Some of you may be aware of this, but in case you're not, the Australian import
label Raven has seen fit to release Linda's first two solo albums (HAND SOWN,
HOME GROWN; SILK PURSE) on one CD...and with an added bonus. The long-lost minor
1971 hit "She's A Very Lovely Woman" has finally made it onto CD after almost
thirty-nine years of obscurity.

For a further review of this compilation, click on (or bookmark) the link below:

http://www.epinions.com/review/Hand_Sown_Home_Grown_Silk_Purse_10_13_by_Linda_Ro\
\nstadt_612657030820/content_489771011716

P.S.: Pardon my shameless self-promotion (LOL).

Erik

I don't know how many here have heard of her, but in a recent Nashville Scene
article (August 19, 2009), alternative-country artist Caitlin Rose (whose mother
Liz co-wrote half of Taylor Swift's first album) had some great things to say
about Our Girl:

"To be a singer is a really important thing.  Take Linda Ronstadt. The thing
about her is that she was a phenomenal singer from the beginning. She was
untrained and she didn't really know how to take care of her voice, but the
thing she did as a singer was develop an entire artistry around it. She chose
songs. She made J.D. Souther famous. She made a lot of people famous by having a
sensibility of what songs were good. She had a feeling for these songs. I read
her interviews all the time, and she has more music knowledge in her head than
any VH1 special ever. There's something to be said for someone who takes singing
as a craft."

It might seem like a lot of stuff you've heard before about Linda from her
peers...except that Caitlin happens to be only 22(!), and she does have a
natural feel for the distant past (which with respect to Linda would be the
early-to-middle 1970s), which shows just how wordly and scholarly this
"young'un" is.

Nashville Scene article in its entirety (August 19, 2009):
http://www.nashvillescene.com/2009-08-20/news/wild-ones-three-hot-acts-present-a\
-new-breed-of-female-songwriter/1

A picture of Caitlin can be found in "Linda's Fans In The Music Business" photo
album in the Photos section.

And here's Caitlin performing "Love Has No Pride" at Nashville's Mercy Lounge on
July 13, 2009:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YdFpp5fHj0

Erik

I have a row EEE, that means 5th row ticket available to this show.  Contact me
here if you are interested or call 831-238-0861

Thanks.

This is semi-OT, but it bears posting, because, in light of her second
collaborative album of covers with Matthew Sweet coming out, former Bangles lead
singer Susanna Hoffs says a lot of great things about Our Girl:

http://www.planetout.com/entertainment/2009/08/susanna-hoffs-bangles-under-cover\
s.html

Erik

Readers won't be scandalized or even surprised by Bego's ( Aretha
Franklin ) "unauthorized biography" of the pop singer extraordinaire.
The author is obviously a big fan of Ronstadt's, and his biography
intersperses the facts of her life with effusive praise of her musical
accomplishments. Bego takes us from Ronstadt's childhood in Tucson,
Ariz., where she first became "mesmerized by music," through the
mid-1960s in Los Angeles as the lead singer for the Stone Poneys, her
superstar period as "the most successful female singer of the 1970s,"
and her forays into opera, jazz and mariachi music during the last
decade. Along the way, we learn, rather sketchily, about Ronstadt's
affairs with singer J. D. Souther, actor Albert Brooks, former
California governor Jerry Brown and filmmaker George Lucas, among
others. Bego relies on past interviews from a multitude of magazines and
newspapers, and although he has done a capable job of pasting together
quotes from various sources to create a coherent chronology, rarely does
he attempt to probe beneath the surface of Ronstadt's California cool.
Photos not seen by PW.
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virek213 wrote:
> It is due in no small part to a thyroid condition known as Hashimoto's
Thyroiditis, which causes quite a lot of lethargy in those affected by it. 
Linda supposedly knew that she had this condition back in the 1970s, but it only
really began to affect her adversely in the early 1990s.  As I understand it,
she has taken various cortisone treatments which make her look terribly
overweight and her face very puffy.
>
> Given all this, it is quite remarkable that she has seemingly remained
unperturbed by all the catty remarks out there that say things to the effect
that she "let herself go", which is absolutely false.  And it's just as
remarkable that she even still performs at all (IMHO).

100% agree with you, Erik. It's great to see Linda is still performing
and looking happy and healthy. "Who could ask for anything more?"

I imagine she is still sounding just as wonderful as ever?

--
mb

perhaps linda absorbed radiation in the 50s growing up in new mejico and
arizona,,consequence of the nuclear tests,,,,,,,,,,,hashimotos thyroiditis was
noticed and named by a dr hashimoto in thyroid tumors and gland dysfunction in
survivors of nagasaki and hiroshima,no wonder she dislikes the military

It is due in no small part to a thyroid condition known as Hashimoto's
Thyroiditis, which causes quite a lot of lethargy in those affected by it. 
Linda supposedly knew that she had this condition back in the 1970s, but it only
really began to affect her adversely in the early 1990s.  As I understand it,
she has taken various cortisone treatments which make her look terribly
overweight and her face very puffy.

Given all this, it is quite remarkable that she has seemingly remained
unperturbed by all the catty remarks out there that say things to the effect
that she "let herself go", which is absolutely false.  And it's just as
remarkable that she even still performs at all (IMHO).

Erik

--- In lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com, "cfelding_usa" <cfelding_usa@...>
wrote:

OMG!  The latest pics are just shocking.  What Happpened?

OMG!  The latest pics are just shocking.  What Happpened?

Actually, here it's the "Lots Of Linda" section.

Erik

--- In lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com, virek213 <no_reply@...> wrote:

I have put in five new photos in my Whole Lotta Linda collection in the Photos
section for everyone's perusal.

Erik
>

I have put in five new photos in my Whole Lotta Linda collection in the Photos
section for everyone's perusal.

Erik

And given how many people in the entertainment world have suddenly died in
recent times (and how much the media makes of sensationalistic early demises), I
appreciate Linda for persevering and for keeping her flame burning.

Erik

--- In lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com, "robertaxel6" <robertaxel6@...> wrote:

Thanks for all the years of great music!

Robert

Thanks for all the years of great music!

Robert

By MATCFAMILY
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(Las Vegas, Nevada)  - See all my reviews
<http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A2QV1KOWC52M7N/ref=cm_cr_dp\
_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&sort%5Fby=MostRecentReview>         Linda Ronstadt's
amazing tribute to the music of her father finally comes to DVD. Not
only is the show visually dazzling; but her voice couldn't be more
beautiful. And the dancing and the sets and Danny Valdez!!! I saw the
tour live years ago and am very impressed how well the show has been
captured on film. You have never seen a show like this before!
In reading reviews about Linda Ronstadt's work I am always surprised
when people try to lock her into one era or style. Nowadays when its
said a recording artist has reinvented themself.. it usually means they
have colored their hair or changed their clothing.
With Linda Ronstadt you hear not only her talent but her attention to
style and detail. Her phrasing and delivery are so authentic you would
think she was from another time or place. What an intelligent and
fascinating musical career this woman has had (and has)!!! Her talent
and continuous commitment to craft inspires and humbles the rest



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--- In lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com, "Susanne" <longstemmedlily2@...>
wrote:
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> <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000002H9Z?tag=omg01-20&camp=0&creative=0&lin\
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> Linda's emotional range is both subtle and immense. For example, from
> her "Tata Dios," which wrenches me to tears every time I hear it, to the
> mock seriousness of her "El toro relajo," which is always worth a good
> laugh.
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> Mas Canciones
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>sta linda,canta magnifico,precisamente en el astilo de mariachi
,me agacho mi sombrero y caballo,pues,no cabe un caballo en mi apartamento,si
pudiera,lo haria,,,,,tengo disco de ballet folklorico que se gravo en 59,en
marca rca,,,,,estereo,con jesusita en chihuahua,adelita,una huasteca,un
huapango,y otros,que si linda gravara unos nuevos,ella las haria vivir con nueva
sangre,,,Z.....

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Linda's emotional range is both subtle and immense. For example, from
her "Tata Dios," which wrenches me to tears every time I hear it, to the
mock seriousness of her "El toro relajo," which is always worth a good
laugh.



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17 of Ronstadt's favorites, including: Adios * All My Life * Blue Bayou
* Desperado * Don't Know Much * Heart like a Wheel * It's So Easy * Just
One Look * Somewhere Out There * When Will I Be Loved * and more.
Includes bio.


Best of Linda Ronstadt
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To my knowledge, Linda has no official computer page....

--- In lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com, "Stan Prentice" <stanprentice@...>
wrote:
>
> I never used Myspace, but I went there this morning and decided to join. I
> found several myspace pages for Linda Ronstadt, and one that is supposed to
> be the "Official Linda Ronstadt My Space Page." Does anyone know if Linda
> actually has given in to the computer age, and is using Myspace? I kind of
> doubt it. I think it's probably run by a fan. Am I correct?
>
> Stan
>
>
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>

I never used Myspace, but I went there this morning and decided to join. I
found several myspace pages for Linda Ronstadt, and one that is supposed to
be the "Official Linda Ronstadt My Space Page." Does anyone know if Linda
actually has given in to the computer age, and is using Myspace? I kind of
doubt it. I think it's probably run by a fan. Am I correct?

Stan


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Hi guys;

Yes, I have the Cajun album... Nothing about California or Nevada but you can
check out the schedule here:

http://ronstadt-linda.com/v-web/bulletin/Christmas/viewtopic.php?t=7866




--- In lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com, "Stan Prentice" <stanprentice@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Rob!
>    Hope all is well with you and your's!   Linda is still one of my favs!.
> I love the Cajun album she did with Ann Savoy!
> Have you heard that one?
> Know of any upcoming Linda concerts coming to Nevada or California???
>
> take care--gstanley
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of robertaxel6
>   Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 3:13 PM
>   To: lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com
>   Subject: Re: [Linda Ronstadt Club] Linda's Own Signature Guitar
>
>
>
>   hi Gloria!
>
>   It has been awhile.. how goes it?
>
>   Robert
>
>   --- In lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com, "Stan Prentice"
> <stanprentice@> wrote:
>   >
>   > thank you, Erik for passing this information along! What a beautiful
>   > thing! What a great thing for the ultimate Linda fan to have and use! I
>   > wonder how much will they cost? If I had a few thousand to burn, I'd
>   > certainly buy one!
>   > (in my dreams. . . . sigh!)
>   > gloria stanley
>   > -----Original Message-----
>   > From: lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com
>   > [mailto:lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of virek213
>   > Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:41 AM
>   > To: lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com
>   > Subject: [Linda Ronstadt Club] Linda's Own Signature Guitar
>   >
>   >
>   > For those who aren't aware, the Martin guitar company has made available
> a
>   > limited Linda Ronstadt Signature Edition acoustic guitar, only 150 of
> which
>   > will be made. For more, click on (or bookmark) the links below.
>   >
>   > Article:
>   > http://www.martinguitar.com/artists/display_artist.php?d=387
>   >
>   > Technical Specifications:
>   >
> http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/guitars.php?m=00-42%20Linda%2
>   > 0Ronstadt&p=a&d=387
>   >
>   > Close-Up Images:
>   >
> http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/pImages/detail.php?m=00-42%20
>   > Linda%20Ronstadt
>   >
>   > Erik
>   >
>   >
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>   >
>   >
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>   >
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Thank you for the link to our girl. Great pics. You're the best, Eric. (smiles)




 

--- On Thu, 4/2/09, virek213 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


From: virek213 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [Linda Ronstadt Club] Arts Advocacy Day Pics Of Our Girl
To: lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009, 2:56 PM






Check out the pics of Linda, at Arts Advocacy Day (03/31/09) on Capitol Hill, at
the below link:

http://www.contactm usic.com/ pictures/ linda_ronstadt/ 1-1

Erik



















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Hi Rob!
    Hope all is well with you and your's!   Linda is still one of my favs!.
I love the Cajun album she did with Ann Savoy!
Have you heard that one?
Know of any upcoming Linda concerts coming to Nevada or California???

take care--gstanley
   -----Original Message-----
   From: lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of robertaxel6
   Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 3:13 PM
   To: lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com
   Subject: Re: [Linda Ronstadt Club] Linda's Own Signature Guitar



   hi Gloria!

   It has been awhile.. how goes it?

   Robert

   --- In lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com, "Stan Prentice"
<stanprentice@...> wrote:
   >
   > thank you, Erik for passing this information along! What a beautiful
   > thing! What a great thing for the ultimate Linda fan to have and use! I
   > wonder how much will they cost? If I had a few thousand to burn, I'd
   > certainly buy one!
   > (in my dreams. . . . sigh!)
   > gloria stanley
   > -----Original Message-----
   > From: lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com
   > [mailto:lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of virek213
   > Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:41 AM
   > To: lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com
   > Subject: [Linda Ronstadt Club] Linda's Own Signature Guitar
   >
   >
   > For those who aren't aware, the Martin guitar company has made available
a
   > limited Linda Ronstadt Signature Edition acoustic guitar, only 150 of
which
   > will be made. For more, click on (or bookmark) the links below.
   >
   > Article:
   > http://www.martinguitar.com/artists/display_artist.php?d=387
   >
   > Technical Specifications:
   >
http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/guitars.php?m=00-42%20Linda%2
   > 0Ronstadt&p=a&d=387
   >
   > Close-Up Images:
   >
http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/pImages/detail.php?m=00-42%20
   > Linda%20Ronstadt
   >
   > Erik
   >
   >
   >
   >
   >
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   >





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Check out the pics of Linda, at Arts Advocacy Day (03/31/09) on Capitol Hill, at
the below link:

http://www.contactmusic.com/pictures/linda_ronstadt/1-1

Erik

Saw this in today's TIMES:

NY TIMES ARTS, BRIEFLY
More Aid for the Arts Is Sought

By ROBIN POGREBIN; Compiled by FELICIA R. LEE
Published: March 30, 2009
Americans for the Arts, a lobbying group, plans to ask Congress on Tuesday to
increase
the annual appropriation for the National Endowment for the Arts to $200 million
from
the $155 million that was provided for the agency in the recent omnibus bill.
The
request will come on the group's 22nd annual Arts Advocacy Day. In the past
the organization has requested $176 million for the agency, the amount the
Endowment
was given at its highest financing, in 1992. But this year the need of arts
institutions
is greater, the group has said, and President Obama said during the presidential
campaign that he would request an increase. About 500 arts advocates are
expected to
meet with about one-third of Congress on Tuesday. Among those scheduled to
testify
before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and
Related Agencies are the singers Linda Ronstadt and Josh Groban, and the jazz
trumpeter Wynton Marsalis.

hi Gloria!

It has been awhile.. how goes it?

Robert

--- In lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com, "Stan Prentice" <stanprentice@...>
wrote:
>
> thank you, Erik for passing this information along!   What a beautiful
> thing!   What a great thing for the ultimate Linda fan to have and use!   I
> wonder how much will  they cost?   If I had a few thousand to burn, I'd
> certainly buy one!
> (in my dreams. . . . sigh!)
> gloria stanley
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of virek213
>   Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:41 AM
>   To: lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com
>   Subject: [Linda Ronstadt Club] Linda's Own Signature Guitar
>
>
>   For those who aren't aware, the Martin guitar company has made available a
> limited Linda Ronstadt Signature Edition acoustic guitar, only 150 of which
> will be made. For more, click on (or bookmark) the links below.
>
>   Article:
>   http://www.martinguitar.com/artists/display_artist.php?d=387
>
>   Technical Specifications:
>   http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/guitars.php?m=00-42%20Linda%2
> 0Ronstadt&p=a&d=387
>
>   Close-Up Images:
>   http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/pImages/detail.php?m=00-42%20
> Linda%20Ronstadt
>
>   Erik
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

I'm in love with Linda   :)  She has just the best voice there is today, what
talent! A beautiful person,a beautiful soul. I also happen to ADMIRE the way she
is outspoken and tells the world the way she feels about things. Love ya Linda!
terry c    (p.s. wish i could get the backstage passes to merlefest!  oh well,
mabye next year!)

thank you, Erik for passing this information along!   What a beautiful
thing!   What a great thing for the ultimate Linda fan to have and use!   I
wonder how much will  they cost?   If I had a few thousand to burn, I'd
certainly buy one!
(in my dreams. . . . sigh!)
gloria stanley
   -----Original Message-----
   From: lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of virek213
   Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:41 AM
   To: lindaronstadtclub@yahoogroups.com
   Subject: [Linda Ronstadt Club] Linda's Own Signature Guitar


   For those who aren't aware, the Martin guitar company has made available a
limited Linda Ronstadt Signature Edition acoustic guitar, only 150 of which
will be made. For more, click on (or bookmark) the links below.

   Article:
   http://www.martinguitar.com/artists/display_artist.php?d=387

   Technical Specifications:
   http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/guitars.php?m=00-42%20Linda%2
0Ronstadt&p=a&d=387

   Close-Up Images:
   http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/pImages/detail.php?m=00-42%20
Linda%20Ronstadt

   Erik





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For those who aren't aware, the Martin guitar company has made available a
limited Linda Ronstadt Signature Edition acoustic guitar, only 150 of which will
be made. For more, click on (or bookmark) the links below.

Article:
http://www.martinguitar.com/artists/display_artist.php?d=387

Technical Specifications:
http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/guitars.php?m=00-42%20Linda%20Ronst\
adt&p=a&d=387

Close-Up Images:
http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/pImages/detail.php?m=00-42%20Linda%\
20Ronstadt

Erik

is on my playlist


http://www.webnow.com/mymusic

Pardon this shameless self-promotion, but I came up with 25 of my
personal favorite songs of Linda's that are either very much of the
country music genre or are on the perimeter of it, at Country Universe.
Click on the link below for the whole thing:

http://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/02/13/favorite-songs-by-favorite-
artists-linda-ronstadt/