Difference between revisions of "Linda Ronstadt"
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| − | She | + | '''Linda Ronstadt''' (July 15, 1946) is an American pop and country rock singer, who scored hits with ''You're No Good'' (1974), ''When Wil I Be Loved?'', ''Heat Wave'' (1975), ''Blue Bayou'' (1977) and ''It's So Easy'' (1977). She has covered several oldies and managed to bring them back into the hitparade. Ronstadt also recorded several songs in Spanish, including her hit album ''Canciones de Mi Padre'' (1987). Ronstadt has also been a productive guest vocalist on many records by well-known artists, including ''Under African Skies'' (on Paul Simon's ''Graceland'' (1986)) and collaborations with Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton and Aaron Neville. |
| + | ==Frank Zappa== | ||
| − | == | + | Ronstadt worked in [[Herb Cohen]]'s folk clubs with The Stone Poneys. [[Herb Cohen|Cohen]] introduced them to [[Nick Venet]] at [[Capitol Records]]. In 1967, she recorded ''[[Remington Electric Razor]]'', composed and written by Frank Zappa. Interviewed by Laura Barton for The Guardian (28 September 2017), Ronstadt commented on her performance: ''"It was so musically complicated that I don't know if they liked it. It was kind of like Bambi and Deep Throat on the same bill; it was not a likely pairing."''<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/28/linda-ronstadt-i-dont-like-any-of-my-albums</ref> |
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| + | She is also credited in ''[[Uncle Meat (The Film)]]''. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[[Wikipedia:Linda Ronstadt]] | ||
[[Category:Pop Musicians|Ronstadt, Linda]] | [[Category:Pop Musicians|Ronstadt, Linda]] | ||
[[Category:Singers|Ronstadt, Linda]] | [[Category:Singers|Ronstadt, Linda]] | ||
[[Category:Side Projects|Ronstadt, Linda]] | [[Category:Side Projects|Ronstadt, Linda]] | ||
Revision as of 07:50, 6 June 2026
Linda Ronstadt (July 15, 1946) is an American pop and country rock singer, who scored hits with You're No Good (1974), When Wil I Be Loved?, Heat Wave (1975), Blue Bayou (1977) and It's So Easy (1977). She has covered several oldies and managed to bring them back into the hitparade. Ronstadt also recorded several songs in Spanish, including her hit album Canciones de Mi Padre (1987). Ronstadt has also been a productive guest vocalist on many records by well-known artists, including Under African Skies (on Paul Simon's Graceland (1986)) and collaborations with Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton and Aaron Neville.
Frank Zappa
Ronstadt worked in Herb Cohen's folk clubs with The Stone Poneys. Cohen introduced them to Nick Venet at Capitol Records. In 1967, she recorded Remington Electric Razor, composed and written by Frank Zappa. Interviewed by Laura Barton for The Guardian (28 September 2017), Ronstadt commented on her performance: "It was so musically complicated that I don't know if they liked it. It was kind of like Bambi and Deep Throat on the same bill; it was not a likely pairing."[1]
She is also credited in Uncle Meat (The Film).
