Vintage Linda Ronstadt performances: "Walkin' Down the Line" and "Living Like a Fool (1970)

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In this episode of “Playboy After Dark,” Hugh Hefner provides a nice introduction and Linda sings two songs I had never heard before. “Walkin’ Down the Line” is a cover of Bob Dylan and not included on her albums. “Living Like a Fool” was written by Buckley Maxwell and Jerry Crutchfield and recorded by the Sunny Mountain Boys. I could not find this on her albums and made a discovery. In 1969, Linda along with Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Keith Emerson and others recorded “super sessions” for a compilation album “Music from Free Creek.” The album was not released until 1973 by Buddah Records. Now I have to track down a copy. Linda introduces her backup band Swampwater in the shy voice she had back then. She was often nervous on stage. Swampwater bridged the gap between the Stone Poneys and when she hired a young musician named Glenn Frey to put together a new backup band. Isn’t she cute in that so 60s white dress and wearing her trademark hoop earrings and bare feet. Apparently I can't add the second song on this post.