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Post by the Scribe on Nov 11, 2019 4:08:17 GMT -5
Terry Hunter reviews LINDA RONSTADT THE SOUND OF MY VOICE
Terry Hunter 34 subscribers Singer Linda Rondstadt was the most popular female rock star of the 1970’s. She sold 100 million records and performed in front of sold out arenas for the entire decade. But as a new documentary on her life and music shows us, she could and did sing almost any type of music you can name. Rondstadt is now 73 years old and suffering from Parkinson’s Disease. She hasn’t been able to sing for almost ten years, but for almost forty years, she entertained the world with her immense talent, magnificent voice, and modest personality. LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE is about her life and music, all of which is told in her own words and those of her friends and colleagues, is far better than most documentaries of this kind. It’s beautifully edited and features lots of her great singing.
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Post by the Scribe on Nov 11, 2019 4:16:39 GMT -5
REEL TALK WITH CHUCK AND PAM
Joker and Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
WCIA News 2.27K subscribers Film Critic Chuck Koplinski reviews Joker and Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Friday Flicks: Joker & Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
WCIA News 2.27K subscribers Film critics Chuck Koplinski and Pam Powell give their take on Joker and Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice in today's Friday Flicks.
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Post by the Scribe on Nov 11, 2019 4:22:44 GMT -5
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice - Q&A with Directors Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman 2019-09-07
LTK 69 subscribers Q&A with Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, directors of the Documentary - Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice - after the showing at the Embarcadero Center Cinema, One Embarcadero Center, San Francisco 2019-09-07
Including: Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne
Since bursting onto the music scene in 1967, Linda Ronstadt has been an icon for more than 50 years. Her extraordinary vocal range and ambition created unforgettable songs across rock, pop, country, folk ballads, American standards, classic Mexican music and soul. As the most popular female recording artist of the 1970s—with songs like “You’re No Good,” “When Will I Be Loved,” and “Blue Bayou”—Ronstadt filled huge arenas and produced an astounding eleven Platinum albums. In Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, Ronstadt is our guide through her early years of singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days with the Stone Poneys; and her reign as the “rock queen” of the ‘70s and early ’80s. She was a pioneer for women in the male-dominated music industry; a passionate advocate for human rights, and had a high-profile romance with California Governor Jerry Brown. Ultimately, her singing voice was stilled by illness and forced her into retirement but her music and influence remain as timeless as ever. With moving performance footage and appearances by friends and collaborators including Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice celebrates an artist whose desire to share the music she loved made generations of fans fall in love with her—and the sound of her voice.
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Post by the Scribe on Nov 11, 2019 4:25:29 GMT -5
Linda Ronstadt The Sound of My Voice Wasteland Review
The Wasteland Reviewer 95 subscribers My Wasteland Review of the new documentary about one of the biggest stars in music who paved the way for female artists, Linda Ronstady: The Sound of My Voice.
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Post by the Scribe on Nov 11, 2019 4:28:39 GMT -5
Linda Ronstadt Still As Bold and Gutsy as Ever - New Doc Out Today1,311 views•Sep 6, 2019
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Linda Ronstadt Is Still As Bold and Gutsy as Ever. September 6, 2019 – In a great new interview with the New York Times, the singer proved that even though she lost her singing voice to Parkinson's she still has much to say. Asked why she sang in the first place the 73-year old said, “For the same reasons birds do,” she says. “For a mate, to claim their territory or simply to give voice to being alive in the midst of a beautiful day. They sing so that coming generations won’t forget what the current generation endured, or dreamed, or delighted in.”
The 10-time Grammy winner who is the subject of a new documentary, “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,” said she allowed the filmmakers access since for her appreciation of their “The Times of Harvey Milk”: documentary. Milk was the first openly gay elected official in the history of California. She told the paper that it's weird having this big project come out that she didn't control.
The singer says racism has always been a tough subject for her and that at a young age kid in school were scolded for speaking Spanish, adding, My best friend Patty’s sister had darker skin, and she was forbidden from going into the public swimming pool. We were outraged. Arizona was pretty racist. I think it’s gotten worse.
Ronstadt was not a songwriter all her hits were written by others, she says back then, The world was full of so many good writers, and I liked the idea that I could interpret somebody else’s song. If a song told my story, I wanted to sing it. It wasn’t until 1980 that I had a clue about phrasing. And I’m still pretty clueless about it. Bonnie Raitt can sing like nothing is going to bother her. I can’t sound like that.
With the #metoo movement, the paper asked her if she was ever bothered by men to which she responded, I felt sexually harassed a lot of times. There was a guy on “The Johnny Cash Show” that came into my hotel room and took his clothes off. I scooted away and sat in the lobby until he left. He said, “If you play nice with me, I’ll make sure you get more TV shows from this.” But I hated performing on television! So, he had nothing to offer me! If I had been in a position where I was beholden to him, it would have been a different story.
As for the skimpy pictures from the '70s, Ronstadt says she didn't know any better. That she was naive adding that even back then her perfect attire was old baggy clothes. - by John Beaudin
CHECK OUT THE NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE HERE www.nytimes.com/2019/09/05/arts/music/linda-ronstadt-documentary.html
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Post by the Scribe on Nov 11, 2019 4:36:04 GMT -5
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice
Spiritualjoker369 38 subscribers Documentary review- terrific film 👍🏻
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Post by the Scribe on Nov 11, 2019 4:40:34 GMT -5
not about the movie but a tribute of sorts using the song
LINDA RONSTADT STILL WITHIN THE SOUND OF MY VOICE
Henry DeTamble 4 weeks ago This has more meaning to me now that I have seen her documentary film of the same title. I love Linda
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Post by the Scribe on Nov 11, 2019 4:45:13 GMT -5
this video speaks for itself (because I have no idea what they are saying lol) From their faces and tone I would say it is pretty favorable.
Radio NPO 1 - Hoogste tijd voor een eerbetoon aan Linda Ronstadt. Lana Wolf doet het.Lana Wolf meer: www.hetuurvandewolf.com
Door Parkinson kan ze bijna niets meer: koningin van de countrypop Linda Ronstadt. De Nederlandse countryzangeres Lana Wolf gaat de theaters in voor een eerbetoon aan de vrouw die elk genre aan kon. In De Nieuws BV vertelt Lana over haar liefde voor Ronstadt, over wie nu in de VS een documentaire in premiere is gegaan. En: live zingt ze een prachtig nummer van haar idool. I am thinking they are in the Netherlands and Lana is a fan and covered some of Linda's songs.
lanawolf.nl/ www.youtube.com/user/LanaWolfMusic
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Post by erik on Nov 12, 2019 14:49:28 GMT -5
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Post by eddiejinnj on Nov 12, 2019 18:20:28 GMT -5
I would hope this being advertised doesn't effect people deciding now to see in theaters. It still is a month and a half away but less than a month to dvd release. The airing imo should not occur until the movie's run slows dramatically. It seems to be still catching people's attention that haven't seen it yet. If this occurred already then NYD is a cool day since a lot of people home. They have plenty of time to run it on TV. eddiejinnj
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Post by erik on Nov 12, 2019 20:21:42 GMT -5
Quote by eddiejinnj:
I think it will get special theatrical showings in L.A. even after its DVD release to get into contention for the Best Feature Documentary at the Academy Awards.
As for its being shown on CNN, it should also be said that the network aired APOLLO 11 this past July during the lead-up to the 50th anniversary of the epochal lunar landing; and by then, that film had already been out on DVD for two months. Besides, hard as it might be to believe, not everyone has cable TV, let alone CNN; so the DVD release is going to be highly sought-after (IMHO).
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Post by germancanadian on Nov 12, 2019 22:22:41 GMT -5
Really glad CNN is airing it so early in the year since Canadians didn't get to see it at the theatre. New Year's is the perfect day with regular shows on hiatus.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Nov 13, 2019 9:41:47 GMT -5
Thanks for the input!!! We lessened our pkg with cable. I have to check, myself, if I have it myself. They really cut you down in channels to encourage you to get more expensive packages. If I am home during the day, I do not turn on TV. I am getting like Linda was re: TV. As long as it does not effect patronage at the theaters, all is good!!! eddiejinnj
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Post by memac62 on Nov 13, 2019 12:34:16 GMT -5
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Post by Dianna on Nov 13, 2019 17:50:31 GMT -5
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Post by erik on Nov 13, 2019 20:02:58 GMT -5
Quote by Dianna:
I am only speculating here, but the reason I think CNN is doing this right off the bat in 2020 is because it's virtually certain that the rest of the year is going to be devoted to campaign, election, and impeachment coverage. But it's good that they're doing this on the first day of a new decade, because Linda's story does need to be told while she is still around.
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Post by Partridge on Nov 27, 2019 19:03:04 GMT -5
I have a Hit Parader from 1970 where Linda states her goal as a musical artist was to become the greatest Mexican singer. She goes on to mention Lola Beltran as her major influence. Yes, that would be the Feb 1970 issue if I recall correctly. And since at that time magazines came out three months before the cover date, that would be an interview from 1969. Here is an article from May 1968 where she cites Lola Beltran and speaks of Mexican music, so this was definitely not a whim she came up with in the late 1980s.
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Post by the Scribe on Nov 28, 2019 3:33:18 GMT -5
Odd that Linda would criticize Herb Alpert when she was doing similar things with American country and rock. Herb made some excellent music and even gave us one of my favorite groups...the Carpenters. Whipped Cream was an excellent album. But yes, that is more evidence of Linda's intent to become the best Mexican singer ever. She couldn't sound more like Lola if she tried on those rancheras. And Lola thanked Linda for saving Mariachi music which was probably the highest compliment Linda felt she ever received. It must have made all her efforts in that genre worth it.
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Post by erik on Nov 28, 2019 9:43:02 GMT -5
Quote by ronstadtfanaz:
Re. Herb Alpert: I think the terminology for what he and his Tijuana Brass were doing back in that period (and incidentally, their albums sometimes even outstripped the Beatles in terms of sales) was "Ameriachi".
To Linda's criticisms of Alpert: As with some of the opinions she held in that period when she was just starting out, I think she was being a bit too judgmental there. Since Alpert did grow up in Los Angeles and heard plenty of Mexican music in the ethnic Mexican sections of L.A., like Boyle Heights, he would know a little bit about integrating the mariachi influences into his style. I don't think the mainstream Anglo music audience was ready for the authentic stuff in the mid-1960s; and Linda was fortunate that she had a large enough audience in the late 1980s to pull off the real thing and make what is still the highest-selling foreign-language album by any American-born artist in recording history.
And it should be said that the Mexican influence did seep its way into the film-scoring world, like the scores that Jerry Fielding provided for director Sam Peckinpah (THE WILD BUNCH; BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA); Elmer Bernstein (THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN); and Alex North (1959's THE WONDERFUL COUNTRY).
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Post by eddiejinnj on Nov 28, 2019 10:12:27 GMT -5
I do not claim to have too much knowledge of Herb Alpert. My impression, as much of his music I believe was before my time, was that he did Latin (not Mexican Mariachi per se) music's jazzier stuff. I thought it was like Latin Pop. He had that album "Brasilia" correct? I guess I thought of him closer to the Frenesi vein - Tropical Salsa style. I being so young didn't know the exact terms or differences. Even the Tijuana Brass band didn't exclusively make me think it was Mexican music because band names can be completely arbitrary or not consider the type of music the artist/band does. I guess I thought of it as Lite FM's Latin music lol eddiejinnj
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Post by Dianna on Nov 30, 2019 1:28:48 GMT -5
Beginning yesterday, CNN has been advertising Linda's documentary to air New Years Day. I've been watching Marathon Interviews and Parts Unknown today and I've seen it advertised a lot!!
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Post by germancanadian on Nov 30, 2019 19:11:26 GMT -5
It doesn't look like the film is going to be on Google Play, that sucks. They already have the David Crosby one.
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Post by RobbyFlorida on Dec 1, 2019 10:15:16 GMT -5
I do not claim to have too much knowledge of Herb Alpert. My impression, as much of his music I believe was before my time, was that he did Latin (not Mexican Mariachi per se) music's jazzier stuff. I thought it was like Latin Pop. He had that album "Brasilia" correct? I guess I thought of him closer to the Frenesi vein - Tropical Salsa style. I being so young didn't know the exact terms or differences. Even the Tijuana Brass band didn't exclusively make me think it was Mexican music because band names can be completely arbitrary or not consider the type of music the artist/band does. I guess I thought of it as Lite FM's Latin music lol eddiejinnj Yes you are a young snipper snapper!
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Post by eddiejinnj on Dec 2, 2019 8:30:49 GMT -5
Flattery will get you "EVERYWHERE". lol Do you know Herb Albert, Roberto? He had an instrumental hit called "Rise". I don't think that 70's I think early 80's if I'm correct without looking it up. eddiejinnj
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Post by erik on Dec 2, 2019 9:29:26 GMT -5
Quote by eddiejinnj re. Herb Alpert + "Rise":
"Rise" was a #1 hit for two weeks in October 1979, not to mention the title track of one of Herb's all-time biggest-selling albums.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Dec 2, 2019 9:45:14 GMT -5
Wasn't sure. Knew it was around that cusp. Thanks!!! eddiejinnj
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Post by RobbyFlorida on Dec 2, 2019 10:05:27 GMT -5
Wasn't sure. Knew it was around that cusp. Thanks!!! eddiejinnj Well good morning stranger
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Post by erik on Dec 2, 2019 19:44:37 GMT -5
UPDATE: I ordered the DVD from Amazon at $19.89; it should be coming in two weeks.
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Post by Dianna on Dec 2, 2019 21:41:38 GMT -5
I might purchase it locally.. Out on Dec 10th... I haven't seen it yet and I don't want to wait.. lol
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Post by germancanadian on Dec 4, 2019 18:28:18 GMT -5
Finally got to see it today, bought it on Google Play for 15 dollars, 10 dollars cheaper than the dvd. Great interviews and concert footage. I especially loved the Rescue Me, Muppet Show and Get Closer scenes. Good history of the California music scene in the late 60s. It got a bit sad near the end but was still heartwarming to see that she can still enjoy music. The only downsides were that Heat Wave and songs from Mad Love weren't played and they didn't mention her post 1989 career. Great movie overall and will definitely rewatch it.
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