Linda Ronstadt Says Parkinson's Took Her Ability to Sing

[BlueGin]

Seems she was diagnosed pretty late in life. Wish her the best.

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Linda Ronstadt revealed that she has Parkinson's disease in an interview with AARP magazine.

The 67-year-old singer told the magazine she was diagnosed eight months ago, but said she had suffered symptoms of the disease for eight years. Initially Ronstadt thought her symptoms were related to a tick-borne illness.

"Parkinson's is very hard to diagnose, so when I finally went to a neurologist and he said, 'Oh, you have Parkinson's disease,' I was completely shocked," Ronstadt told AARP. " I wouldn't have suspected that in a million, billion years."

Ronstadt had a string of hits in the 1970's including "You're No Good" and "When Will I Be Loved" and has sold tens of millions of albums.

Linda Ronstadt Says Parkinson's Took Her Ability to Sing | ABC News - Yahoo!

 

[tinydancer]

She was consistently diagnosed wrongly. It was a nightmare for her. And with no truth to whatever diagnosis they kept her from singing.

 

[Michelle420]

Seems she was diagnosed pretty late in life. Wish her the best.

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Linda Ronstadt revealed that she has Parkinson's disease in an interview with AARP magazine.

The 67-year-old singer told the magazine she was diagnosed eight months ago, but said she had suffered symptoms of the disease for eight years. Initially Ronstadt thought her symptoms were related to a tick-borne illness.

"Parkinson's is very hard to diagnose, so when I finally went to a neurologist and he said, 'Oh, you have Parkinson's disease,' I was completely shocked," Ronstadt told AARP. " I wouldn't have suspected that in a million, billion years."

Ronstadt had a string of hits in the 1970's including "You're No Good" and "When Will I Be Loved" and has sold tens of millions of albums.

Linda Ronstadt Says Parkinson's Took Her Ability to Sing | ABC News - Yahoo!

Real sad, she had a great voice loved a lot of her songs.

 

[bayoubill]

heartbreaking to hear of this...

can't imagine her not being able to sing...

I've been crazy 'bout her voice for a long long time...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMVvRImExKc]The Stone Poneys Different Drum 1967 Video - YouTube[/ame]

 

[bayoubill]

'nother LR favorite of mine... a tune written by the sorely missed Lowell George...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI1UBiWsm14]Linda Ronstadt- Willin' - YouTube[/ame]

 

[bayoubill]

and her covers of classic Mexican popular tunes are simply beyond words...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCI8O0SEuN8]Linda Ronstadt-La cigarra - YouTube[/ame]

 

[JakeStarkey]

Sad.

 

[BDBoop]

I LOVE that she did 'different drum.' It was great, as a young woman, to hear "I ain't sayin you ain't pretty, all I'm saying's I'm not ready."

 

[bayoubill]

I LOVE that she did 'different drum.' It was great, as a young woman, to hear "I ain't sayin you ain't pretty, all I'm saying's I'm not ready."

yep... I well remember when it came out that folks weren't used to hearing tunes like this...

'specally from a gal...

it pretty much broke all the rules at the time...


eta: it's still incredibly refreshing to hear it more'n 45 years later...

 

[skye]

I wish her all the best ... I am thankful of the beautiful music she gave us.


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iBgTqz_-vY]Linda Ronstadt - When Will I Be Loved - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Connery]

Very sad... a very unkind fate.

Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_lzeHYNngE]Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou - YouTube[/ame]

 

[bayoubill]

'nother LR fav... tune written by the late great Warren Zevon...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmKJ66X0QvM]Linda Ronstadt-1977-07-Poor Poor Pitiful Me - YouTube[/ame]

 

[georgephillip]

I LOVE that she did 'different drum.' It was great, as a young woman, to hear "I ain't sayin you ain't pretty, all I'm saying's I'm not ready."

yep... I well remember when it came out that folks weren't used to hearing tunes like this...

'specally from a gal...

it pretty much broke all the rules at the time...


eta: it's still incredibly refreshing to hear it more'n 45 years later...

I heard it for the first time shortly after my first move to LA in 1967.
What does a Voice like hers do when it no longer sings?

 

[bayoubill]

sigh... so much great stuff she did...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0qm8nq8RcA]Linda Ronstadt - Long Long Time - YouTube[/ame]

 

[georgephillip]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s4_teISos0]Linda Ronstadt - Tumbling Dice (Summit in Houston - Nov 17, 1977) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[tinydancer]

I LOVE that she did 'different drum.' It was great, as a young woman, to hear "I ain't sayin you ain't pretty, all I'm saying's I'm not ready."

Different drum helped shape my life. Janis rocked it though.These were women who blew it threw the wall.

Ronnie kicked ass but the one who really really took it for me was Tina.

We are talking women who rocked the world.

 

[bayoubill]

I LOVE that she did 'different drum.' It was great, as a young woman, to hear "I ain't sayin you ain't pretty, all I'm saying's I'm not ready."

Different drum helped shape my life. Janis rocked it though.These were women who blew it threw the wall.

Ronnie kicked ass but the one who really really took it for me was Tina.

We are talking women who rocked the world.

The idea of a young girl telling a handsome suitor to go away 'cause she had other ideas for herself was unheard of at the time...

Linda, in her relatively quiet way, indeed shook the world with that tune...

 

[bayoubill]

I LOVE that she did 'different drum.' It was great, as a young woman, to hear "I ain't sayin you ain't pretty, all I'm saying's I'm not ready."

Different drum helped shape my life. Janis rocked it though.These were women who blew it threw the wall.

Ronnie kicked ass but the one who really really took it for me was Tina.

We are talking women who rocked the world.

yep...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky7ps-KWieg]Cheap Thrills - Turtle Blues (with lyrics) - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebTAvZHHdKQ]Tina Turner-Dancing In The Dark-Japan 1985 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[rdean]

Very sad... a very unkind fate.

Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou

Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou - YouTube

Years ago, I went to a performance of "Songs of my Father" and was appalled that audience members yelled out "Sing in English" and many got up and left.

 

[bayoubill]

LR was always great... but she became even more incredible when she took on the Mexican song book back in the early 90's...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJfXiOrK7t4]Linda Ronstadt - Por Un Amor - YouTube[/ame]