The Quiet Wound in Linda Ronstadt’s Silver Blue on 1975’s Prisoner in Disguise
On Silver Blue, Linda Ronstadt turned a J.D. Souther song into one of the quietest...
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Lies Got Its Bite Back When Linda Ronstadt Revved Up The Knickerbockers’ Hit on Get Closer
On Get Closer, Linda Ronstadt turned The Knickerbockers’ Lies from a sharp 1960s garage-pop jolt...
Before Trio, Emmylou Harris’s Diamond in My Crown Let Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt Shine Through Sally Rose
Before the celebrated Trio album arrived, Emmylou Harris opened a small, luminous doorway where three...
The Restless Ache Linda Ronstadt Left Inside “Trouble Again” on Cry Like a Rainstorm
On “Trouble Again”, Linda Ronstadt turns an album deep cut into a small storm of...
A Sharp Edge Inside Simple Dreams: Linda Ronstadt’s Maybe I’m Right Refused to Play Sweet
On Simple Dreams, Linda Ronstadt made even a deep album cut feel like a private...
That Tremor in Linda Ronstadt’s Voice Made Hank Williams’ I Can’t Help It Her Grammy Moment
On Heart Like a Wheel, Linda Ronstadt did not simply cover Hank Williams; she made...
Not Borrowed, But Lived In: Linda Ronstadt’s “Quiéreme Mucho” on Frenesí
On Frenesí, Linda Ronstadt did not treat “Quiéreme Mucho” as an antique; she let an...
The Risk Was in the Restraint: Linda Ronstadt’s Someone to Watch Over Me with Nelson Riddle on What’s New
On Someone to Watch Over Me, Linda Ronstadt stepped away from pop force and found...
Linda Ronstadt Finds the Sharp Edge in Waddy Wachtel’s Maybe I’m Right on Simple Dreams
On Maybe I’m Right, Linda Ronstadt doesn’t plead for certainty—she sings as if the argument...
A Reggae Pulse Hid Inside Linda Ronstadt’s John Hall Song “Give One Heart” From Hasten Down the Wind
On a polished 1976 album filled with country ache and songwriter confession, Linda Ronstadt let...
Linda Ronstadt Sounds Battle-Tested on “Cry ’Til My Tears Run Dry” From 1998’s We Ran
On “Cry ’Til My Tears Run Dry”, Linda Ronstadt does not sing like an artist...
Before the Breakthrough, Linda Ronstadt Let “Don’t Cry Now” Carry the Weight of a New Beginning
Before Linda Ronstadt became a defining voice of 1970s American song, “Don’t Cry Now” caught...
A Cry She Inherited: Linda Ronstadt’s Tú Sólo Tú on the Grammy-Winning Canciones de Mi Padre
On Tú Sólo Tú, Linda Ronstadt did not borrow mariachi heartbreak; she opened a family...
Linda Ronstadt’s Quiet Final Word on Trio II: When We’re Gone, Long Gone
With Linda Ronstadt at the front, When We’re Gone, Long Gone turns the end of...
Before Stardom, Linda Ronstadt’s “A Number and a Name” Gave Hand Sown… Home Grown Its Quiet Pulse
Before the grand stages and platinum records, Linda Ronstadt found power in a small, searching...
A Beautiful Voice Carries a Brutal Promise: Linda Ronstadt Sings Randy Newman’s Sail Away on Don’t Cry Now
On Don’t Cry Now, Linda Ronstadt let Randy Newman’s Sail Away unfold as a beautiful...
The Ronettes’ Be My Baby Became a Whisper on Linda Ronstadt’s 1996 Album Dedicated to the One I Love
On Dedicated to the One I Love, Linda Ronstadt turned the grand romantic rush of...
Linda Ronstadt Heard the River Differently on David Olney’s “Women ’Cross the River”
On Feels Like Home, Linda Ronstadt turned David Olney’s river song into a shadowed piece...
Linda Ronstadt Made “Crazy He Calls Me” Feel Dangerous Again on 1983’s What’s New
On “Crazy He Calls Me”, Linda Ronstadt did not imitate the old torch singers; she...
The Quietest Moment on Linda Ronstadt’s Heart Like a Wheel: How You Can Close Your Eyes Revealed Her Restraint
On You Can Close Your Eyes, Linda Ronstadt lets quietness do the work, turning a...
Linda Ronstadt Let Doubt Close Don’t Cry Now with Neil Young’s “I Believe in You”
On her 1973 Asylum Records debut, Linda Ronstadt closed with a Neil Young song that...
Before the Trio, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt Found Each Other on “Queen of the Silver Dollar”
On “Queen of the Silver Dollar”, Emmylou Harris turned a barroom portrait into something warmer,...
The Small Ache Linda Ronstadt Lets Breathe in “Mr. Radio” on 1982’s Get Closer
On “Mr. Radio”, Linda Ronstadt finds drama in restraint, turning a modest cut from Get...
Three Voices, One Ache: Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris Opened 1987’s Trio With The Pain of Loving You
Before Trio became a landmark meeting of three great voices, it opened with a warning:...
When Kermit Met Linda Ronstadt Softly: “When I Grow Too Old to Dream” on The Muppet Show
In a television moment built on whimsy, Linda Ronstadt and Kermit the Frog turned an...
One Spanish Song Opened the Album Wider: Linda Ronstadt’s Adónde Voy on Winter Light
In the middle of an English pop album, Linda Ronstadt let Adónde Voy become a...
Defiance Became Devotion When Linda Ronstadt Sang Oh No Not My Baby on Winter Light
On Winter Light, Linda Ronstadt turned Oh No Not My Baby from a proud denial...
When Linda Ronstadt Stopped Translating Herself: Hay Unos Ojos and Canciones de Mi Padre
With Hay Unos Ojos, Linda Ronstadt let mariachi carry a private inheritance into the public...
Before the Breakthrough, Linda Ronstadt’s He Darked the Sun Cast a Nashville Shadow Over Silk Purse
On Silk Purse, Linda Ronstadt let He Darked the Sun sound like an early confession...
Linda Ronstadt’s Quiet Return: El Crucifijo de Piedra on 1991’s Grammy-Winning Más Canciones
On Más Canciones, Linda Ronstadt let El Crucifijo de Piedra become a solemn bridge between...