The Stone Poneys
| The Stone Poneys | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Folk rock , country rock |
| founding | 1964 |
| resolution | 1968 |
| Last occupation | |
singing |
Linda Ronstadt |
guitar |
Robert Kimmel |
Keyboard |
Ken Edwards |
The Stone Poneys were an American folk and country rock band. It was the first formation in which the singer Linda Ronstadt took part.
history
The singer Linda Ronstadt, who saw no chance of starting a musical career in her hometown Tucson , moved to Los Angeles in 1966 , where she met Robert Kimmel and Ken Edwards. The three formed a trio , got a record deal in 1967 and were able to reach number 13 on the US charts with the song Different Drum , written by Michael Nesmith .
Discography (selection)
Albums
- 1967: Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt
- 1967: Evergreen, Vol. 2
- 1968: Stone Poneys & Friends, Vol. 3
- 1972: Stoney End album
- 2008: Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt / Evergreen, Vol. 2
literature
- John Einarson: Desperados: The Roots of Country Rock . Rowman & Littlefield, 2001, ISBN 0-8154-1065-4 .
- Julia Edenhofer : The Great Oldie Lexicon . Bastei-Lübbe , 1991, ISBN 3-404-60288-9 .
- Günter Ehnert: HIT GUIDE - US Chart Singles 1964–1970 . Taurus Press, 1988, ISBN 3-922542-31-X .
Web links
- The Stone Poneys at discogs , accessed August 12, 2013
- The Stone Poneys on allmusic , accessed August 12, 2013
- ronstadt-linda.com: The Stone Poneys 1967–1968 , accessed August 12, 2013
Individual evidence
- ^ Julia Edenhofer: The Great Oldie Lexicon. Bastei-Lübbe, 1991, p. 376.