BigKahune Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 . I came across this terrible news in the lounge on Jaxson's thread - http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/104740-linda-ronstadt-is-silenceddiagnosed-with-parkinsons/ which has a link to an article on Linda's announcement. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneS Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Just saw that, too. I'd heard vague references to her "health issues" in recent years, but this is hard news for anyone who, like me, hoped to hear her perform again. Long ago, I saw her and Emmylou when they were on their Western Wall tour. Hearing her voice--those voices together--live in a small venue was...joy. In addition to the album material, they sang Kate McGarrigle's 'Talk to Me of Mendocino.' There's no way a recording could've captured what I heard that night, and so...I did still hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Sorry to hear. Her early work shaped an entire genre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerohead Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Terrible news! I saw Linda Ronstadt in 1980 at the Joe Louis arena in Detroit. I was 17 years old and into heavy metal at the time but was blown away by the power of her voice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdd707 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Sad Sad news! Although I don't remember much of the 70s, I do know she's one of the few from that pop/folk era that I've not seen live ..... now I guess I never will. Sad for Linda and her fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 This is so sad......she sang like an angel.....any of you guys around my age, MUST have had a secret crush on here when she was younger.....what a fox!!! Wishing her well!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajsc Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 To happier times Linda. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvXPBC0t6Mk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Sad story. Hated hearing this news last night. She has one of those "Orbison" kind of voices. Or maybe he had a "Ronstadt" kind of voice.... As you grow older you tend to appreciate some things in different ways. When I was a young man, she was the hottest thing in the world to me, and she happened to have a great voice. As I've grown older, I've come to recognize her voice as something that had to have come from heaven................Saw her in 72-73 when she headlined a Rock & Roll Concert in Kansas City, Arrowhead Stadium. She wore a very short red dress with black polka dots. Very short. I will never forget her in that dress. Put this story and the stories of her and her short dresses on Johnny Cash's show together and you'll understand..... I'd been home from Vietnam for over two years and I thought I'd seen everything, but until then I'd never seen Linda Ronstadt up close. She was the entire package. Nothing compares to her on that day. She came back through again with The Eagles around 78-79, but I missed her then. Maybe it's best, because there's no way she could have been better looking or sounding than the first time I saw her....I'm terribly sorry to hear she is ill. I hope there's some way they can truly help her. Even if she doesn't sing professionally again, I hope she has many good years left with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 That is very sad news. A guitar teacher I went to for a while many years ago had Parkinson's, but with medication he was able to keep teaching. I didn't know you couldn't sing anymore. It goes to show that old line of doing those things you want to do today. Her version of Blue Bayou was the voice of angels and does a little 'replay' in my head if anyone mentions the word 'Bayou" BluesKIng777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I had also heard stories about health issues but nothing specific. Not only that voice but the careers she helped boost like Emmy Lou Harris and song writers like Eric Kaz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mking Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I saw her twice in the early 70's. Once at East Carolina University and then in Greensboro. Her records did not do her justice. Her voice in concert was simply amazing and very very powerful. I will miss her singing. I hope she does well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robroy Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I saw Linda with a backup band consisting of future members of the Eagles, in the spring of '71, playing in my college cafeteria. I loved her then, but like the previous poster, I have come to appreciate her even more over the years. Incredible vocals along with a very adventurous musical spirit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merseybeat1963 Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Her voice perfected during the Cry like a rain storn & N.Riddle period.. That mexican stuff she was spot on when i saw her,virtually with no microphone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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