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Axios
2 days ago
- Politics
- Axios
Who's the most influential person in Arizona history?
Arizona history nerds unite! Help us decide the most influential figure in state history, and let's have some fun along the way. State of play: We're constructing a March Madness-style bracket with 32 entries. There will be five rounds of voting over five days. Each morning, we'll reveal the prior day's winners and ask you to vote for who advances. 🗣 You tell us: Axios Phoenix needs your help. Who should be on the list, and why? Zoom in: Any list of influential people from Arizona history will be heavy on politicians and business figures, but we don't want the entire bracket filled with them. We want influential Arizonans from all walks of life — arts and culture, religion, sports, and anything else you can think of. Think of folks who may not be traditional historical figures but were nonetheless influential in Arizona, like Linda Ronstadt, Frank Kush, and Wallace and Ladmo. Many people haven't received the credit they deserve, so make sure to include important women, Latinos, Native Americans and others who have been underrepresented in Arizona history. Between the lines: Here are a few things to keep in mind as you consider the bracket. I'm trying to steer clear of people who may be from Arizona, but didn't have any significant influence on the state. For example, Steven Spielberg grew up in Phoenix, but he had no impact specific to Arizona and didn't make his mark until after he left. Be mindful of recency bias. We tend to think of people who are still around today, or were active in recent memory, as more significant than those who have been gone for decades. It's OK to pick someone who predates statehood or even the United States' acquisition of the region. Between the lines: This idea was inspired by a bracket about the most influential Americans who never became president, compiled by Columbia University political science professor Michael G. Miller.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Country Legend, 60, Looks Unrecognizable in Blast-From-the-Past Photo With Another Music Icon, 79
Country Legend, 60, Looks Unrecognizable in Blast-From-the-Past Photo With Another Music Icon, 79 originally appeared on Parade. looks nearly unrecognizable in a decades-old throwback photo she shared that got rave reviews from fans. In it, a young Yearwood stood alongside The First Lady of Rock, Linda Ronstadt, as she celebrated her longtime friend's 79th birthday on July 15, 2025, on social media. "From meeting for the first time in 1996 to having the privilege of singing for her when she received her Kennedy Center Honor, it is truly a beautiful thing to call Linda Ronstadt a friend and inspiration," the Instagram caption read, sweetly adding, "Linda, I love you, and I can't wait to celebrate your music at the @countrymusichof on July 22nd. xoxo." The blast-from-the-past image found the "Walkaway Joe" singer—whose latest album, The Mirror, releases at midnight on Friday, July 18—rocking a black tank top tucked into a pair of belted denim jeans with an unbuttoned overshirt, her younger self appearing completely unlike her current self (though, not to be misconstrued, she has aged gracefully all the same). Rondstadt, for her part, wore a casual blouse in the black and white snapshot. A second capture in the social media upload showed the two women more recently, sitting together at the 2019 celebratory event where the "Blue Bayou" singer was honored. Fans loved the old picture, pouring into the comment section with praise for the music icons, writing things like, "Love this so much!! What an amazing music hero and then y'all become friends! 😍❤️," "Two of the absolute greatest voices of all time," "2 legends for sure😍😍😍😍," and, "Two of the most beautiful voices!" Next: Country Legend, 60, Looks Unrecognizable in Blast-From-the-Past Photo With Another Music Icon, 79 first appeared on Parade on Jul 18, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 18, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
New York Times
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Is She Jazz? Is She Pop? She's Laufey, and She's a Phenomenon.
For Laufey, 2024 was a whirlwind year. 2025 may be even wilder. Last year, the indie singer-songwriter, who cannot be described without a flurry of hyphenated hybrids — Icelandic-Chinese, jazz-pop-classical, TikTok-trad — became a breakout star with a quirky pop style that draws equally from Taylor Swift and the romantic whimsy of midcentury musicals. She won a Grammy Award and attended the Met Gala in a rosé-colored princess gown and, in perhaps the ultimate orchestra-nerd Easter egg, a veil embroidered with a Bach fugue. In an interview this spring, as she prepared to release her third studio album, 'A Matter of Time,' Laufey, 26, was still practically glowing over those accomplishments. But seated at a control console at Electric Lady Studios in New York, where she recorded three of the album's 14 songs, she also cataloged the jitters and anxieties she felt being thrust into the machinery of fame. 'I wanted 2025 to be this year where I was less anxious,' she said, 'and instead of walking meekly onto the red carpets or meekly into relationships, I wanted to walk with confidence.' 'And I wanted to write a country song,' Laufey continued. She paused a beat. 'Country-ish,' she amended herself, and then pushed a button to play 'Clean Air' — a twangy starting-over ballad that she said was partly inspired by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris's 'Trio' albums from the 1980s and '90s. In just a few years, Laufey — her name is properly pronounced with a vowel unfamiliar to most English speakers, but she answers to LAY-vay — has become a phenomenon almost without comparison in contemporary pop. Even in an age of scrambled genres, she stands out as a master code-switcher who cites inspiration from Prokofiev and Chet Baker yet has racked up more than five billion streams with concise, witty earworms that paint a glamorous wonderland shaded with the second guessings of a Gen Z diarist. Despite ruffling some feathers among the conservative gatekeepers of jazz, she has cultivated a vast fan base online and this fall will embark on her first arena tour, including two nights at Madison Square Garden. And she has big fans. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Mint
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
The Eagles' ‘One of These Nights' turns 50
Linda Ronstadt had an ear for talent. Set to tour in 1971, she and her manager recruited guitarist-vocalist Glenn Frey and drummer-vocalist Don Henley for her backup group. On the road, the pair mentioned they wanted to form a band, so Ms. Ronstadt suggested they add guitarist-vocalist Bernie Leadon while her manager recommended bassist Randy Meisner. All four performed behind her at Disneyland in July before leaving to form the Eagles. Don Felder, an edgier rock guitarist and childhood friend of Mr. Leadon, was added in 1974. 'One of These Nights"—the Eagles' fourth studio album, and the last featuring the original four members before Joe Walsh replaced Mr. Leadon—came out 50 years ago this month. The LP was the band's big breakthrough, remaining at No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart for five straight weeks. The record sold a half-million copies within a month of its release, and all three of its singles charted in Billboard's top 5: the title track (No. 1), 'Take It to the Limit" (No. 4) and 'Lyin' Eyes" (No. 2), which also won a Grammy. Essential to the band's sudden success was the elevation of Bill Szymczyk to sole producer. With full control on the LP, he helped the band realize its vision—a harder rock sound, with less country twang and fewer echo effects than on past albums. The wide popularity of 'One of These Nights" helped pioneer a new FM radio format—album-oriented rock—and had a powerful impact on rock and country artists, including Fleetwood Mac, Keith Urban, Sheryl Crow, Bon Jovi, Lady A and Travis Tritt. The LP also marked a turning point in California rock. The movement that began with the Byrds in 1965 had crested with singer-songwriters such as Crosby, Stills & Nash, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell in the early 1970s. While the lyrics of many of these artists' songs were poetic and personal, the Eagles' hits had broader appeal. Their words and music stirred feelings of independence, open-road optimism and wistful melancholy that touched a diverse range of fans. The record's timing was perfect. By the mid-1970s, arena and stadium rock—driven by Led Zeppelin, the Who, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath—demanded a much bigger sound from California artists. The Eagles were the complete singer-songwriter package. Three of the five members—Frey and Messrs. Leadon and Felder—played electric guitar and were multi-instrumentalists. The fourth and fifth, Messrs. Henley and Meisner, played drums and bass, respectively. All were vocal harmony specialists. Songs on 'One of These Nights" are relaxed and aspirational, and weren't written by one or two bandmates but by all members in different configurations. The title track, by Frey and Mr. Henley, who has the lead vocal, is an ode to procrastination, with Mr. Felder taking the bluesy guitar solo. The soulful rock feel and rhythm seem to have been inspired by the band's own 'Witchy Woman" and 'Then Came You," by the Spinners (with Dionne Warwick), a group the songwriters admired. 'Too Many Hands," by Messrs. Felder and Meisner, the lead singer here, features Frey on lead guitar. The song warns about Mother Nature's destruction: 'And there's too many hands / Being laid on her / Too many eyes will never see / That it's dragging her down." Albhy Galuten plays the synthesizer and Mr. Leadon is on pedal steel guitar on 'Hollywood Waltz," by Frey, Mr. Leadon, his brother Tom and Mr. Henley, the lead vocalist. The song pays tribute to Southern California. 'Journey of the Sorcerer" probably should have been dropped. The 6½-minute rootsy prog-rock instrumental by Mr. Leadon, who plays banjo backed by an orchestra and fiddles, has its artful moments but it's an outcast. Written by Frey and Mr. Henley, 'Lyin' Eyes" features Frey on his only lead vocal. The rollicking song about a woman living with a much older man who visits a guy more suitably aged again showcases Mr. Leadon on pedal steel: 'You can't hide your lyin' eyes / And your smile is a thin disguise / I thought by now you'd realize / There ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes." The waltz-time ballad 'Take It to the Limit," by Frey and Messrs. Henley and Meisner, who sings lead, celebrates taking your best shot to realize your dreams: 'So put me on a highway / And show me a sign / And take it to the limit one more time." 'Visions," by Messrs. Henley and Felder, is a Southern rocker with snarling guitars and tight vocals. Frey and Mr. Henley's 'After the Thrill Is Gone" is a rock saloon song with Mr. Felder on lead guitar. The album's prettiest and most underappreciated song is Mr. Leadon's 'I Wish You Peace," co-written with Patti Davis, his then-romantic partner and daughter of Nancy and Ronald Reagan. The electric keyboard, orchestral strings and jazz chords are a warm touch. By the end of 1975, the Eagles were at a commercial peak. Unfairly tarred as 'corporate rock" in the late '70s, they showed on 'One of These Nights" that well-crafted songs with heart were the keystone of their success. Mr. Myers is the author of 'Rock Concert: An Oral History" and 'Anatomy of 55 More Songs" (Grove Press).
Wall Street Journal
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Wall Street Journal
The Eagles' ‘One of These Nights' Turns 50
Linda Ronstadt had an ear for talent. Set to tour in 1971, she and her manager recruited guitarist-vocalist Glenn Frey and drummer-vocalist Don Henley for her backup group. On the road, the pair mentioned they wanted to form a band, so Ms. Ronstadt suggested they add guitarist-vocalist Bernie Leadon while her manager recommended bassist Randy Meisner. All four performed behind her at Disneyland in July before leaving to form the Eagles. Don Felder, an edgier rock guitarist and childhood friend of Mr. Leadon, was added in 1974. 'One of These Nights'—the Eagles' fourth studio album, and the last featuring the original four members before Joe Walsh replaced Mr. Leadon—came out 50 years ago this month. The LP was the band's big breakthrough, remaining at No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart for five straight weeks. The record sold a half-million copies within a month of its release, and all three of its singles charted in Billboard's top 5: the title track (No. 1), 'Take It to the Limit' (No. 4) and 'Lyin' Eyes' (No. 2), which also won a Grammy.
