Linda Ronstadt: It's So Easy : An Unauthorized Biography (Paperback)

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From Publishers Weekly

Readers won't be scandalized or even surprised by Bego's ( Aretha Franklin ) "unauthorized biography" of the pop singer extraordinaire. The author is obviously a big fan of Ronstadt's, and his biography intersperses the facts of her life with effusive praise of her musical accomplishments. Bego takes us from Ronstadt's childhood in Tucson, Ariz., where she first became "mesmerized by music," through the mid-1960s in Los Angeles as the lead singer for the Stone Poneys, her superstar period as "the most successful female singer of the 1970s," and her forays into opera, jazz and mariachi music during the last decade. Along the way, we learn, rather sketchily, about Ronstadt's affairs with singer J. D. Souther, actor Albert Brooks, former California governor Jerry Brown and filmmaker George Lucas, among others. Bego relies on past interviews from a multitude of magazines and newspapers, and although he has done a capable job of pasting together quotes from various sources to create a coherent chronology, rarely does he attempt to probe beneath the surface of Ronstadt's California cool. Photos not seen by PW.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

A thorough look at the public and private life of one of pop music's most creative and diverse talents, this offering is sure to be of interest to Ronstadt's many fans and to students of pop culture. While offering nothing of great revelation regarding Ronstadt's personal or professional life, Bego does fill a void by bringing together numerous secondary sources of information on the artist. Furthermore, he surveys and updates Ronstadt's fast-moving career accomplishments as a folk/country/rock/pop vocalist, opera diva, producer, and stage actress. In a sometimes plodding but usually engaging style, the author provides the first fresh look at this multi-talented performer in ten years. Public libraries and comprehensive music collections should consider for purchase.
- David M. Turkalo, Social Law Lib., Boston
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: Eakin Press; 1st edition (July 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890157758
• ISBN-13: 978-0890157756
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,681,845 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Linda would have authorized this biography., August 22, 2007

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If you have read many of Linda's interviews available on the internet, there'll be little new stuff in this book. It seems the author's main source was magazine interviews and articles. I read half and got bored. Linda's own interviews are far more revealing than this author's writing.