Linda Ronstadt
Contemporary Bluegrass
Linda Ronstadt is an Arizona-born singer whose decades of country, rock, traditional pop, and Mexican folk recordings include "Trio" (1987) and "Trio II" (1999) with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris — her strongest connection to the bluegrass-orbit canon, both Grammy-winning collaborations.
- Born July 15, 1946 in Tucson, Arizona; raised on a family ranch where she absorbed Mexican folk, country, and bluegrass-adjacent traditions.
- Wide vocal range from contralto to soprano; primarily an interpreter of songs across rock, country, traditional pop, and Latin styles.
- Recorded the landmark album "Trio" (1987) with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris; it spent five weeks at #1 on Billboard's Country Albums chart and won a Grammy.
- Reunited with Parton and Harris for "Trio II" (1999), which won a Grammy for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals ("After the Gold Rush").
- Earlier traditional-country roots include her time fronting the Stone Poneys and country-leaning solo albums in the 1970s ("Heart Like a Wheel," "Hasten Down the Wind").
- Released "Canciones de Mi Padre" (1987), the best-selling non-English-language album in U.S. music history, drawing on her Mexican-American heritage.
- Recipient of 11 Grammy Awards; inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.
- Retired from singing in 2011 due to a neurological condition later identified as progressive supranuclear palsy.
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Ben KeithPlayed on recording with Linda Ronstadt
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Claire LynchPlayed on recording with Linda Ronstadt
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David GrismanPlayed on recording with Linda Ronstadt
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John RonstadtPlayed on recording with Linda Ronstadt
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Linda RonstadtPlayed on recording with Linda Ronstadt
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Mark CasstevensPlayed on recording with Linda Ronstadt
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Roy Huskey Jr.Played on recording with Linda Ronstadt