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Post by Partridge on Nov 28, 2012 18:33:46 GMT -5
The previously discussed interview with Linda Ronstadt is now online at the Library of Congress website. Here is the URL to access this and other interviews: www.loc.gov/rr/record/joesmith/ |
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Post by philly on Nov 29, 2012 0:11:48 GMT -5
Great find Tony, thanks! I downloaded the audios (I like to play things like that back at a faster speed to save time, but Linda talks so fast I couldn't, lol!)
I've listened to part 1 so far...lots of great insights, like crediting Kenny for the arrangement of YNG...it would've been nice if Linda listened to this while writing her book, to refresh her memory about those days.
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Post by rick on Nov 29, 2012 0:47:03 GMT -5
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Post by the Scribe on Nov 29, 2012 10:56:39 GMT -5
Did I hear this right that Linda put the Eagles together and not necessarily John Boylan as history was telling us? I need to go back over these a 3rd and 4th time. I just love listening to Linda talk. Her thought process is so direct and fine tuned that you could miss something if you are not paying attention. If her memoir is as good as these tapes then we are in for a treat. While she was the glue that held the "country rock" thing together what better person to tell the story of that genre and the 60's-70's than Linda? While everyone else was getting high and altered she kept her wits about her. It seems Country Rock came about when her peers were trying to copy what was going on in Country Music but it came out differently so it was a somewhat unintentional genre. Cool story.
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Post by Dianna on Nov 29, 2012 14:36:26 GMT -5
oh thanks for posting that. A great interview with Linda. Boy, it sure does seem like she is right on about what she said, how many people (her peers then) seem so shallow or superficial regarding music. Linda has always been very open minded regarding music and other things even tho she appreciates nice things.. she isn't a show off just for the sake of it Even people like Liz Taylor, who drenched herself in glamor and jewels, she had a deeper appreciation for it, like a caretaker . Anyway. probably why Linda didn't care for L.A. back then..Linda is a very deep person, in touch or interested in so many other things, even outside the music world.
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Post by 70smusicfan on Nov 29, 2012 16:12:17 GMT -5
How can you download these files for later listening? The freeware programs don't seem to capture this type of file.
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Post by philly on Nov 29, 2012 18:10:29 GMT -5
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Post by 70smusicfan on Nov 29, 2012 18:49:20 GMT -5
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Post by erik on Nov 29, 2012 19:36:21 GMT -5
Quote by ronstadtfanaz:
Well, Linda is probably as good an authority on the California country-rock movement of the late 60s/early 70s as anyone, seeing as how she was its one true solo superstar. But I think any implication that she somehow "invented" it is something she herself would likely deny, as she knows full well that it was a movement born from many different musicians from folk, country, and bluegrass backgrounds who were utilizing all the elements of those forms and putting it into a rock context, adding close harmony vocals, steel guitars, and bluegrass instruments (banjo; dobro; mandolin) for a roots-based style. But was Linda a pioneer? Without question--and not only because she was a woman, but also because the people she worked with really admired and respected her abilities.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2022 17:27:35 GMT -5
Excellent ihterview! I had to replay some, Linda talks fast. More detail about her early years than in SD - AMM book, good stuff. Is there a transcript?
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