What happened to Linda Eders career?- Page 2

[adamgreer]

Posted: 9/14/18 at 11:52pm

Dollypop said: "I always have felt that Eders has a really good voice but lacks any real acting chops. She also movies awkwardly on stage."

She’s openly admitted numerous times she’s not an actress and struggled with it. I’m sure it’s a big part of why she doesn’t do it anymore. She’s got a hell of an instrument, but she definitely cannot act. 

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 9/15/18 at 9:02am

"By the way, she's quite tall and oh so beautiful!

I wish I got to see Jekyll & Hyde back in the 90s."

I saw Jekyll & Hyde in 1997 and I loved it. I actually got to meet her backstage for a moment and she was very nice. I am 6 ft 2 in and she seemed not much shorter than me.  I was there due to my wife was friend of Robert Cuccioli in his HS days. 

 

[OlBlueEyes]

Posted: 9/15/18 at 6:15pm

I don't know how Linda treats those whom she employs, but she was perfectly charming last night at 54 Below. She stayed for a Meet and Greet with anyone who wished to meet her. (Well, she does have a new CD out.)

Amateurish videos of "When the Parade Passes By" and "Everything's As If We Just Said Goodbye."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiHZZlEM3Po

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJb_1nSWIuc

 

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 9/16/18 at 11:50am

OLBlueEyes - thanks for sharing the clips of the show.

[uncageg]

Posted: 9/16/18 at 1:33pm

OlBlueEyes said: "I don't know how Linda treats those whom she employs, but she was perfectly charming last night at 54 Below. She stayed for a Meet and Greet with anyone who wished to meet her. (Well, she does have a new CD out.)

Amateurish videos of "When the Parade Passes By" and "Everything's As If We Just Said Goodbye."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiHZZlEM3Po



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJb_1nSWIuc

She appears much more comfortable in these clips than when i saw her years ago at the free concert and when she toured with Burt Bacharach. Her patter was short and she seemed shy and uncomfortable. She would say a few things and then you could tell she was more comfortable when singing....her butt off!! Nice to see her more relaxed.
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[greensgreens]

Posted: 9/17/18 at 10:55am

Linda does an annual holiday show in the Twin Cities (I believe she was born in Chanhassen and lives near the area currently). It's sad she's not on B'way, but that concert is a yearly tradition and she blows us away every single time. I have had the chance to meet her several times and she is nothing but kind and generous.

[nealb1]

Posted: 9/17/18 at 1:12pm

Linda was born in Tuscon, Arizona and grew up in Brainerd, Minnesota.  She has been living in New Salem, New York since 1998.  Part of her property crosses over into Connecticut as her house is literally right on the border of New York and Connecticut.  

Do you know when her annual holiday show is, Greengreens?  It's not listed on her website as an upcoming concert.  

Updated On: 9/17/18 at 01:12 PM

[greensgreens]

Posted: 9/17/18 at 4:22pm

Interesting. I had heard she lived in the metro area, but haven't been to her house or anything. It makes there is some connection with Brainerd (although that's not a suburb - it's several hours from the cities), since she does do the holiday show here (or maybe tours it?). The holiday shows are normally the very first part of December - I feel like one may have even been the weekend right after Thanksgiving. Linda's about the only event I leave my house for during those bleak winter months. They're very simple events, so it may not be put together yet for this year. I feel like in previous years I've bought tickets around Halloween. I highly recommend it, it's not often you get to hear a voice of this calibre in a more intimate setting without all the fanfare and pomp of a big concert. And I get the feeling she has a lot of friends/family present which makes her pretty loose and enthusiastic.   :)

[nealb1]

Posted: 9/17/18 at 5:20pm

Yes, she grew up in Minnesota, and loves her horses and her farm.  That's her roots.  :)  She was 4th runner up in the 1980 Miss Minnesota Pageant.  

It's always great to see her in an intimate venue like 54 Below, Feinstein's in San Francisco, and other places like that.  And, of course a large venue like Carnegie Hall, Town Hall, etc,  is just as exciting.  Wherever she goes, she always has her core small group of musicians that she plays with.  The logistics are very easy since she's been touring for decades.  She just needs to know where to be, and her and her band will be there, and give a great show.  :)  

If she does do any upcoming shows in Minnesota, it will show up on her website.  I'll keep checking as well, and if anything comes up, I'll let you know.  

Updated On: 9/17/18 at 05:20 PM

[DooWahDiddy]

Posted: 9/17/18 at 5:57pm

WldKingdomHM said "I worked in a theater in NJ where she performs once a year.", which means he/she was employed by the theatre, not Linda Eder.  They probably work backstage on whatever show or act comes in.  Not saying one is better than the other, but it's an important distinction to make, that perhaps she had a bad day in front of someone she had never met before and probably will never see again, as opposed to someone who habitually treats her "employees" poorly. 

 

ETA: I have no idea why this is showing up bolded and centered, but it's really wreaking havoc with my OCD.

Updated On: 9/17/18 at 05:57 PM

[OlBlueEyes]

Posted: 9/17/18 at 10:36pm

The man who was sitting next to me was one of Linda's biggest fans. He hired out 54 Below, Linda and her musicians for his retirement party. 

He lost his wife and his mother pretty recently, and devotes quite a lot of his life to following Linda around to concerts and taking pleasure out of the fact that she greets him with a hug.

I know the feeling. Whatever gets you by.

No small accomplishment selling out 54 Below nine times this year with a top ticket price of $180. She may be the most successful little known singer in the country.

 

[nealb1]

Posted: 9/18/18 at 11:27am

OlBlueEyes, I think I know the man that you are referring to.  When I saw her in May at 54 Below, there was a man at the table next to me, talking about his retirement.  Good for him!

[ggersten]

Posted: 9/18/18 at 12:28pm

DAME can ask Ms. Eder this question today (18 September) BWW LIVE w/Linda Eder

Updated On: 9/18/18 at 12:28 PM

[philly03]

Posted: 9/18/18 at 2:27pm

Linda never wanted to be famous, nor was she ever set on being a "Broadway star" (that was Frank Wildhorn's idea). She had a lot of high profile fans too - Rosie O'Donnell, Kathy Lee Gifford, I even sat next to Larry King once at Feinstein's at one of her concerts.

Years ago with WONDERLAND she was asked to be The Mad Hatter (the role would go to Kate Shindle for the second Tampa/Broadway run), but the story is she didn't want to be out of town for months with her son (who I think was pre-teen at the time). She ended up recording a whole Wildhorn album in 2011 called "Now," which the title song (lyric by Maury Yeston) she sounds fantastic on.

She's still my favorite vocalist - she is releasing albums still on her own terms, and even put together a little documentary that's available on her website about her day to day life including the horses, etc.

 

 

[nealb1]

Posted: 9/18/18 at 3:40pm

Yes, Larry King is a big Linda Eder fan.  When she was profiled on Bravo a number of years ago, he's interviewed and calls her, "The most incredible singer, you've never heard of."  And, sadly - he's right.  The average person doesn't know who she is, or any Broadway leading man or woman.  

 

[greensgreens]

Posted: 10/4/18 at 12:25pm

As I posted previously, Linda does a holiday concert in Minnesota every year and it's usually announced in early October. This year it's not in the Twin Cities, it's in Mankato (about an hour drive from Mpls). Ticketmaster has all the details: Linda Eder - 11/30 - Mankato, MN

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 10/4/18 at 1:06pm

I've got tickets to her concert in Chicago next month.  So excited!

[nealb1]

Posted: 11/14/18 at 7:41pm

Linda's website has been updated with more concerts added, going into mid 2019.  I'll see her in Palm Desert in February, and San Francisco in April.  

[MichelleCraig]

Posted: 11/14/18 at 7:58pm

I love Linda Eder. Only saw her in concert once, but have her albums.

She’s sort of the U.S. version of the U.K.’s Sarah Brightman... Still love listening to her “Broadway My Way” CD.

[Capeguy]

Posted: 11/14/18 at 9:39pm

She's been playing in Provincetown every summer now for quite a few years. Usually at the Crown & Anchor.

[theatreguy12]

Posted: 11/14/18 at 9:57pm

I thought she and Cuccioli were outstanding in J&H, and overall I remember the music being quite nice. The story itself, I wasn’t really impressed with. There really were no sympathetic characters to connect to or identify with, so it left me feeling rather unsatisfied.

[Stage Door Sally]

Posted: 12/5/18 at 8:13pm

Linda Eder is performing in Ridgefield, CT on Feb. 23.

https://ridgefieldplayhouse.org/events/linda-eder-2/

 

[philly03]

Posted: 12/6/18 at 2:47pm

She also just performed at the Philly Thanksgiving Day parade, but I missed it, and can't seem to find footage of it now.

[bryan2]

Posted: 12/7/18 at 8:08am

she is doing exactly what she set out to do which is concerts and recordings. She didn't really want to be an actress... remember she was married to Frank Wilhorn so she could probably just sit home and count her divorce settlement money I am sure....lol     , but she is out there doing concerts all over the country! she is still one of the best voices !!

[Railbabe]

Posted: 1/3/19 at 1:33pm

It is always interesting to read and process what we all think about someone we admire. Maybe someone had a bad experience or two, but I can tell you that Linda is a very hard working, kind, sincere, and self aware individual. When my mother passed away, I shared how much her music meant to me and how taking my niece and nephew to hear her soon after, and getting to meet her meant so very much. She shared it in her newsletter, and let me know how much it touched her that she helped in some way. If you happen to get her DVD, she shares what her everyday life is like. Through the video, we get to see how many hats she wears. Her Mom hat is definitely #1, but she is also a horsewoman, a charitable person with rescue animals and other fund raising, a very human woman who (in my opinion) has expanded her vocal gifts, a little more each year to become a much more confident and adept performer, with expanded ways of nuancing and expressing her vocals...especially in the jazz spectrum. She is also a writer, and hopefully we will continue to hear more of her pop/country tunes. She is generous with fans...she never wanted to record a second Christmas album, but after being hounded, she asked the fans to choose and vote on songs, and true to her word, even if they were songs that had been recorded to death, or were iconic and she wasn't so happy to re-record them, she kept her word, and recorded them, and that is a big deal. Maybe because I am from Wisconsin and around her age, I think in a similar, sort of practical, midwestern way...but she could have been a real diva, or continued to be sort of hemmed in by only recording her ex husband's music, staying remote. Instead, like a bird who escaped from a cage, she has continued to grow in confidence and skill. She has pushed her own comfort zone, and she knows how to ratchet her voice back in a smaller setting like 54 below, and still have the ability to blow the roof off a large concert hall. The other thing I respect, is that she is her own record company. She is in control. She is attempting (so far so good) to make a decent living by putting her own music out on her own label. If you are an ardent fan, you can purchase things on her excellent web site, follow her on Facebook, etc. If you miss her performances, do what I do, make her your home page so you are reminded to check to see when she is coming your way. My favorite CD is her Linda Live one. There are so many great songs on it, each one superb and spanning the time from when she was washing dishes at her Dad's supper club, and they'd call her out to sing "I'm not Lisa", to songs she sang on Star Search and onward through her career. She shows her energy and sense of humor in the stories she shares before some of the songs, which were recorded in one take! To get a real, unbiased opinion, you can read Chicago Tribune's Howard Reich's reviews over the past 6 years when she has performed in chi town. I was at most of the same concerts he writes about and have all of her recordings. Someone like Linda Eder comes along like a comet, and if we are lucky, we get to witness the unassuming greatness, and hopefully, introduce (as I have done) the next generation to her amazing voice and kind hearted person. She is one of the few who has figured out how to have her cake and eat it too. She has just enough fame and fans to make a living, and still be able to live without being  constantly in the spotlight. If you check out some of her more recent radio reviews (off her facebook page or web site) she is very matter of fact about her life style. Someone mentioned that she is moody...you can't be a horsewoman and be moody, because horses can feel that. I have never heard any fan, even from her old fan sites, describe her that way, and I doubt she would have the excellent musicians she works with if she were difficult in some way. Everyone has a bad day or two once in a while, so (in my opinion) I am sure that is all there was to that. So "what happened to Linda Eder's career?" Well, if you were my husband and nephew, she got more beautiful inside and out every year. For the rest of us, her career is going along just great...sure, we'd all like more concerts in more places, but if she is able to keep her voice as strong and beautiful as it is now, by careful and strategic use, then she is just going to go on and on like the energizer bunny. It's up to all of us to continue to introduce her to new audiences who understand great musicians.