Linda Ronstadt

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风格: #成人时代　#民谣摇滚　#布吉摇滚　#轻摇滚　#乡村流行　#传统流行
地区: United States of America 美国

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在流行音乐史上，很难找出几个像琳达朗丝黛（Linda Ronstadt）这样歌路如此宽广、而且不论尝试哪一种，都同样获得惊人成功的歌手。

琳达·龙斯塔特（Linda Ronstadt）于1946年出生于亚利桑那州的一个音乐家庭中，具有墨西哥血统，从小受到良好的音乐熏陶。18岁时，参加洛杉矶的一个民谣演唱组，以后又曾和著名的"老鹰"乐队合作，担任主唱。1974年离开"老鹰"乐队，开始了独唱生涯。她的嗓音圆润丰满，演唱风格丰富多样。70年代是琳达艺术生涯的高峰期，她成为当时乡村摇滚的代表人物之一。1975年，荣获格莱美最佳女歌手奖。1976年，琳达进行欧洲巡回演出，使其成为国际明星。该年，她的一首《心潮滚滚》（Heart Like A Wheel）被评为十佳唱片之冠，使她再次获得格莱美奖。此后，琳达还参加了许多轻歌剧、歌舞剧的演出，她大胆开拓，曾用通俗唱法演唱歌剧。1990年，因与男歌手阿隆·奈维尔（Aaron Neville）合作的二重唱《无需知道太多》（Don't Know Much）又获格莱美最佳二重唱奖。

60年代末期，她以乡村歌手的姿态崛起，70年代，她蜕变为流行摇滚的巨星。1980年，她第一次令人跌破眼镜，登上大银幕，主演了根据音乐剧《盘冉斯的海盗》（The Pirates of Penzance）改编的同名电影，四年之后，甚至更登上纽约大都会歌剧院的舞台，演出了普契尼的歌剧《波西米亚人》。如果你以为这是她偶发的奇想，那你就错了，因为她早在十七岁的时候，就曾经获得进入歌剧界的机会，但是她却因为生存的考量，而选择了流行音乐。基本上，她对于摇滚乐并不是真正那么热中，充其量也只是喜欢50年代之前的早期摇滚乐，而她最喜爱的，则是父母、亲人文化根源的墨西哥歌谣曲，以及40年代以前的爵士乐经典。1983年，在制作人的建议之下，她大胆的尝试灌录一张传统爵士乐歌谣曲的专辑，由资深大师尼尔森瑞铎（Nelson Riddle）亲自指挥自己的大乐团为她伴奏，推出了造成轰动的《What's New》专辑，而且欲罢不能的连续出了三张。

爵士老歌的阶段，由于尼尔森瑞铎的过世而划上了休止符。1987年，琳达回到了乡村的歌路，跟老友桃莉芭顿（Dolly Parton）和艾美露哈瑞丝（Emmylou Harris）共同推出了一张《三重唱》（The Trio）的专辑，再度获得了相当高的评价，成为该年度“最佳乡村合唱团体”葛莱美奖的得主。接着，琳达再度《改变歌路》，开始演唱她从小熟悉与热爱的墨西哥拉丁歌谣，首先登场的是《我父亲的歌》（Canciones De Mi Padre），奔放而灿烂的旋律，获得了广大的回响，这回又是一连三张。然后，除了回到主流的流行摇滚路线，她又陆续尝试了新世纪音乐和儿童歌曲。总之，不论她唱什么，表现都是令人喝采的，现在，大概只剩下饶舌与嘻哈是她还没有尝试过的。只可惜，原本精力充沛的她，却在90年代末期罹患了甲状腺机能亢进的毛病，不但身材变得十分臃肿，体力也衰退了很多，经常必须临时取消演唱会。但是，也正因为如此，她反而更积极的录制专辑、或者参与其他艺人作品的客串，希望趁着还能唱，好好留下一些自己真正喜欢的作品。而由于她过去已经有了太多在商业上大为成功的作品，如今她已经不在乎商业的价值，她要继续利用她的才华，制作符合自己理想的音乐，哪怕是《格局》越来越小、跟《主流》市场越行越远，她也不在乎。

With roots in the Los Angeles country and folk-rock scenes, Linda Ronstadt became one of the most popular interpretive singers of the '70s, earning a string of platinum-selling albums and Top 40 singles. Throughout the '70s, her laid-back pop never lost sight of her folky roots, yet as she moved into the '80s, she began to change her sound with the times, adding new wave influences. After a brief flirtation with pre-rock pop, Ronstadt settled into a pattern of adult contemporary pop and Latin albums, sustaining her popularity in both fields.

While Ronstadt was a student at Arizona State University, she met guitarist Bob Kimmel. The duo moved to Los Angeles, where guitarist/songwriter Kenny Edwards joined the pair. Calling themselves the Stone Poneys, the group became a leading attraction on California's folk circuit, recording their first album in 1967. The band's second album, Evergreen, Vol. 2, featured the Top 20 hit "Different Drum," which was written by Michael Nesmith. After recording one more album with the group, Ronstadt left for a solo career at the end of 1968.

Ronstadt's first two solo albums -- Hand Sown Home Grown (1969) and Silk Purse (1970) -- accentuated her country roots, featuring several honky tonk numbers. Released in 1971, her self-titled third album was a pivotal record in her career. Featuring a group of session musicians who would later form the Eagles, the album was a softer, more laid-back variation of the country-rock she had been recording. With the inclusion of songs from singer/songwriters like Jackson Browne, Neil Young, and Eric Anderson, Linda Ronstadt had folk-rock connections as well. Don't Cry Now, released in 1973, followed the same formula to greater success, yet it was 1974's Heart Like a Wheel that perfected the sound, making Ronstadt a star. Featuring the hit covers "You're No Good," "When Will I Be Loved," and "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," Heart Like a Wheel reached number one and sold over two million copies.

Released in the fall of 1975, Prisoner in Disguise followed the same pattern as Heart Like a Wheel and was nearly as successful. Hasten Down the Wind, released in 1976, suggested a holding pattern, even if it charted higher than Prisoner in Disguise. Simple Dreams (1977) expanded the formula by adding a more rock-oriented supporting band, which breathed life into the Rolling Stones' "Tumbling Dice" and Warren Zevon's "Poor Poor Pitiful Me." The record became the singer's biggest hit, staying on the top of the charts for five weeks and selling over three million copies. With Living in the U.S.A. (1978), Ronstadt began experimenting with new wave, recording Elvis Costello's "Alison"; the album was another number one hit. On 1980's Mad Love, she made a full-fledged new wave record, recording three Costello songs and adopting a synth-laden sound. While the album was a commercial success, it signalled that her patented formula was beginning to run out of steam. That suspicion was confirmed with 1982's Get Closer, her first album since Heart Like a Wheel to fail to go platinum.

Sensing it was time to change direction, Ronstadt starred in the Broadway production of Gilbert & Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance, as well as the accompanying movie. Pirates of Penzance led the singer to a collaboration with Nelson Riddle, who arranged and conducted her 1983 collection of pop standards What's New. While it received lukewarm reviews, it was a considerable hit, reaching number three on the charts and selling over two million copies. Ronstadt's next two albums -- Lush Life (1984) and For Sentimental Reasons (1986) -- were also albums of pre-rock standards recorded with Riddle.

At the end of 1986, Ronstadt returned to contemporary pop, recording "Somewhere Out There," the theme to the animated An American Tail, with James Ingram; the single became a number two hit. She also returned to her country roots in 1987, recording the Trio album with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris. That same year, Ronstadt recorded Canciones de Mi Padre, a set of traditional Mexican songs that became a surprise hit. Two years later, she recorded Cry Like a Rainstorm - Howl Like the Wind -- her first contemporary pop album since 1982's Get Closer. Featuring four duets with Aaron Neville, including the number two hit "Don't Know Much," the album sold over two million copies.

Ronstadt returned to traditional Mexican and Spanish material with Mas Canciones (1991) and Frenesi (1992). She returned to pop with 1994's Winter Light, which failed to generate a hit single, as did 1995's Feels Like Home. In 1996, she released the children's album Dedicated to the One I Love; We Ran followed in 1998. Two years later, Ronstadt delivered the holiday collection A Merry Little Christmas. Another collection of standards, Hummin' to Myself arrived in 2004, followed by Adieu False Heart, a collaboration with Ann Savoy of the Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band in 2006.

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