Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt  (born July 15, 1946 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American popular music singer.  Ronstadt 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.  Christopher Loudon of Jazz Times noted in 2004, Ronstadt is “Blessed with arguably the most sterling set of pipes of her generation . . . rarest of rarities – a chameleon who can blend into any background yet remain boldly distinctive . . .  It’s an exceptional gift; one shared by few others.”  Ronstadt charted 38 Billboard Hot 100 singles, with 21 reaching the top 40, 10 in the top 10, three at #2, and “You’re No Good” at #1.  In addition, she has charted 36 albums, 10 top-10 albums and three #1 albums on the Billboard Pop Album Chart.  Her autobiography, Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir was released in September 2013 and debuted in the Top 10 on The New York Times Best Sellers List.  On July 28, 2014, she was awarded one of the twelve 2013 National Medals of Arts and Humanities.  (More from Wikipedia)

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