# Is there a word for what Ronstadt is doing here?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [April 16, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-what-ronstadt-is-doing-here/962920 "2022-04-16T16:50:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Roger\_That](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roger_that/32/8505_2.png) [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\
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Can anyone post some links to growling? I’d like to hear the differences in styles, intonations, etc.

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**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\
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> [At :12 and here and there throughout.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsxiwqJHsv8)

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**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-what-ronstadt-is-doing-here/962920/23 "2023-06-14T16:23:01Z")

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> [@F.U.Shakespeare](#):
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> It’s a styling associated with blues and rock. Linda Ronstadt was one of the first female country singers I heard use it, as country rock became a thing. Others who did it included [Anita Carter (at around 0:45)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoK73ZUIflE) and [Marie Owens.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q6G5hMf1HE)

I apologise for reviving a year-old thread. But I’m binge-watching the Ken Burns documentary on country music, and it features this 1958 performance by Wanda Jackson, who I was not really familiar with. She uses the technique described above, earlier than any of the singers I mentioned.

[Wanda Jackson - Hard Headed Woman - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzJ3hiqsi0U)

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**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-what-ronstadt-is-doing-here/962920/24 "2023-06-14T17:58:13Z")

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I _think_ I’ve heard that technique referred to as “cornbread,” but I’m not able to find anything online to confirm it.

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