Linda Maria Ronstadt (born 15 July 1946) is an American former singer and musician who recorded and performed in a range of genres including rock, folk, pop, country, and soul.
Over the course of her career, Ronstadt received numerous awards and honours. She won 11 Grammy Awards, as well as three American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, and an ALMA Award. Her work also earned nominations for a Tony Award and a Golden Globe. She received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. In April 2014, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and later that year, on 28 July, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts and Humanities. In 2019, she was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame alongside Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris for their work as the group Trio, and she was also among the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievement.
Ronstadt released 24 studio albums and 15 compilation or greatest hits albums. She achieved significant chart success in the United States, with 38 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including 21 top 40 hits, ten top 10 hits, and one number one single, "You're No Good". In the United Kingdom, she had chart success with duets including "Somewhere Out There" with James Ingram, which reached number 8, and "Don't Know Much" with Aaron Neville, which reached number 2, while her single "Blue Bayou" reached number 35. On the Billboard album charts, she placed 36 albums, including ten in the top 10 and three that reached number one. In addition to her solo work, Ronstadt contributed vocals to more than 120 albums and collaborated with a wide range of artists across different musical styles.
After 2000, Ronstadt gradually reduced her musical activity due to a decline in her singing voice. She released her final solo album in 2004 and her final collaborative album in 2006, and gave her last live performance in 2009. In 2011, she announced her retirement and subsequently revealed that she was no longer able to sing due to a degenerative neurological condition that was initially diagnosed as Parkinson's disease but later identified as progressive supranuclear palsy. In the years following her retirement, she made public appearances and undertook speaking engagements. Her autobiography, "Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir", was published in September 2013, and the documentary film "Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice" was released in 2019.
Studio albums
Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys and Friends, Vol. III (1968, with the Stone Poneys)
Hand Sown ... Home Grown (1969)
Silk Purse (1970)
Linda Ronstadt (1972)
Don't Cry Now (1973)
Heart Like a Wheel (1974)
Prisoner in Disguise (1975)
Hasten Down the Wind (1976)
Simple Dreams (1977)
Living in the USA (1978)
Mad Love (1980)
Get Closer (1982)
What's New (1983)
Lush Life (1984)
For Sentimental Reasons (1986)
Trio (1987, with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton)
Canciones de Mi Padre (1987)
Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind (1989)
Mas Canciones (1991)
Frenesà (1992)
Winter Light (1993)
Feels Like Home (1995)
Dedicated to the One I Love (1996)
We Ran (1998)
Trio II (1999)
Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (1999, with Emmylou Harris)
A Merry Little Christmas (2000)
Hummin' to Myself (2004)
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