When Two Voices Leaned Closer: Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor’s Warm Spark on I Think It’s Gonna Work Out Fine
On a 1982 album built around closeness, trust, and carefully chosen songs, Linda Ronstadt and...
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An Old Carter Promise Reborn: Emmylou Harris’s “Gold Watch and Chain” on 1980’s Roses in the Snow with Ricky Skaggs and Linda Ronstadt
On Roses in the Snow, Emmylou Harris made an old Carter Family pledge feel newly...
Before the Breakthrough, Linda Ronstadt’s Live Rescue Me on Her 1972 Self-Titled Album Revealed How Far Her Voice Could Go
In a live cover tucked into a 1972 album, Linda Ronstadt sounded like a young...
Behind That Velvet Calm, Linda Ronstadt Reimagined Duke Ellington’s “Sophisticated Lady” on 1984’s Lush Life with Nelson Riddle
In Linda Ronstadt’s hands, Duke Ellington’s “Sophisticated Lady” became less a costume of glamour than...
The Quiet Ache Linda Ronstadt Found in Warren Zevon’s “Hasten Down the Wind,” the Song That Named Her Grammy-Winning 1976 Album
Before it stood as the title of Linda Ronstadt’s Grammy-winning 1976 album, Hasten Down the...
A Stadium Chant Became a Cradle Song: Linda Ronstadt’s 1996 Dedicated to the One I Love Version of Queen’s We Will Rock You
In Linda Ronstadt’s hands, Queen’s arena stomp became something almost weightless: a lullaby that finds...
Before the Breakthrough, Linda Ronstadt’s “Rescue Me” Turned a Soul Classic Into Country-Rock Nerve
On her 1972 self-titled album, Linda Ronstadt did not simply cover “Rescue Me” — she...
A Friend’s Song in Winter Light: Linda Ronstadt’s 1993 “A River for Him” Revealed Emmylou Harris in a New Way
When Linda Ronstadt sang Emmylou Harris’s “A River for Him” on Winter Light, a private...
Three Quiet Forces Made Linda Ronstadt’s Te Quiero Dijiste Glow on 1992’s Grammy-Winning Frenesí
On Frenesí, Linda Ronstadt let Te Quiero Dijiste become something intimate: a love song shaped...
The Top 10 Country Surprise on Evangeline: Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton’s Mr. Sandman
A playful old pop dream became a country-chart surprise when three of the finest voices...
The Quiet Spark Behind The Dirt Band’s “An American Dream”: Linda Ronstadt’s 1979 Harmony Changed the Whole Breeze
In The Dirt Band’s 1979 hit An American Dream, Linda Ronstadt does something quietly generous:...
The 1978 Chart Spark That Put Linda Ronstadt’s “Back in the U.S.A.” Back on America’s Radio Dial
With Chuck Berry’s rock-and-roll passport in her hand, Linda Ronstadt turned “Back in the U.S.A.”...
Buried on 1998’s We Ran, Linda Ronstadt’s Icy Blue Heart Shows How Much Feeling Her Later Voice Could Hold
On We Ran, Linda Ronstadt found the frost inside John Hiatt’s Icy Blue Heart and...
Buried on 1975’s Prisoner in Disguise, Linda Ronstadt’s ‘Many Rivers to Cross’ Still Feels Like Her Most Soul-Baring Cover
On Prisoner in Disguise, Linda Ronstadt turns Jimmy Cliff‘s Many Rivers to Cross into a...
The Song That Revealed Linda Ronstadt’s Edge: Neil Young’s “Look Out for My Love” on Mad Love
On Mad Love, Linda Ronstadt takes Neil Young’s “Look Out for My Love” and changes...
The Last Song Says It All: Linda Ronstadt’s ‘Goodbye My Friend’ Reveals the Vocal Mastery of Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind
At the close of Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind, Linda Ronstadt turns...
Before the Breakthrough, Linda Ronstadt’s “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” on Silk Purse Already Carried Her Signature Ache
Before the arena years and the run of major hits, Linda Ronstadt sang “Will You...
When Three Great Voices Went Still: Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, and Emmylou Harris on ‘Farther Along’ from 1987’s Trio
On Farther Along, Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, and Emmylou Harris set fame aside and find...
The Moment Linda Ronstadt Changed the Room: “Falling in Love Again” With Nelson Riddle on 1984’s Lush Life
On Lush Life, Linda Ronstadt meets “Falling in Love Again” at the border of cabaret...
The Quiet Connection Between Linda Ronstadt and J.D. Souther Lives Inside ‘White Rhythm and Blues’ on 1978’s Living in the USA
On Living in the USA, Linda Ronstadt takes J.D. Souther‘s White Rhythm and Blues and...
Before the Breakthrough, Linda Ronstadt’s “I Fall to Pieces” on Her 1972 Self-Titled Album Revealed Her Country Soul
Long before Linda Ronstadt became the great bridge between country and California rock, her 1972...
Just Before the Solo Rise, Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys Gave “Some of Shelly’s Blues” Its Quiet Power on 1968’s Vol. III
Before the solo years gave Linda Ronstadt a larger stage, “Some of Shelly’s Blues” captured...
The Quiet Stunner on Prisoner in Disguise: How Linda Ronstadt Made Lowell George’s Roll Um Easy Her Own
Some album tracks do not ask for attention; they earn it slowly. On Prisoner in...
The Quiet Power Hidden in Plain Sight: Linda Ronstadt’s “Still Within the Sound of My Voice” on 1989’s Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind
On an album remembered for grand duets and sweeping production, “Still Within the Sound of...
Before Tapestry Reframed It, Linda Ronstadt’s “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” on Silk Purse Was Already Telling a Different Story
On Silk Purse, Linda Ronstadt sang “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” as if the answer...
What Linda Ronstadt Did to “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues” on We Ran in 1998 Changed the Song’s Whole Weather
On We Ran, Linda Ronstadt takes Bob Dylan’s restless “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues” and...
The Quiet Risk on Winter Light: Why Linda Ronstadt’s Adónde Voy Still Feels So Revelatory
On an English pop album polished for 1993, Linda Ronstadt’s Adónde Voy opened a deeper...
Before Trio Had a Name, Emmylou Harris’s Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Revealed the Harmony to Come
Long before Trio had a title, Emmylou Harris was already standing inside that sound on...
When Three Great Voices Became One: Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, and Emmylou Harris Find Pure Grace on “Wildflowers”
On “Wildflowers”, three unmistakable singers stop sounding like separate stars and start sounding like one...
She Didn’t Just Cover It: Linda Ronstadt’s “Party Girl” Rewrote Elvis Costello on 1980’s Mad Love
On Mad Love, Linda Ronstadt took “Party Girl” out of Elvis Costello’s cool, guarded world...