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Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir. First Printing Signed on the title page.

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Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir. First Printing Signed on the title page.

by RONSTADT, Linda

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1451668724
ISBN 13
9781451668728
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 2013. Signed on the title page by Linda Ronstadt. First edition / First printing. Blue paper spine, white paper-covered boards. Fine in fine dust jacket. Iconic Superstar of the 1970s to the 2000s, she was not only a Pop, Rock, and Country singer, she was one first of her generation to tackle the Great American Songbook and the Latin Music she grew up with. 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee. Winner of 11 Grammys. Winner of an Emmy Award. Winner of the 2014 National Medal of the Arts and Humanities. Winner of the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors. Few First Printings were available at the signing events for this book. Uncommon signed on the title in a First Printing.

Synopsis

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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Bookseller
Orpheus Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
18775
Title
Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir. First Printing Signed on the title page.
Author
RONSTADT, Linda
Format/Binding
Blue paper spine, white paper-covered boards.
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition / First printing.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
1451668724
ISBN 13
9781451668728
Publisher
Simon and Schuster,
Place of Publication
New York:
Date Published
2013.
Pages
242 pages.
Bookseller catalogs
Music; Memoir;

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