Linda Ronstadt

Arranger, Bruce Cockburn, Canada, Composer, Indiana, Jazz, Linda Ronstadt, Piano, Producer, Toronto, United States December 25, 2020

This Toronto musician’s carefree wandering through the ’60s saw him working with Janis Joplin and Linda Ronstadt – and that’s only part of his story

Nick Krewen Special to the Star You may know him as the artistic director of the currently paused Beaches International Jazz Festival or hear him on one of the three radio programs he either hosts or co-hosts in the city. But did you know that Toronto’s Bill King, a three-time Juno Award nominee, also served as music director for blues-rock singer Janis Joplin, the stylistically versatile Linda Ronstadt, The Pointer…

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Bass, Canada, Drums, Elton John, Guitar, Linda Ronstadt, Perspective, Progressive rock, Rock, Rush February 13, 2018

Commentary: Rock of Ages…

We’re barely six weeks into 2018 and this year is already shaping up to be a cold, hard truth for music lovers: mortality is rearing its ugly head. The ailment avalanche, affecting some of our greatest pop and rock performers, began in mid-January and seemingly hasn’t let up since. The first shocking admission occurred during a Globe and Mail interview published on January 16 with Rush guitarist extraordinaire Alex Lifeson,…