Linda Ronstadt

Also Known As: Linda Maria Ronstadt

Biography: Linda Ronstadt  (born July 15, 1946) is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned ten Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden Globe nominations. A singer and record producer, she is recognized as a definitive interpreter of songs. Being one of music's most versatile and commercially successful female singers in U.S. history, she is recognized for her many public stages of self-reinvention and incarnations. With a one time standing as the Queen of Rock where she was bestowed the title of "highest paid woman in rock", and known as the First Lady of Rock, she has more recently emerged as music matriarch, international arts advocate and Human Rights advocate. Ronstadt has collaborated with artists from a diverse spectrum of genres – including Billy Eckstine, Frank Zappa, Rosemary Clooney, Flaco Jiménez, Philip Glass, The Chieftains, Gram Parsons, Dolly Parton and has lent her voice to over 120 albums around the world. Christopher Loudon of Jazz Times noted in 2004, Ronstadt is "Blessed with arguably the most sterling set of pipes of her generation . . . rarest of rarities — a chameleon who can blend into any background yet remain boldly distinctive . . . It's an exceptional gift; one shared by few others." In total, she has released over 30 solo albums, more than 15 compilations or greatest hits albums. Ronstadt has charted thirty-eight Billboard Hot 100 singles, twenty-one of which have reached the top 40, ten of which have reached the top 10, three peaking at No. 2, the No. 1 hit, "You're No Good". In the UK, her single "Blue Bayou" reached the UK Top 40 and the duet with Aaron Neville, "Don't Know Much", peaked at #2 in December 1989. In addition, she has charted thirty-six albums, ten Top 10 albums, and three No. 1 albums on the Billboard Pop Album Charts. Description above from the Wikipedia article Linda Ronstadt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Tucson, Arizona, USA

Birthday: July 15, 1946

Adult: No

Gender: Female

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Linda Ronstadt | Live at Rockpalast 1976
Love Songs at the BBC: Volume Two
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
Uncle Meat
The Pirates of Penzance
The Muppet Revue
Eagles | Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
The Pirates of Penzance
Linda Ronstadt | in Concert: What's New
Eagles: The Broadcast Collection
Immediate Family
Glen Campbell | Good Times Again
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
An American Tail
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You
Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill
La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale
Muppet Music Moments
Country Queens at the BBC
Linda Ronstadt | Canciones de Mi Padre
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Randy Newman: Live at the Odeon
The Simpsons: Christmas
The Eagles | Earlybird Live Usa 1974 & Europe 1973
Linda Ronstadt | Live in Germany
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1973
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers
Sesame Street: Fiesta!
Linda and the Mockingbirds
Johnny Cash | A Concert Behind Prison Walls
Linda Ronstadt in Concert
Invisible: Gay Women in Southern Music
Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
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LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change
Women in Rock