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Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir

Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir Paperback - 2013

by Linda Ronstadt

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  • Title Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir
  • Author Linda Ronstadt
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 242
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster, New York
  • Date 2013-09-17
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GOR005834899
  • ISBN 9781451668728 / 1451668724
  • Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.7 x 5.9 x 1.1 in (22.10 x 14.99 x 2.79 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Singers - United States, Ronstadt, Linda
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013009309
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Summary

Tracing the timeline of her remarkable life, Linda Ronstadt, whose forty-five year career has encompassed a wide array of musical styles, 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 âÈç70s.

Linda Ronstadt was born into a musical family, and her childhood was filled with everything from Gilbert and Sullivan to 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, in this beautifully crafted memoir, Ronstadt tells the story of her wide-ranging and utterly unique musical journey.

Ronstadt arrived in Los Angeles just as the folkrock movement was beginning to bloom, setting the stage for the development of country-rock. As part of the coterie of like-minded artists who played at the famed Troubadour club in West Hollywood, she helped define the musical style that dominated American music in the 1970s. One of her early backup bands went on to become the Eagles, and Linda went on to become the most successful female artist of the decade.

In Simple Dreams, Ronstadt reveals the eclectic and fascinating journey that led to her long-lasting success, including stories behind many of her beloved songs. And she describes it all in a voice as beautiful as the one that sang âÈêHeart Like a WheelâÈëâÈ'longing, graceful, and authentic.

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âÈêA well-written glimpse into musical history as it was being made by Ronstadt and her peers.âÈë