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@LiannaRodriguez I love those back up singers they sung so effortlessly and I love Linda Ronstadt to bits; but you what, I feel those girls sang equally if not better than Linda in that performance
@vanmandude that's because coke was made with real cane sugar Why do you think they did the New Coke then 3 months later back to Original coke? You forgot unless you travelled to Central America where they still bottle the original/
@Saebeck32 - Actually the original version was done by Dee Dee Warwick (sister of Dionne) who rejected it and gave it to Betty Everett back in 1963. Linda Ronstadt covered it in 1975 and Val Halen did their version in 1979.
@itdoesntmatter56789 haha. very little indeed. Winehouse wrote some stunners, sang with soul, had charisma and a sometimes-solid stage show, but LR...her singing is more masterful I'd assert. If Winehouse had taken a lot better care of herself, well, the issue might be unresolved.
I just love the way the woman in Yellow Boogies. Shirley Matthews (on the left) told me her name years ago but I keep forgetting. With all this great stuff on You Tube - nobody will be left to watch the crap on TV these days !
To josbo51715: In a recent interview, Rondstadt admitted that she hated singing pop rock and roll. Notice how bored she looks during this performance. However, the band and back up really saved the show. The girl in the yellow is Clydie King. Too bad she didn't make it on her own. I found her solos to be nasal sounding and lacking feeling...kind of like Diana Ross. Ronstadt truly is a great voacalist, though. Check out "Conciones De Mi Padre" or her recordings with Nelson Riddle.
To: Captainwess: Please keep in mind that this was made in the 70's. I think that these musicians all really brought the song to life. By the way, "Captain", what instrument do you play and how many albums and professional gigs have you been a part of?
It cracks me up how when white singers try to sing with soul, they always hire black background singers for credibility. I guarantee that both her back up singers could sing her under the table.
@josbo51715 uh-huh, yeah, right. that's why miss linda went on to success in just about every genre of music possible, with record sales to date over 100 million worldwide! and where are HER back-up singers today? yeah...yeah, i know, i don;t know either!
@Likeadiamondsnake That's the point dumbass. Whites can get away with being mediocre. I'm not saying that Linda can't sing, but there are millions of black girls in the ghetto who could sing her under the table. She's only sing the lead because she's white and white is more marketable. I guarantee that he backup singers can sing better than her. It has nothing to do with success or record sales. I'm talking about talent.
@josbo51715 LINDA RONSTADT has more TALENT in her elbow than most of the black female vocalist of today! if you hear just one current black singer sing, than you've heard 'em all! all they do is scream! same goes with current white female singers! it's not an issue of race, it's a lack of vocal range! go far back enough to diana ross, billie holliday,mama cass elliot, and the lady we're discussing, and you'll find TALENT! nothing mediocre about linda! made my point without any name calling DONE!
@josbo51715 Grasshopper you are what...born in the 70's?! or later?! If you were born earlier... than you must be an ex Black Panther whanna be. If you have any brain cells which is doubtful from your "White's can get away with being mediocre....etc" Pleeeaaaseee! Put the comic books and the booze away and do some homework about what your are saying. I am black and your statement is beyond ignorant and untrue! Go ask your momma for your blanket!
@itdoesntmatter56789 What a stupid brainwashed slave! You get pleasure from defending white privilege? Are you sucking some white man's little pink cock? Go back to picking cotton dummy! You're a voluntary slave!
@josbo51715 Actually you are right on this occasion for sure; these girls are brilliant so effortless and yes they sang better than Linda. In general your comments are totally true.
WOW.. that strange thing, the great Jose Feliciano hosted the great Linda on "You're No Good", It's nice to know the Jose immediatly recorded this song in his 1974 hit album "And The Feeling's good", the same album which contains also "Chico and the man theme" and a outstanding version of Stevie Wonder's "Golden Lady"... thar was a great time for music.
Ms Ronstadt is still around big time. Taking Los Cenzontles on a tour w/ her to Europe next year. Was on Ry Cooder and the Chieftain's CD "San Patricios" recently. She is wonderful. Ever since her days with the Stone Pony's and the song "Different Drum.
@BestMusicExpert They called him Skunk because he never took a shower and detested the use of toilet paper. This really made him get "Rank" in the heat of summer when Linda would request that he play his drums downwind from the rest of the band... OLE skunk was indeed quite a stinker back then... LITERALLY!!!
@pattifanalwayz The first version of this I heard was by the Swingin' Blue Jeans. Must have been 1963 or 64. Loved it then, love it now. Loved Linda's version, too.
I'll tell you, whatever happened to the truly talented female vocalists in The music industry? Speaking of which,whatever happened to Mrs. Ronstadt? We don't hear from her these days. It is her you thank for The Eagles, for she discovered them. Thank You, Mrs. Ronstadt!
I really like this version. Everyone contributes to the talent pool. REAL MUSIC. Would love to be in the audience and not just to see Linda's pretty face! :)
skunk baxter of the doobie brothers is playing the congos on this song. Van Halen did a version in the 80's but nothing matched Lindas' version and I' m the biggest van halen fan
great version--and agree the drummer & gal in the gold suit are also OUTSTANDING but they do not OUTSHINE Linda's performance here, rather they enhance it--totally awesome video--tx for posting--sorry it took me almost 4 yrs to find it
Seriously, I've yet to hear anyone do this song justice when they try to sing it. It seems like Linda is the only one who can really do this song right!
Linda Ronstadt, Beauty and Talent This was a great set where it all came together... But when your as good as Ronsttadt it happens more often as not, she makes you feel the music.
@Joeyland. Van Halen owns this song. They play it way better, if there is such a thing as playing a song better than the original...which, of course, there is.
O.K. let me get my facts right, Clydie King is actually doing a cover of Sly and the Family Stone's 'Dance To The Music' but it's so very different it fooled me all the way. I had it the other way around but I was wrong. I still think Stevie Wonder's 'Superstition' may have come from Clydie's version of 'Dance To The Music' but I could be wrong about that too, anyway it's worth a listen to decide for yourself. Once again search - Clydie King, Dance To The Music on YouTube. Peace.
Privettricker; Thanks I read all the posts and figured it out. Yes I love that video and Richie's power roll takes the band in a whole new direction. I've wondered who that drummer was for years 'cause I've been seeing the ads for Midnight Special. I researched Skunk & Clydie King too. There's a video of Clydie doing a song titled Dance To the Music maybe Sly & the Family Stone and Stevie Wonder (Superstition) may have 'borrowed from the song
Search - Clydie King, Dance To The Music on YouTube.
@30inventionman ....I agree !! Lady in the gold suit has it going on : her name is Clydie King. She had been part of a singing team with Venetta Fields and Sherlie Matthews, named the Blackberries. Listen to " HUMBLE PIE Black Coffee (1973)" to get some more of her talents.
oh yeah,....while Rondstadt obviously did some decidedly "country" songs...this sure wasn't one of them...this was back when Country music was hip with the hippies...Poco, Emmylou, etc. Lots of great music discovered on Midnight Special even though it looks a tad campy to the modern eye. I discovered the band Orleans on that show...that alone made it worthwhile.
@Paragon767 He just said she was a country performer. Up until this song, everything Linda had put out as a solo artist had a country flavor. This was the first song on the Heart Like A Wheel album and every other song on it sounded country except this one. But this is when she started to rock and do motown and other genres. She kept doing country style rock but branched out more and more with every album.
Thank you, bloozedaddy. Some people just don't know. And that's why we are here to help them. Research, instead of taking things out of context like todays social media! lol At any rate, LR can sing like no other! I mean, come on. You try singing this song..... Exactly.
uh...the guy in the sunglasses is Jose Feliciano...and he was a big star back then..hence the reason he was HOSTING The Midnight Special. Geez...people never cease to amaze me. Oh yeah,,,he wore the glasses because he's blind...other than that...nice attack on him. :)
uh...the guy in the sunglasses is Jose Feliciano...and he was a big star back then..hence the reason he was HOSTING The Midnight Special. Geez...people never cease to amaze me.
@thisischavez...umm the guy in the sunglasses in blind and he kinda has a really well known hit that is played every year called Feliz Navidad...but you wouldn't know anything about that now would ya! lol
@thisischavez He wasn't trying to make the show about himself. He was hosting.He's more than a one hit wonder. He also sang the theme from Chico and the Man and Light My Fire and many other things. He acted as well. Maybe Burt Sugarman told him to play something or ok'd it. That's what they did on this show. They didn't just introduce the performers. The hosts and other performers introduced other performers and had little bits and things. It's another thing that separated it from other shows.
@itsyounmesweetie. You guys are absolutely right. I was wrong. I wasn't trying to make fun of him, by any means, though. I still think that he, and all other hosts just should introduce, but hey, that's just my opinion. There was no reason for me to go over the top like I did.
O.K., Duh, I read all the comments and it appears that the Drummer is indeed Ritchie Hayward, may he rest in peace. However, I'm sticking to what I said about him before I knew his name which was "I fucking LOVE that fucking drummer!"
I found this about Skunk Baxter which would seem to imply that your comments about Skunk are just hearsay.
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter is very mysterious about the origin of his nickname. Maybe one day he'll tell us in a biography. In a July 1992 interview he mentions: "Everybody wants to know and I really enjoy listening to all the myriad theories."
Skunk became a politician of sorts & is pro-nuclear. He was actually going to run for office as a Republican which greatly tarnishes his reputation IMHO.
I THINK YOU'RE CONFUSING SKUNK BAXTER (ON CONGAS) WITH THE DRUMMER. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE CONGA PLAYER, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE DRUMMER IN THE WESTERN SHIRT WITH THE THIN MUSTACHE. SKUNK BAXTER (IN THE BABY BLUE SHIRT) HAS THE LONG MUSTACHE. DOES ANYONE KNOW THE DRUMMERS REAL NAME, I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HIM LIKE WHO ELSE HE'S PLAYED WITH AND WHERE IS HE THESE DAYS, I'M JUST CURIOUS. WHERE DID YOU GET THE "POOP" ON THE SKUNK, IS IT RELIABLE OR JUST HEARSAY? THANKS :)
@tonyrio They always called him Skunk years ago. I found out recently it was because he did not ever bathe nor did he wipe his ass after he went to the bathroom. As such, he stunk to high heavin.. esp in the summer. Linda always had him placed "Downwind" when he performed with them! Gotta love ole Skunk!
@tonyrio Just on the off chance you don't know the drummers name...it's Ritchie Hayward. You probably knew that so forgive me. If not...listen to Little Feat.....He really was one of the very very best.....
@tonyrio He's probably one of the all time greats, but we just lost him to liver cancer. Listen to the introduction to a song called "Fat Man in The Bathtub" which showcases his drumming. (the band was called Little Feat)
WOW! I was born in 1973 so this was a little before my listening time but a paid commercial for "the midnight special" just came on tv and I saw a clip of this song so I searched it. Amazing! Thanks for posting.
The lady in the yellow suit is Clydie King. One third of the backing singers 'The Blackberries' with a very impressive CV, and a very good singer in her own right. Also Andrew Gold doing a fine guitar solo.
SHE ROCKS!!!
chezruss 22 hours ago
she is so sexy ?
jvowood 3 days ago
midnight special i use to watch it all the time and Don kirsheres rock concert.
Izzycuddles09 3 days ago
CRIMES: Count 1 - Invasion of Privacy. Count 2 - Continuing Crucifixion of Angelina DiMauro since February 16, 1994. Today is Wednesday, January 25, 2012 (C.E.), 2:38 AM (Earth-Eastern Standard Time)
123ETERNALDEATH 4 days ago
Linda's great and "the lady in the yellow suit" is Clydie King.
AGibsonJ 4 days ago
Hot sexy and more...
bjacko688 1 week ago in playlist Favorite videos
I love the lady in the yellow suit. She's really into it. Go girl
LiannaRodriguez 1 week ago
@LiannaRodriguez I love those back up singers they sung so effortlessly and I love Linda Ronstadt to bits; but you what, I feel those girls sang equally if not better than Linda in that performance
woolyhairs 5 hours ago
SIT BACK AND WONDER
jvowood 1 week ago
- Them White boys be jammin'!
smoothpants 2 weeks ago 4
Goddamn, but coke just tasted better back then...
vanmandude 2 weeks ago
@vanmandude that's because coke was made with real cane sugar Why do you think they did the New Coke then 3 months later back to Original coke? You forgot unless you travelled to Central America where they still bottle the original/
BrainzBody 1 week ago
Who sang this song 1st? Her or Van Halen?
Saebeck32 2 weeks ago
@Saebeck32 Her...by about 10 yrs, but their version is great too.
bezzarguy 2 weeks ago
@Saebeck32 - Actually the original version was done by Dee Dee Warwick (sister of Dionne) who rejected it and gave it to Betty Everett back in 1963. Linda Ronstadt covered it in 1975 and Val Halen did their version in 1979.
woohooboy 2 weeks ago
Man back when Music was really being played:}
niwrad68 2 weeks ago
Jeff Skunk Baxter
fleekawadog 2 weeks ago
I love Linda !
breffnipark 3 weeks ago in playlist country music
The chick in the yellow pantsuit is totally upstaging her.
ShanghaiJill 3 weeks ago 3
Linda es la mejor cantante en este universo,
Su pasion,su etica &su atrevida cambio por cantar en español la hace perfecta
roquex 3 weeks ago
nice! the songs great too!
summerstone7 3 weeks ago
BAN BRIAN REDBAN FROM THE PODCAST! SPREAD THIS MESSAGE WITH EVERY YOUTUBE VIDEO YOU WATCH FROM THE PODCAST!
crakaaah 3 weeks ago
Anybody else think Andrew Gold kinda looks like Owen Wilson?
GreasyCreek12345 3 weeks ago
BIG Ups! to MR Joe Rogan for putting me on to this on the IceHouseCronicles Podcast
ourshit5725 3 weeks ago
House (1986) brought me here.
Chrai0n 4 weeks ago
Reminds me of Amy Winehouse's talent!
justfurelise 4 weeks ago
@justfurelise Sorry no comparison.
itdoesntmatter56789 3 weeks ago
@itdoesntmatter56789 haha. very little indeed. Winehouse wrote some stunners, sang with soul, had charisma and a sometimes-solid stage show, but LR...her singing is more masterful I'd assert. If Winehouse had taken a lot better care of herself, well, the issue might be unresolved.
strandwolf 2 days ago
I just love the way the woman in Yellow Boogies. Shirley Matthews (on the left) told me her name years ago but I keep forgetting. With all this great stuff on You Tube - nobody will be left to watch the crap on TV these days !
Dutchy1965 4 weeks ago
JOE ROGAN!!!! :D
ThatReporterKid 1 month ago
Powerful!
TheGU174RM4N 1 month ago
Roe Jogan
Joe Rogan
RyanMcCawley 1 month ago
also sent by rogan
jacksonbowen 1 month ago
ur no good
TheLibertylogs 1 month ago
To josbo5175: Isn't that a totally racist remark?
pjproudify 1 month ago
To josbo51715: In a recent interview, Rondstadt admitted that she hated singing pop rock and roll. Notice how bored she looks during this performance. However, the band and back up really saved the show. The girl in the yellow is Clydie King. Too bad she didn't make it on her own. I found her solos to be nasal sounding and lacking feeling...kind of like Diana Ross. Ronstadt truly is a great voacalist, though. Check out "Conciones De Mi Padre" or her recordings with Nelson Riddle.
pjproudify 1 month ago
To: Captainwess: Please keep in mind that this was made in the 70's. I think that these musicians all really brought the song to life. By the way, "Captain", what instrument do you play and how many albums and professional gigs have you been a part of?
pjproudify 1 month ago
@gruntball You're such a self-serving idiot. You don't realize how stupid you really are. hahahahahahahahahahaha
supercobra99 1 month ago
This song is for you Kerry R.
TheMsJpetite 1 month ago
Sent by rogan
scottdotthompson 1 month ago
JOE HOGAN
BlarixHD 1 month ago
@BlarixHD STOP ESMOKE DE HEEFER. YOU GECH GLAUCOMA.
Jewzilian 1 month ago
It cracks me up how when white singers try to sing with soul, they always hire black background singers for credibility. I guarantee that both her back up singers could sing her under the table.
josbo51715 1 month ago
@josbo51715 uh-huh, yeah, right. that's why miss linda went on to success in just about every genre of music possible, with record sales to date over 100 million worldwide! and where are HER back-up singers today? yeah...yeah, i know, i don;t know either!
Likeadiamondsnake 1 month ago
@Likeadiamondsnake That's the point dumbass. Whites can get away with being mediocre. I'm not saying that Linda can't sing, but there are millions of black girls in the ghetto who could sing her under the table. She's only sing the lead because she's white and white is more marketable. I guarantee that he backup singers can sing better than her. It has nothing to do with success or record sales. I'm talking about talent.
josbo51715 1 month ago
@josbo51715 LINDA RONSTADT has more TALENT in her elbow than most of the black female vocalist of today! if you hear just one current black singer sing, than you've heard 'em all! all they do is scream! same goes with current white female singers! it's not an issue of race, it's a lack of vocal range! go far back enough to diana ross, billie holliday,mama cass elliot, and the lady we're discussing, and you'll find TALENT! nothing mediocre about linda! made my point without any name calling DONE!
Likeadiamondsnake 1 month ago
@Likeadiamondsnake True!! So True! Back in the day it was not about what color you were. It was not about what gender you were.
itdoesntmatter56789 3 weeks ago
@josbo51715 Grasshopper you are what...born in the 70's?! or later?! If you were born earlier... than you must be an ex Black Panther whanna be. If you have any brain cells which is doubtful from your "White's can get away with being mediocre....etc" Pleeeaaaseee! Put the comic books and the booze away and do some homework about what your are saying. I am black and your statement is beyond ignorant and untrue! Go ask your momma for your blanket!
itdoesntmatter56789 3 weeks ago
@itdoesntmatter56789 What a stupid brainwashed slave! You get pleasure from defending white privilege? Are you sucking some white man's little pink cock? Go back to picking cotton dummy! You're a voluntary slave!
josbo51715 3 weeks ago
@josbo51715 Actually you are right on this occasion for sure; these girls are brilliant so effortless and yes they sang better than Linda. In general your comments are totally true.
woolyhairs 5 hours ago
TRAIN BY DAY, JOE ROGAN PODCAST BY NIGHT, ALL DAY!!!
N1ckd0g 1 month ago 73
@N1ckd0g I laughed so hard.
animalarmy 4 weeks ago
Rogan sent me here.
cottonzway 1 month ago
This Girl is so pretty..
bjacko688 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
Linda Ronstadt's band looks like the back up band for the Muppets
captainwess 1 month ago
what the hell was jose feliciano talking about?
david1965af 1 month ago
Linda's voice is PURE GOLD
But listen to this woman's sweet voice:
watch?v=zBy9t171DEM
MrBlueSkyMrNight 1 month ago
Linda is pretty cute, but that outfit she got on...what waz she thinkin? her back up singers outstaged her! That outfit is no gud!
vampin6 1 month ago
WOW.. that strange thing, the great Jose Feliciano hosted the great Linda on "You're No Good", It's nice to know the Jose immediatly recorded this song in his 1974 hit album "And The Feeling's good", the same album which contains also "Chico and the man theme" and a outstanding version of Stevie Wonder's "Golden Lady"... thar was a great time for music.
Top100Guitarist 1 month ago
It is Baxter...
crimsonalchemists 1 month ago
is that skunk baxter on congas
KearaJay 1 month ago
Great song. 3 gorgeous women, and NO fake boobs. I miss those days.
moiettoi99 1 month ago
Thank you Grandma Lily!! You were a very wise woman!!
RIP...miss you so much!!:(
TheCandy1109 1 month ago
24 people are ... no good ;-)
Satagal 1 month ago
gee, this song shows my age, used to love staying up watching the Midnight Special
loopie1964 1 month ago
Ms Ronstadt is still around big time. Taking Los Cenzontles on a tour w/ her to Europe next year. Was on Ry Cooder and the Chieftain's CD "San Patricios" recently. She is wonderful. Ever since her days with the Stone Pony's and the song "Different Drum.
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turtle847 1 month ago
I want that little puerto rican girl so bad i can taste it.....
countdankula1 2 months ago
Andrew Gold....So easy a caveman can do it.....
countdankula1 2 months ago 2
@countdankula1 That's just hurtful....I'm going to go get a smoothie.
tubiebrother 1 month ago
@countdankula1 Haha! How is that not the top comment?!
csg33333333 1 month ago
the late, great Ritchie Hayward (Little Feat) on drums
jdubbiyou 2 months ago
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter on percussion and the guy with the beard playing guitar is Andrew Gold.
BestMusicExpert 2 months ago
@BestMusicExpert They called him Skunk because he never took a shower and detested the use of toilet paper. This really made him get "Rank" in the heat of summer when Linda would request that he play his drums downwind from the rest of the band... OLE skunk was indeed quite a stinker back then... LITERALLY!!!
Lindawatcher 1 month ago
@Lindawatcher I had heard that before. Kinda disgusting and now we know why Steely Dan stopped touring! lol
BestMusicExpert 1 month ago
the woman in the gold jump suit is Clydie King.
she can move those hips.
AreaManOnlineAgain 2 months ago
@AreaManOnlineAgain Check out her singing back in 1956 as Little Clydie and the Teens, esp. their cover version of "A Casual Look".
strandwolf 2 months ago
Musicians Rock!!! Excellent Performance. They Made Linda sound like a pro.
evilman01234 2 months ago in playlist 80's tunes
thank you with all my heart , we still love you
macdougall086 2 months ago
dee warrick did it first betty evrett 2nd and linda
pattifanalwayz 2 months ago
@pattifanalwayz The first version of this I heard was by the Swingin' Blue Jeans. Must have been 1963 or 64. Loved it then, love it now. Loved Linda's version, too.
TheMargarita1948 2 months ago
Is the Don Felder of the Eagles on lead guitar? How cool!!!!!!! and by the way - the lady singer is not so bad either...!!!!!
j2thashaw 2 months ago
@j2thashaw Its Andrew Gold.
BestMusicExpert 2 months ago
thats Shirley Matthews on the left - she once told me who the gold chick was - but I can't remember her name - but she rocks
Dutchy1965 2 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Linda Ronstadt
@Dutchy1965 That would be Clydie King...
70bassman92 1 month ago
@70bassman92 correct !
Dutchy1965 1 month ago
What a voice!!!
rbkpetroleo 2 months ago
Jesus Christ what a voice talent and performance, Linda You Rock and she should be in the Rock Hall Of Fame!!!
abarahona0870 2 months ago
Is that Jeff "Skunk" Baxter on Bongos? Andrew Gold on lead guitar?
johnnykov 2 months ago
Ronstadt looks HOT back in the day.
coolroy34 2 months ago
Did you ever see how georgeous Linda Ronstadt looked in that 1977 Album that has "Lo Siento mi Vida" on it..? Dan O'Niallain
oldiesbutgoodies67 2 months ago
Beautiful woman..
bjacko688 2 months ago in playlist bjacko688's favorites
I love you, Linda. Ass-kicking rhythm section.
bartolemeo 2 months ago
@bartolemeo You could really whack those Remo Black Dots. They sounded great.
bartolemeo 2 months ago
That's not country,it's rock ,listen to Van Halen's version
thom19671 2 months ago
That's not country,it's rock
thom19671 2 months ago
Looks like a spoof, they are so in costume. Great voice!
HYDEDB 2 months ago
Dedicated to Sarkozy and a certain man I voted for...
CoolWhiteChick 2 months ago
The backup singers and hippie drummer steal the show.
Missbeansontoast 2 months ago
this isn't very country
floatingcompassmedia 2 months ago
Classic!
innamorata40 2 months ago
That Voice!... Xs
stoopid79 2 months ago
I had forgotten how awesome she is!!
2bbuckwlw 2 months ago 6
Is'nt that the drummer from Little Feet
pdarnold100 2 months ago in playlist ryan
I'll tell you, whatever happened to the truly talented female vocalists in The music industry? Speaking of which,whatever happened to Mrs. Ronstadt? We don't hear from her these days. It is her you thank for The Eagles, for she discovered them. Thank You, Mrs. Ronstadt!
kja427 3 months ago 11
Wow! Forgot how cute Linda was back in the day....And how good she could sing. The two ladies singing in the background are awesome too!
departurestall 3 months ago
I really like this version. Everyone contributes to the talent pool. REAL MUSIC. Would love to be in the audience and not just to see Linda's pretty face! :)
lilynick1 3 months ago
The guitar player looks like Owen Wilson with a beard xD
FenderMannen 3 months ago
@FenderMannen I can't stop laughing at that...LOL.
Tigertony67 3 months ago
skunk baxter of the doobie brothers is playing the congos on this song. Van Halen did a version in the 80's but nothing matched Lindas' version and I' m the biggest van halen fan
7keltay 3 months ago
Man how good is this Girl..Even the back up Girl was Impressed..
bjacko688 3 months ago in playlist bjacko688's favorites
great version--and agree the drummer & gal in the gold suit are also OUTSTANDING but they do not OUTSHINE Linda's performance here, rather they enhance it--totally awesome video--tx for posting--sorry it took me almost 4 yrs to find it
ladyeulailia 3 months ago
What the... when i first heard this song, i thought it was the song in 21st century. And i never thought it's really that old.
khonnchettra 3 months ago
Seriously, I've yet to hear anyone do this song justice when they try to sing it. It seems like Linda is the only one who can really do this song right!
perfectblueskies 3 months ago
Give the 70s or give me death!!!!
Masternater1000 3 months ago
these songs are fucking epic hahha.
93hondaLX 3 months ago
Everything about this video is just perfect!!
evilman01234 3 months ago in playlist 80's tunes
skunk played with the doobie brothers too
bearing44 3 months ago
Is the Jeff Baxter on the congas...?? This was a great time for pop music.
jreichbart 4 months ago
Linda Ronstadt, Beauty and Talent This was a great set where it all came together... But when your as good as Ronsttadt it happens more often as not, she makes you feel the music.
fitz3511 4 months ago
2.26 to 2.27 Man this Gal felt it..
bjacko688 4 months ago in playlist bjacko688's Favorited Videos
Linda runs rings around all the band...This Gal was Damn good..
bjacko688 4 months ago in playlist bjacko688's Favorited Videos
Skunk Baxter on the Congas? Nice!!!
Oneslugsteve 4 months ago
@Oneslugsteve thought that was him. wasn't sure. are you?
animascat 4 months ago
That was great years on music.. and Jose Feliciano at begin was another incredible example of music genius..
Top100Guitarist 4 months ago
Who is the wolfman playing lead guitar?
MADMAC572 4 months ago
@MADMAC572 The late great Andrew "Lonely Boy" Gold. Thank you for being a friend.
PullSomeTuber 4 months ago 2
she ownes this song
Joeyland 4 months ago
@Joeyland. Van Halen owns this song. They play it way better, if there is such a thing as playing a song better than the original...which, of course, there is.
thisischavez 4 months ago
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The late Richie Hayward on drums, so charming..... lots going on behind the amazing Linda Ronstadt!!!
AGibsonJ 4 months ago
ya, idk why, but i am attracted to the dress of the girl in the gold jump suit
30inventionman 4 months ago
O.K. let me get my facts right, Clydie King is actually doing a cover of Sly and the Family Stone's 'Dance To The Music' but it's so very different it fooled me all the way. I had it the other way around but I was wrong. I still think Stevie Wonder's 'Superstition' may have come from Clydie's version of 'Dance To The Music' but I could be wrong about that too, anyway it's worth a listen to decide for yourself. Once again search - Clydie King, Dance To The Music on YouTube. Peace.
tonyrio 4 months ago
Privettricker; Thanks I read all the posts and figured it out. Yes I love that video and Richie's power roll takes the band in a whole new direction. I've wondered who that drummer was for years 'cause I've been seeing the ads for Midnight Special. I researched Skunk & Clydie King too. There's a video of Clydie doing a song titled Dance To the Music maybe Sly & the Family Stone and Stevie Wonder (Superstition) may have 'borrowed from the song
Search - Clydie King, Dance To The Music on YouTube.
tonyrio 4 months ago
that lady in the gold suit has it going on, ya
30inventionman 4 months ago 33
@30inventionman Search - Clydie King, Dance To The Music on YouTube.
tonyrio 4 months ago
@30inventionman ....I agree !! Lady in the gold suit has it going on : her name is Clydie King. She had been part of a singing team with Venetta Fields and Sherlie Matthews, named the Blackberries. Listen to " HUMBLE PIE Black Coffee (1973)" to get some more of her talents.
Bumptiously 3 months ago
incredible
iTEEZ 4 months ago
oh yeah,....while Rondstadt obviously did some decidedly "country" songs...this sure wasn't one of them...this was back when Country music was hip with the hippies...Poco, Emmylou, etc. Lots of great music discovered on Midnight Special even though it looks a tad campy to the modern eye. I discovered the band Orleans on that show...that alone made it worthwhile.
bloozedaddy 4 months ago
yeah....Ritchie Hayward and Andrew Gold...not bad "sideman" hehe.
bloozedaddy 4 months ago
Country?
Paragon767 4 months ago
@Paragon767 He just said she was a country performer. Up until this song, everything Linda had put out as a solo artist had a country flavor. This was the first song on the Heart Like A Wheel album and every other song on it sounded country except this one. But this is when she started to rock and do motown and other genres. She kept doing country style rock but branched out more and more with every album.
PullSomeTuber 4 months ago
Is that Andrew Gold on lead guitar?
Great song--One of her best.
glclicksmugmug 4 months ago
A very authentic performance :)
KrisShred 4 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Linda Ronstadt
Thank you, bloozedaddy. Some people just don't know. And that's why we are here to help them. Research, instead of taking things out of context like todays social media! lol At any rate, LR can sing like no other! I mean, come on. You try singing this song..... Exactly.
itsyounmesweetie 4 months ago
BTW, That is Richie Hayward (Little Feat) on the drums.
nbcswjb 4 months ago
the late great Andrew Gold on guitar taking them home from the Bridge ...
maddymud 4 months ago
hell yeah. i so love this. best "f(&*^ off" lyrics ever written.
007RNS 4 months ago
uh...the guy in the sunglasses is Jose Feliciano...and he was a big star back then..hence the reason he was HOSTING The Midnight Special. Geez...people never cease to amaze me. Oh yeah,,,he wore the glasses because he's blind...other than that...nice attack on him. :)
bloozedaddy 4 months ago
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thisischavez 4 months ago
uh...the guy in the sunglasses is Jose Feliciano...and he was a big star back then..hence the reason he was HOSTING The Midnight Special. Geez...people never cease to amaze me.
bloozedaddy 4 months ago
Yes.. awesome.. Linda was/is a great singer <3 and the boys in the band!!! Such cuties <3 lol..
gypsyheart59baby 5 months ago
Country?! Blues...
DomZ61 5 months ago
Anyone else forget their name while looking at her?
Lightner445555555555 5 months ago
Is that Ray Manzarek from the doors playing keyboards there?
If it ain't the guy looks just like him
oldroslynboy 5 months ago
linda you're SO good!!!
amsterdamkim 5 months ago
@thisischavez...umm the guy in the sunglasses in blind and he kinda has a really well known hit that is played every year called Feliz Navidad...but you wouldn't know anything about that now would ya! lol
itsyounmesweetie 5 months ago
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thisischavez 4 months ago
@thisischavez He wasn't trying to make the show about himself. He was hosting.He's more than a one hit wonder. He also sang the theme from Chico and the Man and Light My Fire and many other things. He acted as well. Maybe Burt Sugarman told him to play something or ok'd it. That's what they did on this show. They didn't just introduce the performers. The hosts and other performers introduced other performers and had little bits and things. It's another thing that separated it from other shows.
tubiebrother 4 months ago
@itsyounmesweetie. You guys are absolutely right. I was wrong. I wasn't trying to make fun of him, by any means, though. I still think that he, and all other hosts just should introduce, but hey, that's just my opinion. There was no reason for me to go over the top like I did.
thisischavez 4 months ago
Powerful voice, hits all the notes pure and clear. Not like today's wannabes.
Johnmadwiscclem 5 months ago
Linda...after the Stone Poneys and the Eagles.
chargalant 5 months ago
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thisischavez 5 months ago
O.K., Duh, I read all the comments and it appears that the Drummer is indeed Ritchie Hayward, may he rest in peace. However, I'm sticking to what I said about him before I knew his name which was "I fucking LOVE that fucking drummer!"
tonyrio 5 months ago
I found this about Skunk Baxter which would seem to imply that your comments about Skunk are just hearsay.
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter is very mysterious about the origin of his nickname. Maybe one day he'll tell us in a biography. In a July 1992 interview he mentions: "Everybody wants to know and I really enjoy listening to all the myriad theories."
Skunk became a politician of sorts & is pro-nuclear. He was actually going to run for office as a Republican which greatly tarnishes his reputation IMHO.
tonyrio 5 months ago
I THINK YOU'RE CONFUSING SKUNK BAXTER (ON CONGAS) WITH THE DRUMMER. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE CONGA PLAYER, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE DRUMMER IN THE WESTERN SHIRT WITH THE THIN MUSTACHE. SKUNK BAXTER (IN THE BABY BLUE SHIRT) HAS THE LONG MUSTACHE. DOES ANYONE KNOW THE DRUMMERS REAL NAME, I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HIM LIKE WHO ELSE HE'S PLAYED WITH AND WHERE IS HE THESE DAYS, I'M JUST CURIOUS. WHERE DID YOU GET THE "POOP" ON THE SKUNK, IS IT RELIABLE OR JUST HEARSAY? THANKS :)
tonyrio 5 months ago
@tonyrio oh, I forgot to mention drummer's name: Richie Hayward.
Bumptiously 3 months ago
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tonyrio 5 months ago
ray charles was the man..
yovillelover777 5 months ago
I fucking LOVE that fucking drummer!!!
tonyrio 5 months ago 11
@tonyrio They always called him Skunk years ago. I found out recently it was because he did not ever bathe nor did he wipe his ass after he went to the bathroom. As such, he stunk to high heavin.. esp in the summer. Linda always had him placed "Downwind" when he performed with them! Gotta love ole Skunk!
Lindawatcher 5 months ago
@tonyrio That's Richie Hayward from Little Feat. Skunk Baxter is on the congas and Andrew Gold is playing guitar. A heck of a band.
privettricker 4 months ago
@tonyrio Just on the off chance you don't know the drummers name...it's Ritchie Hayward. You probably knew that so forgive me. If not...listen to Little Feat.....He really was one of the very very best.....
vanulusmasculinius 4 months ago
@tonyrio He looks like he is out of the muppets haha
jessjade7 3 months ago
@jessjade7 The conga player (Skunk) maybe but not the Drummer! The drummer is a God!
tonyrio 3 months ago
@tonyrio He's probably one of the all time greats, but we just lost him to liver cancer. Listen to the introduction to a song called "Fat Man in The Bathtub" which showcases his drumming. (the band was called Little Feat)
Bumptiously 3 months ago
Linda Ronstandt jams.love her music.
MrLedzeppelin2 5 months ago
Must be Crazy...Linda ia gorgeous..and a 'powerful' singer..best kinda
music ever..Thanks Midnight Special
Fleetrock58 5 months ago
I wrote the original version but it was stolen from me. It was called You Stink, but then they changed the words.
leafyutube 5 months ago
WOW! I was born in 1973 so this was a little before my listening time but a paid commercial for "the midnight special" just came on tv and I saw a clip of this song so I searched it. Amazing! Thanks for posting.
pkripper4cev1 5 months ago
The lady in the yellow suit is Clydie King. One third of the backing singers 'The Blackberries' with a very impressive CV, and a very good singer in her own right. Also Andrew Gold doing a fine guitar solo.
nissray 5 months ago
Wow, that pig-nosed cow can sing!
tobewunaskwunaaron 5 months ago
@tobewunaskwunaaron Yeah, cuz your ideal of feminine beauty is probably Minnie Pearl......
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