Linda Ronstadt

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CNN is airing The Sound of My Voice, the Linda Ronstadt documentary tonight. One of my favorite singers, who sadly, is unable to sing anymore. She was originally thought to have Parkinson's disease, but progressive supranuclear palsy is the correct diagnosis. (PSP is worse, and less treatable.) She was gifted with a beautiful, expressive, and amazingly versatile voice, and can sing in styles ranging from rock, to country, to pop standards, to light opera. Just a few examples:


She can do opera:


From her album of Disney songs. An exquisite version of the old Pinocchio standard:

 

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I so love her. When I first saw your post I thought she had died. My heart sank. This is my favorite.


Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, who played guitar for Steely Dan early on, is on the bongos (?) in this clip. Pretty cool.
 
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