We took in this terrific documentary today about '60's. '70's, '80's and beyond pop/rock/folk/country music icon Linda Ronstadt. If you lived through that era and enjoyed Ronstadt's music, and as this doc indicates, who didn't, you will truly enjoy this film, narrated in large part by Ronstadt herself. The film is also peppered with interviews many of her similarly iconic contemporaries such as Don Henley, Jackson Brown, Peter Asher, Emmy Lou Harris and others.
The film is made all the more poignant when you realize that Linda Ronstadt, striken with Parkinson's Disease (like her grandmother before her) in the early 2000's, can no longer sing. She made her last public singing appearance in 2009.
Linda Ronstadt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014, and she is a Kennedy Center Honoree in 2019. This film makes you realize and remember just how great a talent she was. A must for all fans.
Three and a half stars from The Grandstander.
Three and a half stars from The Grandstander.
How about I close with just a glimpse of that talent. You go down the YouTube rabbit hole searching out "Linda Ronstadt", it's hard to decide just which clip to select.
Enjoy.....
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