<p>3 of Linda’s standout to me:
“You’re so good”, loved it.
“Desperado”, love it even more than the Eagles.
“Blue Bayou” sorry, but I hate this song from every artist I’ve heard sing it, don’t know why.</p>
<p>“When You Wish Upon A Star.”</p>
<p>younghoss, did you mean “You’re No Good”?</p>
<p>Oh, and how could I omit “Long, Long Time”?!</p>
<p>Loved the CD she did with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris called Trio. Fav song on there is “Feels Like Home”</p>
<p>Loved the “What’s New” album.</p>
<p>Okay, going to have to get the credit card out and connect to i-Tunes…</p>
<p>My favorite LR song is “When Will I Be Loved.” “Different Drum” is a close second. I always loved her.</p>
<p>OOps! What a funny typo. Good eye, Nrds.</p>
<p>I’m with Tango…When Will I Be Loved…number one LR song!</p>
<p>It’s so hard to say, but one of my favorites is When I Grow Too Old to Dream.</p>
<p>A couple of her collaborations that I love: The Sweetest Gift with Emmylou Harris. Also Mr. Sandman with Harris and Dolly Parton.</p>
<p>I feel the same as Calla - Desperado and Long, Long, Time. On my short list of all time favorites. I saw her after a concert about ten or twelve years ago and she was very nice. Sorry that we won’t hear her perform any longer, but happy that we have many recordings to enjoy.</p>
<p>I loved her in * Pirates*.</p>
<p>A little known contribution to music by Linda Rondstat. When Gram Parsons, with whom a very young Emmylou Harris had just recorded two albums backed by Elvis’ band, died of a drug overdose, she left Los Angeles and returned, griefstricken, to live with her parents in Virginia. Linda Rondstat got her a record deal and convinced her to return to music. Her first album, also featuring Elvis’ band, included a song written about Gram Parsons:</p>
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<p>^^ Oh gosh, I haven’t heard that song in so many years. I love it as much as ever.</p>
<p>She did some wonderful duets with Aaron Neville.</p>
<p>As far as her soon-to-be-released autobiography goes I wonder how “complete,” open and honest it will be.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that I love, love, love Linda.</p>
<p>But, from the reports in other published works, she was not exactly the most … uh … considerate person in the world.</p>
<p>And, also, sorry, I forgot about the Trio album. One of the greatest works of recorded music.</p>
<p>^^^^Well, she might be as honest as she is capable of being. Many people who are “inconsiderate” don’t realize that they are. If I were to write my autobiography, I would by definition be writing from MY own perspective, not from the perspective of all of the other people around me.</p>
<p>DH was a perfect example of that yesterday. Totally astounded when I pointed it out…</p>
<p>I feel terrible about her Parkinson’s. As for her memoir, I imagine it will focus on the positive aspects of her character (I have no idea what she is like, haven’t read anything about her personality). Most memoirs are self-serving, it is the rare one that is honest. I read Sonia Sotomayor’s autobiography. It was fascinating, but she is certainly not lacking in self-confidence. Clearly she is brilliant and high-achieving, but I wonder whether she is as perfect as she seems in that book.</p>
<p>^^^^Probably not.</p>
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<p>Ughhh, so heartbreaking to read about Linda Ronstadt loosing her voice, and on top of Parkinson’s disease…So cruel.</p>
<p>I’ve always loved her music, having spent many an afternoon with friends singing her songs into our fist microphones.
I have Two of the albums she recorded with Nelson Riddle’s orchestra. So many wonderful standards. </p>
<p>It is true that aging seems to rob many singers of their voices. But, one notable exception is Gino Vanelli. I saw him perform at a small supper club in Maryland earlier this year, and he definitely still has his chops, can still hit those high notes and everything in between. I was amazed.</p>