![]() ![]() Ronstadt has collaborated with artists in diverse genres, including: Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Bette Midler, Billy Eckstine, Frank Zappa, Carla Bley (Escalator Over the Hill), Rosemary Clooney, Flaco Jiménez, Philip Glass, Warren Zevon, Gram Parsons, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Earl Scruggs, Johnny Cash, and Nelson Riddle. Ronstadt also charted in UK as two of her duets, "Somewhere Out There" with James Ingram and "Don't Know Much" with Aaron Neville, peaked at numbers 8 and 2 respectively and the single "Blue Bayou" reached number 35 on the UK Singles charts She has charted 36 albums, ten top-10 albums, and three number 1 albums on the US Billboard Pop Album Chart. Twenty-one of those singles reached the top 40, ten reached the top 10, and one reached number one ("You're No Good"). She charted 38 US Billboard Hot 100 singles. Ronstadt has released 24 studio albums and 15 compilation or greatest hits albums. In 2019, she received a star jointly with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for their work as the group Trio Ronstadt was among five honorees who received the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements. On July 28, 2014, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts and Humanities. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014. She was awarded the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award by the Latin Recording Academy in 2011 and also awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award by the Recording Academy in 2016. She has also earned nominations for a Tony Award and a Golden Globe award. Many of her albums have been certified gold, platinum or multiplatinum in the United States and internationally. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, and an ALMA Award. ![]() Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is a retired American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin. Vocals – Andrew Gold, Kenny Edwards, Linda Ronstadtīacking Vocals – Herb Pedersen, Peter Asherīacking Vocals – Pat Henderson, Becci Louis*, Sherlie MatthewsĬhoir – Bili Thedford, Clydie King, Gerry Garrett*, Jim Gilstrap, Pat Henderson, Becci Louis*, Ron Hickland*, Sherlie Matthews Another example of Ronstadt's joyous way with the hits of her youth lies in her romping version of Buddy Holly's "That'll Be the Day." While she would go on in the 1980s to famously breathe new energy into the Great American Songbook with Nelson Riddle, her now classic 70s albums have become a compendium of enduring pop/rock songwriting from a similarly fertile pool of creativity.Linda Ronstadt – Hasten Down the Wind - Vinyl LP Record Album - Asylum 7E-1072 Ronstadt confidently eases into Willie Nelson's "Crazy," putting her stamp on Patsy Cline's most emblematic hit with phrasing and a vocal timbre that are memorably distinct from Cline. The Grammy winning collection is anchored by a pair of sure-fire covers. See more Your browser does not support the audio element. Another example of Ronstadt's joyous way with the hits of her youth lies in her romping version of Buddy Holly's "That'll Be the Day." While she would go on in the 1980s to famously breathe new energy into the Great American Songbook with Nelson Riddle, her now classic 70s albums have become a compendium of enduring pop/rock songwriting from a similarly fertile pool of creativity. Bonoff is heard in the moody bookends of opener "Lose Again," and closer "Someone to Lay Down Beside Me." And Zevon's dark ballad, here turned into a gentle lament with Don Henley singing harmony, serves as the album's title track. Two major talents in the SoCal songwriting universe, Karla Bonoff and Warren Zevon, are elemental to the success of Hasten Down the Wind. After her vocals and innate gift for unerring phrasing, it's the incomparable songwriting that's allowed these records to age so gracefully. Buy the album Starting at $13.09īy the mid-70s, Linda Ronstadt and producer Asher had achieved a consistency with her albums, becoming almost clairvoyant in mixing material from a variety of sources, in styles ranging from art house esoteric to radio ready, into a coherent whole that continued to satisfy existing fans and win enthusiastic new converts. Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs. ![]()
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