“Back In The U.S.A.” is a song written by Chuck Berry that was released in 1959 and was a top 40 hit. A cover version in 1978 by Linda Ronstadt was also a hit. Ronstadt had heard the Berry original while being driven around Los Angeles by Eagles member Glenn Frey who had once been […]
“Ooo Baby Baby” is a song written by Smokey Robinson and Pete Moore. It is a classic 1965 hit single by The Miracles for the Tamla (Motown) label. The song has inspired numerous other cover versions by other artists over the years, including covers by Ella Fitzgerald, Todd Rundgren, The Escorts, The Five Stairsteps, Linda […]
“Alison” is a song written by and first recorded by Elvis Costello in 1977 for his debut album on Stiff Records. Costello claimed the song was written as an ode to a woman he saw working at a supermarket, though he has remained vague on the meaning. Though Costello’s single never charted, it has become […]
“Just One Look” is a song co-written by American R&B singers Doris Troy and Gregory Carroll. The recording by Doris Troy was a hit in 1963. The Hollies, Anne Murray and Linda Ronstadt recorded hit versions of their own. There have also been many other versions of this song. Linda Ronstadt remade “Just One Look” […]
Waitress In The Donut Shop is the second album by Maria Muldaur, released in 1974 on Reprise. Tracks 1 Squeeze Me (Tomas Waller; Clarence Williams) 03:22 2 Gringo En Mexico (Wendy Waldman) 03:21 3 Cool River (Anna McGarrigle; Audrey Bean) 02:52 4 I’m A Woman (Jerry Leiber; Mike Stoller) 04:09 5 Sweetheart (Ken Burgan) 03:06 […]
Partners is an album by Flaco Jimenez, released in 1992 on Warner Bros Records. Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez (born March 11, 1939) is a Norteño, Tex Mex and Tejano music accordionist and singer from San Antonio, Texas. Tracks 1 Change Partners (Stephen Stills) 03:45 2 Marina (Rocco Granata) 02:52 3 Carmelita (Warren Zevon) 03:27 4 El […]
Sandman is the second album by singer/songwriter Herb Pedersen, released in 1977 on EPIC. Herbert Joseph Pedersen (born April 27, 1944 in Berkeley, California) is an American musician, guitarist, banjo player, and singer-songwriter who has played a variety of musical styles over the past forty years including country, bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, folk, folk rock, country […]
The Main Refrain is the fourth album by singer/songwriter Wendy Waldman, released in 1976 on Warner Bros. Tracks 1 Eagle And The Owl (Wendy Waldman) 04:57 2 The Main Refrain (Wendy Waldman) 03:21 3 Soft And Low (Wendy Waldman) 04:11 4 Is He Coming At All (Wendy Waldman) 04:30 5 West Coast Blues (Wendy […]
Get Closer is the eleventh studio album by singer, songwriter and producer Linda Ronstadt, released in 1982. Since releasing her previous album, Mad Love, in 1980, Ronstadt’s career had taken turns away from the country-rock field she’d engaged in for more than a decade. In 1980-81, she moved into light opera on Broadway (The Pirates […]
“Easy For You To Say” is the third and single from Linda Ronstadt‘s album Get Closer. The single was released in 1983 and reached #54 in the US Billboard Charts. Album Video Musicians Bass Bob Glaub Drums Russ Kunkel Guitar Danny Kortchmar Guitar Waddy Wachtel Guitar Dan Dugmore Fender Rhodes Bill Payne Vocals Linda Ronstadt […]