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Post by erik on Sept 4, 2015 18:41:39 GMT -5
Quote by Dianna re. Lindi Ortega:
Yes, sometimes you just have to dig a little bit to find a gem; and Lindi is the latest one (IMHO). We know, of course, that there will never be another Linda Ronstadt, at least in terms of vocal caliber, and probably not in our lifetimes. But it is jaw-dropping just how much Linda has meant to four generations of like-minded female country and roots-rock women.
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Post by Dianna on Sept 4, 2015 20:27:00 GMT -5
Quote by Dianna re. Lindi Ortega: Yes, sometimes you just have to dig a little bit to find a gem; and Lindi is the latest one (IMHO). We know, of course, that there will never be another Linda Ronstadt, at least in terms of vocal caliber, and probably not in our lifetimes. But it is jaw-dropping just how much Linda has meant to four generations of like-minded female country and roots-rock women. Wonder if Merle Haggard has heard of her. I read something earlier..he called the new stuff crap.. lol I think he would like this girl .
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Post by erik on Sept 5, 2015 11:19:27 GMT -5
Quote by Dianna:
I wouldn't be surprised if he has, as there's a bit of "The Hag"'s late 60s/70s influence in her style. I would hope someone could introduce Lindi to Linda as well.
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Post by Dianna on Sept 5, 2015 16:37:05 GMT -5
Quote by Dianna: I wouldn't be surprised if he has, as there's a bit of "The Hag"'s late 60s/70s influence in her style. I would hope someone could introduce Lindi to Linda as well. Oh yes. Thanks for suggesting Lindi. I find this song to be very sad.. For those trying to make it in Nashville. Yes, Merle has a good point. others argue that todays country music is from evolution. I don't agree, I think if something evolves it should be better not worse. Anyway. here is another song by Lindi I really like. I think Linda would be excited over her too.
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Post by erik on Sept 5, 2015 18:45:05 GMT -5
Yes, Linda would almost certainly love "Tin Star"--and I would hope she would also like Lindi.
I think Merle's point is a valid one--most of what we've got today on country radio is just bad 80s Southern arena rock mixed with rap and talk about dirt roads, women with sexy booties, and more godawful stuff (I'm not going to name the culprits, because why name morons, right?). At the same time, though, I would say that both Linda and Emmylou showed in the 1970s how country music could evolve and progress while still holding on to traditions, the vast majority of which remain valid to this day. Lindi, in my opinion, stands in that great lineage of music that is both traditional and progressive.
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Post by Dianna on Sept 6, 2015 19:23:10 GMT -5
I think Merle's point is a valid one--most of what we've got today on country radio is just bad 80s Southern arena rock mixed with rap and talk about dirt roads, women with sexy booties, and more godawful stuff (I'm not going to name the culprits, because why name morons, right?). At the same time, though, I would say that both Linda and Emmylou showed in the 1970s how country music could evolve and progress while still holding on to traditions, the vast majority of which remain valid to this day. Lindi, in my opinion, stands in that great lineage of music that is both traditional and progressive. Erik.. ...
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Post by erik on Sept 6, 2015 19:34:43 GMT -5
Yes, except the guys on the top part of the picture have nothing whatsoever on the ones on the bottom of it.
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Post by Goldie on Sept 6, 2015 22:28:37 GMT -5
Who is the woman with the hoop earrings in the bottom photo? Jessie Coulter?
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Post by markv on Sept 7, 2015 6:37:07 GMT -5
Jessi Colter.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Sept 7, 2015 7:47:39 GMT -5
I think that there was perhaps a cost since country has become so big as a genre. I think country fans should be happy re: that. I am not an expert on country music though I know a bit and many of the new songs are similar to older country songs. of course not all of them sound the same as old but in the pop/rock/country genres what does. I rarely hear a pop song now that I LOVE. Some of it is that every generation says the new generation of music is not like the "old times" or the generation or 2 before. I am not disagreeing with those people who critique country music now. Am more providing possible reasons for their perception/s. eddiejinnj
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Post by erik on Sept 7, 2015 8:34:15 GMT -5
How about a couple of step-sisters who are famous in their own right because of their family names but were also profoundly influenced by Linda?
Rosanne Cash and Carlene Carter.
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Post by JasonKlose on Sept 8, 2015 15:38:28 GMT -5
Yes, Linda would almost certainly love "Tin Star"--and I would hope she would also like Lindi. I think Merle's point is a valid one--most of what we've got today on country radio is just bad 80s Southern arena rock mixed with rap and talk about dirt roads, women with sexy booties, and more godawful stuff (I'm not going to name the culprits, because why name morons, right?). At the same time, though, I would say that both Linda and Emmylou showed in the 1970s how country music could evolve and progress while still holding on to traditions, the vast majority of which remain valid to this day. Lindi, in my opinion, stands in that great lineage of music that is both traditional and progressive. Erik, you reminded me of a thread that I started almost exactly two years ago. One of my favorite bands back in the '80s and '90s was Restless Heart. To me, they always seemed very reminiscent of the Eagles, with their great harmonies and musicianship. The Eagles were a big influence on their music. I would definitely classify them as country rock. I don't know what you call this stuff that passes for country music today. Personally, it sickens me to death.....most of it anyway. Here's the link to my thread on Restless Heart: ronstadt.proboards.com/thread/1514/restless-heart I'm hoping that people will revisit the thread and post their thoughts. I'm really surprised there weren't more comments. I think they were and still are a very underrated band.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Sept 8, 2015 16:52:35 GMT -5
I know their song "I'll Still Be Loving You". That's it for me. Nice song. eddiejinnj
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Post by erik on Sept 8, 2015 16:59:55 GMT -5
Quote by jasonk73 re. Restless Heart:
One thing I wouldn't call it is Country, for starters. Tom Petty referred to what passes for it as "bad 80s rock with fiddle"-- and even now, you can't hear much fiddle (or banjo, or steel guitar, or Telecaster) on too many of those records., buried as they are under walls of bad Skynyrd/heavy metal guitars and faux-Bon Jovi lead vocals. Triple Yuck!!!
As for Restless Heart--yes, they could conceivably be called country-rock (in fact, Bernie Leadon was purported to be one of their original producers); but because of them being essentially an 80s/early 90s band, they aren't taken seriously these days. It's a bit of shame (IMHO), but terribly predictable.
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Post by Belle on Sept 10, 2015 1:14:11 GMT -5
A lot of good artists listed on this thread, but the only voices I've ever heard that sound similar to Linda are Trisha Yearwood, Jennifer Warnes, and Linda's niece Britt Ronstadt.
I have discovered Eva Cassidy via this thread, although I've seen her name mentioned in a book I read. I have found my doppelganger in her. In May I had my portrait sketched in Montmartre Paris France. It looks more like Eva Cassidy than me!
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Post by erik on Sept 10, 2015 9:16:06 GMT -5
Quote by Belle:
I think it is more a matter of the style that a lot of these ladies immerse themselves in, which happens to be the very genre that Linda had a big hand in cultivating, which was country-rock. As I've said, no one really can ever sound exactly like Linda vocal-wise, except for Britt, who, by the miracle of looking at the genealogical tree, is actually Linda's second cousin.
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Post by Goldie on Sept 10, 2015 14:18:14 GMT -5
Where are you hearing Britt? There is precious little of her on youtube and the most telling video I have found she is imitating Debbie Harry.
I think Amy Wooley sounds the most like Linda voice wise but she didn't do too much after her first album and grammy nomination. Not sure what happened to her. Like Linda she wasn't the dance around stage kind of performer.
She's only now doing a few things all these years later.
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Post by Dianna on Sept 10, 2015 15:27:05 GMT -5
Amy Wooley..OMG she sounds just like Linda.... younger Linda.. Now that I think of it.. Amy has been mentioned before on this forum. and yes, we were blown away at how she sounds just like Linda...
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Post by Goldie on Sept 10, 2015 17:54:22 GMT -5
Even the arrangements and instrumentation sounds like an early Ronstadt production.
I am guessing she just didn't want the rat race and predatory music industry to consume her. It appears she dropped that intense type of career for a home life, still filled with music but on a local level. A newer video goes through her life stages via photos and music. She still sounds good and has kept her beautiful smile through all those years. I may be assuming a lot but she seems to have had a happy life so it all worked out for the good.
I am thinking she must be in her 50s or early 60s at the very most. Her love shines through for sure on this video. It is very autobiographical.
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Post by Dianna on Sept 10, 2015 18:09:07 GMT -5
Thanks! Seems like a nice lady. Very end of the video she's got that "Linda Bob hair do"
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Post by erik on Sept 10, 2015 18:44:37 GMT -5
I agree that Amy did have more than a little of Linda's vocal intonations on those YouTube sound clips, though I could also hear a touch of Jennifer Warnes there too. It's a shame that she didn't get more attention, though, as Goldie quite rightly pointed out, the music business in the early 1980s was every bit as predatory towards female artists (Linda, though, being much more savvy) as it is now.
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Post by Belle on Sept 18, 2015 14:53:48 GMT -5
Where are you hearing Britt? There is precious little of her on youtube and the most telling video I have found she is imitating Debbie Harry. I think Amy Wooley sounds the most like Linda voice wise but she didn't do too much after her first album and grammy nomination. Not sure what happened to her. Like Linda she wasn't the dance around stage kind of performer. I have heard Britt singing a Linda Ronstadt song or two, where she displayed some of the same vocal chops as Linda. I think she would sound exactly like Linda if she would apply more power and support. There is a video somewhere of multiple artists performing, and Britt is one of them. But she doesn't sound like Linda the way Amy Wooley sounds like Linda. I've never heard Amy before. She sounds identical to Linda, amazing. Thanks for sharing this.
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Post by mused on Sept 26, 2015 10:00:16 GMT -5
OMG!!!1 Amy!!! she does sound almostly exactly like linda ...yeah she's the closest Ive ever heard...my vocal is pretty close tooo but I don't have that stellar production...dang
amy didn't have a face to draw people in...they could of repackaged her but they didn't...we most all sit there and stare while we listen right??
britt is writing w souther...right?
she is similar but the mix is always kinda muddied and yeah the power notes aren't there.....YET!!
she's got the look and innate potential GO Britt GO!!!
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Post by mused on Sept 26, 2015 10:09:32 GMT -5
as far as DYNAMICS the ONLY comparison to Linda is the late great Eva Cassidy rip
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Post by Jason on Jun 25, 2017 18:21:07 GMT -5
For years I thought Martha Davis(Motels)"Only the lonely" was Linda on vocals.I hear vocals similar to "Blue Bayou".
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Post by eddiejinnj on Jun 25, 2017 20:17:37 GMT -5
I never thought Martha Davis sounded like Linda though I did have a Motels album. Weren't their 2 big songs ("Only the Lonely" {weird we were just talking about another song of the same name} and "Suddenly Last Summer" though it was not as big a hit as the former) on the same album or 2 different ones? I wasn't territorial over Martha. Nobody in my teenage mind would be better than Linda so especially at a young age one could easily justify who you are loyal too/who is your fav, but I have to say that I was surprised that that group didn't continue to do well or Martha Davis have a big solo career. I thought she seemed talented. I don't know a lot about her but she is one I think should have made it bigger. eddiejinnj
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Post by erik on Jun 27, 2018 18:39:14 GMT -5
And has anyone considered this 1985 C&W hit from Gail Davies?:
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Post by Dianna on Jun 27, 2018 23:06:12 GMT -5
And has anyone considered this 1985 C&W hit from Gail Davies?: yeah.. she sounds like a cross between Linda and Kathy Mattea.. nice voice
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 16, 2019 6:50:15 GMT -5
FINALLY!!
Have A Heart was finally uploaded.
Amy Wooley - Have a Heart rare country pop single 1981
Robert Fithen Published on Dec 9, 2018 Amy Wooley - Have a Heart Rare country/pop single from 1981. She charted on Billboard country singles chart at #51 with "If My Heart Had Windows" in 1982. "Have a Heart" did not chart.
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 16, 2019 7:20:11 GMT -5
I really enjoyed this thread: love Amy Wooley and had forgotton how I loved Jennifer Warnes...but Kate Taylor? Really? I listened for every angle on that one, tone, range, phrasing and--other than taste in songwriters--just can't see. Others have mentioned Rebekah Del Rio...eh, I sort of see it.
I agree. There are shades of Linda in Rebekah...and some Trisha as well.....I've been a fan of hers for quite awhile now.
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUMq4sB5dsC_iNuR8_V_3lIcBNS8msm7s
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