International vocalist Linda Maria Ronstadt was born on July 15, 1946 in Tucson, Arizona. Over the course of her four-decade career, her numerous vocal styles and recordings in a range of genres have found an audience among the general public. She has numerous Grammy Awards as well as an Emmy Award.
Linda Ronstadt made a name for herself as a solo performer in 1974 when her album Heart Like A Wheel debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and the hit song “You’re No Good” peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. This was after a stint with the Stone Poneys.
For “I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still In Love With You),” Ronstadt won her first GRAMMY of her career in 1975 for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female. With a performance of her GRAMMY-nominated song “Get Closer,” she made her GRAMMY stage debut at the 25th GRAMMY Awards in 1983.
Who were Linda Ronstadt’s parents?
Gilbert Ronstadt (lived from 1911 to 1995), a successful machinery dealer and owner of the F. Ronstadt Co., and Ruth Mary Copeman Ronstadt (lived from 1914 to1982), a housewife, welcomed their third child, Linda Maria, into the world on July 15, 1946 in Tucson, Arizona.
Ronstadt’s father was of Mexican ancestry with a German male grandfather, and he came from an early Arizona ranching family, and her mother Ruth Mary Ronstadt, who was of German, English, and Dutch origin, was brought up in Flint, Michigan.
