LINDA EDER TRIBUTE ALBUM

[Stevie2]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 12:26am

There has been so much anticipation amongst the fans about this, and even I am getting excited.

I was reading a remix thread here that had Linda mentioned, and all I could think was I pray to GOD no one remixes this material. I just can't think of ANYTHING that would sound right without completely disrespecting the original concepts of each of the pieces.

There are a few things in particular that I am really looking forward to. First is the level of involvement that Kim Scharnberg has on this one. He is such a talented man.

Next in line would be that Linda has the full strength of a complete orchestra behind her this time. To my knowledge that’s a first as far as complete albums go.

For the record, Linda has been booked into Carnegie Hall for November 9th. 2005. A Wednesday night I believe. Sadly I am forfeiting this one in favor of a two night double header here in Minneapolis, but for you New York fans, I am envious.

And for the record, I have NO clue who the tribute is to of course.

Keep your hats on kids, things are about to get pretty damn fun.

Happy Linda Loving,

Stevie
StevenLutz.com

[the one]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 1:04am

Anyone know anything yet about this tribute?

[rusmic]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 3:14am

Edited because I decided I didn't want to bother. Sorry. Updated On: 7/10/05 at 03:14 AM

[Stevie2]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 3:40am

Generating enthusiasm for the upcoming album and shouting information I have no intention of sharing before it's time are two different things.

I would have assumed anyone reading my thread here would have assumed that in fact I did know after my tounge in cheek end line of "And for the record, I have NO clue who the tribute is to of course." The of course part should have been your clue.

I did speak this evening of my personal knowledge of the upcoming tribute album in defense of one who shared his enthusiasm for new found knowledge. There are many that know. I simply want to keep this album and its upcoming joy on peples minds. Of course Linda probably doesn't need me for that, I too am just excited as hell. This will probably be her best.

I apologize for being confusing. I do know who the Linda Eder tribute album is to.

Once again, apologies. See what assuming gets you?

S

This message posted in response to:

Hmm and I am so sure I just read a post on another board where you said you have known who the tribute is to for a long time. Posted not more than a day after you say on here you don't. Personally I don't care if you know but why even say you don't on here if you are saying quite vocally on another board that you do?
Updated On: 7/10/05 at 03:40 AM

[The8re phan]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 8:47am

Dearest Stevie,

I am already on pins & needles. I do LOVE me some Linda, and waiting a new album is hard enuf without knowing who the tribute is to. But alas, I will wait.......

Any news on when the album will be released???? Thou I am sure to attend the Carnegie Hall show, I think she needs to film it for a DVD release. Please pass that suggestion along

[Stevie2]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 11:49am

Pins and needles, YES! I must confess, I would't expect a live album out of Carnegie. I could be wrong, but keep in mind that this show will be right on the heels of the new CD's release (probably in celebration of it in fact), and considering the expense of recording a live album, I don't think that the label would want to be that redundant.

I could be wrong though!

Keep in mind that the Bravo Christmas Concert (recorded at the Mohegan Sun) is available on DVD now. Christmas or not, I enjoy it all year round!

Stevie

[baddadnpa]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 11:56am

My guess is a Garland tribute album. Now she is booked into Carnegie - another clue?

[EganFan2]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 3:48pm

Didn't she say in her letter on her website that they had done some recording with the big band? That's a big clue that points to Judy Garland.

[Stevie2]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 3:53pm

Linda did spend time in london recording with the London Symphony.

Stevie

[EganFan2]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 8:19pm

This was also in the newsletter on her site:

"In March, we will record the big band sessions in New York and then in April we will go to London to record the orchestra."

[Thenardier]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 8:28pm

Two days after my bday - and I'll be in school!

D'oh!

[Gothampc]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 8:29pm

The tribute is to Barbra Streisand and is called "The Ones That Got Away".

She'll be singing some of the "Hello Dolly" stuff, some of the "Yentl" stuff, some "Funny Girl" stuff, some of the "Pins & Needles" stuff and some "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" stuff.

[EganFan2]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 8:32pm

Where did you hear this?

[Justice]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 9:45pm

Might I just say...I have no clue what this thread is about..but Eder's remixes (Vienna, Never Dance, and Something to Believe In) are OUTSTANDING! (I could do without her 'I Am What I Am" remix)

[Stevie2]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 11:09pm

Ohhhh some things make me chuckle. LOL

S

[Stevie2]

Posted: 8/6/05 at 9:12pm

Okay gang, for one night only (and that would be tonight) I have set up a preview page at EderFan.com that will allow the Linda Eder fans interested in the new album a chance to preview some 30 second clips. I think all of you will be very pleased with this new release, it is indeed WONDERFUL !!!

Blessings,

Stevie

https://www.ederfan.com/myself.htm

"By Myself, The Songs of Judy Garland" - Available October 4th from Angel Records.

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE:

Placed side by side, the similarities are difficult to imagine. Judy Garland, barely five feet tall, emotionally delicate, wearing tragedy like a crown. Linda Eder, 5' 10", blithely unconcerned with the folderol of fame. Yet the two have much in common. Both hail from Minnesota farm country. Both know how to pierce the deepest meaning of a song, and both sing with the purest power and clarity. For Linda, Judy has been a beacon of musical inspiration. Now she returns the favor with "By Myself: The Songs of Judy Garland (Angel),” her new Angel CD, which hits stores on October 4th. In its 11 tracks, Linda pulls off the impossible, paying tribute to her idol while making the timeless Garland songs her own.

Produced by composer/conductor Ettore Stratta and executive produced by Ian Ralfini, the CD pairs Linda with some of the most iconic songs in the American songbook. Says the singer, "Judy was my first big musical influence. I always felt a connection to her. She was all about the goose bump factor." As always, Linda assembled a peerless team of musicians, with the London Symphony Orchestra backing her on most tracks. Studio legend Frank Filipetti recorded Linda's vocals, while Kim Scharnberg, Byron Olson and Jeremy Roberts shared orchestration duties. They'd have to be the best in the business to keep up with Linda Eder. "I‘m not easy to record," she says, "because I have a loud voice. I've blown up a few microphones."

To prepare, Linda closely studied Judy's many films and recordings. Her aim was not to mimic the Garland style, but rather to capture the contrasting strength and fragility of Judy's voice. "It was all through osmosis," notes Linda." I've been through a lot in the last few years, which has added new layers to my life. No one escapes the lows, and Judy's were extreme, but you felt you knew her."

The CD kicks off dramatically enough with "By Myself," a song from Judy's 1963 film, "I Could Go On Singing." It's not only classic Judy, but also classic Linda: a swingin' dialog between singer and orchestra; rising tension and a big finish, with Linda sustaining the final note a full eight bars. Judy loved to sing medleys, and Linda picks up one of her best with Lerner & Lowe's "Almost Like Being in Love" and Rodgers and Hart's "This Can't Be Love." Next, "Me and My Shadow," blessed with an evocative arrangement by Byron Olson and Linda's introspective performance.

"I'd Like to Hate Myself in the Morning" is by John Meyer, a songwriter who befriended Garland near the end of her life. The singer died before getting to record the song, but did perform it on “The Merv Griffin Show” in December 1968. The 1938 Kurt Weill ballad "It Never Was You," also from "I Could Go On Singing, is performed by Linda with heartbreaking tenderness. "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart/The Trolley Song" is another great Garland medley, the first song from the early Garland film "Listen Darling" (193, the latter a Best Song Oscar nominee from "Meet Me In St. Louis" (1944).

"The Rainbow's End," the only original tune on the CD, is a newly written song by Linda's frequent collaborator Jack Murphy. It not only captures Judy's essence in its lyrics, but sounds remarkably like a classic torch song from the ‘40s."The Boy Next Door/You Made Me Love You" are two ballads made famous in "Meet Me in St. Louis" and "Broadway Melody of 1938" respectively, and thoroughly given their due by Linda in this medley.

As Linda writes in her liner notes, George Gershwin's "Do It Again" appealed to her for having a lyric that "keeps its clothes on and is far more effective for it." One of Judy Garland's best-known songs, "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody," made famous by Al Jolson, became a Garland staple when she recorded it in 1958. Linda saves the best for last, Judy's signature "Over the Rainbow," singing in a prayerful near-whisper. It's never easy to take on a song so closely linked with one artist, but Linda Eder has never been intimidated by a musical challenge.

She was born in Brainerd, Minn. (not far from Judy Garland's hometown of Grand Rapids). Her immigrant parents exposed Linda to all kinds of music, pop and classical, but three singers influenced her more than any others. "From the time I was a kid," she says," my ‘teachers' were Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand and [classical/jazz soprano] Eileen Farrell."

She spent much of her 20's perfecting her vocals and stage presence. "I did Harrah's, opening for other singers in lounges," she recalls. "I was doing four shows a night, but things evolved when I started doing my own songs. There was no template and I was free to sing what I wanted." Her big break came in 1988 on the TV show "Star Search," where she reigned a record 13 weeks. That led to a lead role in the 1990 Broadway-bound musical "Jekyll & Hyde,"

Linda recorded seven Atlantic and Angel albums between 1994 and 2004, each a blend of standards, pop hits and originals, and each showcasing Linda's extravagant vocal gifts. Over the years, passionate fans across the country packed concert halls, including New York's Carnegie Hall. Among her many milestones, Linda's been profiled by the Bravo Network, had a solo concert run at Broadway's Gershwin Theater, and performed the track “Gold” to which Kristi Yamaguchi skated to during the Opening Ceremony at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

After several years of marriage and raising son Jake (now 6), Linda and composer Frank Wildhorn recently parted ways. Though divorce is never easy, in many ways Linda feels better than ever. "This is a whole new life for me," she says. "I'm back in control of my destiny, which feels good. If I may borrow the words of my late friend, Carl Anderson, I like to drive my own bus."

Aside from music and motherhood, Linda has a lifelong love of animals. She's taking it a step further with "Trail MIX," a new primetime television special she created and is hosting for Animal Planet. The show, Trail MIX, teams host Linda with other celebrities who share her passion for horses. "I can sit all day long with another horse person," she says. "For me, this is pure fun."

After the release of "By Myself," Linda hits the road this fall for a string of concerts across the country and, for the first time in her career, Europe. It will be an all-Judy Garland show, sure to thrill Eder and Garland fans alike. Linda lays claim to an enormous following around the world, ironic given the title of the new CD. "I am not at all by myself," she says. "I have had a lot of great people helping me and Judy on my shoulder."

For Linda Eder, the rainbow never ends.
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[BobbyRobbyBobbyBaby]

Posted: 8/7/05 at 12:27am

I missed this by 27 minutes!

[Streder]

Posted: 8/7/05 at 12:41am

Well keep checking back with the Linda sites!

I have been told that there are some great plans in store for LindaEder.com, and EderFan.com has a few ideas to celebrate swimming in my head as well.

The clips and artwork will return to EderFan.com once all the websites have their plans in place.

Thanks for checking in though!

See ya soon :)

Stevie

(p.s.) I finaly found the link to retrieve old login info ...LOL)

S

[cfm3]

Posted: 8/7/05 at 8:33am

Stevie,

I had an opportunity to listen to the clips last night! They sounded fantastic!!! I can't wait. Thanks for sharing.