Leland says "I'm such a fan" -> which is why it's so much fun listening to you talk about all the artists you've worked with.

Sadly as we know, Linda's singing voice has been silenced by progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), but aren't we fortunate that her magnificent voice lives on in her recordings. Ms. Ronstadt's music has been a part of my life since I was a teenager(I'm now 61) and it has always been a source of comfort in tough times and joy in good times. Thank you for showcasing her talent, Mr. Sklar and I am so happy to hear you are getting your vaccine!....

@teresaclark1508

3 жыл бұрын

I could have written this exact post!

Linda's vocal gift has been our blessing. I LOVE the lady.

To stand near and surround that voice with your instrument - just Wow. Actually "Winter Light" was a critical success but commercially far less popular than Ronstadt's two decades of platinum albums. It remains a gorgeous somewhat under appreciated gem. Just listen then listen again. Bravo

Tell Linda we love her, tell Linda we still need her. Sigh...

@sceiron1

3 жыл бұрын

Heavy sigh indeed

@luckyone8793

3 жыл бұрын

Yes- indeed! She is a treasure💞

Her disease took her voice, but it can’t take the love from her heart that other fellow musicians felt when they were around her. Leland, thanks for focusing on what Linda has, not what she lost. Just watching this, I can feel your admiration and love you had and still have for her.

Thanks for playing Linda again..just an absolute divine gift of a voice. It may be the first time I heard you play, back in the 70’s..as I was young lad back in those days. Fell in love with her voice, and her band. These songs from the ‘90’s show she just never failed to deliver. I promise not to mention how amazing your memory is, every time I comment..but I will today. Unreal. Can’t wait for the Immediate Family album!..Sorry about the premature congrats on the 2nd shot, it’s coming. Stay safe, and thank you for taking this time to brighten our days. 🖕

Ah! Linda! How wonderful! She can sing literally anything!

Winter light is an amazing song, the fact that it is her in one instrument it just blows me away every time! Wish I could’ve gotten the chance to see her live. Wishing you the best though Linda!

Her voice gives me "chills!" I so admire her strength--such a devastating illness! Thank you Linda for all the beautiful music❣

This channel has been "instrumental" in helping me reconnect with so many of the sounds that shaped my life (to wit: anything by Linda). What I really love, though, is that it's helped you reconnect with some of your musical friends and colleagues, as well. So glad to hear that you were able to catch up with Sheena.

EVERYTHING Linda touches is pure magic!

Linda's vocal at the beginning of the first song sounds as if it was recorded with a real live echo chamber with a monitor at one end and a microphone at the other end. It is the most unique recording of any of her vocals before! SOooooo talented! It has always been one of my favorite voices ever!!!

Oh, that voice! It’s like a crystal bell. Add that to the great musical productions and, you’re right, it doesn’t get better than that. Hope Maureen does well with her second dose, and yours goes well tomorrow. Stay safe and stay well!

God she has such a beautiful voice. Thankful that I've gotten to see her perform a few times.

The best at their best. It is far greater than the mere sum of their parts. You are the best Mr Sklar. Thank you for the great inscription in your book. It was Linda related. We have the records to prove that such a wonderful voice actually existed. We have you to prove that the meld between music, heart and soul, can be found in a human being.

Interesting you mention mastering Leland. No question it’s an art form in itself, unfortunately lots of artists want their final mix as loud as possible to get the attention of the listener when they have their device on shuffle. It means of course that the quiet stuff gets loud which has the effect of robbing the dynamics! Old guy grouch over🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍

@sgommerable

3 жыл бұрын

The Loudness wars are an ongoing battle

@garanceadrosehn9691

3 жыл бұрын

Many times it isn't the artist, it's the record label.

@ericfleetwood6744

3 жыл бұрын

And the compression makes it unlistenable to us grouchy old guys (and anyone who appreciates real music).

@garanceadrosehn9691

3 жыл бұрын

@@hanspeterlillese2225 - compressing to an MP3 means less accuracy in detail, but that's a different type of compression than what is meant by "loudness wars". MP3 compression means the music can be stored (or streamed) in fewer bytes. "loudness wars" is where the quietest parts of a song are deliberately made louder, so you're "compressing" the loudness of the song. Every instrument, every note sung is made loud. The song ends up with a minimal dynamic range.

@garanceadrosehn9691

3 жыл бұрын

@@hanspeterlillese2225 - It does not. And it also depends on what resolution of MP3 you're compressing to. If you go much over 256-KB/sec, most people cannot hear the difference between that audio and a lossless version of the song. When developers were coming up with MP3 compression, one of the songs they wanted to successfully render was Suzanne Vega's song "Tom's Diner". That is a song with a pretty decent dynamic range, and is certainly not a loud-rocking song. If MP3 compression had distorted the sound of that song, then MP3's never would have gone anywhere. And make no mistake: mastering a song so everything is loud is a distortion of the music. More to the point: The loudness wars were an issue on CD releases starting around the year 2000. No MP3 compression involved.

Linda’s is the voice all others are measured against. Amazing the number and diversity of genres she tackled and owned. Thanks Lee . . so many of us old timers getting the shots in march . . . so relieved! stay safe and well everyone. . starting to see a small glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel

When it comes to Linda, I am also "such a fan, I can't tell you." 🙂

From a whisper to a roar and back again in the same line. So great.

Linda is one of the few artists who can cover a tune and really make it her own. Buddy Holly is Rock&Roll royalty, but Linda knocked songs like “That’ll Be the Day” right out of the park. Great selection of tunes today!

I will be right here with you through all the ads and commercials! I think maybe a few others as well if not all of us!

For some reason I always think of Linda and Karla Bonhoff together. Their vocals hit me in the same way. I Wore out Linda’s album Hasten Down the Wind decades ago. Magnificent

@sceiron1

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, you can still probably get hold of a beautifully remastered CD copy of Hasten via Mobile Fidelity Sound labs, truly stunning.

@w.geoffreyspaulding6588

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Mike! BTW...would you prefer Michael? Love that name..

@thinkerly1

3 жыл бұрын

They are best friends. Linda sang her songs and promoted her career.

@w.geoffreyspaulding6588

3 жыл бұрын

@@thinkerly1 thanks for info. That makes me smile...

Hello Leeland good luck with your shot for covid - 19✌

Just bought this album after listening to your show. ( finally found it). As always, excellent job. Being a bass player, I just love your touch. Just outstanding. But, Linda's run at the end of "Do what you want to do" is absolutely stunning in the POWER. I have albums of the Marvelous Miss Ronstadt back to the Stone Ponys and have NEVER heard her blow out the lights like that. Without a doubt the finest voice out there. Keep up the great work!!

Goffin/King for "Oh, No Not My Baby" and Bacharach/David for "I Just Don't Know What to do with Myself" and "Anyone Who Had a Heart."

"Heartbeats" so hypnotic...have to keep listening to it all the way through. I've never heard this until today. It brings the Stars,the Sun and the Moon in close for a better listen. I think thats how powerful the gravity of Linda's performance is...always !

Spike Jones "Never Hit your Grandma with a shovel" is a particular favourite. When my kids were very young we put together a compilation CD (Remember those) for their Grandmother that included this track. It made my kids fall over laughing at the time (they were 5 & 7) Even now in their late teens it still raises a smile. Check it out.

Those physical reactions to a great voice. I don't know how that works, other singers can create it for me but nobody does it as often as Linda does. And the reactions don't fade over time, it's remarkable and I love it.

"I think he invented flubber" good one, Lee... 🤓🤣🤗

Lee, you REALLY need to wear long sleeves when you're crawling through your shrubbery and stuff, I eventually got tired of coming back in from doing trees etc with blood here there and everywhere and bought myself a pair of overalls especially for that sort of work. It was interesting to hear you use the word "construction" I've been involved with music for all my working life and of course listening for longer and now after all these years the construction of the songs/music is something I've been paying lot more attention to . The funny thing is it started with a Nick Cave song and he's been an artist that I'd never really managed to attune myself to until I heard "Nobody's Baby Now" The construction of that song is, absolutely sublime, went out the next day and hunted down the "Lovely Creatures" anthology which gets a fair bit of play at home and discovered a whole lot more gems.

"It's a remarkable experience just to be around her". Linda seems universally beloved by all the musicians and collaborators that were in her orbit. Kind of rare in a creative but far too often dirty rotten business. Thanks for your time with us Mr. Bass Man.

The instrument making that wonderful, whimsical sound is called a glass armonica. It was invented by Ben Franklin. The instrument can cause lead buildup in one's blood. Dennis James is the player that plays the instrument for Linda on the album and he has to check the lead level in his blood because touching the glass too much can cause lead poisoning. That's one of the reasons the instrument stopped being popular. People thought it caused madness.

God, Linda's voice is from the angels - amazing pipes. I'd encourage you to get KZread Premium - no ads ever - it's about $18 per month, but so worth it.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA @ 21:12 I almost snarked water out my noise....Lee's reaction is like all of us every time a DANG ad comes on while watching a video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel your pain LEE!

I know, being such an admirer of Linda, and her voice, how frustrated and genuinely disgusted you were with those ads. They frustrate the mess outta me as well when I'm listening to my music, especially in the middle of a guitar solo! Even with the ads, it didn't take away from the impact of this lady's talent. I loved that performance of Anyone Who Had A Heart!! Such a beautiful song. Thx so much.

Tell Linda we love her

Juliannnnnnnn..........I sound like a broken record but Julian was around the same time as Sheena in my youth and what an album he put out!!!!!!!! I know he has put out albums but that first one was huge!!!!!!! Julian thanks for great memories as well for my youth you made me early music memories GREAT too!!!!!!!!!!

Linda, one of the absolute best singers around. Anyone Who Had A Heart, the Bacharach/David song, many have covered the song. Count Linda's version as one of the best renditions. My youngest daughter sang it to win a high school performing arts contest, the best rendition ever, of course. These days, 10 years later, she's a third year med student. If my daughter was ever to cut an album, we would call you for the gig, LOL. All the best on your shot. Take care, Lee.

She knocks it out of the park and then some at the end of I dont know what to do with myself

Thanks Lee, Linda is the best. Another cd to dig out of the collection and give it more attention.

What can be said about LINDA R .... The most versatile singer to ever grace the music world . SO VERY talented and a powerhouse voice . Just love her ! And, your bass playing is so remarkable ... Always serves the song🙌🏽 When I go in the studio for ANY track I am recording , I always ask myself, “What would Lee do?” 😎 Thanks again for sharing your adventures. Hope to see you on down the line .

The lady sure can sing! Always one of my favorite.

Golly she's incredible. Thanks for playing these, Lee.

I was a jr or sr in high school in SoCal when "Different Drum" came out & was so taken with Linda's voice at 1st listen & have been a fan ever since.

Quirky is OK. It is better for us to not always be taken to the same place when we experience music. Variety is the essence of life.

Thanks for a great channel Lee. Hope that is ok, I feel I know you. You and Rick B. made Covid bearable. I grew up hearing Linda Ronstadt on the radio... but didn't really listen to her. Then a few years ago, I started listening and appreciating her gift... and her connection to the Eagles... and then two weeks ago... her connection to Trio. The great ones will be remembered. I hope y'all know how much you have enriched our lives.

Warm greetings! "Heartbeats Accelerating" came from the wondrous quirky McGarrigle sisters, written by Anna. Among Linda's abundance of talents was always the knack for choosing amazing songs....she gifted many a songwriter's career!

OMG! Thank you for sharing this-Winter Light is one of my favorite Ronstadt albums! Her interpretations of “I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself” and “Anyone Who Had A Heart” are absolutely stunning! I am living for these videos where you discuss your work with the female vocalists...SO awesome! Thank you, Lee! Mikki 😎🎸💜⚡️👏🏽

Heartbeats Accelerating is one of my favourites songs she did......written by a couple of fellow Canadians.....this song must of been a nightmare to record,it is sooo offbeat....you have got to love it....

Awesome! And that does not fully describe her. Have a great day.

I have always been a bit crazy about Linda. In about 1970 Linda played at the Troubadour fairly often and i was lucky enough to be there for nearly every performance. She always put her heart into every song. By the way, I think your brother Waddy was a key member of her band for a time. I always admired his playing. For a while i think early on her band was the guys that formed the Eagles. Of course you must already know. Its so interesting to hear about your experiences. Thank you Leland. Be well!

Thanks, Lee, for sharing your life with us that you have spent with so many great artists, notably Linda. These two memorable Bacharach-David songs, and her astonishing, goosebump-inducing treatments of them, have just blown me away.

Arenas in Massachusetts here are opening in late March! Only to a certain capacity but hey...it’ll HELP the economy of the venues some! Moving forward! Omg Linda’s voice always floors me! That vocal performance on the third tune is jaw-dropping.

You were such a lucky man to play in the shadows of so many legends, which makes you a legend! For female vocalist, Linda is amongst those at the top of my list. I loved her Blue Bayou, and her version of Willin, she just killed the vocals! Thanks for sharing some Linda Ronstadt with us today, I heard cuts I hadnt heard before and they were great. Glad to hear you get your second dose of vaccine tomorrow, i am still waiting for my first dose, cant come too soon! Take care!

Absolutely great songs there by Linda Ronstadt. These recordings are absolutely top grade. It’s not an album I was familiar with so thank you Lee for making us aware of it. I’ve added it to my Apple Music library. Take care and stay safe. 👍

Looking forward to seeing bits of the immediate Family rehearsals 😉

Wow! I'd love to hear Carole King's opinion of Linda Ronstadt's version.

Thanks for Linda.........She is SO Good!!!!!!! Got that Linda..........Some might be NO GOOD......but you are Sooooooo Good!

This is crazy because at work today (Hurricane Records Tucson) I brought Linda Ronstadt Winterlight. I ended up playing it twice. I talked with a customer and ended up missing half of it before he left. I remember thinking as I talked of certain songs caught my ear as I was talking. After he left I put it up again. I smiled at that as I did it. I used to play Winterlight at PDQ Records where I worked 1986-2001 and then again after my angel bride passed 2015-2019 until they closed for good. One of my favorite albums many have never heard. Very diverse album from New Ageish to Country to Tish Hinojosa's amazing Adonde Voy to very Heart Like a Rainstormish soul ballads. And a song with one of my favorite movie composers from Poland Zbigniew Preisner. This album to me has always been kind of a Best Of album of songs many have never really heard. Thank you so much for this treasure.

sorry but my fave part of this (beside next level Linda) is watching u go from pissed to totally into the sound again :) Hang in there Lee our long dark winter is coming to an end :)

Beautiful, sexy, talented, fearless...and Linda Ronstadt ain't so bad either Lee;) Thanks so much for showcasing Linda Ronstadt; she's an American Treasure. I watch her interviews and love hearing her talk almost as much as I love hearing her sing. And I was really happy to hear you will be working with Julian Lennon. I always thought he got a raw deal and am so glad to hear he's back at it. Please keep us in the loop as to how that progresses. As always; thanks for all the positive energy and giving us all a sense of "normal" during these F'd up times.

Great stuff, and dig story about Steve Martin too. Unrelated, I think one of Linda’s parents invented electric stove.(was on letterman awhile back)

That last tune "Anyone Who Had a Heart" was for sure a Bacharach and David composition recorded originally by the great DIonne Warwick. Loved all of these Ronstadt productions this morning Lee. Impossible not too!! Enjoy the rest of your day and good luck with the second shot tomorrow. Later my friend!

So happy for you getting your 2nd shot tomorrow!! Knew you'd make it! Stay home today.. :) Oh.. and l Ioved the Linda tracks.

When the pandemic is over it would be great for artists and local areas to pull together a live situation and raise money for those hardest hit by the pandemic. If each region of the country would consider doing this as a way to break the ice back to a new relationship with music and society it would be unifying.

Linda is, as you say, a TREASURE. Her voice was magic, hypnotic and just an exciting vocal experience for the ears. The range and power is what always drew me in. Thanks for Linda today xoxoxox (and I hope your wife is doing okay after her second vaccine)

Linda is one of the greatest voices in pop music of the last 50yrs! 🙏💜 "Cross between a cutter and a stigmata"..... you're descriptions are gold! 😏👍 Leslie Jones!, I miss seeing her at Capitol so many mornings....she was always so cool! 😊.....and her father was Spike Jones!?!?. Ya learn something new everyday! 😉

She soars above like an eagle ! Thank You as always!

I was thinking about making a list of who all you've played with. Then I realized it'd be much easier if you could write down a short note with all the people/legends you HAVEN'T played with!

Hello again!

@lelandsklar6363

3 жыл бұрын

Hey again!

Hello Leland ! Thank you ! Ciao from Milano Italy ! Take care

That was beautiful. Never heard those tunes either. What an education I am getting from this channel and I really appreciate 🖕🖕🖕 and look forward to it daily. You remind me of myself when a commercial comes on. Quite annoying. Happens a lot.

Yes a true treasure!! Always have been a big fan...im sorry i missed her in concert ,i was young and in love my girlfriend and i were big fans of her then we broke up.So sorry that Linda can't sing anymore, life's challenges.She is a true treasure most definitely.Thank you Leland for all your wonderful stories and songs of the day.Stay safe6.

Heyyyyyy Sheena if you are watching Lee's Channel.......Thanks for making my youth Great and Making my heart Thump!!!!!!

Linda has had such a BEAUTIFUL gift and we are all the better for it!!! and I am extra fortunate because I get to listen to her Spanish Albums: Canciones De Mi Padre and Mas Canciones. Lee, thank you for the background information. Yes!!! PLEASE I want to see all those amazing places. I'm an Old Hollywood junkie and for me to see all of those places would be heaven... Thank YOU!

I love Linda and the Winter Light album. Thank you for this! Actually, got some great reviews but was not a commercial hit.

~ Oh no, Not My Baby, a Goffin/King composition. Beautiful song. I don't know what is wrong with your ad-blocker. I have NEVER had a video interrupted by an ad. Not once!

Thanks for sharing Lee. I have the album on CD, bought it when it came out and is a stand out of all of Linda's albums. I love how there's a misprint on track listing on the back cover, its missing track 8! I love your bass lines on Heartbeats Accelerating and Oh Not my Baby. Thanks for bringing back amazing musical memories!

Two of my favorite songs! I have them in my phone back to back, Carole, Linda, and Dusty, with Not My Baby, and of course Anyone Who Had A Heart. Of course how can anybody not also love the other two songs as well. Love Linda because of the most expressive she is with every song❣️

Loved Julian Lennon's 1st album - was a great one! Haven't heard much of his stuff since then.

I meant to put E. Harris A River For Him but only could put a country song. That's ok. I played Lindi Ortega at work and someone thought it was Dolly. A modern artist who does not sound like modern country. Things in music seem to go around and twist and turn and then come back around and that is WHY I Love Music!

Linda is such a gift! I got to see her years ago at Anaheim Stadiuum with The Eagles - Jackson Browne - Linda and...Toots and the Maytals! And then, in October of 2019 she did an Evening of talking about her life interview by John Boylan at Cerritos Center for the Arts. This was about a year before her documentary! A remarkable evening.

i use the opera browser on my computer with ad blocking to watch youtube. I usually have a "skip ads" button at the beginning. I don't use the youtube app on my phone b/c i can't block ads.

Without a doubt, this was great - but when isn't she? I do love the studio videos too! Good luck with your 2nd shot✌

Ditto on all the great comments. I’ve reduced my review of today’s video to what appears to be the word of the day: TREASURE!

Oh I love this...Linda is the greatest.

"Heartbeats...", is another cover of a Kate and Anna McGarrigle song by Linda. Beautiful! I believe her first cover was "Heart Like A Wheel" in the 70s. The McGarrigle sisters were incredibly creative and were much here loved in eastern Canada for decades. I guess they still are. Did you cross paths with them in your travels?

@lnl3237

3 жыл бұрын

"Talk to Me of Mendocino" is so moving to me.

Wow 3 for 3.......Linda I will say is Top five all time!!!!! Judy.....Barbara.........Linda.......Whitney........Ella No order!!!!!! Linda filled my youth from early 70's through the 80's and beyond. Supreme Voice she can do anything!!!! Linda if you are watching you are exquisite and a Master craftswoman as well. Dolly can not say enough about your vocals and talent!!!! For me Blue Bayou...knocks me back!!!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!! Linda I said this before.....But Stone Poneys....Big Hope Ear rings.......Stripped Dress........................Yowwwwwzaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!

Wonderful album. An overlooked gem. Thanks for featuring it.

Julian Lennon, Sheena Easton, Linda Ronstadt, George Lucas, Peter Asher, Aaron Neville, et al.. charmed life Lee. Stay safe. ship-a-load. oh yeah and Spike Jones. great post.

Linda has always said, "I'm not a great singer," but I would have stood at the crossroads waiting for the devil, in order to sing like that....

@TranscendentBen

3 жыл бұрын

I would have done that just to hear her sing!

@helenespaulding7562

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!! The only lives I ever envy are those of some of these gifted musicians who have been able to live out their passion. It’s my passion too but I was not gifted enough to live it out What a blessing to have lived a life in that brotherhood and sisterhood

@lnl3237

3 жыл бұрын

@@helenespaulding7562 What a heartfelt and humble comment. The voice and musicality of one Linda Marie Ronstadt is one in a million...if not more! She would probably be the first to say just enjoy singing and making music for your own sake and for the others with whom you share your life.

@helenespaulding7562

3 жыл бұрын

@@lnl3237 thank you Lorraine for your kind response. I have sung in choirs my whole life...so I’ve been able to perform some magnificent music. And yeah, my husband enjoys me singing around the house! 😁. But hearing and seeing the camaraderie of those who’ve made their lives in music.,,,,,Lord I do envy that

@lnl3237

3 жыл бұрын

@@helenespaulding7562 Glad to hear you have enjoyed singing in a choir, and that your husband is your #1 fan. Your envy of these incredible artists is certainly justified. Heard Ms. Ronstadt once describe the experience of making music with the best of the best, many of whom were her friends, as the "conspiracy to commit beauty." Hope Lee revisits her often. She'll be 75 this July. Don't want her to suffer one more day than she can stand, but boy, am I glad she lived long enough to know how much pleasure she has given us. Was just listening to her "Feels Like Home" CD I bought from ebay on the way home today. I don't have a discriminating ear, but she thinks that she had every vocal tool in her toolkit between the ages of 40 and 50. No argument here. All the best.

The last time you played Linda Ronstadt tunes, I ended buying one of her albums with Aaron Neville, where they had major hits. The whole album is fantastic to my taste buds. Linda has not only incredible range vocally, but she has a very wide range of tone. She is amazing, feisty and pretty. I concur I could listen to her all day too - amazing voice. I pray she can get well and find away to get behind a mic again.

Leland thanks for sharing all these wonderful stories and memories from working with all these fabulous artists. So many of these people you have worked with are people I have listened to for years. I guess from this I'm also a great fan of your artistry too so many thanks. I clearly remember walking into the giant HMV store in London and heard Winterlight playing and went and bought it straight away. Such a great album full of great songs. What a joy it must have been to be in the studio playing and hearing this. Keep posting - it's really appreciated.

I've been following you ever since Rick Beato brought you to my attention and I've enjoyed every bit of it. I'm 67 and started playing bass when I was about 15. But outside of a couple trips to the studio I was just playing in bars. That never really bothers me, I have found one thing that I am jealous of, man you got to play with Linda Ronstadt! Just like everybody else that I know I love Linda, what a beautiful girl, and what a fabulous voice! She was a major part of music for our whole generation, you know exactly what I mean. It's so sad that all of that was taken from her. I put on one of her albums a couple times a week and get mesmerized all over again. And you got to play with her. Only one thing to say, "You Lucky Dog" Peace dude, stay well.

A heartfelt Thank You Leland for playing Linda. I usually walk for an hour and a half every day and lots of times I think of those who no longer sing or perform or are gone for now. I think often of Linda and send a little prayer up for her. I know she is still with us and Hope, most importantly, she is happy and in no pain and is comfortable. I will always Love Linda Ronstadt. Bless you Leland for bringing her to the end of my evening. Hi Maureen and take it easy you guys. Love ya and never physically met you, but consider you friends I may meet you someday. Good night and God Bless you Both. Doug

Hi Lee. Thanks as always for these great videos.

Take care be safe. Enjoy spending time with you 🎶✌❤😷🍏☃️

Always nice to listen to Linda! Thanks, Lee!

you are a wikipedia for music....thanx for your cast....greetings from Town Germany....stay mighty!!!!

@sceiron1

3 жыл бұрын

a wikipedia. ? THE WIKIPEDIA.!