An inspiring blue

Signature Ronstadt… From her 1977 album Simple Dreams, also a hit single with Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me on the “B” side. The song was written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson, recorded by Roy Orbison in 1961 and released on Orbison’s IN DREAMS album in 1963, and as a single with Mean Woman Blues on the “B” side. Blue Bayou won a Grammy for Linda Ronstadt and became her signature song. Oh, Linda…