
<p>Remember when Linda was dating Jerry Brown? We were dreaming about her becoming the first lady.</p>
<p>Such a shame and it is nothing she did but a horrible disease robbing her of her voice. Loved her Round Midnight with Nelson Riddle. So many great standards. DD and I stil listen to her when talking about standards.</p>
<p>I love Linda Rondstadt…and she will continue to sing in this house for a long time. We have all of her recordings. </p>
<p>Her Greatest Hits album is my favorite.</p>
<p>So many great female vocalists from that time…Karla Bonoff, Carly Simon, Carol King, Crystal Gayle, Karen Carpenter. The list goes on and on.</p>
<p>Linda R always captivated me…her training is as a classical vocalist…she is awesome!</p>
<p>Different Drum and Silver Threads and Golden Needles.</p>
<p>I loved her voice and am sad to hear her news.</p>
<p>Desperado.</p>
<p>I loved Blue Bayou, Silver Threads and Golden Needles as well as You’re No Good. I listened to her all the time. Sorry to hear about her illness.</p>
<p>Linda was always (and still is) one of my all-time favorites.</p>
<p>And, as a young man, the Annie Liebovitz photos in the Rolling Stone spread made quite an impression. ;)</p>
<p>Sadly, I went to one of her concerts a few years ago (Constitution Hall) and her voice was pretty shot even then.</p>
<p>As far as favorite songs …</p>
<p>I’ve heard “Different Drum” ten million times over the years so it has lost whatever redeeming quality it may have had. (Side note: for those not aware, the song was written by Mike Nesmith of The Monkees.)</p>
<p>Doesn’t Matter Anymore
Love Has No Pride
Girls Talk</p>
<p>And many, many more.</p>
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<p>Wow, why so sarcastic? I specifically said this happened “a while ago.”</p>
<p>[OK</a>! Magazine | Shania Twain Reveals Voice Condition](<a href=“NEWS”>Shania Twain Reveals Voice Condition)</p>
<p>I have a lot of Linda Ronstadt’s stuff. The Nelson Riddle standards are amazing. My Dad absolutely fell in her love with her Spanish language albums. </p>
<p>She got better as she got older, imo. However, as you age, you do reach a point of diminishing returns. I hated to hear about her illness.</p>
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I remember this very well.</p>
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I saw her once back in her heyday in the 70’s or maybe early 80’s, and I have to say that she wasn’t that great in a live show–at least, not in a huge coliseum. Her recordings were great, though.</p>
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<p>You also clearly indicated that it was an ongoing problem, not one that had been cured. But in any case, I do apologize. I meant it more humorously than sarcastically. Obviously I failed. Sorry.</p>
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<p>No implication of ongoing problem. I had no idea how it had played out, but I’m very glad to hear that she has made a come back. As a former musician, I can really feel sympathy for an artist who loses their ability to perform, and thus, loses their livelihood.</p>
<p>I remember reading that the actor Dudley Moore had a Parkinsons-like illness, and that he was most upset at losing his ability to play the piano, which he had done beautifully. That really made me sad.</p>