Through the first few decades of television, the last piece of music late-night viewers heard was “The Star-Spangled Banner” before a station signed off. That changed thanks in large part to Burt ...

Very rarely is the creator of a genre ever pin-pointed. However, according to Linda Ronstadt, that is not the case for pop music. Ronstadt’s career outside of her opinions is incredibly expansive and ...

Linda Ronstadt usually had a problem with some praise, but she felt that she wasn't ready to become looked at as a rock ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It seems Linda Ronstadt has always done the unexpected. In the later part of her music career, the queen of rock started making ...

Music wasn't a competition for Linda Ronstadt, and yet there were always those few tunes where she could have topped the ...

Linda Ronstadt was a promising young singer with an awe-inspiring vocal range and two hit singles to her credit — “Different Drum” a 1967 single credited to the Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt, ...

Gesenia Gerena had certainly at least heard Linda Ronstadt’s voice before. She remembers watching a segment of The Muppet Show on which Ronstadt sang her hit cover of Roy Orbison’s “Blue Bayou.” She ...

It seems like many artists have been turning to country music lately, but that’s not necessarily a new trend. In 1970, Linda Ronstadt spoke about this exact phenomenon. Musicians were exploring more ...

David Slutes was envisioning what a final HOCO Fest would even be when he decided it was time to finally address an oversight he feels has “always been this elephant in the room” at a festival ...

It seems Linda Ronstadt has always done the unexpected. In the later part of her music career, the queen of rock started making albums of traditional mariachi music: Linda Ronstadt performs “La ...