Post by the Scribe on Apr 11, 2018 1:59:55 GMT -5
To start with I thought I would post duets (and trioetts) that have live video. As I have time I will fill in any information I can about the video or event and maybe some history.
If anyone has some info or references to any one of these performance that I may incorporate please message me here at the forum Messages link posted at the top of this page.
If you want to view a more complete list of Ronstadt duets visit my youtube channel page for the list here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC72971015A4E14C7 It contains duets available on youtube which means some may come and go.
Paul Simon Linda Ronstadt Saturday Night Live Promo
Linda Ronstadt & The Mariachi Vargas performs "Los Laureles" & "La Cigarra"
Linda Ronstadt & Paul Simon perform "Under African Skies"
snltranscripts.jt.org/87/87h.phtml
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Paul Simon & Linda Ronstadt- Under African Skies (SNL 1987)
LINDA RONSTADT GUESTS ON PAUL SIMON'S "GRACELAND" 1986
Paul Simon's joyous, vibrant Graceland, released 30 years ago today, remains one of the most beloved albums in pop history. And also one the most controversial. Simon had ventured to South Africa to record the album with local musicians, ignoring an international boycott set in place by the United Nations Anti-Apartheid Committee. "What gives [governments] the right to wear the cloak of morality?" he railed at the time. "Their morality comes out of the barrel of a gun." Though striving to make art that transcended politics, Simon quickly found himself at the center of a dire human-rights crisis.
Linda Ronstadt's appearance on the album also sparked a major controversy.
With her string of soulful hits, Linda Ronstadt hardly seems like a lightning rod for controversy. Yet her vocal cameo on the Graceland track "Under African Skies" caused nearly as much of a firestorm as Simon's decisions to employ South African musicians and record in Johannesburg. The trouble stemmed from her six appearances at a South African luxury resort called Sun City in May 1983.
Paul called me up one day and said, “I’m having a hard time on this work (Under African Skies); I’m stuck. Give me an idea, something I can see.” I happened to be in Tucson when he called. “Give me something you saw or thought of when you were growing up.” Immediately, I thought of visiting the San Xavier del Bac Mission, where we used to spend a lot of time. It was built in the 1600s, just south of Tucson, founded by Father Kino. [San Xavier was founded as a Catholic mission by Father Eusebio Kino in 1692.] It’s just meant to be one of the most beautiful missions in North America. Just gorgeous. It was built on a sacred spot, one of the Indians’ sacred mountains. So it feels like a holy spot, regardless of what religion you subscribe to, or even if you’re like me and don’t subscribe to any religion. It feels like a really resident, amazing place. So I told Paul about that, and he put that in there, and then we all sang harmonies all the time when I was a kid growing up. The whole family sang. We all sang in harmony, everybody knew how to sing harmony. So that’s how he wound up with those lyrics.
Read more: ronstadt.proboards.com/thread/4503/milestones-flashbacks-linda-ronstadt#ixzz5CR9i29Rg
If anyone has some info or references to any one of these performance that I may incorporate please message me here at the forum Messages link posted at the top of this page.
If you want to view a more complete list of Ronstadt duets visit my youtube channel page for the list here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC72971015A4E14C7 It contains duets available on youtube which means some may come and go.
Paul Simon Linda Ronstadt Saturday Night Live Promo
Linda Ronstadt & The Mariachi Vargas performs "Los Laureles" & "La Cigarra"
Linda Ronstadt & Paul Simon perform "Under African Skies"
snltranscripts.jt.org/87/87h.phtml
.
Paul Simon & Linda Ronstadt- Under African Skies (SNL 1987)
LINDA RONSTADT GUESTS ON PAUL SIMON'S "GRACELAND" 1986
Paul Simon's joyous, vibrant Graceland, released 30 years ago today, remains one of the most beloved albums in pop history. And also one the most controversial. Simon had ventured to South Africa to record the album with local musicians, ignoring an international boycott set in place by the United Nations Anti-Apartheid Committee. "What gives [governments] the right to wear the cloak of morality?" he railed at the time. "Their morality comes out of the barrel of a gun." Though striving to make art that transcended politics, Simon quickly found himself at the center of a dire human-rights crisis.
Linda Ronstadt's appearance on the album also sparked a major controversy.
With her string of soulful hits, Linda Ronstadt hardly seems like a lightning rod for controversy. Yet her vocal cameo on the Graceland track "Under African Skies" caused nearly as much of a firestorm as Simon's decisions to employ South African musicians and record in Johannesburg. The trouble stemmed from her six appearances at a South African luxury resort called Sun City in May 1983.
Paul called me up one day and said, “I’m having a hard time on this work (Under African Skies); I’m stuck. Give me an idea, something I can see.” I happened to be in Tucson when he called. “Give me something you saw or thought of when you were growing up.” Immediately, I thought of visiting the San Xavier del Bac Mission, where we used to spend a lot of time. It was built in the 1600s, just south of Tucson, founded by Father Kino. [San Xavier was founded as a Catholic mission by Father Eusebio Kino in 1692.] It’s just meant to be one of the most beautiful missions in North America. Just gorgeous. It was built on a sacred spot, one of the Indians’ sacred mountains. So it feels like a holy spot, regardless of what religion you subscribe to, or even if you’re like me and don’t subscribe to any religion. It feels like a really resident, amazing place. So I told Paul about that, and he put that in there, and then we all sang harmonies all the time when I was a kid growing up. The whole family sang. We all sang in harmony, everybody knew how to sing harmony. So that’s how he wound up with those lyrics.
Read more: ronstadt.proboards.com/thread/4503/milestones-flashbacks-linda-ronstadt#ixzz5CR9i29Rg