Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt 1978

Linda Ronstadt 1976

Linda Maria Ronstadt (* 15. July 1946 in Tucson , Arizona ) is an American West Basin and country rock - singer .

life and career

Her grandfather Federico Ronstadt was born in Sonora , Mexico in 1868 as the son of a German immigrant from Hanover who came to Tucson at the age of 14 to learn the craft of car building. He and his children played in various bands and composed songs.

The daughter of Gilbert Ronstadt (1911–1995) and Ruth Mary Copeman Ronstadt (1914–1982) began her career in the mid-1960s in the folk club The Troubadour in West Hollywood . With the folk formation The Stone Poneys , she had her first hit, Different Drum , in 1967 , written by Michael Nesmith of the Monkees . Her first solo hit was the country rock song Long Long Time in 1970 , but she also took part in the oratorio Escalator over the Hill with the ensemble of jazz pianist and composer Carla Bley . At the beginning, their backing band consisted of Don Henley , Glenn Frey , Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner , the later Eagles .

Linda Ronstadt had her greatest success in the 1970s and received a number of platinum awards . Her albums Heart Like a Wheel (1974), originally a hit by Kate McGarrigle , Hasten Down the Wind , Simple Dreams and Living in the USA , scored six number 1s on the US Billboard and country album charts. including the song You're No Good . Heart Like a Wheel from 1974 is considered her most important album. In the late 1970s, she was dating Jerry Brown , the then governor of California . With a cover of the Rolling Stones song Tumbling Dice , she achieved a top 40 hit in 1978. Her album Canciones de mi padre comes from a collection of songs by her aunt Luise, who in 1930 brought out a book entitled "Canciones de mi Padre".

Ronstadt made numerous pop rock hits - such as B. a cover version of Roy Orbison's Blue Bayou and duets with Aaron Neville - in the course of her career recordings of many musical styles, from big band sound to Mexican folk music to an album with rock classics in the form of lullabies with the title Dedicated to the One I Love , which u. a. Contains a version of the Queen classic We Will Rock You . She can also be heard as a background singer on various Neil Young albums and has often been a guest singer with other bands and performers, for example the Eagles , the Chieftains and Nicolette Larson.

In cooperation with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton , the Country- Album Trio was created in 1987 , followed by the album Trio II in 1999 . For the film Mambo Kings she sang two tracks arranged by Ray Santos , who then also arranged her album Frenesi with Latin American standards, which was awarded the 1992 Grammy for "Best Tropical Latin Album".

When she showed her support for filmmaker and Bush critic Michael Moore at a concert in Las Vegas, she was booed for it. Before the encore, she had described Moore as a "great American patriot" and someone "who spreads the truth." She called on the Aladdin hotel-casino audience to watch Moore's documentary on President George W. Bush , Fahrenheit 9/11 . Some of the 4,500 spectators stormed out of the hall, others tore off concert posters. Ronstadt also expressed himself politically in other cases. She spoke out against the deportation of illegal migrants back to Mexico. In 2010 she participated in a lawsuit against the stricter deportation rules planned in Arizona.

In August 2013, the singer announced that she had had Parkinson's disease for several years and could no longer sing. She declared her musical career ended. Nevertheless, Ronstadt has not yet completely withdrawn from the public. Her autobiography Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir was published in September 2013. In September 2019 followed a documentary about her life with the title Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice , which was awarded as "best documentary" at the Provincetown International Film Festival.

Awards

Linda Ronstadt in her honorary doctoral gown at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 9 Festival in San Francisco in 2009

• Linda Ronstadt has received a total of ten Grammy Awards .
• For her role in the musical The Pirates of Penzance , she would be nominated as an actress for the Golden Globe . She also made a guest appearance on Broadway with this musical .
• On May 9, 2009 she received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music in Boston.
• On July 28, 2014, US President Obama awarded them the National Medal of Arts .

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1968	Evergreen, Vol. 2	-	-	-	-	US100 (15 weeks) US	with The Stone Poneys
1970	Silk Purse	-	-	-	-	US103 (10 weeks) US
1972	Linda Ronstadt	-	-	-	-	US163 (10 weeks) US
1974	Don't cry now	-	-	-	-	US45 gold (56 weeks)US
1975	Heart like a wheel	-	-	-	-	US1 × 2 Double platinum (51 weeks)US	163rd place in the Rolling Stone 500
	The Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt	-	-	-	-	US172 (4 weeks) US	First published: January 1967 with The Stone Poneys
	Prisoner in Disguise	-	-	-	-	US4th platinum (28 weeks)US
1976	Scurry down the wind	-	-	-	UK32 silver (8 weeks)UK	US3 platinum (36 weeks)US	Grammy (Female Pop Vocal)
1977	Simple dreams	-	-	-	UK15 (5 weeks) UK	US1 × 3 Triple platinum (47 weeks)US
1978	Living in the USA	-	-	-	UK39 silver (2 weeks)UK	US1 × 2 Double platinum (32 weeks)US
1980	Mad Love	-	-	-	UK65 (1 week) UK	US3 platinum (36 weeks)US
1982	Get Closer	-	-	-	-	US31 gold (28 weeks)US
1983	What's new	-	-	-	UK31 (5 weeks) UK	US3 × 3 Triple platinum (81 weeks)US	with The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
1984	Lush Life	-	-	-	UK100 (1 week) UK	US13 platinum (26 weeks)US	with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
1986	For Sentimental Reasons	-	-	-	-	US46 platinum (27 weeks)US	with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
1987	trio	-	-	-	UK60 (4 weeks) UK	US6th platinum (48 weeks)US	with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris Grammy (Group Country Vocal)
	Canciones de mi padre	-	-	-	-	US42 × 2 Double platinum (35 weeks)US	Grammy (Mexican-American Album)
1989	Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind	-	AT24 (3 weeks) AT	-	UK43 gold (8 weeks)UK	US7th × 3 Triple platinum (58 weeks)US	feat. Aaron Neville
1991	Mas canciones	-	-	-	-	US88 (13 weeks) US	Grammy (Mexican-American Album)
1992	Frenesi	-	-	-	-	US193 (1 week) US	Grammy (Tropical Latin Album)
1993	Winter light	-	-	-	-	US92 (12 weeks) US
1995	Feels Like Home	-	-	-	-	US75 (12 weeks) US
1996	Dedicated to the One I Love	-	-	-	-	US78 (11 weeks) US	Grammy (Children's Album)
1998	We ran	-	-	-	-	US160 (2 weeks) US
1999	Trio II	-	-	-	-	US62 gold (14 weeks)US	with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris
	Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions	-	-	-	-	US73 (7 weeks) US	with Emmylou Harris
2004	Hummin 'to Myself	-	-	-	-	US166 (1 week) US
2006	Goodbye False Heart	-	-	-	-	US146 (2 weeks) US	with Ann Savoy
2019	Live in Hollywood	-	-	-	-	US97 (1 week) US

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More albums

• 1968: Vol. III (with The Stone Poneys and Friends)
• 1969: Hand Sown… Home Grown
• 1977: The Southern Belle
• 1978: Napa Presents a Concert: Behind Prison Walls (with Johnny Cash and Roy Clark )
• 1993: Boleros y rancheras
• 2015: Willin 'in LA

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1974	Different drum	-	-	-	-	US92 (15 weeks) US
1976	Greatest hits	-	-	-	UK24 (8 weeks) UK	US6th × 7 Seven times platinum (80 weeks)US
1977	A retrospective	-	-	-	-	US46 gold (9 weeks)US
1980	Greatest Hits, Volume Two	-	-	-	-	US26th platinum (21 weeks)US
1987	'Round Midnight	-	-	-	-	US124 gold (17 weeks)US	with The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
2000	Merry Little Christmas	-	-	-	-	US179 (2 weeks) US
2002	The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt	-	-	-	UK46 (4 weeks) UK	US165 (3 weeks) US	324th place in the Rolling Stone 500
2014	Duets	-	-	-	-	US32 (6 weeks) US
	Opus Collection	-	-	-	-	US65 (4 weeks) US

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More compilations

1975: 2 Originals of Linda Ronstadt (2 LPs) 1977: The Southern Belle 1981: For Country Lovers 1982: Blue Bayou 1984: I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 1984: For Country Lovers 1984: Prime of Life (2 LPs) 1985: Country and Rock Favorites 1985: When Will I Be Loved 1986: Rockfile

1998: Required Ronstadt 1999: Box Set (4 CDs) 2004: Jardin Azul: Las canciones favoritas 2005: Covered by Ronstadt 2006: The Best of Linda Ronstadt - The Capitol Years 2007: Blue Bayou and Other Hits 2007: Greatest Hits I & II 2009: Original Album Series (5 CDs)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks	[↑]: treated together with the previous entry; [←]: placed in both charts
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1967	Different Drum Evergreen Vol. 2	-	-	-	-	US13 (17 weeks) US
1968	Up to My Neck in High Muddy Water Vol. III	-	-	-	-	US93 (2 weeks) US
1970	Long Long Time Hand Sown… Home Grown	-	-	-	-	US25 (12 weeks) US
1971	The Long Way Around Hand Sown… Home Grown	-	-	-	-	US70 (5 weeks) US
	(She's A) Very Lovely Woman Hand Sown… Home Grown	-	-	-	-[US: ↑]
1972	Rock Me on the Water Linda Ronstadt	-	-	-	-	US85 (3 weeks) US
1973	Love Has No Pride Don't Cry Now	-	-	-	-	US51 (11 weeks) US
1974	Silver Threads and Golden Needles Don't Cry Now	-	-	-	-	US67 (7 weeks) US
	You're No Good Heart Like a Wheel	-	-	-	-	US1 (16 weeks) US
1975	When Will I Be Loved Heart Like a Wheel	-	-	-	-	US2 (19 weeks) US
	It Doesn't Matter Anymore Heart Like a Wheel	-	-	-	-	US47 (4 weeks) US
	Love Is a Rose Prisoner in Disguise	-	-	-	-	US5 (15 weeks) US
	Heat Wave Prisoner in Disguise	-	-	-	-[US: ↑]
	Tracks of My Tears Prisoner in Disguise	-	-	-	UK42 (3 weeks) UK	US25 (13 weeks) US
1976	That'll Be the Day Scurry Down the Wind	-	-	-	-	US11 (16 weeks) US
	Someone to Lay Down Beside Me Hasten Down the Wind	-	-	-	-	US42 (11 weeks) US
1977	Lose Again Hasten Down the Wind	-	-	-	-	US76 (5 weeks) US
	Blue Bayou Simple Dreams	-	-	-	UK35 (4 weeks) UK	US3 platinum (23 weeks)US
	It's so easy simple dreams	DE47 (2 weeks) DE	-	CH6 (12 weeks) CH	-	US5 (18 weeks) US
1978	Poor Poor Pitiful Me Simple Dreams	-	-	-	-	US31 (9 weeks) US
	Tumbling Dice Simple Dreams	-	-	-	-	US32 (8 weeks) US
	Back in the USA Living in the USA	-	-	-	-	US16 (13 weeks) US
	Ooh Baby Baby Living in the USA	-	-	-	-	US7 (16 weeks) US
1979	Just One Look Living in the USA	-	-	-	-	US44 (8 weeks) US
	Alison Living in the USA	-	-	-	UK66 (2 weeks) UK	-
1980	How Do I Make You Mad Love	-	-	-	-	US10 (16 weeks) US
	Hurt so bad mad love	-	-	-	-	US8 (14 weeks) US
	I Can't Let Go Mad Love	-	-	-	-	US31 (12 weeks) US
1982	Get Closer Get Closer	-	-	-	-	US29 (12 weeks) US
	I know you when get closer	-	-	-	-	US37 (12 weeks) US
1983	Easy for You to Say Get Closer	-	-	-	-	US54 (10 weeks) US
	What's New What’s New	-	-	-	-	US84 (1 week) US	with Nelson Riddle
	What's New What’s New	-	-	-	-	US53 (13 weeks) US
1986	Somewhere Out There An American Tail	-	-	-	UK8 (13 weeks) UK	US2 (22 weeks) US	from the soundtrack to Feivel, the mouse wanderer with James Ingram
1989	Don't Know Much Cry Like a Rainstorm - Howl Like the Wind	DE34 (15 weeks) DE	AT3 (16 weeks) AT	-	UK2 (12 weeks) UK	US2 gold (26 weeks)US	feat. Aaron Neville
1990	All My Life Cry Like a Rainstorm - Howl Like the Wind	-	-	-	-	US11 (15 weeks) US	feat. Aaron Neville
	When Something Is Wrong with My Baby Cry Like a Rainstorm - Howl Like the Wind	-	-	-	-	US78 (6 weeks) US	feat. Aaron Neville

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More singles

1970: Will You Love Me Tomorrow 1971: I Fall to Pieces 1973: Colorado 1976: Crazy 1976: Desperado 1977: Lago Azul (Blue Bayou) 1977: Living Like a Fool 1977: Canta en español 1977: Tell Him 1978: Love Me Tender 1978: I Never Will Marry 1982: Read 1983: I've Got a Crush on You (with The Nelson Riddle Orchestra ) 1984: Falling in Love Again (with The Nelson Riddle Orchestra) 1984: Skylark 1984: When I Fall in Love 1986: When You Wish Upon a Star (with The Nelson Riddle Orchestra) 1986: Under African Skies (with Paul Simon ) 1987: Telling Me Lies (with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris )

1987: Those Memories of You (with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris) 1987: Wildflowers (with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris) 1987: Telling Me Lies (with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris) 1988: When We Ran 1988: Do solo do 1989: Adios 1991: Dreams to Dream 1991: Gritenme piedras del campo 1992: El crucifijo de piedra 1992: Frenesi 1993: Winter Light 1993: A River for Him 1993: Adónde voy 1993: Heartbeats Accelerating 1994: The Blue Train 1995: The Waiting 1995: A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes 1995: Walk On 1995: High Sierra

Awards for music sales

Platinum record  Australia 2008: for the album The Very Best Of  Canada 1978: for the album Greatest Hits 1984: for the album What's New 1990: for the album Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind  New Zealand 1978: for the album Greatest Hits 1987: for the album Trio

Platinum record  New Zealand 1978: for the album Simple Dreams 1979: for the album Living in the USA 2 × platinum record  Canada 1978: for the album Simple Dreams 4 × platinum record  Australia 2000: for the album Greatest Hits 5 × platinum record  Australia 2001: for the album Simple Dreams

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	-	gold1	9 × platinum9	625,000	aria.com.au
Canada (MC)	-	-	5 × platinum5	500,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	45,000	nztop40.co.nz
United States (RIAA)	-	6 × gold6th	30 × platinum30th	34,000,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × silver2	gold1	-	220,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	2 × silver2	10 × gold10	46 × platinum46

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1. ↑ Jim Griffith: The Singing Ronstadts and Canciones de mi Padre. 1999.
2. ↑ www.library.arizona.edu
3. ↑ Linda Ronstadt joins group filing suit against Arizona law . In: Christian Science Monitor . April 30, 2010, ISSN  0882-7729 ( csmonitor.com [accessed February 20, 2019]).
4. ↑ US country legend Linda Ronstadt has Parkinson on time online
5. ↑ message on Countrynews.de from August 26, 2013
6. ↑ Publishing page , simonandschuster.com
7. ^ Entry to the documentation in the IMDB , imdb.com
8. ↑ Mitzi Dorbu: Robinson, Ronstadt, Guerra, Massenburg to Be Honored. Berklee College of Music website, April 13, 2009, accessed November 28, 2019
9. ↑ Obama awards Linda Ronstadt with a Medal of Honor. ( Memento of August 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Zeit Online, July 29, 2014
10. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: Singles Albums US1 US2
11. ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .

literature

• Irwin Stambler: The Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul . 3rd revised edition. St. Martin's Press, New York 1989, ISBN 0-312-02573-4 , pp. 584-586 .

Web links

Commons : Linda Ronstadt  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Linda Ronstadt at Discogs (English)
• Linda Ronstadt in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Works by and about Linda Ronstadt in the catalog of the German National Library