[sphinx]

Yes, she did. I was never much of a concert goer, but a pair of tickets to a Linda Ronstadt show fell into my lap ... oh ... 40 years ago. How time flies. She sang beautifully, but what I remember is that she stood onstage almost stock-still, like a little girl afraid of the audience. Odd affect, but it worked in concert.

The best artist in concert I ever saw was Neil Diamond, also 40ish years ago. Leave aside whether you are a Neil Diamond fan or not ... he had total rapport with the audience, and was the most responsive rocker I ever saw. A class act.

[EDINVA]

I had a friend who grew up in Tucson with the Ronstadts; she said Linda and her sister (Mary?) who my friend claimed actually had the better voice, were both terrified singing in front of audiences. The sister so much so she never tried the type career Linda had.

Parkinsons is very debilitating; it took my father-in-law.

[Jonty30]

Neil Diamond always concentrated on putting on a good show, regardless of the quality of his voice that night.

[berdie]

I went to see Neil about 15 years ago for the first time. One of the most fun concerts I had ever been to. Great audience ambience.

I took a friend about 5 years later...not as good. Neil was 5 years older and so was the audience. What a difference 5 years make. ;)

[Texas Songwriter]

I had the good fortune to see Neil about 8 times in concert. I have always enjoy his music.

Linda, in the late '60's was quiet a force in L.A. She played the Troubador very often. It was there she met two young men who played in different bands. Those two guys were Don Henley and Glenn Frey. It did not take long for Linda to see that these two guys were good singers, and would blend well with her vocals. She hired them from their respective bands to go on the road. As it worked out Henley and Frey roomed together while on that tour. They began to talk about what they wanted after Linda offered to hire them full-time with her band. But they had diffeent ideas. They told each other they wanted to form their own band. They went to Linda and her manager and discussed it with her. She was 100% supportive, even recommending they get certain other musicians for their band ( to be). That was the beginning of the Eagles. Without Linda Rhonstadt there would have been no Eagles, no "Hotel California", no "Desperado", no "Love Will Keep Us Alive".....none of those great songs.

I hate that Linda has to endure the pathos of Parkinsons Disease. It is unforgiving and unrelenting, until it takes away a person.

[goodnesswins]

One of the 2 concerts I ever went to was a Neal Diamond one...it WAS great. I chose things carefully...only tennis match I ever went to was Chris Evert and Billy Jean King