Stopped to fix a young woman's bicycle chain which had come off and jammed, riding up the Chicago Lakefront around that time.40+ years ago now. I was heavily involved in the repair, sitting on the ground with a chain tool, her leaning over the bike watching, when I looked up and ... O ... M .... G. Imagine how hard it was not to act like a blithering idiot looking straight into Linda Ronstadt's eyes from about 18". My God she was beautiful. I was stunned. She was very sweet, gracious, laughed it off, talked to me like we were friends, asking what its like to live on the lakefront, etc. She gave me a number to call to get tickets to her show that night. And so I did. 2nd row. Great show. When she told the story of "this nice cute guy who fixed my bike" and waved to me I about feinted.The best "brush with greatness" (as Letterman used to say) in my entire life. What a memory, and happening across this song brings it all back. Thanks, Linda! If you ever need your bike fixed again ...
Hey @scottube1 what is a chain tool and do you always keep one in your pocket when you are walking along the beach ? I Live in MI been to Lake MI many times but only on the MI side. I guess it would be interesting to try the Chicago side.
I was trucking over to Sacramento, and left Boomtown after a bite to eat. I had to chain up as it was nasty with snow and ice. I got by the scale, and the weather cleared up, so I stopped at a rest area and took the tire chains off. I was a mess, and wet. I went into the comfort station, and Linda was sitting there on a bench. I immediately recognized her, and I told her I knew who was. I asked her if she would like to have a chat. Sure was her reply. She gave me about 45 minutes of her time. I told her I played a few gigs with Neil Young as a youngster, and I play guitar now. That had to be about 15 years ago. I'll never forget it. What a nice lady she is. Thanks Linda.
In the day when professional music was musical notes, harmony, a bit of a story, respect for men and women, bound by a respectful morality, individual and collective talent. Boomers were gifted great music from our parents and grandparents and taught respect for the art of music. We were the lucky generation.
Morality? She opened the song with a story about taking drugs and screwing a married man. Not so much. Now I love Linda Ronstadt but morality? Not so much.
@@farmerbill6855 Some of us boomers still believe that honesty and truthfulness are higher forms of morality. Your judgment of her recreational drug use and unwitting sex with a married partner tell us more about your morals than hers.
One person’s morals are another’s weakness. And vice-versa. My attention to the music created in our earliest years and before focuses on sadness from a failed relationship, job, battle over substances or a cheating partner. The music of my generation 1958 to ~ 1988 continued the previous themes and added opposition to an unpopular war (as opposed to WW2) the advent of additional freedom by virtue of the automobile and toys with internal combustion engines. “ROUND ROUND GET AROUND I GET AROUND” Themes about life style were increasingly added to the mix. Inventions from Les Paul and Laurens Hammond just before the war started a trend that caught fire in the fifties and continues to grow to this day. All along traditional music theory was in the structure of our music. Respect for one another was generally assumed. Music about bitches and hoe’s and discussion of questionable sex behavior started appearing in the early to mid ‘80’s. My hope for new tunes of innovations, happiness, non-violence respect for each other became snuffed out.
That is our lady Linda showing off her country roots, singing a soulful “Willin,” because she knows what it’s like to be on the road. I think at her core she had country roots, growing up in Arizona, but as she has noted with her musician family, she was exposed to the American songbook of the 40s and 50s, mariachi, and later, rock ‘n’ roll. And she showed us that she could do all of them.
I was at this concert. December 13, 1977 at the Fox Theater in Atlanta. I was so happy to hear this song because I had always loved the way it went straight from When will I be Loved to Willin on the Heart like a Wheel album
Linda is one of a kind. Stunner, amazing pipes, perfect timing, incredible soul. We are losing all the great ones. Live music will never be as great as it was in the 50s, 60s and 70s. How lucky are we to have lived in the golden age of rock, blues, Motown, Soul, R&B and Funk?
You are absolutely right, Bill. And sadly, within the next 5 or 10 years, they will all be gone. I try to see as many of the great old singers and bands as I can. Last year, I had tickets for 4 concerts, but the pandemic got in the way. I've got tickets to see her old backup band play Hotel California in October. I saw them a couple years ago. Glenn's gone, but his son does a good job, filling in. Sadly, Linda's singing days are over. Linda, thanks for the memories. I wish you well.
I dunno, it's been 50 fuckin' years I worshipped this woman. Almost nothing has remained constant through all that time. But this has. What a gift she is. It honestly just doesn't get much better. If any. Wherever you are, Linda, thank you and be well.
Lowell even spent time with Linda, and by 1979 he was gone. Dr. said he died of "chronic excess." Wonderful rendition of his song Linda, appreciate it!
She's everybody's type. Even women would love her as a friend. She's real and down to earth. And when she performs, its bare bones. Not a lot of smoke and mirrors to make her look or sound better than what she is. Also, she really never pushed the sexual aspect of her stage persona. She never needed to. Can you imagine her with male dancers or females twerking- lights flashing, her wearing a bathing suit and high boots?! No. She has talent. And it speaks for itself.
Very astute--i got to meet Linda about 20 years ago (after she was no longer singing) because she was best friends with my ex-girlfriend--they grew up in Tucson together--and my ex said there is no friendship she values more
Linda was a perfectionist and did not like delivering her sound in a large venue where she felt it was compromised. So consider yourselves fortunate to sample her stadium performances on youtube which in my opinion delivered and then some. At this time in 1977 at age 31 she was very recently, very rich due to hard work, dedication, and her perfectionism. She never quit improving until she quit rock. What a voice, never a wrong note in tone or pitch. Her vibrato remains unmatched. This is Linda at the very top of her game when she did not even know it.
I love so many of her songs, but I keep coming back to this one. It just seems perfect. Every syllable of every word is perfectly sung. Alice, Dallas alice. Baked by the sun EVERYtime I GO to MexiCO. Just a great song
Her talking voice is adorable! Then when she starts singing her voice is so powerful and awesome! Such a cool contrast. Love you Linda Ronstadt! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
growing up, i heard Linda from my folks playing her music, dancing and my mom singing along. i’m now 55 no longer have my parents but still have beautiful Linda’s great tunes and many sweet memories, golden.
Her instrument was like a Stradivarius and she played it to divine perfection. Live, on certain magical nights, Ronstadt was breathtaking in sight and sound. No wonder they all were so devoted to her.
How far we have fallen since this powerful heartbreaking songbird grabbed the mic and sang her songs to us. A true champion of songwriters, musicians and cooler than the others. Sigh...
Her intro of this song and her tale about Lowell George - without mentioning his name - is just fuqn priceless. When I saw her on her "Mad Love" tour she sang - or tried to, anyway - "Desperado", whereupon her first attempt after the full musical intro she "forgot the words" and had to start over from the beginning. Classic Ronstadt.
One of the greatest voices to ever grace the American stage! Loved this girl so much!! Linda, peace and rest upon you, and thank you for all you've done!!
Yes, you and me both, and about a gazillion other guys would board that, for Linda! Ah man, she is the most absolute, talented and drop dead gorgeous woman of my lifetime. And I'm still, willin! Love ya, Linda!!😍😎😘
There was a guy who interviewed her in the last 5 years (after being diagnosed with Parkinson's) and at one point he was talking about Jerry Brown and how he never liked him, because Linda was supposed to be his girlfriend. LOL. I'm pretty sure he spoke for millions of us.
I have never heard this song or seen footage of the song. Linda was the first girl I ever loved, I was 6. Now I am 50 and she still makes me wanna love her. God love this woman, she suffers from a disease that took her voice from her and her fans. I pray onto the Father right now to love her as we have loved her to make her days better. WE ALL LOVE YOU . GOD LOVES YOU MOST AND cannot wait to hear you with his chorus of angels, but he needs to wait until you say your're ready and he is glad you are making the plans for this ICONIC lady.
We always wish the people we love to hear, will always stay young and can be enjoyed forever ! Alas, as time goes by, we tend to age, and still have that special voice, but they obviously lost a little, and we still go to see them for one reason. While they are singing now, even if it is different from years ago, we are watching them sing in our(memories)time and enjoying it just as much as years ago.. The fact they still want to perform for us, doesn't rule out happiness for all. Linda sang all kinds of music, ballads, feel good, and emotional, with a starred voice and great stage presence that we remembered and talked to the crowd like a friend or neighbor would and that meant a lot. Wishing her nothing but good health and happiness
Your adoreable,nobody like you ,I adore this song.i love you linda Ronstadt my very favorite singer and i sang and roked along with you tjeough some tough stuff in my life. If it wernt for you id not have made it .your an angel god givin Peace...i'll never forget you lady gorgeous women!!! I saw you live 3 times
This video, especially, shows off Linda's charm, and illustrates the remarkable fact that this tiny person had one of the largest voices in the history of pop music.
In my Top 3- female Rockers ever, along with Grace Slick(Jefferson Airplane-Starship) and Ann Wilson(Heart)all 3 powerful, unique voices and no surprise from the '60-70's but Linda had that smalltown charm, humility and beauty that made her even more attractive on the outside.
Thanks Little Feat, I started my California music journey from Little Feat and now came back to Linda Ronstadt whom I first had no interest in. In these days, I've been listening to Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, JD Souther, Karla Bonoff, Byrds and early Eagles.
Wow. This just gets better every time I watch it. Linda was so emotive and real and vulnerable ... she experienced the best moments and some very sad ones too. What a voice, personality and passion.
She didn’t write it but she took a song and elevated it into something that far transcends its source. The sympathy, the elocution, her clarity of vision make this song remarkable.
This just sent shivers down my spine and put a tear in my eye, stunning voice and amazingly talented beautiful woman, loved her since I first saw her live way back then.
It was the Summer of my junior year in college and was driving and listening to an FM station and "Different Drum" came on. Drove to The Record Bar. Bought the record. Everyone since and every concert I could attend. Still in love with Linda. End of story.
The love of my life introduced me to the music of Lowell George when I was still just a kid really. 32 years, and he’s been gone now coming up to 4.. it’s still leaves me gutted.. such bittersweet heartstring pulling. Linda does that well enough with her own material, this is twice the pain.
The best singer in the world Miss Linda Ronstadt... Love all her songs... I play all her videos daily and songs...June 14,2022 keep safe and Godbless Linda🙏😘♥️🙏
Voice so completely perfect that it's hard to believe it's a live show (especially compared to what we see now days!). Absolutely love this - She's amazing. Just amazing. Thank you for sharing.
Live shows are hit or miss. The Dixie Chicks sound exactly like they do in the studio. Crystal clear, mistake free. It's always a treat to hear a professional show. Like seeing a professional video, with real production and a story that fits! (not a swipe at this 42yo video. I'm just happy to see it!)
Linda Ronstadt was remarkable - the Real Deal. Remember reading that Lowell George was carrying the Torch for her until his demise. Who could blame him? A rock and roll torch singer indeed.
@@tootz1950 : and what happened after his divorce? Lying to both Linda and his wife doesn't like much chance of success, though... hard to trust someone like that afterwards. Too bad!
@@CatherineSTodd Lowell George was a good looking man, who many women, some of them big-name star singers, had the hots for. Including Linda and Bonnie Raitt. And others; read them books!
Lowell did not get divorced from Elizabeth George. She knew about his infidelities, but they stayed together. She was on the road with him when he passed away.
She was initially diagnosed as Parkinson’s, but further testing (in the Autumn of 2019) revealed that she is NOT suffering from Parkinson's, but rather Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), for which there is currently almost no treatment. There are no happy ways to go, but PSP is one of the saddest
Queen of hi-fidelity Vinyl and even more mesmerizing live. You can have all them other girls - only Linda was a keeper. And man people still stalk her and make up stuff about her.
Wow, Tumbling Dice, and then Your No Good....they clear the stage and then the encore is "Willin" back to her country roots. This whole concert was amazing...wish I was there...this band is so tight! without mixing and all the CRAP that comes with some of the music today.... Makes me smile!
Lowell musta sure been proud to have such a sweet, brown-eyed girl cut his song and do such a masterful job (especially at pronouncing the places named in the song lol).
Top shelf girl/woman/person ... and a matchless singer. God bless you, LR - and thanks for your incredibly great contribution to the musical life of our great country.
Dad's a truck driver listened to this, Laughed a hearty laugh to, "Driven the back roads so I wouldn't get weighed" Yea, been there, seen it, done that. Said Linda's kind of cute too. :-)
How unusual Ronstadt telling tales of an affair with Lowell George before she delivers a live stunning version of "Willin". She sang her sorrows but rarely spoke about them.
Talk about goose bumps. The hair on the back of my neck went full vertical. Any trucker in America can relate to Lowell's amazing lyrics here about the road. 'Scuze me while I dry my eyes. Tommy the Vet. Vietnam 11 Bravo '68 and '69.
definitely. I had a double major in college, AC's electric ballroom & one eyed jacks beer joint down near the varsity, a Ga Tech college hangout. saw tons of great shows at GSE music hall too. awesome.
stephen chase Yep. Those were the days, my friend. Where were u in school? I majored in 3 things at State b4 I finally finished, lol. Where does the time go? I saw Linda at the Fox in the winter of 82/83 I think. She was wonderful...magical! All-star band, too
Loved Linda back in the day, remember a lot of her music fondly, but this clip reminds me just how lucky I was to have been in college at the time, listening to great music like this. Linda's voice is so versatile, so good. One of the very best!!
X checking in..... Nod to your music... Thank you!!! You all have my favorites!!! We had ours too.... BUT you all own it!!! Boomers got the tunes and movements!!!! X has had its efforts but its not like you... you weathered storms of social warfare and global melt down.... Thank you for all you did right... Thank you Boomers!!!
1000 percent correct--started with the Beatles and Beach Boys at their creative best and ended with the singer-songwriters giving way to disco as a stunned nation needed to shake the tree and escape from the Viet Nam and Nixon nightmares...the greatest music ever written and performed crammed into barely a dozen years.
Hi Linda hope you see this one day you are one of the most incredible singers we ever seen and you Rock the world with your music and voice Talent all in one.i still have a lifesize picture of you framed .Got it from a music store in Jacksonville ,Florida .we just want you to know we all still love your music llike the Day . May God always Bless you in whatever you do.our Best Regards
That story is a new one on me. I knew she loved Lowell George because she sang so movingly at his memorial concert. I did not know they had romantic history. She constantly surprises me. I begin to understand now why she repudiated so much of her rock past - qualades (I have not a clue about the spelling) are, I assume, the "whites" of this song. She was beautiful and both a temptress and tempted. She is still, to me, one of the best female vocalists that ever lived.
Info from my wild days, plus wikipedia: Quaaludes (2 a's) -- brand name for methaqualone -- also 'ludes' -- a powerful downer/tranquilizer, popular street drug in the 70's; I don't think they make them since 1985. The "whites" of the song were benzedrine, dexedrine or homemade methamphetamine tablets, widely available in the 70s, probably the most common form of street speed before crystal meth. They were small, thin, chalky white, and with a cross stamped on one side so they could be divided. Also called 'white crosses' and 'cross tops'. Lots of truckers took them to say awake.
I am a professional musician and I met Linda Ronstadt on Rock line the national radio program years ago late at night. I had to wait on hold to speak with her, and they asked me what I was going to talk about in advance , I wanted to tell her that I was a musician and that my ex and I played her music in the clubs and my ex did her Justice in delivering Linda's songs properly! But I didn't! I am friends with a girl bass player who worked with Linda's friend David Bromberg and she told me she met Linda personally and she's a really nice person. God bless Linda Ronstadt!
Linda Ronstadt is what the universe creates when it's showing off. Rare, real and remarkable.
Susan bogguss does to
Well said!
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You nailed it I'm 51 she's the best I've ever heard
So well said !!!
Stopped to fix a young woman's bicycle chain which had come off and jammed, riding up the Chicago Lakefront around that time.40+ years ago now. I was heavily involved in the repair, sitting on the ground with a chain tool, her leaning over the bike watching, when I looked up and ... O ... M .... G. Imagine how hard it was not to act like a blithering idiot looking straight into Linda Ronstadt's eyes from about 18". My God she was beautiful. I was stunned. She was very sweet, gracious, laughed it off, talked to me like we were friends, asking what its like to live on the lakefront, etc. She gave me a number to call to get tickets to her show that night. And so I did. 2nd row. Great show. When she told the story of "this nice cute guy who fixed my bike" and waved to me I about feinted.The best "brush with greatness" (as Letterman used to say) in my entire life. What a memory, and happening across this song brings it all back. Thanks, Linda! If you ever need your bike fixed again ...
Great story.
That is one great story, I am truly envious
Love that story
Hey Scott, thanks for the story; I'm so green with envy! Glad you met this lovely soul.
Hey @scottube1 what is a chain tool and do you always keep one in your pocket when you are walking along the beach ? I Live in MI been to Lake MI many times but only on the MI side. I guess it would be interesting to try the Chicago side.
I was trucking over to Sacramento, and left Boomtown after a bite to eat. I had to chain up as it was nasty with snow and ice. I got by the scale, and the weather cleared up, so I stopped at a rest area and took the tire chains off. I was a mess, and wet. I went into the comfort station, and Linda was sitting there on a bench. I immediately recognized her, and I told her I knew who was. I asked her if she would like to have a chat. Sure was her reply. She gave me about 45 minutes of her time. I told her I played a few gigs with Neil Young as a youngster, and I play guitar now. That had to be about 15 years ago. I'll never forget it. What a nice lady she is. Thanks Linda.
In the day when professional music was musical notes, harmony, a bit of a story, respect for men and women, bound by a respectful morality, individual and collective talent. Boomers were gifted great music from our parents and grandparents and taught respect for the art of music. We were the lucky generation.
Morality? She opened the song with a story about taking drugs and screwing a married man. Not so much. Now I love Linda Ronstadt but morality? Not so much.
@@farmerbill6855 Some of us boomers still believe that honesty and truthfulness are higher forms of morality. Your judgment of her recreational drug use and unwitting sex with a married partner tell us more about your morals than hers.
You're right, hard to detect morals where there are none.
One person’s morals are another’s weakness. And vice-versa. My attention to the music created in our earliest years and before focuses on sadness from a failed relationship, job, battle over substances or a cheating partner. The music of my generation 1958 to ~ 1988 continued the previous themes and added opposition to an unpopular war (as opposed to WW2) the advent of additional freedom by virtue of the automobile and toys with internal combustion engines. “ROUND ROUND GET AROUND I GET AROUND” Themes about life style were increasingly added to the mix. Inventions from Les Paul and Laurens Hammond just before the war started a trend that caught fire in the fifties and continues to grow to this day. All along traditional music theory was in the structure of our music. Respect for one another was generally assumed. Music about bitches and hoe’s and discussion of questionable sex behavior started appearing in the early to mid ‘80’s. My hope for new tunes of innovations, happiness, non-violence respect for each other became snuffed out.
What a load of cliched crap.
Her little voice at the beginning, talking about her encounter with Lowell George, turns into THAT when she starts singing. Amazing talent.
And then he died two years after this concert in 1979. So sad. I loved Little Feet!
That is our lady Linda showing off her country roots, singing a soulful “Willin,” because she knows what it’s like to be on the road. I think at her core she had country roots, growing up in Arizona, but as she has noted with her musician family, she was exposed to the American songbook of the 40s and 50s, mariachi, and later, rock ‘n’ roll. And she showed us that she could do all of them.
I was at this concert.
December 13, 1977 at the Fox Theater in Atlanta.
I was so happy to hear this song because I had always loved the way it went straight from When will I be Loved to Willin on the Heart like a Wheel album
Me too buddy...and I'm a retired truck driver bought the album back 4:36 this song and fell in love
Linda is one of a kind. Stunner, amazing pipes, perfect timing, incredible soul. We are losing all the great ones. Live music will never be as great as it was in the 50s, 60s and 70s. How lucky are we to have lived in the golden age of rock, blues, Motown, Soul, R&B and Funk?
Hear, hear! 👍💖🤩
You are absolutely right, Bill. And sadly, within the next 5 or 10 years, they will all be gone. I try to see as many of the great old singers and bands as I can. Last year, I had tickets for 4 concerts, but the pandemic got in the way. I've got tickets to see her old backup band play Hotel California in October. I saw them a couple years ago. Glenn's gone, but his son does a good job, filling in.
Sadly, Linda's singing days are over. Linda, thanks for the memories. I wish you well.
We were the luckiest...now most heartbroken💔 True to what you said. Be blessed dear one! 🌹🎶🎸🤠@@123bentbrent
I dunno, it's been 50 fuckin' years I worshipped this woman. Almost nothing has remained constant through all that time. But this has. What a gift she is. It honestly just doesn't get much better. If any. Wherever you are, Linda, thank you and be well.
Crush of a lifetime. Very special gal.
shes not well but an amazing person and talent, many hits here in australia
Check this rendition out, from The Voice Norway:
ruclips.net/video/6YwQ2gzTpb4/видео.html
IT'S JUNE 5, 2022 AND STILL LISTENING TO THIS SONG. I ALSO WANT TO THANK LINDA FOR HER BEAUTIFUL VOICE.
me too, been listening to her all day.
man, why am i watching so much Linda Rondstat lately. Re-inspired.
Great singer. Perhaps the best ever. To my ears her voice was so open and clear.
Many have covered this tune. Her interpretation is the best.
Lowell even spent time with Linda, and by 1979 he was gone. Dr. said he died of "chronic excess." Wonderful rendition of his song Linda, appreciate it!
Linda & Lowell; the 'most beautiful couple'--
No one comes close to that voice...power, clarity, so rich!...and just so darn cute! Thank you Linda for all the great music. Will always love you!
Totally agree.
She's everybody's type. Even women would love her as a friend. She's real and down to earth. And when she performs, its bare bones. Not a lot of smoke and mirrors to make her look or sound better than what she is. Also, she really never pushed the sexual aspect of her stage persona. She never needed to. Can you imagine her with male dancers or females twerking- lights flashing, her wearing a bathing suit and high boots?! No. She has talent. And it speaks for itself.
so true!
Very astute--i got to meet Linda about 20 years ago (after she was no longer singing) because she was best friends with my ex-girlfriend--they grew up in Tucson together--and my ex said there is no friendship she values more
Lowell's wife would beg to differ.
Absolutely the finest recording of this song.
Linda was a perfectionist and did not like delivering her sound in a large venue where she felt it was compromised. So consider yourselves fortunate to sample her stadium performances on youtube which in my opinion delivered and then some. At this time in 1977 at age 31 she was very recently, very rich due to hard work, dedication, and her perfectionism. She never quit improving until she quit rock. What a voice, never a wrong note in tone or pitch. Her vibrato remains unmatched. This is Linda at the very top of her game when she did not even know it.
I love so many of her songs, but I keep coming back to this one. It just seems perfect. Every syllable of every word is perfectly sung. Alice, Dallas alice. Baked by the sun EVERYtime I GO to MexiCO. Just a great song
Indeed
@@dallasalice1170 wow. Dallas Alice- it's a pleasure to finally meet you.
Even though she didn’t write it, she does sing the heck out of it.
She's purdy, too.😊❤❤❤
@@grokeffer6226 what a smile
Her talking voice is adorable! Then when she starts singing her voice is so powerful and awesome! Such a cool contrast. Love you Linda Ronstadt! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
That voice, that heartbreaking voice still in a league of her own.
heart warming!
Soul stirring too!
Lowell George may have wrote this …but Linda made her own. Perfection…
Best trucker song ever..RIP dad.
My God, Linda! Love this lady...how freakin' lucky were we to grow up with the likes of this absolute honey.
Classic. This song was an anthem for anyone on the road back in the 70's. Still is today.
growing up, i heard Linda from my folks playing her music, dancing and my mom singing along. i’m now 55 no longer have my parents but still have beautiful Linda’s great tunes and many sweet memories, golden.
Her instrument was like a Stradivarius and she played it to divine perfection. Live, on certain magical nights, Ronstadt was breathtaking in sight and sound. No wonder they all were so devoted to her.
BREATH TAKING--voice like an Angel & absolutely Gorgeous Lady--stunning!
How far we have fallen since this powerful heartbreaking songbird grabbed the mic and sang her songs to us. A true champion of songwriters, musicians and cooler than the others. Sigh...
I was at this show. A friend of mine was Concierge at the hotel the Feat stayed at in Atlanta and scored doobage for them. Those were some cool days
Her intro of this song and her tale about Lowell George - without mentioning his name - is just fuqn priceless. When I saw her on her "Mad Love" tour she sang - or tried to, anyway - "Desperado", whereupon her first attempt after the full musical intro she "forgot the words" and had to start over from the beginning. Classic Ronstadt.
One of the greatest voices to ever grace the American stage! Loved this girl so much!! Linda, peace and rest upon you, and thank you for all you've done!!
The reason for a time machine - to go back and swoop her up. Gorgeous voice, mucho musical talent, great bands - all heart no vanity. Sigh ...
Best rendition of Willin' ever sung..
Don't forget she breathtakingly beautiful then.
Ron's Channel Agree about it being the best version.
Yes, you and me both, and about a gazillion other guys would board that, for Linda! Ah man, she is the most absolute, talented and drop dead gorgeous woman of my lifetime. And I'm still, willin! Love ya, Linda!!😍😎😘
There was a guy who interviewed her in the last 5 years (after being diagnosed with Parkinson's) and at one point he was talking about Jerry Brown and how he never liked him, because Linda was supposed to be his girlfriend. LOL. I'm pretty sure he spoke for millions of us.
Wow, thanks for posting this! Surprised I'd never seen it before, and glad for the RUclips recommendation that brought me here! 😎✌🏼
I cut my teeth listening to this beautiful voice. I so wish I could’ve seen her live.
She was the complete picture ...voice, looks and style. Her songs live on as will the memory of her. TQ for the music and the journey.
Oh my, what a great video clip of Linda in her prime. What a combination of talent, beauty, and down-home personality. Love her!
I have never heard this song or seen footage of the song. Linda was the first girl I ever loved, I was 6. Now I am 50 and she still makes me wanna love her. God love this woman, she suffers from a disease that took her voice from her and her fans. I pray onto the Father right now to love her as we have loved her to make her days better. WE ALL LOVE YOU . GOD LOVES YOU MOST AND cannot wait to hear you with his chorus of angels, but he needs to wait until you say your're ready and he is glad you are making the plans for this ICONIC lady.
Linda Ronstadt made a lot of great music but I’d have to say that that is my favorite Linda Ronstadt song
Was 21 when this came out.
Damn we had some great music back then didn’t we!
Y’all keep on Rocking, I am
☠️😉☠️
Guess I'm about your age. And yes, we had some damn good music.
One of the best ever. Her range of vocals and styles was incredible. She will always be my darling.
What an amazing young woman. I’ve loved Linda since my friend George D’jarnet turned me on to her Stone Pony’s album. Those were the good days.❤️❤️❤️
We always wish the people we love to hear, will always stay young and can be enjoyed forever !
Alas, as time goes by, we tend to age, and still have that special voice, but they obviously lost a little,
and we still go to see them for one reason.
While they are singing now, even if it is different from years ago, we are watching them sing in our(memories)time and enjoying it just as much as years ago..
The fact they still want to perform for us, doesn't rule out happiness for all.
Linda sang all kinds of music, ballads, feel good, and emotional, with a starred voice and great stage presence that we remembered and talked to the crowd like a friend or neighbor would and that meant a lot.
Wishing her nothing but good health and happiness
For those of you who don't know who she was talking about , it was Lowell George of Little Feat ,a legend who left us way too soon !
Spent many nights in Richards in Atlanta, and I was probably in the audience for this show. Lovely Linda with a voice that'll make you cry.
Original authentic and heartbreaking. All the best to Linda, the only songbird for many boys.
Your adoreable,nobody like you ,I adore this song.i love you linda Ronstadt my very favorite singer and i sang and roked along with you tjeough some tough stuff in my life. If it wernt for you id not have made it .your an angel god givin Peace...i'll never forget you lady gorgeous women!!! I saw you live 3 times
Slowed down nice and easy so we have plenty of time to take it all in! Masterfully done!
great song and performance, thanks for posting
Man oh man - great singer with a great song and super band. Makes me feel like a boy again - RONSTADT in the 70s - sigh...
Tell me about it.... right in the mid 70's like 74, 75, 76, 77.... *top of her game*
Nobody better than this lady!
Thanks for the memories Linda. Your beautiful inside and out!
I still have a crush on you after 50 years😂😍❤️✌️
So did every guy I went to school with.
Really Miss the good ole days and our boomer music!! Great job !!
out of pain and betrayal and passion and hurt.....comes a masterful work of art. There is truth in every syllable of this song.
This video, especially, shows off Linda's charm, and illustrates the remarkable fact that this tiny person had one of the largest voices in the history of pop music.
Lebarosky, i agree.
In my Top 3- female Rockers ever, along with Grace Slick(Jefferson Airplane-Starship) and Ann Wilson(Heart)all 3 powerful, unique voices and no surprise from the '60-70's but Linda had that smalltown charm, humility and beauty that made her even more attractive on the outside.
when Linda 'leaned into it' no one could or can really compare.
In the history of music sir
TJKillip
Don't forget Annie Lennox, Melanie safca, Joan Baez ,
Thanks Little Feat, I started my California music journey from Little Feat and now came back to Linda Ronstadt whom I first had no interest in. In these days, I've been listening to Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, JD Souther, Karla Bonoff, Byrds and early Eagles.
When I saw Linda back in those days she had one of the best bands I've ever seen.
That might be because at a later time that band would become the Eagles.
The Stone Ponies.
Thank God for these videos, we can continue to listen to her great talent and be bowled over each time!🎵🎶😎✌🎵🎶
These videos of Linda are priceless. Thanks for sharing them.
Wow. This just gets better every time I watch it. Linda was so emotive and real and vulnerable ... she experienced the best moments and some very sad ones too. What a voice, personality and passion.
She didn’t write it but she took a song and elevated it into something that far transcends its source. The sympathy, the elocution, her clarity of vision make this song remarkable.
she didn't write any of her songs
@@conorkennedy3304 yes, she's a singer, not a songwriter. i'm not sure what your point is.
She did write try me again, off the hasten the wind album.
That is a freaking perfect version of that song. Unreal.
Nobody in the world will ever sing this song as good as Linda did.
Maybe not in the future... but Lowell George... I don't know... he sang it pretty well...
@@tribefromthenorth That is for sure. I guess I meant besides him..
@@sjmullen6691 :-)
This just sent shivers down my spine and put a tear in my eye, stunning voice and amazingly talented beautiful woman, loved her since I first saw her live way back then.
It was the Summer of my junior year in college and was driving and listening to an FM station and "Different Drum" came on. Drove to The Record Bar. Bought the record. Everyone since and every concert I could attend. Still in love with Linda. End of story.
Greatest woman to ever take the stage. Thanks for everything, Linda.
The love of my life introduced me to the music of Lowell George when I was still just a kid really. 32 years, and he’s been gone now coming up to 4.. it’s still leaves me gutted.. such bittersweet heartstring pulling. Linda does that well enough with her own material, this is twice the pain.
The best singer in the world Miss Linda Ronstadt... Love all her songs... I play all her videos daily and songs...June 14,2022 keep safe and Godbless Linda🙏😘♥️🙏
Linda opens her mouth the sound comes out and my soul responds accordingly
Voice so completely perfect that it's hard to believe it's a live show (especially compared to what we see now days!). Absolutely love this - She's amazing. Just amazing. Thank you for sharing.
She didn't need dancers and a light show. She had a great band and her voice. That voice....
Live shows are hit or miss. The Dixie Chicks sound exactly like they do in the studio. Crystal clear, mistake free. It's always a treat to hear a professional show. Like seeing a professional video, with real production and a story that fits! (not a swipe at this 42yo video. I'm just happy to see it!)
You mean she’s not lip syncing? People did that???🤪
And kudos to the folks supporting her there... their voices were *SPOT ON.*
So true 👌
the best song from one of the greatest albums ever done
Linda Ronstadt was remarkable - the Real Deal. Remember reading that Lowell George was carrying the Torch for her until his demise. Who could blame him? A rock and roll torch singer indeed.
They did meet up again...after his divorce.
@@tootz1950 : and what happened after his divorce? Lying to both Linda and his wife doesn't like much chance of success, though... hard to trust someone like that afterwards. Too bad!
@@CatherineSTodd Lowell George was a good looking man, who many women, some of them big-name star singers, had the hots for. Including Linda and Bonnie Raitt. And others; read them books!
listen to " the fan" on feats don't fail me know" form a musical synopsis of lowell's feelings about linda ronstadt
Lowell did not get divorced from Elizabeth George. She knew about his infidelities, but they stayed together. She was on the road with him when he passed away.
I didn't think I could like this song any more than I have for the past 40 years, but I was wrong. This is just spectacular.
She is a wonderful singer. It's sad to hear that she had to go into retirement as a result of Parkinson disease.
She was initially diagnosed as Parkinson’s, but further testing (in the Autumn of 2019) revealed that she is NOT suffering from Parkinson's, but rather Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), for which there is currently almost no treatment. There are no happy ways to go, but PSP is one of the saddest
If you can believe it, she was at her best live. As a huge fan I made sure I saw her as often as I could. Blew me away from the first!
a face that would sail a thousand ships and melt the hearts a thousand men
Queen of hi-fidelity Vinyl and even more mesmerizing live. You can have all them other girls - only Linda was a keeper. And man people still stalk her and make up stuff about her.
Wow, Tumbling Dice, and then Your No Good....they clear the stage and then the encore is "Willin" back to her country roots. This whole concert was amazing...wish I was there...this band is so tight! without mixing and all the CRAP that comes with some of the music today.... Makes me smile!
No boring repetitive vacuous lyrics, no effects, no autotune or any of that kind of BS, just totally organic and amazing. I totally agree with you 👍👍
Lowell musta sure been proud to have such a sweet, brown-eyed girl cut his song and do such a masterful job (especially at pronouncing the places named in the song lol).
I think he would be more proud that she came on to him to have a fling!
I still can’t figure out all the names of the city’s. Except I am a Dallas girl.. sober now. Omg. Qualdudes?
@@kellydimon15 Im sure you know Tucson. Tucumcari, New Mexico. Tehachapi, California. Tonopah, Nevada.
@@D.Lee.W yes indeed!!
RICA
Love how she directs the timing at the end, during the pauses, with her arm movements ...
So in love with Linda..From the Stone Ponys days...
The real offering of the genre... the Queen of Country Rock! Lovely...
Top shelf girl/woman/person ... and a matchless singer. God bless you, LR - and thanks for your incredibly great contribution to the musical life of our great country.
Linda, at the height of popularity, when she was queen, and ruled American music.
Dad's a truck driver listened to this,
Laughed a hearty laugh to,
"Driven the back roads so I wouldn't get weighed"
Yea, been there, seen it, done that.
Said Linda's kind of cute too. :-)
How unusual Ronstadt telling tales of an affair with Lowell George before she delivers a live stunning version of "Willin". She sang her sorrows but rarely spoke about them.
Harry C Good point...
class act.....
...thought the same thing
Jesus. Lowell George was one lucky man.
Harry C She was very enchanting and had real musical chops - no wonder every player swarmed around her.
Linda chatting with the crowd( how unusual) and then boom - a stellar live performance. Vocals extrodinare. Linda delivers Lowell.
Talk about goose bumps. The hair on the back of my neck went full vertical. Any trucker in America can relate to Lowell's amazing lyrics here about the road. 'Scuze me while I dry my eyes. Tommy the Vet. Vietnam 11 Bravo '68 and '69.
Welcome home
I was at the show. Richard's was great and so was The Electric Ballroom and The Great Southeast Music Hall..
definitely. I had a double major in college, AC's electric ballroom & one eyed jacks beer joint down near the varsity, a Ga Tech college hangout. saw tons of great shows at GSE music hall too. awesome.
stephen chase Yep. Those were the days, my friend. Where were u in school? I majored in 3 things at State b4 I finally finished, lol. Where does the time go? I saw Linda at the Fox in the winter of 82/83 I think. She was wonderful...magical! All-star band, too
Loved Linda back in the day, remember a lot of her music fondly, but this clip reminds me just how lucky I was to have been in college at the time, listening to great music like this. Linda's voice is so versatile, so good. One of the very best!!
Such a fantastic song. Love you LR !!
We Boomers had the best music.
X checking in..... Nod to your music... Thank you!!! You all have my favorites!!! We had ours too.... BUT you all own it!!! Boomers got the tunes and movements!!!! X has had its efforts but its not like you... you weathered storms of social warfare and global melt down.... Thank you for all you did right... Thank you Boomers!!!
Every generation thinks its music was the best.
X er who agrees completely! I can’t see music ever getting this good again in the corporate era.
1000 percent correct--started with the Beatles and Beach Boys at their creative best and ended with the singer-songwriters giving way to disco as a stunned nation needed to shake the tree and escape from the Viet Nam and Nixon nightmares...the greatest music ever written and performed crammed into barely a dozen years.
But only one is correct
Oh my God - the best, now & then, always
She didn’t demand publishing rights from songwriters. Class act and greatest woman rock singer ever.
Perfect 70’s beauty. She had it all. Only thing missing was me. Damn
a great singer and gorgeous too
An evening with Linda Ronstadt in the 70s could be a transforming thing. Powerful and warm ...sigh.
Love Linda Ronstadt..Mississippi here 2019 October...
Love you forever Linda.
Hi Linda hope you see this one day you are one of the most incredible singers we ever seen and you Rock the world with your music and voice Talent all in one.i still have a lifesize picture of you framed .Got it from a music store in Jacksonville ,Florida .we just want you to know we all still love your music llike the Day . May God always Bless you in whatever you do.our Best Regards
That story is a new one on me. I knew she loved Lowell George because she sang so movingly at his memorial concert. I did not know they had romantic history. She constantly surprises me. I begin to understand now why she repudiated so much of her rock past - qualades (I have not a clue about the spelling) are, I assume, the "whites" of this song. She was beautiful and both a temptress and tempted.
She is still, to me, one of the best female vocalists that ever lived.
Info from my wild days, plus wikipedia: Quaaludes (2 a's) -- brand name for methaqualone -- also 'ludes' -- a powerful downer/tranquilizer, popular street drug in the 70's; I don't think they make them since 1985. The "whites" of the song were benzedrine, dexedrine or homemade methamphetamine tablets, widely available in the 70s, probably the most common form of street speed before crystal meth. They were small, thin, chalky white, and with a cross stamped on one side so they could be divided. Also called 'white crosses' and 'cross tops'. Lots of truckers took them to say awake.
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No, sir quaalude was a hypnotic. Sorta like lunesta. Whites are speed, sir, the essential drug of the long haul trucker.
+una mckillen yup whites was not Quaaludes it was Dexedrine,,a mini white sped pill often called road dope hahahah
whites is a reference to white crosses amphetamines popular with truckers at that time.
The only problem with this is that it wasn’t longer... much longer. Much love to Lowell and Linda.
Linda, you are so special.
Got to love you
I am a professional musician and I met Linda Ronstadt on Rock line the national radio program years ago late at night. I had to wait on hold to speak with her, and they asked me what I was going to talk about in advance , I wanted to tell her that I was a musician and that my ex and I played her music in the clubs and my ex did her Justice in delivering Linda's songs properly! But I didn't! I am friends with a girl bass player who worked with Linda's friend David Bromberg and she told me she met Linda personally and she's a really nice person. God bless Linda Ronstadt!