Linda Maria Ronstadt
b. July 15, 1946
American singer, musician, record producer, actress
Genres considered - Rock, Pop, Folk, Progressive Country, Latin
Accolades -
11 Grammy Awards/27 Grammy nominations
3 American Music Awards
2 Academy of Country Music Awards
1 Emmy Award
1 ALMA Award*
*American Latino Media Arts Award
Tony Award nomination
Golden Globe nomination
Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2011)
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2016)
No. 21 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll (1999)
No. 40 on CMT's 40 Greatest Women in Country Music (2002)
No. 47 on Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time (2023)
Inducted into the Arizona Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (2007)
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2014)
National Medal of Arts and Humanities (2014)
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2019)
(alongside Dolly Parton & Emmylou Harris for the group, Trio)
Kennedy Center Honors (2019)
Martin Guitar Company -
"Linda Ronstadt Limited Edition" (2009)
Over 30 studio albums & 15 compilation/greatest hits albums
Biggest-selling albums -
Simple Dreams (1977)
What's New (1983)
Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind (1989)
Highest-selling album -
Greatest Hits (1976)
38 charting pop albums on Billboard Pop Album Charts
15 albums on Billboard Top Country Albums
4/15 No. 1
Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Heart Like a Wheel (1974) - No. 164
The Very Best Of Linda Ronstadt (2002) - No. 324*
*No. 164 in 2012 update
RIAA tally as of 2001 -
19 Gold ... 14 Platinum ... 7 Multi-Platinum
First female in music history to land 3 consecutive platinum certified albums & a total of 8 consecutive platinum certified albums
Canciones De Mi Padre (1987)
Best-selling non-English language album in American music history
As of 2013, over 2.5 million copies sold in the U.S.
38 Billboard Hot 100 singles
21 Top 40
10 Top 10
"You're No Good" - No. 1
2 No. 1 hits on Billboard Hot Country Songs chart
2 No. 1 hits on Billboard Adult Contemporary chart
UK charts -
- "Somewhere Out There" - No. 8
(Duet - Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram)
- "Don't Know Much" - No. 2
(Duet - Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville)
- "Blue Bayou" - No. 35 on UK Singles Chart
Collaboration on over 120 albums
Collaboration with such names as Bette Midler, Frank Zappa, Rosemary Clooney, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Johnny Cash, The Eagles, James Taylor, Randy Newman, and many more
First major touring female artist to sell out venues
Top-grossing solo female concert artist in the 1970s
Retired in 2011 for health reasons
Linda Ronstadt's autobiography, Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir, was published in September 2013.
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Documentary based on Linda's memoirs
Released in 2019
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