Linda Ronstadt, 1978
 

Nishiki?

Be still my heart. Had a yuuge crush on 60's-70's Linda.

Yep, what a cutie, beauty, rock and roll songbird. :love:

Feet are gonna be hurtin' when she starts pedaling! Great shot.

Had!? :wtf:

I also had a super bigly crush on her in the late 70's and 80's!!:love::love:
Ooooooooh baby baby......
Sad that she cannot sing anymore because of health issues.......:(:(
Really hope she gets better and sings again!

Agreed, but we can sure be thankful she brought a legacy of such quality that we will always have, my heart races the minute she brings it. ;)

...Shouldn't this be included in the "Celebs on Bikes" thread?

Absolutely, and it has, but she easily deserves one of her own. ;)

Despite the fact she sang on it, I didn't realize for years that "Under African Skies" (my favorite track on Graceland) was Paul Simon's ode to Linda... Too bad she posed on skates and not a bicycle on an album cover from that era.

Willin'
To be movin'.

:love:

But im on the same boat as everyone. I grew up listening to her music and loved it.

Loved her albums with nelson riddle. They make my stereo aound terrific.

Broadening the topic a skosh, y'all know about Rides a Bike, right? Lots of Hollywood types riding bikes on studio back lots or publicity photos.

What a beauty and talent in 1978.
Her version of blue bayou is one of my all time favorite songs. I would say she's one of the exceptionally few people who can cover a song better than the original composers. Roy Orbison, the Eagles, Smokey Robinson, Buddy Holly etc.
Side note, Roy, Buddy and Don Henley of the eagles (who originally wrote desperado) are all from Texas. :D

Oh Yeah!
 

I have the " What's New" cd. Wonderful compilation. Really shows off the range of her voice.

I wonder if, like everything of merit she did, it came from Zevon.

I bet one of the mechanics had this poster on the wall near his bench!https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...17699be1aa.jpg

Wait everyone is staying on topic and talking about Linda Ronstadt and no one is discussing the fact that the brake cable is being run underneath the handlebars? WTF is happening to the C&V forum? :foo:

Well now I understand why she dumped Stone Ponies and went solo...
C'MON GUYS.

She is that good and that admired.

So 70's, and 80's, and 90's..... she brought it.

Her live stuff with Little Feat, Warren Zevon, etc is for the ages, she had a knack for connecting on stage with many other artists and sounding like she'd always been with that band. Lowell George said she was "a good listener." Which, from him, meant a lot.

Her Spanish album and the Nelson Riddle stuff showed her range.

She was a flat-out singer, all there was to it.

One of her early back-up singers had some good stuff, too: Nicolette Larson.