LINDA RONSTADT L.A.'s Troubadour & How She DATED The GOVERNOR of CA 

Stone Poneys, one of the great band names of all time. Linda, what can you say - a divine set of pipes attached to a fascinating creature. Much more than her hits and she wore her fame so casually. How unusual in LA. Thanks for the tour.

Tell Linda we still love her, tell Linda we still need her. Authentic power and warmth in those pipes.

Wanted to celebrate Ms. Ronstadt's 76th birthday today (July 15th) by finding something about her I'd never seen before. This was just the perfect video. Kudos to your aunt for exposing you to Pirates of Penzance as a child. Despite her debilitating condition of supranuclear palsy, she is still letting her voice be heard. She has just co-written a book called "Feels Like Home" about the Mexican culture of her childhood. Thanks again for this wonderful video.

Looks like your grandma was happy that you were there & left a message for you. Obviously, she's your guardian angel. Love & blessings to you & Jah. Thank you for another great video. 🙏💜💋

She was THE female singer in the early 70's

Kenny Edwards was the third member and bassist of The Stone Ponies, and recorded and performed with Linda throughout her rock and roll years in the 1970s and early 1980s as her bassist and backup singer and also banjo player. He's was a MONSTER bass player and added a lot to the sound of her records and live shows.

I was fortunate to play a few shows at the Troubadour. Such an iconic venue. The staff was amazing. First class. Linda’s voice was one of a kind. So powerful. Her beauty made her brand that much better.

I love her! What a beautiful voice!! I graduated from high school in 1972, so I have followed her from the beginning! I pray for her because of her Parkinson's. I am a retired RN, so I know how devastating this disease can be. Her voice is a gift to all of us!! TY Jordan!!

She was the BOMB. Little trivia for ya she also was the first woman to fill an arena. So that says alot about her 🎶🎙

There are no coincidences-Uno card was for You, your Grandma, & your Auntie! Linda was my favorite voice coming up in the 70’s as a little girl. An American treasure for all of Eternity. The Troubadour-such talent graced that place. You also mentioned the lost weekend - that was one of my very favorite of your vlogs. I love the whimsy that was Harry. Thank you for another fantastic, fun, & informative blog, Jordan! Have a great weekend! 💗

I really appreciate this one especially!. I grew up on the So Cal sound of the Seventies & Linda Ronstadt is my favorite female vocalist of all time.

Linda Ronstandt is one of my favorite singers and performers of the 70’s era. Her song “Different Drum” with the Stoneponies was written by Michael Nesmith of the Monkees. That was the first song I liked from her. She was and is so cute and down to earth. I wish her all the best in her battle with Parkinson’s. God bless her & you too Jordan for another interesting vlog. My husband and his cousin went to go see Sawyer Fredericks before the pandemic hit. I was too I was too ill to go. Hopefully some day that Lucy’s Restaurant will open up again. It’s 2022 and we’re still waiting for this pandemic to go away. Your vlogs make the days go smoother so thank you Jordan and your fellow vlogging friend who added that tidbit of Linda’s brother as well. ❤️🙏🏻✨💫

Jordan 🇯🇴 Blue Bayou was my favorite song .. so lilting so beautiful.. Dodgers, Mexican restaurant meeting Jerry Brown , at Lucy's. Uno card crazy... her brother arrested Robert Bardow, really crazy fact, thank you again Jordan 🇯🇴

Thank you Jordan. Linda's my favorite female singer. The voice of an angel. I love when her talent is remembered and kept alive.

I love listening to her music! I was singing it yesterday while running errands. She has a beautiful voice!

Wow, another great video, Jordan. So much good stuff packed into a short vlog...the amazing stories about Linda and her family, the tie-ins to the Adobe restaurant and Paramount Studios, and especially the finding of that Uno card! That was truly meant for you! 😇 That was a chilling story about Linda’s brother arresting Rebecca’s killer. Once again, I am so touched by your kind and humble spirit, and your obvious respect for the subject of your vlogs. Thank you for all of it! Prayers and best wishes as you settle into your beautiful new home. God bless you, and love to Jah! 🐾 Meline

Linda was my idol growing up. In high school, I would hole up in my room and listen to her records... I still have them, and they are still in pristine condition.(I even have a copy of a Stone Ponys album) I saw a documentary about The Troubadour on PBS a few years back... Cheech and Chong played there, as well as Carole King and James Taylor together when her mega album Tapestry came out. It's good to see Scott, interesting story about Bardo and Linda's brother. The Uno card... I love when things like that happen. Great vlog, Jordan, all the best☺💝🎆

Many thanks Jordan, Linda's legacy lives forever! 🥰

The UNO card - a "sign" from your grandmother saying hello... ❤

My first band played our first gig at the Troubadour. What a trip finding the Uno card after your story about your aunt. Linda was beautiful, and I wish her grandfather could have found that cure to Parkinson's.

OMG "Blue Bayou". Takes my breath away.

I LOVE this episode!! Linda Ronstadt is my all time favorite singer and I love everything about her. I love the "walking tour" part of your videos and this one is GREAT, but how sad that Lucy's is closed!!!!

I got to see Linda in early 1980 at Buddy Holly Park outside Lubbock and she sang Blue Bayou. I'll never forget that day, because a severe thunderstorm hit and since we were out in the middle of the country we were stuck (literally) and had no shelter. So we used trash bags or anything we could find to cover us as the rain came down like buckets and lightning everywhere. Whoever the band on stage was, ran off and did their best to find some type of shelter under the stage or in their equiptment trailers, etc... and as the lightning hit and we hunkered down on this muddy hill waiting for the storm to let up, we heard a female voice over the speakers say "if you're going to risk your life being here, I'm going to sing and be with you. If I have to go, I'll go doing what I love..." I remember you could hear a gasp from the audience and we all threw off whatever was covering us and just sat listening and praying for who was on stage. That was Linda, and she sang Blue Bayou, and she gave an outstanding performance. Just yesterday I was over at my Neighbors house who has a recording studio, and we were discussing plans for an upcoming video where I plan to interview him and hear his stories in the music industry in the 60-80's in L.A. and he showed me his old files with negatives that he took in the 60's and 70's in L.A. and a (very young) Linda was among them, along with The Doors, Morrison, Crosby Stills Nash, you name it, they were there in the photos, I sat at amazement. I knew he had played and did sound and photography for the top guys back then, and even co-wrote a song or two for the Byrds, but these pictures were moments in time, frozen in history. All I could think is how after all these years, maybe I can show the world what he took and did and saw and knew. I do remember him telling me about giving a ride to some guys and Morrison (I think it was) after a show at the Troubadour and my Friend had a brand new car and Morrison was so drunk he puked in the back seat floorboards. He told him he'd never give him another ride... LOL This interview will probably take a year to research and edit but it will be a doozy when it's complete. Wish me luck. I'm going to need it!

Very nicely done. And what a voice and soul she has. Stone Poneys covered Different Drum & Some of Shelley's Blues, both written by Michael Nesmith. Her recordings gave him a chance of being seen as a legit musician. I think even Steve Martin's early tenure at the Troubador brought him across Linda. He described her as beautiful, but out of his league. Thanx for posting. Take care.

She has a fantastic voice! I also love her "Blue Bayou," but my hands-down favorite has to be her album with Nelson Riddle. Even as a kid I remember the distinctive sound of his band opening up the Jackie Gleason show "from beautiful Miami Beach." Years later when he did the album with Linda I was in Heaven. Thanks for the great vlog, you told me a lot I didn't know about her.

I love Linda's voice! I know she can't sing anymore, how devastating but most people have not accomplished what she did! It's not fair... We love you Linda💋 Thanks Jordan, Hugs to Jah! 🎵🎶💜

Linda’s version of Blue Bayou is amazing. Thank you for this blog. The Uno card is a sign from your grandmother. Telling you she’s always with you. ❤️❤️❤️

Your vlogs can be nostalgic that brings sweet memories but with sad updates and then you show flowers. It may seem random but it speaks to the rebirth of spirit. Always makes me smile. Safe travels.

Love Linda Ronstadt!! She was my dad’s favorite and Blue Bayou was his song!! Great vlog!! So great to see The Troubadour!

linda singing with aaron neville "dont know much" shows her talent and she sounds beautiful ! my fav song by her is"when will i be loved" Thank you Linda! oh and i still have her poster from the 70's!

Linda Ronstdat is one of the most beautiful and gifted, world class singers, of all time. Thank you for this great video.

I always preferred Linda's version of You're No Good to the Van Halen one which is quite good as well. So much history at The Troubadour.

No irony involved! That card is a message. Do doubt Jordan. 💝

Jordan, thank you for covering the beginnings of Linda Ronstadt's career. She's one of my favorite artists and possesses what I would call an angelic voice. By the way, finding that Uno card in the way that you did is called synchronicity. These kind of mysterious patterns can happen throughout our lives and are often meant to show us that we are on the right path.

I hope Lucy’s will reopen. My familiarity with Linda Rondstadt singing was her duet with Aaron Neville and a little of her singing in Spanish. You always do the most respectful and honoring vlogs 🙂

I forgot how cute she was. Parkinson's is so awful. Such a beautiful talent.

I love Linda! My parents and I were fans and we had many of her records. It's funny; when I was in elementary school, I so loved The Pirates of Penzance that--for some strange reason--I wrote an all-dog version for a class writing project called The Pooches of Penzance. Heck, maybe Jah could star! lol

Great volg Jordan.Lots of info.Hope you and Jah have memories in new home.❤🐕

I absolutely love Linda! I listened to her constantly in the 70’s...thank you for doing a vlog on this amazing woman ❤️ oh and the UNO card discovery gave me goosebumps 😳

I was in Pirates of Penzance in high school!! I watched it with my classmates and loved Linda’s performance in that and listened to her music she loved her. Both my parents are fans! Also jealous she got to be in a Saturday Night Live skit with my celebrity crush John Belushi ❤️

Linda was already a Mega star she had cut Blue Bayou and she was 31 not 26. It was the World Series of 1977 at The Dodger's stadium. Trust me I grew up Looooving Linda Ronstadt! I bought every album she ever made that I could find. Thank you so much for this Tribute to Linda Ronstadt! She was born on July 15,1946. Just wanted to help you out with some Linda Facts. I enjoy your videos! The Dearly Departed videos, I will miss those. Loved the Lynyrd Skynyrd video. I hope Scott keeps the Jayne Mansfield car.

I grew up with the animated movie An American Tail and Linda was the singer of the famous song Somewhere Out There.

I love Jordan’s knowledge and great stories, and anything with Linda ronstadt always gets me attention💖

Always loved Linda...💙 And I'm loving the dark blue sun glasses Jordan. Thanks for another interesting and informative vlog!! That was wild with the Uno card !!

Awesome as always!!!

Love, love, love Linda! Thanks Jordan.

Thanks for the Interesting background on Linda Ronstadt... I actually saw the production of the Pirates of Penzance with Linda Ronstadt and Kevin Klein onstage at the LA Music Center. She was an amazing singer. Her recordings will live forever.

Linda Ronstadt was poppin back in the 70s and early 80s when I was a kid. Thank you for that great theme, Jordan.😎

I hadn't realized Linda had met the Jerry Brown so long ago! Also, just seeing those tents of the homeless in your old neighborhood makes me so happy for you that you are out of there!

❤ her music! Great video and thanks for sharing!

Linda was the greatest voice in my lifetime. The first album I ever bought with my own money was “Heart Like a Wheel” which I still have. What a phenomenal music she made in her life.

Hello, Jordan! Checking in again! Dave and I have been following you back and forth from old home to new home and loving every minute of your vlogs. This was a good one to watch as we loved Linda and really digged that culture back then. Hope The Troubadour opens! 😄

Hi Jordan, what a brilliant cause to raise money for, Parkinson's is such a horrible disease. Finding that UNO card was a bit spooky. Prayers and thoughts go out to Linda battling this disease. So sad to see all those tents in Los Angeles, let's hope we all come through this soon. Great vlog Jordan.

Jordan the Lion must have seen The Linda Documentary a few times because he recited many parts of the documentary almost verbatim.. Now that's a true fan!

Brilliant video, so many memories of growing up in LA in the 70's and 80's, but it made me cry to see my hometown look like a disaster movie film set and so much is completely gone. If only we could take time trips, you would have loved the Saturday shopping scene on Melrose in 1984. The UNO card was just a little hello from your loves, they're always with you in spirit ☮️💟

Wow Jordan that Uno card was a very unique event. 3 groups of people...first your grandparents household, your aunt's and yours. All at one gathering. There fore 3 in UNO. This was a wonderful vlog. It's fun and informative. Thanks. By the way, best wishes for your new place

Great Stories Jordan. I played the Troubadour on an open mic night during that time. Unfortunately, we weren't discovered that night. But, I also saw Joni Mitchell there when she made her Los Angeles debut in 1968.

Love our Jordan n Jah ❤

She is still one of my favorites! Love this cover of her career

Great vlog and the Uno card was interesting to say the least. Walking tours of Southern California neighborhoods is where you excel

How interesting to learn of the Eagles start, as a band.

I do remember watching The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in the late 80's or early 90's and he had for a musical guest Linda Rhonstadt. She wound up singing a mexican song that ties very much to her fathers roots. That was pretty good to watch. Man I miss late night shows like Johnny Carson hosting. She had some very good music too! Sad to hear that she is not doing so well. Excellent vlog Jordan!

My wife and I ate at the El Adobe a few years ago while awaiting the beginning of our Paramount Studios tour. We had good food and good service.

Linda Ronstadt is an actual Queen and when she was a part of the Trio, I became a country music fan

Amazing voice. So sorry to hear of her illness x

Interesting to me that you mentioned laundry and Pirates of Penzance in one sentence as I have a Pirates of Penzance beach towel. In NY many shows ended up on a beach towel

Sad another singer with Parkinson's in their later years. Neil Diamond has it now too. Great vlog. Thanks for doing this. Stay safe, take care and God bless.

Really good vlog

I love Pirates of Penzance (and all Gilbert & Sullivan operettas) and have always admired Linda Ronstadt’s talent and she seems like a really good person.

The shirts are called "Guayabera". A few of my uncles would wear them too. I had the biggest crush on her until she started dating the governor.

Love this Vlog Jordan!

Congrats on the new home!

This was so great. Love Linda Ronstadt. I remember as a little maybe 12 year old buying the 45 of The Stone Poneys Different Drum and playing it over and over and loving that girl's voice. Loved this.

I enjoyed see this blog, thank you.

When I was in high school and living with my parent's, I went to the famous Troubadour. We lived about 6 or 7 miles away and my friend's and I would take city buses to get there. Never saw Linda there because we were going there in the 1970's, so after the time when Linda would have been performing there. Only went there a few times, especially on the hoot nights (open mike night,) I think it was free to get in on that night or just a dollar maybe. It was a great place and so much fun!! I knew where Lucy's El Adobe was but as teens we didn't have money for restaurants like that.

My first concert was Jackson Brown, Linda Rhonstast and The Eagles at Anaheim Stadium!

Love Linda and country music 🎶. Great vlog as always Jordan 😎👍

such a voice! good to see you Jordan. been a while for me.

Thanks for sharing this video and I think Linda Ronstadt is a great singer she is so talented .. have a wonderful day 😎🎸🎶🎶 🎸🎶

Howzit~Glad I finally watched one of your vids! Much obliged ✊~Dig your style/LovE the pics of young Linda R.

lol. how did you know a musician would want to see the back entrance lol :) i did

Such a great singer; so sad the situation she’s in nowadays; she’s been very sick lately. The shirts you talked about with the pockets I believe are called “guayaberas”; used a lot in Latin American countries. Love your optimism, Jordan. Have a great day and weekend.

Love love love Linda Rondstadt, saw her twice in an open arena in MA, can’t remember it’s name, she was great!!! Ty ty ty for doing this vlog. 🥰 Message from Grandma🤗

I enjoy your sight so much having just came back from Palm Springs with my son. Spent most of our time driving thru the streets looking for Stars homes. Wish you had been with us. You are awesome! 🎶🎵 “You have a new fan in me.”🎵🎶🤩😘

Great channel, Jordan

Linda Ronstadt had one of the great voices. Remember her so well from my childhood in the 70s.

Without question the single greatest female vocalist in history. She could do it all.

Stay safe and take God bless all

Jordan we are so happy for you and Jah, absolutely beautiful home Congratulations! Appreciate all you do, you have come a long way my 2 Buds, Cheers to success ! Luv&Peace Sean&family.

Don't mind me I'm just over here bawling over the story of linda's grandpa trying to find a cure for his wife

"93 K-H-J," most popular radio station in the LA area. We all listened to it. Another station was K-Earth 101.

17:05 YES! blue bayou is my favorite song of hers, well one of them anyway, hard to choose

Linda started out commercially with the Stone Poneys. Their big hit was Different Drum. My older brother had their album. I was 12 at the time. What an amazing voice!!!

Hi Jordan, where did you get your sunglasses at. I really enjoy your vlogs!

Love Linda, always one of my favorites. When I think of the 70’s her songs are so important. Part of the sound track of my life 😌

I saw her at the Bottom Line night club in N.Y. in the early 80's... singing backup on an encore or two with Bonnie Raitt, for George Jones.

Did not know the backstory of Miss Ronstadt's mom and how her dad spent his money looking for a cure that has now consumed his daughter. Always loved her vocals. I don't know if your aunt has passed on but if she did, the UNO card was her message telling you she's with you. :)

Different Drum..love that song.

She recorded at 3614 with the muscle shoals swampers a couple blocks up from where elvis had his first concert

Someone's talking to you with that UNO card, Jordan. Maybe it's your grandma, anyway great video!