Simple Dreams

In this memoir, iconic singer Linda Ronstadt weaves together a captivating story of her origins in Tucson, Arizona, and her rise to stardom in the Southern California music scene of the 1960s and 70s.Born into a musical family, Linda s childhood was filled with everything from Hank Williams to Gilbert and Sullivan, Mexican folk music to jazz and opera Her artistic curiosity blossomed early, and she and her siblings began performing their own music for anyone who would listen Now, twelve Grammy Awards later, Ronstadt tells the story of her wide ranging and utterly unique musical journey.Ronstadt arrived in Los Angeles just as the folk rock movement was beginning to bloom, setting the stage for the development of country rock After the dissolution of her first band, the Stone Poneys, Linda went out on her own and quickly found success As part of the coterie of like minded artists who played at the Troubadour club in West Hollywood, she helped define the musical style that dominated American music in the 1970s One of her early back up bands went on to become the Eagles, and Linda would become the most successful female artist of the decade She has sold than 100 million records, won numerous awards, and toured all over the world Linda has collaborated with legends such as Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Aaron Neville, J.D Souther, Randy Newman, Neil Young, Bette Midler, and Frank Sinatra, as well as Homer Simpson and Kermit the Frog By the time she retired in 2009, Ronstadt had spent four decades as one of the most popular singers in the world, becoming the first female artist in popular music to release four consecutive platinum albums.In Simple Dreams, Ronstadt reveals the eclectic and fascinating journey that led to her long lasting success And she describes it all in a voice as beautiful as the one that sang Heart Like a Wheel longing, graceful, and authentic. Read Simple Dreams by Linda Ronstadt – kino-fada.fr PsstThis book is now available, September 17.Excellent interview with Terry Gross on Fresh Air ve been in love with Linda Ronstadt s voice since I first heard her belt out You re No Good through the earpiece of my transistor radio back in junior high After reading this memoir, I ve fallen in love with Linda as a person What a gracious, level headed, gentle, modest lady she is And if she didn t already have enough talents, we can now add writing PsstThis book is now available, September 17.Excellent interview with Terry Gross on Fresh Air ve been in love with Linda Ronstadt s voice since I first heard her belt out You re No Good through the earpiece of my transistor radio back in junior high After reading this memoir, I ve fallen in love with Linda as a person What a gracious, level headed, gentle, modest lady she is And if she didn t already have enough talents, we can now add writing to her list of creative abilities The entire book has a mellow vibe Even the unpleasant events are related with equanimity and with generosity toward those who wronged her The subtitle of the book is a musical memoir, and she does limit what she shares about her personal life This is not an autobiography in the traditional sense of the word After the opening chapters about her upbringing in Arizona, the rest of her story stays focused on the evolution of her musical caree...It pains me to write this I have waited for this book since I learned of its inception I own her albums, I ve gone to many a Ronstadt concert Simple Dreams is very light in the details and a slim volume of anything at all new If you ve been a fan of Ronstadt over the years as I have, most assuredly you will know pretty much all of what she has to offer here.Over the years, she had admitted to and discussed her various boyfriends, both long term and short term in articles and interviews It pains me to write this I have waited for this book since I learned of its inception I own her albums, I ve gone to many a Ronstadt concert Simple Dreams is very light in the details and a slim volume of anything at all new If you ve been a fan of Ronstadt over the years as I have, most assuredly you will know pretty much all of what she has to offer here.Over the years, she had admitted to and discussed her various boyfriends, both long term and short term in articles and interviews It s kind of incongruous to now refer to these relationships as sweethearts and keeping company Jerry Brown It s almost too Victorian and almost feministically backward for a woman her age and with her long career highlights Although she says the book is not about her personal life but about the music, she was at one time engaged to a music producer while working on her Cajun music pro...Let me start by saying that I m a huge fan of Ronstadt s contemporary pop country rock records I still consider Heart Like A Wheel, her 1974 breakthrough album, to be one of my favorite albums Even before HLAW, I was a fan Different Drum, Long Long Time, her work in country music.Having said that, this book turns out to be something of a disappointment, and not because she doesn t provide revealing details about her personal life I was hoping that R...Ronstadt addends her title with the phrase, A Musical Memoir, and to this she holds fast Simple Dreams is a highly compartmentalized recounting of the history of her voice Confined to musical influences, musical experiences and musical exploration, what we have here is not an individual s journey through life but the chronological narrative of a talent And while it is Linda s prerogative to restrict her recollections to the professional, I find that the story suffers in the absence of her h Ronstadt addends her title with the phrase, A Musical Memoir, and to this she holds fast Simple Dreams is a highly compartmentalized recounting of the history of her voice Confined to musical influences, musical experiences and musical exploration, what we have here is not an individual s journey through life but the chronological narrative of a talent And while it is Linda s prerogative to restrict her recollections to the professional, I find that the story suffers in the absence of her humanity.Upon finishing this memoir I realized, sadly, that I did not know how she felt about much of anything Not sure if she ever got married Not sure where her two children came from Not sure what she believes about love or hate, loneliness, despair, rapture, rage none of it I remain completely unaware of any emotional crisis she may have faced or conflict she may have struggled with And to imagine these elements of existence didn t play a part in her artistic history is to do that history a...She has a unique legacy of music spanning rock, Broadway, traditional American, opera, children s and Mexican songs The book is about that music not about Linda Ronstadt While it says this in the title, I think fans will be disappointed it is a very withholding memoir The content includes snippets about phrasing, vocal range, the sound of vowels, the technology, arrangements, rehearsals and choice of material As close to anything personal are the pages in the beginning about her family an She has a unique legacy of music spanning rock, Broadway, traditional American, opera, children s and Mexican songs The book is about that music not about Linda Ronstadt While it says this in the title, I think fans will be disappointed it is a very withholding memoir The content includes snippets about phrasing, vocal range, the sound of vowels, the technology, arrangements, rehearsals and choice of material As close to anything personal are the pages in the beginning about her family and at the end about her father s death leaving the reader to speculate about the one sentence on her mother s death The narrative is arranged in short vignettes The later chapters havesubstance than those on her early career, but all are sketchy There is a lot of name dropping throughout Could it be so simple She moved to LA and after one two open mike performance s at the Troubadour...I ve been on a memoir kick lately Penny Marshall, Debbie Reynolds, Garry Marshall, Dick Van Dyke, Betty White, Marlo Thomas A little gossip, a little show business history, some behind the scenes insight, they re fun and they usually don t leave much of an impression I don t know how much of Linda Ronstadt s memoir I ll remember, but it is the best one I ve read so far.Ronstadt s writing style is simple and direct It s a pleasure to read She seems to have written the book without a co wri I ve been on a memoir kick lately Penny Marshall, Debbie Reynolds, Garry Marshall, Dick Van Dyke, Betty White, Marlo Thomas A little gossip, a little show business history, some behind the scenes insight, they re fun and they usually don t leave much of an impression I don t know how much of Linda Ronstadt s memoir I ll remember, but it is the best one I ve read so far.Ronstadt s writing style is simple and direct It s a pleasure to read She seems to have written the book without a co writer, but there may beinformation on that when the book is released.This is truly a musical memoir she includes little that doesn t have to do with making music There are no shocking revelations and it seems that she has remained friends with every man she ever had a long term relationship with The only sto...This memoir is all about the music, from her start to her last recordings While it is nice to know a bitabout her musical influences and why she chose to record what she did, it Is very light on any kind of personal memories or motivations She definitely does not kiss and tell either I don t mind that, I don t need those details, but I don t feel that I learned much about her Each time she speaks about a new dir...As a teenager I loved Linda Ronstadt s music, and that love continued into my adulthood Unlike many if not most of contemporary singers, Linda Ronstadt is also a consummate musician She grew up in an extremely musical and well educated family and relied upon that upbringing and musical knowledge to achievethan most singers could ever hope of achieving in one lifetime She has excelled at singing recording everything from country, rock, opera and Mexican music to beautiful old standards As a teenager I loved Linda Ronstadt s music, and that love continued into my adulthood Unlike many if not most of contemporary singers, Linda Ronstadt is also a consummate musician She grew up in an extremely musical and well educated family and relied upon that upbringing and musical knowledge to achievethan most singers could ever hope of achieving in one lifetime She has excelled...Linda Ronstadt is a talented singer and songwriter I have enjoyed her music and following her career This book however is a disappointment It is merely a chronology of her life She has been at the center of musical history, and adds no insight or color while relating her journey She influenced many and is gifted in understanding the musical influences of her compatriots Her breath of talent is remarkable However, she shares little of herself or her personal life with us She devotes a s Linda Ronstadt is a talented singer and songwriter I have enjoyed her music and following her career This book however is a disappointment It is merely a chronology of her life She has been at the center of musical history, and adds no insight or color while relating her journey She influenced many and is gifted in understanding the musical influences of her comp...I was so disappointed in this book I love Linda Ronstadt and her voice, she is so talented I knew this was not going to be a tell all book, that it was going to be about the music I did expect however to get some insight as to how she moved through her career, some of her experiences, something about what she felt as she went through each step of her career How becoming a mother effected it, how getting ill effected it What we get instead is just a list, a list of each album and who playe I was so disappointed in this book I love Linda Ronstadt an...

• English
• 03 October 2017
Linda Ronstadt
• Hardcover
• 256 pages
• 1451668724
• Linda Ronstadt
• Simple Dreams