Linda Ronstadt

Linda Maria Ronstadt , born the December 5th 1947 with Tucson, Arizona, is a American Chanteuse of rock'n'roll and Country - rock'n'roll.

Biography

Linda Ronsdadt was born with Tucson (Arizona) from a father Mexicain (German ascent) and from a mother Dutch E (English ascent).

It began its career as singer of Musique Folk with its group “Stone Poneys”, with Los Angeles in the middle of the years 1960. This group was formed with the guitarists Bob Kimmel and Kenny Edwards. They recorded their first album in 1967. Its first Hit was Different Drum , a composition of the Monkees.

Its first success in solo was Long Length Time in 1970, a song of country-rock'n'roll.

It was then tested with several musical genres: Rock'n'roll, Country, Rhythm and Blues, New wave, Opera and Mariachi.

Linda collaborated with many artists, among them one can quote Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, J.D. Souther, The Eagles, Andrew Gold, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Paul Frederic Simon, James Taylor, Warren Zevon, Nicolette Larson and Elvis Costello.

Its principal successes are songs of other artists, like Warren Zevon (Poor poor pitiful me), Elvis Costello, J.D. Souther, The Rolling Stones (Tumbling Dice), Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, The Everly Brothers, Flying Burrito Brothers, Little Feat, Neil Young, Roy Orbison (Blue Bayou) and Buddy Holly (It' S so easy).

It had its principal successes with the producing Peter Asher of 1974 with 1980. Its first Hits in 1974: You' Re No Good , When Will I Be Loved , Heat Wave , That' L Be the Day and It' S So Easy . Its album Heart Like has Wheel arrived at the head of Billboard in 1974, just as Simple Dreams in 1977 and Living in the U.S.A. in 1978.

In 1980 it carried out an album New wave with songs of Elvis Costello and Hits like Hurt So Bad , How Do I Make You , and I Can' T Let Go .

In 1983 it played in the film The Pirates off Penzance based on an operetta of Gilbert and Sullivan.

In 1987, it carried out an album in trio with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris, this album received a Grammy award, ten simple resulting from this disc returned in the 10 best sales of country-rock'n'roll. The trio carried out another album Trio 2 in 1999.

Always also changeable, Linda carried out an album of music for children in 1996 “ Dedicated to the One I Coils ”. On the whole it realized more than forty albums, the last show a return to the sources with ballades of pop-rock'n'roll.

Linda had eight gold discs and four out of platinum for its albums.

Its success with the the United States was such as it made six times the cover of Time magazine, including once in 1977 with the title " Torchy Rock".

It also defrayed the chronicle because of its many love affairs, in particular with Jerry Brown, former governor of California and candidate with the presidency of the United States, and with the scenario writer George Lucas.

Three of its albums were #1 with the Billboard, just as simple, and ten of its albums were classified in the ten first of Billboard.

The albums which had the most success are What' S New (1983) and Cry Like has Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind (1989); for each one, more than three million discs were sold. Compilation Greatest Hits (Linda Ronstadt) is its disc which was sold the most.

Albums

Discs solos

1969 Hand Sown… Home Grow
1970 Silk Pur
1972 Linda Ronstadt
1973 Don' T Cry Now
1974 Heart Like has Wheel
1975 Prisoner In Disguise
1976 Hasten Down The Wind
1976 Greatest Hits
1977 Simple Dreams
1977 has Retrospective
1978 Living In The U.S.A.
1980 Mad Love
1980 Greatest Hits, Volume 2
1982 Get Closer
1983 What' S New
1984 Lush Life
1986 For Sentimental Reasons
1986 Round Midnight
1987 Trio
1987 Canciones de Mi Padre
1989 Cry Like has Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind
1990 Mas Canciones
1992 Frenesi
1993 Winter Light
1995 Feels Like Home
1996 Dedicated to the One I Coils
1998 We Ran
1999 Trio 2
1999 Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions
1999 The Linda Ronstadt Box Set
2000 has off Merry Little Christmas
2002 The Very Best Linda Ronstadt
2004 Hummin' to Myself

Participations

1981 : Hoy-Hoy! of Little Feat (Warner) with Ry Cooder, Robben Ford, Jim Keltner, Emmylou Harris
1992: Partners of Flaco Jimenez (Begun again) with Stephen Stills, Dwight Yoakam, John Hiatt, Ry Cooder, Emmylou Harris, Los Lobos…

Catalog of films DVD

2001 : Live At the Odeon of Randy Newman with Ry Cooder

Grammy Awards and nominations

1970 Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female, " Length, Long Time" (of Silk Purse )
1975 Album off the Year, Heart Like has Wheel
1975 Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, Heart Like has Wheel (album)
1975 Best Country Vocal Performance, Female , " I Can' T Help It (Yew I' m Still In Coils With You) " (of Heart Like has Wheel )
1976 Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female , Hasten Down the Wind (album)
1977 Record off the Year, " Blue Bayou" (of Simple Dreams )
1977 Vocal Pop Best Performance, Female, " Blue Bayou" (of Simple Dreams )
1980 Best Vocal Rock'n'roll Performance, Female, " How C I Make You" (of Mad Coils )
1980 Best Musical Album for Children , In Harmony: At Sesame Street Record
1982 Vocal Pop Best Performance, Female, " Get Closer" (of Get Closer )
1982 Best Vocal Rock'n'roll Performance, Female, " Get Closer"
1983 Vocal Pop Best Performance, Female, What' S New
1985 Vocal Pop Best Performance, Female, Lush Life
1987 Album off the Year, Trio (with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris)
1987 Best Pop Vocal Performance by has Duo gold Group with Vocal, " Somewhere Out There"
1987 Best Country Performance by has Duo gold Group with Vocal , Trio (with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris)
1988 Best Mexican-American Performance , Canciones de Mi Padre
1989 Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, Cry Like has Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind
1989 Best Pop Vocal Performance by has Duo gold Group with Vocal , " Don' T Know Much" (of Cry Like has Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind
1990 Best Pop Vocal Performance by has Duo gold Group with Vocal , " All My Life" (of Cry Like has Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind
1992 Best Mexican-American Album , Mas Canciones
1992 Best Tropical Latin Album , Frenesi
1996 Best Musical Album for Children , Dedicated To The One I Coils
1999 Best Country Album, Trio II (with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris)
1999 Best Country Collaboration with Vocals , " After the Gold Rush" (of Trio II , with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris)
1999 Best Contemporary Folk Album, Wall Western: The Tucson Sessions (with Emmylou Harris)
2002 Best Traditional Folk Album, Evangeline Made: In Tribute to Cajun Music

External bonds

homepage of Linda Ronstadt
Texts of the songs of Linda Ronstadt
The German Linda Ronstadt Website With International Chartsales & Music Awards Database (Bilingual)

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