Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou (Official Music Video)

You're watching the official music video for Linda Ronstadt - "Blue Bayou" from the album "Simple Dreams" (1977).

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[billlance]

I was the video recording engineer for this concert at the Atlanta Civic Center in 1977. After the show, Linda and her band knocked on the door (!) of my little tape truck and asked if they could watch the tape, so they and I sat together and watched the show. Linda is so unassuming and such a beautiful person. I remember talking to Don Grolnick, the piano player, who played the show with a broken hand. It was a great show, and a great memory for me, but I never thought this recording would live on 40+ years later.

[goodymotivation]

Wow....this memory is still fresh in my head. I was the drummer

[CW-eeih]

It’s called perfect pitch. It’s a gift that very few singers actually have.

[judyi]

She has one of the purest voices I’ve ever heard.

[sandburgmartin]

Serious business friends ! It's time to petition the Country Music Hall of Fame to induct Linda Maria Ronstadt while she is still with us. She highly deserves it. Get her in there with members Dolly & Emmylou to complete the Trio while she can enjoy it. Sad that she wasn't there 20 years ago.

[robertmoore]

This was my mom’s favorite song. We lost her 2 years ago today. As she was about to take her final breath, I played this song for her. I miss you so much, Mom!

[angelers]

"There are two kinds of men in this world. Those with a crush on Linda Ronstadt and those who never heard of her." - Willie Nelson.

[brucecawthon]

The era when vocal artists actually had talent. I miss those days.

[sudiptakiran]

No one can sing 'Blue Bayou' like Linda. She's one of a kind!!

[frednurk]

One of the most gorgeous voices ever to be shared to the world.

[JP-bnct]

Still listening in 2024 to this beautiful and timeless song!

[marisoltapia]

She is 78 today ..Un forgettable... Greetings from Caracas 💖

[johnhirst]

Beautiful song, perfectly sung by a beautiful woman

[billbreuer]

I saw her and heard her sing in a bar in Toronto in1971. One look, one listen, and I was captivated forever.

[robertcudlipp]

In the second half of 2024, this still sounds magic.
Have no doubt Roy smiles warmly each time this rendition of his classic is superbly performed by Linda.

[MurlWatne-iobo]

That voice 4 octave range is something else.

[Johnny-mjvk]

One of the most beautiful songs ever it shouldn't matter but I'm a six four year old black man.i love Linda she's the bomb.

[pmointernet]

possibly the best singing performance ever.

[cindypattana]

One of the most beautiful songs in history, and she OWNED that song.

[CeeOlleab]

Linda Ronstadt had the voice and this was HER song. Glad to have lived at the time this musical genius lived, and "Blue Bayou" became a song.