Updated: 7/22/2007

Name:  Linda Ronstadt

Born:  July 15, 1946, Tucson, Arizona

Nicknames: Queen of Country Rock, Queen of Rock. First Lady of Rock

Claim to Fame:  Who doesn't know Linda as one of the voices of the 70's and 80's. She had a bunch of hits and remains one of the all-time biggest selling female singers.

Family Life:  Linda never married but was romantically linked to governor Jerry Brown back in the 70's. And George Lucas in the 80's.

She has two adopted children, Mary and Carlos

Info:  The Ronstadt Family have made important contributions to arts and culture in the American Southwest. In fact, so great are their contributions to the state of Arizona that their history and influence, including wagon making, commerce, pharmacies and, of course, music, is chronicled
within the library of the University of Arizona. Click Here

Trivia: Had a string of highly successful country and pop singles during the 1970s, including "When Will I Be Loved" (a 1975 No. 1 country hit); "Heat Wave" (also 1975); "Tracks of My Tears" (1976); and "Blue Bayou" (1977).

With country performers Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris, formed the Trio, releasing two successful albums--in 1987 and 1999. Only their first song, "To Know Him is to Love Him" (1987) would go to No. 1 on Billboard magazine's country singles chart.

Has 11 Grammy Awards

Ranked #21 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll

Brother Peter is former police chief of Tucson, Arizona.

Was in The Stone Poneys and they were a supporting act for The Doors on tour; Jim Morrison didn't exactly endear himself to the trio when he said, "We thought they were a good band, but we didn't like the singer".

In an interview published on July 2004, she told the San Diego Union-Tribune that the presence of a "Republican or fundamental Christian" in her concert audience "can cloud my enjoyment."

Was nominated for Broadway's 1981 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for "The Pirates of Penzance," a role she recreated in the film version of the same title, The Pirates of Penzance.

Revealed in a late 1970s Rolling Stone magazine interview that she was battling severe depression.

Mother is English, Dutch, and German. Father is Mexican, English, and German.

Has recorded and performed in the widest diversity of genres in popular music such as country, rock, standards, rock 'n' roll, reggae, New Wave, rhythm and blues, folk, big band, jazz, Cajun,
opera, Broadway, Latin American, Mexican and Afro-Cuban, children's music, acoustic rock, adult contemporary, art rock, and gospel.


Where is She Now:  Linda still tours and actually has a busy schedule. In fact, here is her summer tour schedule:

August 4, 2007, Scranton, Pa, Tom Ridge Pavilion
August 10, 2007, Hyannis, MA, Cape Cod Melody Tent
August 11, 2007, Cohasset, MA, South Shore Music Circus
August 12, 2007, Baltimore, MD, Pier 6 Pavilion
August 15, 2007, Philadelphia, PA, Mann Center
August 17, 2007, Westhampton, NY Performing Arts Center
August 18, 2007, Planting Fields, NY, Fota Pavilion
August 24, 2007, Salt Lake City, UT, Abravanel Hall
September 7, 2007, Kansas City, MO, Starlight Theater
September 29, 2007, San Jose, CA, HP Pavilion

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CREDITS:
"Great Performances" .... San Miguel (archangel) (1 episode, 1991)
- La pastorela (1991) TV Episode .... San Miguel (archangel)
Corridos: Tales of Passion & Revolution (1987) (TV)
The Pirates of Penzance (1983) .... Mabel
The Pirates of Penzance (1980) (TV) .... Mabel Stanley

TV & FILM SINGING PERFORMANCES:
"Raines" (1 episode, 2007)
- Pilot (2007) TV Episode (performer: "Someone To Watch Over Me" (uncredited))
CMT Greatest Moments: Dolly Parton (2006) (TV) (performer: "Those Memories of You")
"CSI: NY" (1 episode, 2006)
- Stealing Home (2006) TV Episode (performer: "Somewhere Out There")
"My Name Is Earl" (1 episode, 2006)
- O Karma, Where Art Thou? (2006) TV Episode (performer: "You're No Good")
Brokeback Mountain (2005) (performer: "It's So Easy")
Must Love Dogs (2005) (performer: "When Will I Be Loved")
Man on Fire (2004) (performer: "Blue Bayou")
In the Cut (2003) (performer: "You're No Good")
Bruce Almighty (2003) (performer: "Don't Know Much")
The Salton Sea (2002) (performer: "Silver Threads and Golden Needles")
"Charmed" (1 episode, 1999)
- That '70s Episode (1999) TV Episode (performer: "(Love is like a) heat wave")
"Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1 episode, 1999)
- Episode dated 25 March 1999 (1999) TV Episode (performer: "After the Goldrush")
"Late Show with David Letterman" (1 episode, 1999)
- Episode dated 24 March 1999 (1999) TV Episode (performer: "After the Goldrush")
"CBS This Morning" (1 episode, 1999)
- Episode dated 26 February 1999 (1999) TV Episode (performer: "High Sierra")
"The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1 episode, 1999)
- Episode dated 12 February 1999 (1999) TV Episode (performer: "When We're Gone, Long Gone")
"Today" (1 episode, 1999)
- Episode dated 11 February 1999 (1999) TV Episode (performer: "High Sierra")
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1 episode, 1999)
- Episode dated 9 February 1999 (1999) TV Episode (performer: "High Sierra")
The Parent Trap (1998) (performer: "I Love You For Sentimental Reasons")
Bye Bye Love (1995) (performer: "Falling in Love Again")
"Dateline NBC" (1 episode, 1994)
- Episode dated 21 September 1994 (1994) TV Episode (performer: "Wildflowers", "To Know Him Is To Love Him")
The Secret Garden (1993) (writer: "Winter Light") (performer: "Winter Light") (producer: "Winter Light")
Alive (1993) (arranger: "Ave Maria")
The Mambo Kings (1992) (performer: "Quiereme Mucho", "Perfidia")
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) (performer: "Dreams to Dream")
Crooked Hearts (1991) (performer: "Ooh Baby, Baby")
"Baywatch" (1 episode, 1990)
- Shark Derby (1990) TV Episode (performer: "Good Bye my Friend")
"Designing Women" (1 episode, 1990)
- The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century: Part 2 (1990) TV Episode (performer: "Somewhere Out There")
The Abyss (1989) (performer: "WILLIN'")
"Dolly" (1 episode, 1987)
- Episode #1.3 (1987) TV Episode (performer: "My Dear Companion", "Those Memories of You", "Hobo's Meditation")
Down and Out with Donald Duck (1987) (TV) ("You're No Good")
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1 episode, 1987)
- Episode dated 13 March 1987 (1987) TV Episode (performer: "Those Memories of You", "To Know Him Is To Love Him", "Hobo's Meditation")
Beyond Therapy (1987) (performer: "Someone To Watch Over Me")
An American Tail (1986) (performer: "Somewhere Out There")
"The A-Team" (1 episode, 1985)
- Body Slam (1985) TV Episode (performer: "You're No Good)
Gas (1981) (performer: "Back in the USA")
Hard Country (1981) (performer: "OOH BABY BABY")
The Entity (1981) (performer: "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me")
Urban Cowboy (1980) (performer: "Hearts Against The Wind")
FM (1978) (performer: "Tumbling Dice", "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me")
A Concert: Behind Prison Walls (1977) (TV) (writer: "That Honeymoon Feeling") (performer: "Desperado", "You're No Good, "Love Has No Pride", "That Honeymoon Feeling", "Silver Threads and Golden Needles")
"Dolly" (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode #1.5 (1976) TV Episode (performer: "I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You", "Applejack", "The Sweetest Gift", "Bury Me Beneath The Willow Tree")
Oriental Blue (1975) ("You're No Good")
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (1971) (TV) (performer: "Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring", "Different Day")


DISCOGRAPHY:
2006 Adieu False Heart
2004 Hummin' to Myself
2002 What's New [Enhanced]
2000 Merry Little Christmas
1998 We Ran
1996 Dedicated to the One I Love
1995 Feels Like Home
1994 Winter Light
1992 Frenesi
1990 Mas Canciones
1989 Cry Like a Rainstorm - Howl Like the Wind
1987 Canciones de Mi Padre
1986 For Sentimental Reasons
1984 Lush Life
1983 What's New
1982 Get Closer
1980 Mad Love
1978 Living in the U.S.A.
1977 Simple Dreams
1976 Hasten Down the Wind
1975 Prisoner in Disguise
1974 Heart Like a Wheel
1973 Don't Cry Now
1971 Linda Ronstadt
1970 Silk Purse
1969 Hand Sown..Home Grown   

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