Linda Ronstadt, musical legend from the Stone Poneys

Linda Ronstadt is a musical legend who
began her career in the mid-1960s with the folk-rock group the
Stone Poneys. By the 1970’s she’d become the top-selling female
vocalist for that decade, and was widely referred to as “The
Queen of Rock”. She has earned 11 Grammys, released numerous
gold, platinum and multiplatinum records, and lent her voice to
over 120 albums. Over the years she has collaborated with
such diverse artists as Billy Eckstine, Frank Zappa, Flaco
Jiménez, Philip Glass, Dolly Parton, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, and
Nelson Riddle. Christopher Loudon of Jazz Times hailed Ronstadt
as “a chameleon who can blend into any background yet remain
boldly distinctive.” Her autobiography, entitled Simple Dreams: A
Musical Memoir, was released in September of 2013 and reached Top
10 on The New York Times Best Sellers List in its first week out.