“They were really great mentors.” 8. Linda Ronstadt, “Blue Bayou” (1977) Wachtel says Asher’s approach with Ronstadt was for her to perform in the studio as if she was on stage. This ...

Whenever I hear the opening of Linda Ronstadt’s “La Charreada” I ... a Latin American version of “Blue Bayou,” her own composition, on the 1976 LP “Hasten Down the Wind,” and a ...