Stone Poneys By BRUCE BOBEBTS Cllroalcle Bock Edlter U Days ·activities will reach an entertaining climax to­ morrow night when Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys and Holden Caulfield perform in a Stomp Concert at 8 in the Union Ballroom. The Stone Poneys, who have been together now for nearly a year, will be making their first appearance in Salt Lake City. The group boasts one of the quickest success stories in the recording business, after becoming an overnight sensation upon the release of "Different Drums," their first' big l;ingle. The Stone Poneys followed up with another single, "High Muddy Water," and have released three albums on the Capitol label. The biggest compliment ever pa~d to The Stone Poneys is their 1'3ting with an elite number of groups who are char­ acterized by a driving female lead singer. In the tradition of Janis Joplin of Big BrothP.r and The Holding Company and Grace Slick of The Jefferson Airplane, Linda Ronstadt of The Stone Poneys is what makes the group go. Linda, who was raised in a music-minded .family, provides the far reaching vocal power for the Stone Poneys. Her ap­ pearance goes along with her singing, as Linda's stage per­ formance seems to draw in. the audience. Her long black hair and her big brown eyes once caused a friend to describe her as, "Peter Pan still in search of Shadow." Unlike the Joplin and Slick power of driving the audience into a frenzie, Linda Ronstadt is in search of honesty and love in her music. She is a great admirer of the two queens of San Francisco rock ,saying, "They have the ability to communicate love, and move everyone musically. That's something really wonderful, and I hope that we can do that with our music, too." Linda grew up singing with her family, but didn't think about a professional career until she figured her life at the University of Arizona was a waste of her time. So off she went to Los Angeles, where she teamed up with two other Arizonans to form the Stone Poneys. The originator of the group, Bob Kimmel, is still leading the Stone Poneys, playing rhythm guitar. The latest member of the group is Kenneth Edwards, who plays lead guitar. The Stone Poneys' first recording, "Sweet Summer Blue and Gold," was the start of a long and prosperous contract with Columbia Records. Since then, everything has been a success, including road engagements. A big eastern tour with top performances at the Cafe A Go Go in New Y:ork and Club 47in Boston led to national popularity. The Stone Poneys will only be half the show tomorrow night, however. Also featured will be Holden Caulfield, widely acclaimed as Salt Lake's most popular group. Holden Caulfteld has been around Salt Lake for over a year now, and has gone through changes that always seem to leave the group a little bit better than its last performance. Following the current popularity of Blue Cheer, Cream, and Jimi Hendrbc, Holden Caulfield has reduced its number to three, and today sound better than ever. In the past, they have done some excellent versions of Cream and Buffalo Springfield music, and have iately gone in­ to iheir own arrangements. Some outstanding instrumental perfol'I!l!Ulces by Holden Caulfield should make for a great combination with Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys. c~ .