Linda Ronstadt’s “Los Laureles” Brought Fierce Grace to 1987’s Canciones de Mi Padre
On “Los Laureles,” Linda Ronstadt turns family inheritance into a disciplined act of song. In...
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt’s “Skylark” on Lush Life: A 1984 Standard Sung with Quiet Daring
In 1984, Linda Ronstadt met “Skylark” not as nostalgia, but as a question carried on...
Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville Let Restraint Carry “All My Life” on Cry Like a Rainstorm
On “All My Life,” two unmistakable voices found romance not in grandeur, but in the...
Linda Ronstadt’s “Cry Me a River” on 2004’s Hummin’ to Myself Finds Power in Poise
On Hummin’ to Myself, Linda Ronstadt turns Cry Me a River into controlled, grown-up fire....
Linda Ronstadt’s “Do What You Gotta Do” on 1993’s Winter Light Turns Letting Go Into Grace
On Winter Light, Linda Ronstadt gives Jimmy Webb’s farewell song the quiet authority of someone...
Linda Ronstadt Finds Her Own Road on the Stone Poneys’ “Different Drum” from 1967’s Evergreen, Volume 2
Before Linda Ronstadt became a defining voice, “Different Drum” let independence sound clear, young, and...
A Torch Song Turns Inward: Linda Ronstadt’s “Cry Me a River” on 2004’s Hummin’ to Myself
On Hummin’ to Myself, Linda Ronstadt sings “Cry Me a River” not as a showpiece,...
A Heritage Roars Back: Linda Ronstadt’s El Toro Relajo on 1991 Grammy-Winning Más Canciones
In El Toro Relajo, Linda Ronstadt did not simply revisit a song; she stepped into...
A Family Language Took the Lead: Linda Ronstadt’s Hay Unos Ojos on 1987’s Canciones de Mi Padre
On Hay Unos Ojos, Linda Ronstadt let mariachi carry memory, pride, and desire without asking...
Before Stardom Found Her, Linda Ronstadt Let Long, Long Time Speak from Silk Purse
Before Linda Ronstadt became a voice that could cross whole musical worlds, Long, Long Time...
A Goodbye Without Fireworks: Linda Ronstadt Reframed Dolly Parton’s I Will Always Love You on Prisoner in Disguise
Before the song became a towering pop declaration, Linda Ronstadt heard Dolly Parton’s farewell as...
Two Voices, One Trembling Promise: Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville’s “Don’t Know Much” Became a 1989 Duet to Remember
In “Don’t Know Much,” Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville turned uncertainty into devotion, letting two...
Before Trio Had a Name: Linda Ronstadt’s My Blue Tears on Get Closer with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris
Before their celebrated Trio album, three country-rooted voices gathered around one Dolly Parton song and...
When Linda Ronstadt Held Back: What’s New and the Nelson Riddle Gamble
On What’s New, Linda Ronstadt found drama not by overpowering Nelson Riddle’s orchestra, but by...
Desire Sounds Different in Spanish: Linda Ronstadt Sings Bobby Capó’s Piel Canela on Frenesí
On Frenesí, Linda Ronstadt turned Bobby Capó’s Piel Canela into something both elegant and intimate:...
Three Voices, One Mountain Shadow: Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris Find Grace in “High Sierra” from Trio II
On “High Sierra”, three of American music’s most beloved voices do not compete for the...
A No. 1 Built on Restraint: Linda Ronstadt’s “You’re No Good” Defined Heart Like a Wheel
Linda Ronstadt’s version of You’re No Good turned a borrowed song into a cool flash...
A Rock Voice Walked Into Candlelight: Linda Ronstadt’s I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You on What’s New
On What’s New, Linda Ronstadt did not simply borrow the old standards songbook; she stepped...
Linda Ronstadt’s ‘Crazy He Calls Me’ on What’s New Turned Nelson Riddle’s Grandeur Into Confession
On Crazy He Calls Me, Linda Ronstadt did not try to outshine a classic standard;...
A Restless Voice Takes Shape: Linda Ronstadt Reimagines Woody Guthrie’s “Ramblin’ ’Round” in 1972
On her 1972 self-titled album, Linda Ronstadt turned Woody Guthrie’s wandering song into an early...
Linda Ronstadt Let New Wave In on Talking in the Dark, Her Elvis Costello Jolt on Mad Love
On Mad Love, Linda Ronstadt did not borrow new wave as a costume; she used...
The Tender Defiance in Linda Ronstadt’s Dos Arbolitos on Canciones de Mi Padre
In Dos Arbolitos, Linda Ronstadt turned a Mexican huapango into a homecoming, letting Canciones de...
A Private Storm Opens Wide: Linda Ronstadt Recasts Laura Nyro’s Blowing Away on Living in the USA
On Living in the USA, Linda Ronstadt took Laura Nyro’s Blowing Away and let it...
Before Fame Found Its Shape, Linda Ronstadt Took Randy Newman’s Bet No One Ever Hurt This Bad Into Country-Rock on Hand Sown… Home Grown
Before the grand ballads and the arena applause, Linda Ronstadt let a Randy Newman song...
A Pop-Soul Classic Became a Lullaby in Linda Ronstadt’s 1996 Dedicated to the One I Love
On her 1996 children’s album, Linda Ronstadt let a pop-soul standard become a cradle-side promise,...
A Golden Cage, A Family Voice: Linda Ronstadt’s La Calandria on Canciones de Mi Padre
In La Calandria, Linda Ronstadt turned a song of captivity and flight into a graceful...
A Second Voice Deepens Linda Ronstadt’s You Tell Me That I’m Falling Down with Maria Muldaur on Prisoner in Disguise
On You Tell Me That I’m Falling Down, Linda Ronstadt lets a small album cut...
A 1950s R&B Tear Found a New Home in Linda Ronstadt’s Teardrops Will Fall on Feels Like Home
On Feels Like Home, Linda Ronstadt turned Teardrops Will Fall into a bridge between old...
Before the Breakthrough, Linda Ronstadt Recast I Fall to Pieces on Her 1972 Self-Titled Album
Before superstardom gave her voice a larger stage, Linda Ronstadt was already showing how a...
Before Fame Settled In, Linda Ronstadt Let The Dolphins Close Hand Sown… Home Grown in Quiet Uncertainty
Before Linda Ronstadt became one of American music’s most commanding interpreters, The Dolphins closed her...