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The Polack MSgt

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6. I was never a Linda Fan back in the 70s

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Thu Sep 20, 2018, 02:56 PM

Sep 2018

But a guy in my last squadron LOVED Linda Ronstadt - But only in Spanish.

He convinced me that she was never as good in English as she was when she sang the old Mexican songs. She sounds fantastic on this track

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Do you have a favorite Linda Ronstadt song? [View all] red dog 1 Sep 2018 OP

She had such a beautiful voice. lark Sep 2018 #1

I always thought she had a great voice too red dog 1 Sep 2018 #2

Linda Ronstadt hooked me on a lifelong love of female vocalists Danascot Sep 2018 #10

Blue Bayou brings tears to my eyes and chills to my spine PearliePoo2 Sep 2018 #3

Willin' bigbrother05 Sep 2018 #4

My favorite was "Someone to Lay Down Beside Me" meadowlark5 Sep 2018 #5

She has Parkinson's Disease, leaving her unable to sing due to loss of muscular control red dog 1 Sep 2018 #7

Oh, I was mistaken meadowlark5 Sep 2018 #9

I heard an interview in which she stated she noticed vocal changes well before her diagnosis. Raven123 Sep 2018 #31

Someone to lay down beside me.is lovely irisblue Sep 2018 #37

I was never a Linda Fan back in the 70s The Polack MSgt Sep 2018 #6

Thanks for posting that red dog 1 Sep 2018 #8

Isn't that wonderful? MuseRider Sep 2018 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author The Polack MSgt Sep 2018 #23

White Rhytem and Blues Va Lefty Sep 2018 #11

One of my first teenage crushes...oh my.... Lochloosa Sep 2018 #12

Huge voice Bayard Sep 2018 #14

Her music with Trio was wonderful too Bayard Sep 2018 #15

That beautifully describes, evokes melancholy and Duppers Sep 2018 #16

Blue Bayou! Hands down. Duppers Sep 2018 #17

Another amazing rendition.... Bayard Sep 2018 #18

Willing MaryMagdaline Sep 2018 #19

Yep. bmbmd Sep 2018 #34

Love Has No Pride JimGinPA Sep 2018 #20

Beautiful Bayard Sep 2018 #21

Trivia Question: Bayard Sep 2018 #22

Had to look it up, won't spoil MuseRider Sep 2018 #25

I know underpants Sep 2018 #26

Blue Bayou. 3catwoman3 Sep 2018 #24

I can't pick just one Ohiogal Sep 2018 #27

Faithless Love. Sneederbunk Sep 2018 #28

Not a favorite song but my favorite album of her's was... WePurrsevere Sep 2018 #29

One of the greatest female vocalists of all time paired with Nelson Riddle for a few albums Raven123 Sep 2018 #30

What's New, torch songs from the thirties and forties with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. cachukis Sep 2018 #32