Blue Bayou' became the biggest hit for Linda Ronstadt, but who were the guitar players who joined her over the course of the ...

In 1977, Linda Ronstadt took a song written by Warren Zevon, and made it a big single, which was later recorded by Terri ...

Among the more curious entries in her covers songbook, Linda Ronstadt once subverted the male gaze into her own empowering pop smash. Read more here.

Ronstadt also made room for her country influences, recording the traditional songs "Old Paint" and "I Never Will Marry." For the album's better-known covers, she took on The Rolling Stones' "Tumbling ...

The late 1970s was a golden era for music, but one unforgettable week in 1977 belonged entirely to a single voice. Long before streaming and social media changed how we measure musical success, Linda ...

In 1977, a country rock anthem dubbed an "afterthought" by its singer defied expectations and surged its way up the charts, proving that even the most unassuming tracks can become a defining hit of ...

Think of a Linda Ronstadt song, and most people likely think of “Blue Bayou“. One of her biggest hits, Ronstadt released her signature song in 1977. But before Ronstadt released “Blue Bayou”, Roy ...

In late 1977, Fleetwood Mac‘s Rumours seemed completely unshakeable at the top of the Billboard 200, until Linda Ronstadt pulled off one of the biggest chart upsets in rock history. Having spent a ...

It took a rare level of talent to take a signature track from one of the biggest rock bands on the planet and completely make it your own. Yet, when Linda Ronstadt stepped into the studio to record ...

Linda Ronstadt needed a little more energy on her 1977 album Simple Dreams. Most of the songs were ballads, so she and producer Peter Asher added Buddy Holly’s “It’s So Easy” to pick up the pace.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By the time Simple Dreams came around, Ronstadt and Asher had their approach down. They knew how to pick songs that played to her ...