![]() ![]() This was right before Crosby, Stills and Nash, and before Fleetwood Mac. I think they didn't really know quite what to make of it. Speaking of the A&M project, Karla says, "They didn't release it. ![]() They were, unfortunately, a bit ahead of their time. ![]() The band made an album for A&M, but it was never released. Thus the band Bryndle was born - one of the early songwriter groups, even before the Eagles. Something powerful in their combined sound drew them together. They were Kenny Edwards, (who had started the Stone Poneys with Linda Ronstadt and Bobby Kimmel), Wendy Waldman, and Andrew Gold. Jackson Browne, James Taylor and Elton John were around the Troubadour in those days." There were some other writer-singers who became friends of Karla's, and eventually, they decided to put a band together. She talks about lining up at the legendary Troubadour at noon on Mondays to get a slot in the famous Monday night Troubadour "hoot," which was a breaking ground for many artists who went on to great success. She became friends with other singer-songwriters and musicians who were creating their own unique sound. Karla's sister became a teacher of history and religion, but Karla's passion was always music. An 11-song demo was recorded but no deal came of this first effort. By 16, Karla and her sister Lisa auditioned for Elektra Records. She had already fallen in love with the guitar and studied with Frank Hamilton of the famous folk group, The Weavers. She and her sister Lisa were writing songs and playing as a duo titled "The Daughters of Chester P" named after their father, Dr. © 1974 Tonopah & Tidewater Music Co.Born and raised in Southern California, Karla Bonoff was a songwriter by the age of fifteen. Nothing can save me from this ball and chain Lose Again The Tattler If He's Ever Near That'll Be the Day Lo Siento Mi Vida Hasten Down the Wind Rivers of Babylon Give One Heart Try Me Again Crazy Down So Low Someone To Lay Down Beside Me Lose Againīut nothing can save me from this ball and chainīut you're keeping me going I know it's insane Hasten Down the Wind (1976) Lyrics as performed by Linda Ronstadt Hasten Down the Wind- Linda Ronstadt lyrics ![]()
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