Linda Ronstadt

Just recently I watched “Linda Ronstadt, The Sound of My Voice” on CNN and I don’t mind saying I was moved to tears more than once. Narrated by Linda herself and including rare footage and photo’s in addition to some great interviews, it paints a wonderful picture of a remarkable career. If you get the chance you really should watch it, but for now a mini bio and then to some of her music from that amazing voice.

Linda was born on July 15, 1946 and grew up on a ranch in Tucson Arizona in a prosperous family. Music was a very important part of daily life so her exposure and interest came very naturally. She began her career in the mid sixties joining the growing country/folk rock scene. Ronstadt met Bobby Kimmel at the University of Arizona and later met Kenny Edwards and they formed the band the ‘Stone Poneys‘. She would release some solo material starting in 1969 and then tour with Jackson Brown, Neil Young and the Doors. She began having huge success and was the first female ‘rock’ act to be able to tour filling area’s with crowds and she set records as a top grossing act. She was the biggest and highest paid female act in the 1970’s and was on the covers of Rolling Stone (six times), Time and Newsweek magazines.Read More »