GTOs, 39
“Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry,” 148, 152
Guilbeau, Gib, 64
guitar building, 112–13, 194
gunrunning, 38
guns, 164–65
Guthrie, Woody, 25
Gutiérrez, Pedro Elías, vii
Hackberry Ramblers, 26
Haggard, Merle, 24, 58–59, 75, 81
Hair, 123
Hamill, Pete, 143–44, 147, 151–52
“Handsome Molly”, 27
Hanna, Jeff, 57
Hardin, Glen D., 84
Harris, Emmylou, 79–80, 83–87, 90–93, 95, 97, 99, 105–10, 176, 191
Harrison, George, 112
Hart Street, LR’s residence on, 34, 35–37, 60
Harvard University, 92–93
Harvest, 101
hashish, 38
“Hasten Down the Wind,” 116
Hathaway, Donny, 73
Havens, Richie, 54
Hawaii, 64–65
head tones, 186
head voice, 157
“Heart Like a Wheel,” 55, 75, 76, 89, 95–97, 99, 116
“Heart of Gold,” 101
Hearts and Flowers, 50
“Heat Wave,” 126, 179
heavy metal music, 116–17
Heinlein, Robert, 121
“Hello Stranger,” 99
Hendrix, Jimi, 40
Henley, Don, 66, 68, 69–70, 100, 110, 191
Henske, Judy, 38–39
Henson, Jim, 127–28
Herald, John, 42
Hernández, Ismael, 180
Hillman, Chris, 32, 50, 79
hippie culture, 51–53
“His Honor the Judge” (puppy), 11
Hitler, Adolf, 122
H.M.S. Pinafore (Gilbert and Sullivan), 20, 124, 133
Holiday, Billie, 6, 25, 142
Holly, Buddy, 157
“Honky Tonkin’,” 84
Hoot Night, 36, 69
Hopper, Dennis, 72
horses:
LR’s love of, 7–11, 15, 35, 103, 178
LR’s performance on, 177–78
Hot Band, 84
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), 28
Howl’s Moving Castle, 149
huapangos, 25, 26, 27, 71, 170, 172
Hummin’ to Myself, 65, 192
Hynde, Chrissie, 158
Ian and Sylvia, 26, 54
“I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love with You),” 49, 84, 95, 97
“I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” 110
Infante, Pedro, 3
Ingber, Elliot, 72
“In My Room,” 183
I Remember Mama, 138
“It Doesn’t Matter Anymore,” 95, 99
“I’ve Got a Crush on You,” 128, 157
Jackson, Michael, 74
Jagger, Mick, 25, 58–59, 138
Jalisco, Mexico, 176
jam sessions, 59–60, 81, 86–87, 93
“Jarabe Tapatio,” 172
jazz, 142–44, 156, 188, 192
“Jealous Guy,” 73
Jim Crow racism, 28
Jim Kweskin Jug Band, 30, 41, 45, 46–47
John, Elton, 191
Johnny Cash Show, 50, 51, 100
Johnson, Plas, 156, 186
Johnson, Robert, 25
“Jolene,” 100
Jones, George, 29, 58–59, 81, 106, 176
Jones, Spike, 138
Joplin, Janis, 41, 75
Kathy and Carol, 29
Kaz, Eric, 54, 181
“Keep Me from Blowing Away,” 92, 93
Keith, Ben and Linda, 78
Kelly, Terrance, 185
Kentucky Colonels, 29
Kermit the Frog, 126, 128–29
Kimmel, Bobby, 26–27, 30–32, 35–37, 41–44, 48–49, 72, 200
King, Carole, 66
Kissinger, Henry, 77
Kline, Kevin, 133–34, 147
Koch, Ed, 136–37
kohl, 118–19
Krieger, Robby, 44
Krishnamurti, Jiddu, 27
Kristofferson, Kris, 51
Kubrick, Stanley, 125
“La Bamba,” 172
“La Barca de Oro,” 3
labor movement, 28
La Fonda restaurant, 172
LaLanne, Jack, 102
Lansbury, Angela, 147
Larson, Nicolette, 99–105, 112, 125
Leach, Wilford, 123–25, 133, 140–41, 164, 166–67
Led Zeppelin, 143
Lee, Albert, 109
Lee, Peggy, 142, 152
Lennear, Claudia, 78
Lennon, John, 73
Let It Bleed, 58
Liberty Hall, 79–80
Lightfoot, Gordon, 54
“Light My Fire,” 44
light shows, 32
Liisa (friend), 46–47
Li’l Abner, 3, 42
Lindley, David, 90–91, 109
Little Feat, 85, 93
Little Paint (pony), 8, 10–11, 103
Living in the USA, 128
Loesser, Frank, 65
London, LR in, 114, 126–29, 147–48
Longbranch Pennywhistle, 62, 69
“Long Distance Love,” 91
“Long Long Time,” 54
Long Time Gone, 93
Los Angeles, Calif.:
LR in, 48, 57, 83–84, 172
music scene in, 30–33, 36, 83, 93, 164, 185, 195
Los Angeles Times, 32
“Lotta Love,” 101
Louisiana, music of, 185–88, 192–95
“Love Has No Pride,” 54
Love in the Time of Cholera (García Márquez), 199
Lovin’ Spoonful, 30
Lucy’s El Adobe Cafe, 171
lullabies, 20–21
Luna (cow), 174, 178
Lush Life, 159
Mabel (character), 125–26, 130, 134–35
McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 31–32, 48, 72
McCartney, Paul, 66
McEuen, Bill, 57–58
McEuen, John, 58
McGarrigle, Anna, 55–56, 95, 107
McGarrigle, Kate, 55–56, 107
McGhee, Brownie, 28
McGhee, Mickey, 57, 80
McGuinn, Roger, 25
Madame Butterfly, 20
Madison Square Garden, 77
Mad Love, 125
Magnolia Sisters, 194
Mahal, Taj, 32
Malibu Colony, LR’s residence at, 98, 99–113, 197
Manson, Charles, 105
Manzarek, Ray, 44
Mariachi Los Camperos, 171–72, 180, 197
mariachi music, 12, 163, 170–72, 176–77, 180, 197
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, 170–71, 173
“Marie Mouri,” 195
marijuana, 60, 72
Martin, Bill, 72
Martin, Steve, 57–58, 117
Mas Canciones, 180
Massenburg, George, 92, 93, 108, 144, 148–50, 185, 189
mathematics, 2–4
May altar, 18–19
Mazer, Elliot, 54
Meisner, Randy, 68, 70
Menon, Bhaskar, 76
Metallica, 116–17
Metropolitan Opera, 20
Mexican and Spanish music, 3–5, 12, 20, 25–26, 27, 30, 71, 144, 163–64, 168, 169–80, 197
Michigan, 2–3, 21
Mikado, The (Gilbert and Sullivan), 123
“Miss Otis Regrets,” 192
Miss Piggy, 126, 128–29
Mitchell, Adam, 99–100, 112, 197
Mitchell, Joni, 61, 66, 76, 117
Molly (Akita dog), 112, 120, 135
Monkees, 42
Monroe, Bill, 27
Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, The, 121–22, 152
Morris, Gary, 166
Morrison, Jim, 44–47
Mothers of Invention, 39
Motown twenty-fifth anniversary special, 74–
75
Mott, Charles Stewart, 3
“Mr. Bojangles,” 53
mud huaraches, 7, 13, 15
Muldaur, Geoff, 30
Muldaur, Maria D’Amato, 30, 41–42, 46–47
Muppet Show, The, 126–29, 131
Murphy (horse), 9–11, 15, 103
Murray, Anne, 76
Murray, Larry, 50–52
music:
arena vs. club settings for, 115–18
artists input in, 146
changing tastes in, 52, 109, 116
emulation in, 24–25, 30, 118, 192
essential elements of, 196–97
harmonies in, 70, 92, 95, 100–101, 106, 107–8, 184, 194
key changes in, 86, 126, 153, 155
LR’s dreams of, 168
LR’s reflections on, 196–97, 199–200
marketing and promotion of, 109–10
novelty, 14
production in, 144–46, 148–50, 154–56, 181–85
recording styles in, 101
song titles in, 121–22
technological innovation in, 49, 54, 127, 148, 184–85
vocalization in, 181–83
see also individual artists and works; specific genres
“My Dear Companion,” 108
Myrick, Weldon, 54
Nashville, Tenn., 49, 51–53, 84, 92, 100, 110
“Nature Boy,” 102
Nelson, Rick, 61, 70
Nesmith, Mike, 42
Neuwirth, Bob, 45–47
“Never Will I Marry,” 65, 144
Neville, Aaron, 185–89
Neville, Joel, 188
Neville Brothers, 185–87
Newberry, Mickey, 51
Newman, Randy, 24, 164–66, 191–92
New Orleans, La., 185–88
New Orleans Artists Against
Hunger and Homelessness, 187
New Union Ramblers, 26
New York, N.Y.:
Doors tour in, 44
LR in, 45–47, 53–56, 77–78, 89, 91, 123–26, 131–41, 143–45, 156–57, 161, 164–68
LR’s residence in, 138–39, 157, 166, 168
music scene in, 41, 45
New York Public Theater, 121, 123, 125, 131–41, 164–68; see also Papp, Joe New York Times, 56, 121, 167
Niles, John Jacob, 55
Nina (LR’s cousin), 15
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 57
Nitzsche, Jack, 78, 80–82
Nogales, Mexico, 2
Norman, Jim Ed, 110
Nudie, 84, 176
nuns, 16–19, 160, 187
Nyro, Laura, 61
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, 185
Oaxaca, Mexico, 175
“Oceana Roll, The,” 20
O’Connor, Mark, 109
Odetta, 36
“Old Man,” 101
“Ooh Baby Baby,” 74–75
opera, see Bohème, La
Orbison, Roy, 63, 106
Ostin, Mo, 75
O’Sullivan, Dana, 8–10, 15, 103
Owens, Bonnie, 58
Oz, Frank, 127–29
pachangas (picnics), 22
Palomino Club, 57
paparazzi, 136–37
Papp, Joe, 121–27, 121, 132, 136–39, 161, 164–68
“Parlezmoi d’amour,” 195
“parlor music,” 107
Parsons, Estelle, 139
Parsons, Gene, 49
Parsons, Gram, 49, 50, 58–60, 79–82, 83, 84, 92–93
Parsons, Gretchen, 80–81
Parton, Dolly, 93, 95, 105–10, 176, 191
Patsy (LR’s friend), 16, 19
Patton, Charlie, 36
Paul Butterfield Blues Band, 41
Pauline (secretary), 40
Paupers, 99
Pavón, Pastora (La Niña de los Peines), 13, 196
Payne, Bill, 85
Pearlman, Ron, 35, 60–61
Peer Gynt (Grieg), 13
Peter, Paul and Mary, 26, 75
Peter and Gordon, 66
Petty, Tom, 25
Phillips, Lee, 76
physical training, 102–3
Piaf, Edith, 26, 174, 197
Pickett, Wilson, 143, 186
Pieces of the Sky, 87
Pirates of Penzance, The (Gilbert and Sullivan), 4, 123–27, 130, 144, 145, 157, 166, 181
Broadway production of, 137–41
Central Park production of, 135–37
motion picture version of, 147–48
rehearsals for, 131–35, 139–40
Pirates of the Caribbean, 133
Playboy After Dark, 58
playlists, 29, 43
poetry, Mexican, 169–70
ponies, 8–9
Ponselle, Rosa, 24
“Poor Poor Pitiful Me,” 63
“Poor Wandering One,” 126
pop music, 141, 142, 182, 195
Porter, Cole, 192
Prejean, Sister Helen, 187
Presley, Elvis, 84, 176
Pretenders, 158
Price, Ray, 49
“Prisoner in Disguise,” 72
puppetry, 128–29
Putnam, Norbert, 54
Quadrafonic Studios, 100–101
Quico (L. Ronstadt’s nephew), 200
“Quiéreme Mucho,” 3
Radio City Music Hall, 156–57
“Ragtime Cowboy Joe,” 20
Raitt, Bonnie, 191
Rameau, Jean-Philippe, 186
rancheras, 12, 25, 26, 163–64, 170, 180
Randi, Don, 42
Ray Charles in Person, 73
Redding, Otis, 72
Reddy, Helen, 76
Reeves, Steve, 102
“Refrain Audacious Tar,” 124
Remson, Sister Jane, 187
rhinestone cowboy, 176
rhythm and blues, 143, 186
Rich, Frank, 167
Richard (bodyguard), 137
Richards, Keith, 58–60, 112, 133
Richmond, Fritz, 41
Riddle, Christopher, 159
Riddle, Nelson, 29, 73, 151–61, 170, 174, 179, 181, 184, 186
Riddle, Rosemary, 152
Rillito River, 10
Rising Sons, 32
“River Deep, Mountain High,” 82
Rivingston, Marge “Magic Marge,” 140–41
Roberts, Elliot, 61, 83, 143
Robinson, Smokey, 74–75
rock and roll, 39, 49–50, 85, 141, 143, 152, 157–59, 179
LR’s uneasiness with, 158–59
Rockingham Drive, Brentwood, LR’s residence at, 112, 131, 137, 151
Rockwell, John, 56, 121–24
Rodgers, Jimmie, 58
Rodrigues, Amália, 197
Rogers, Roy, 176
roller skates, 103–4
Rolling Stones, 42, 58–59, 82, 116, 138
“Roll On Through the Night,” 91
“Roll Out the Barrel,” 31
Ronstadt, Bill, 27, 199–200
Ronstadt, Britt, 199–200
Ronstadt, Fred, 1–4, 6, 20, 33, 176, 194–95
Ronstadt, Gilbert, 1–3, 5–6, 13, 15, 18, 19, 22–23, 25, 32–33, 65, 103, 126, 142, 147, 158, 163, 170, 177, 196
death of, 189
Ronstadt, John, 199–200
Ronstadt, Linda:
A. Fudge and, 28–31, 73
arrest of, 64, 84, 104
A. Savoy and, 192–96
birth of, 1
childhood of, xii, 5–23, 25–27, 124, 133, 148, 152, 164, 170, 172, 173, 179, 188, 189, 194, 196, 200
children of, 16, 116, 190, 191, 197, 200
E. Harris and, 79–80, 83–87, 90–93, 95, 97, 99, 105–10
ethical values of, 5, 65, 67, 112, 161
family background of, 1–6
financial status of, 6, 36–37, 48, 67, 70–71, 90, 99, 102, 139, 152
friendships of, 8–10, 16, 46, 48, 53, 81, 99–100, 160, 174, 192–96
Hamill and, 143–44, 147, 151–52
ho
norary doctorate of, 75
J. Brown and, 111–12, 124, 159–61, 171
Mexican heritage of, 2, 4, 164, 170, 172, 173, 179
propositioning of, 36–37, 52–53
as reader, 12, 72, 119–20, 148, 193
school experience of, 15–19, 160, 187–88
self-doubt and self-criticism of, 54, 78, 81, 108, 156, 167, 174, 188, 200
shyness of, 15–16
skepticism of, 18–19
social conscience of, 10, 28, 112, 161, 165
Souther and, 61–63, 66, 69–70, 71–74
Tucson years of, 1–33
and Wexler, 142–47, 142, 148, 173
Ronstadt, Linda, musical career of:
American Standards in, see American Standards
classical influence on, 13, 20, 73, 182
country influence on, see country music; country rock music
early advancement in, 26–33, 35–47
effect of McGarrigles on, 55–56
end of, 191–92, 197
family roots of, 3–4, 5, 12, 19–24, 26, 33, 49, 124, 133, 142
folk music influence on, 26–33, 36, 38, 40–42, 49, 193
going solo in, 48–56
H. Cohen’s as manager of, 39–40, 44, 45, 49–53, 60, 63–66, 76
large venues in, 77–79, 81, 115–18
meeting conflict and resistance in, 73, 75–76, 154, 155
Mexican and Spanish music in, see Mexican and Spanish music
musical style in, 95–96, 115–16, 142, 144–45, 149–50, 153, 155, 157–58
Papp’s collaboration in, 121–27, 132, 136–39, 164–68
P. Asher as manager of, 66–67, 88–89, 88, 93, 95–97, 131, 137–39, 145–47, 148–50, 152, 155, 157, 173, 180, 184, 185, 188
qualities of compatible musicians in, 50–51, 57
reflections on, 197, 200
restlessness in, 115–20
rock influence on, see rock and roll
role of lead singer in, 43–44, 48–56
as soprano, 23–24, 26, 124, 141, 187, 189
on stage, 123–27, 131–41
stagnancy and need for change in, 121–22, 131
touring in, 41, 61, 62–63, 69–70, 74, 77–82, 85–87, 89–93, 115–20, 156, 160, 169–80
Trio in, 105–10
uneasiness with being Queen of Rock, 158–59
voice quality of, 23–25, 42, 86, 116, 126, 140–41, 149–50, 157–58, 166–67, 181, 191–92, 197
voice training in, 140–41
Ronstadt, Michael, 26, 199–200
Ronstadt, Mikey, 199
Ronstadt, Mindy, 200
Ronstadt, Peter, 5, 12, 14, 18, 19, 22–24, 26, 27, 141, 188, 189, 199–200
Ronstadt, Petie, 199
Ronstadt, Ruth Mary, 1–4, 9, 16, 20–23, 30, 32–33, 37, 46, 126, 158, 159
car accident and paralysis of, 11–15
death of, 6, 147–48, 152
marriage of, 5–6
Ronstadt, Suzy, 5, 10–20, 23–24, 26, 27, 124, 133, 156, 177, 199–200
Ronstadt Generations, 199
Rose, George, 133, 147
“Rosewood Casket,” 110
Rosmini, Dick, 29–30, 38
“Round Midnight,” 159
Routledge, Patricia, 133–34, 139
Roxy, 83–84