She published an autobiography, Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir, in September 2013. Since then, Ronstadt has continued to make public appearances, going on a number of public speaking tours in the 2010s.
She announced her retirement in 2011 and revealed shortly afterwards that she is no longer able to sing as a result of a degenerative condition later determined to be progressive supranuclear palsy. Ronstadt reduced her activity after 2000 when she felt her singing voice deteriorating, releasing her last full-length album in 2004 and performing her last live concert in 2009. Christopher Loudon, of Jazz Times, wrote in 2004 that Ronstadt is "blessed with arguably the most sterling set of pipes of her generation. She has lent her voice to over 120 albums and has sold more than 100 million records, making her one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. 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"). Discover all of this albums music connections, watch videos, listen to music. She charted 38 US Billboard Hot 100 singles. Hasten Down the Wind by Linda Ronstadt on WhoSampled. 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. I was a teenager when the album was released, and lets just say that it had an impact on me (I wonder why). Welcome to the Sitcoms Online Message Boards - Forums. On July 28, 2014, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts and Humanities. This is possibly my favorite album cover of all time. 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 But you cover Tracy Nelson's "Down So Low" at your peril even if you believe not one in ten of your fans remembers it, and the three Karla Bonoff lyrics make her (I mean Karla, but Linda too) sound like such a born loser that I never want to hear anyone sing them again.Linda Ronstadt – Hasten Down the Wind - Vinyl LP Record Album - Asylum 7E-1072 Like the great RCS she can be, she comes up with some inspired interpretations: the flair of "That'll Be the Day" and "Crazy" do justice to the originals, and her version of the title song almost makes you forget its unfortunate title. Ronstadt was the first female artist to accomplish this feat. Released in 1976, it became her third straight million-selling album. You know-find some good tunes, round up the gang, and apply formula. Hasten Down the Wind is the Grammy Award-winning seventh studio album by singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt. Linda's always wanted to be a Real Country Singer, but RCS put out two or three LPs like this every year. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2014 CD release of 'Hasten Down The Wind' on Discogs. Robert Christgau: Album: Linda Ronstadt: Hasten Down the Wind
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