Linda Ronstadt is an Award-Winning American singer, songwriter, producer, and actress, who was one of the most successful artists in all of music during much of the 1970’s.
To date, Linda Ronstadt has released over 30 Studio Albums in her career.
She charted her first Billboard Top-40 single in 1970 with the hit “Long, Long Time” which peaked at #25 on the charts.
Her many hits over the years include:
Long, Long Time
When Will I Be Loved
You’re No Good
Heatwave
The Tracks of My Tears
That’ll Be The Day
Blue Bayou
It’s So Easy
Poor Poor Pitiful Me
Back in the USA
Ohh Baby Baby
Just One Look
How Do I Make You
Hurts So Bad
I Can’t Let Go
Get Closer
Easy for you to Say
Blue Train
Somewhere Out There
Her top hit has been “You’re no Good” which reached #1 on the Billboard Top-40 Charts in 1975.
In December of 1977, “Blue Bayou” and “It’s so Easy” were both in the Billboard Top-5 and remained there the entire month.
She has charted hits onto the Billboard Top-40, Billboard Adult Contemporary, Billboard Country, and the Billboard Latin charts during her long career.
Three of her Studio Albums reached #1 on the Billboard Album charts.
She was the Top-Grossing Female Concert artist of the 1970’s.
She has received a total of 27 Grammy Award nominations in her career.
She has won 11 Grammy Awards in her career.
She has won two career Academy of Country Music Awards.
She has won an Emmy Award.
In the field of acting, she was nominated for both a Tony Award and a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the Broadway Musical and film, “The Pirates of Penzance“.
She ranked #21 on VH-1’s list of the 100 Greatest Women in Rock and Roll History.
She was raised in Arizona and is of German and Mexican descent.
She released an All-Spanish Album in 1987 that is the best selling Non-English Language Album in US Music History.
She was once engaged to Star Wars Director George Lucas.
She had a Single or an Album on the charts in every year from 1970 to 2000.
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