Linda Ronstadt

Country and/or Western 

VIDEO: Dominique and the Diamonds Share ‘For A Fool’

April 18, 2025April 18, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2025, Dominique and the Diamonds, Dominique Gomez, For A Fool, Linda Ronstadt, Patsy Cline

Debut EP from LA country group out June 13th

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Records 

Rhino Unveils 24 Titles for its Sounds of the Summer Campaign

July 2, 2024July 2, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Al Stewart, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Genesis, George Benson, Linda Ronstadt, Now Playing, Sonny & Cher, Summer Sounds, Van Morrison, Vinyl, War. Utopia Hall & Oates, Warren Zevon, Yes

Recordings by Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Doobie Brothers, Fleetwood Mac, The Grateful Dead, Hall & Oates and more to get new vinyl releases  

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Records Retail 

Rhino Gores the Competition on Record Store Day with 39 Exclusive Titles

April 10, 2024April 10, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Air, Captain Beefheart, Chase Atlantic, Cheech and Chong, David Bowie, Dio, Dwight Yoakam, Faces, Fetty Wap, Fleetwood Mac, Jimmy Cliff, Linda Ronstadt, Lowell George, MUDHONEY, Record Store Day, Rhino, Rhino Entertainment, Rhino Records, Talking Heads, The Cure, The Doors, The English Beat, The Grateful Dead, The Replacements, Yes

A complete rundown of what the venerated catalog label has coming out on April 20th

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Rock 

Family First: Danny Kortchmar on The Immediate Family’s Brotherly Bonds

February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Billy Joel, Carole King, Danny Kortchmar, David Crosby, Don Henley, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Keith Richards, Lee Sklar, Leland Sklar, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young, Quarto Valley Records, Russ Kunkel, Skin in the Game, Steve Postell, Stevie Nicks, The Immediate Family, Waddy Wachtel

“We’ve earned the right not to have to be judged by anyone”

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Folk Rock 

Breezy Stories: A Chat with Danny O’Keefe

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2023, Alan Jackson, Alison Krauss, Bonnie Raitt, Cab Calloway, Circular Turns, Danny O'Keefe, Donny Hathaway, Gary Stewart, Glen Campbell, Jackson Browne, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Buffett, John Denver, Judy Collins, Leo Sayer, Leon Russell, Linda Ronstadt, Loggins and Messina, Maria Muldaur, Miranda Lambert, Nickel Creek, Sunset Blvd. Records, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Hollies, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson

With a new retrospective release, the renowned singer/songwriter revisits a remarkable career

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Pop Rock 

Easy For Her to Say: Linda Ronstadt’s Get Closer at 40

September 25, 2022September 25, 2022 T.A. Inskeep 0 Comments 1982, 40th Anniversary, Asylum Records, Billy Joe Shaver, Get Closer, Ike and Tina Turner, Jimmy Webb, Linda Ronstadt, Lindsey Buckingham, Peter Asher, The Exciters

The final mainstream pop album the iconic singer would make for seven years is a gleefully mixed bag 

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Country and/or Western Rock 

Tomorrow & Me: Michael Nesmith’s And The Hits Just Keep On Comin’ at 50

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, And The Hits Just Keep On Comin, Linda Ronstadt, Michael Nesmith, Mike Nesmith, Red Rhodes, Stone Poneys, The Monkees, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

How this classic 1972 solo album helped further the Monkee’s Americana ascent

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Rock Southern Rock 

A Apolitical Blues: Sailin’ Shoes Turns 50

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1972, 50th anniversary, Bill Payne, Frank Zappa, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, Lowell George, Paul Barrere, Randy Newman, Richie Hayward, Sail Away, Sailin' Shoes, Willin'

Why the second Little Feat LP still matters

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Country and/or Western North Americana Rock 

In My Reply: Linda Ronstadt at 50

January 26, 2022April 3, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 2 Comments Barbara Mandrell, Bernie Leadon, Buddy Emmons, Don Henley, Eagles, Flying Burrito Brothers, Gib Guilbeau, Glenn Frey, Herb Pedersen, Jimmy Fadden, Linda Ronstadt, Mickey Gilley, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Patsy Cline, Randy Meisner, Ray Price, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Stone Poneys

A half-century later, the singer’s seminal third album still sets the standard

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Blues Folk 

Ry Cooder Kickstarts His Solo Career by Venturing Into the Purple Valley

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Bill Monroe, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Doc Watson, Gordon Lightfoot, Into The Purple Valley, Jim Dickinson, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Rolling Stones, Ry Cooder, Taj Mahal and the Rising Sons, Van Morrison

Looking back on 50 years of a debut that put the spotlight on an American guitar icon

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Holiday 

Why Andrew Gold’s “Spooky, Scary Skeletons” Is Your New Favorite Halloween Song

October 30, 2021October 30, 2021 Ron Hart 2 Comments 1996, 2021, Andrew Gold, Andrew Gold’s Halloween Howls, Craft Recordings, Craft Recordings 1996, Halloween, Linda Ronstadt, Spooky Scary Skeletons

In honor of its 25th anniversary, Craft Recordings reissues hit songwriter Andrew Gold’s classic 1996 holiday LP Halloween Howls thanks to its signature song going viral on TikTok

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Funk jazz Pop Soul 

Aaron Neville: Warming Hearts In Crescent City

June 30, 2021January 8, 2023 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1991, 30th Anniversary, A&M Records, Aaron Neville, Bo Diddley, Bobby Blue BLand, Everybody Plays The Fool, Fats Domino, Linda Ronstadt, New Orleans, Roy Orbison, Tipitina’s, Warm Your Heart

Looking back at the New Orleans icon’s epic 1991 LP

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Rock 

How Many More Years: Little Feat at 50

February 2, 2021June 26, 2023 Justin Joffe 5 Comments 191, Bill Payne, Frank Zappa, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, Lowell George, Richie Hayward, Ted Templeman, The Band, The Mothers of Invention, Willin'

A half century in, the freaky Heartland perseverance of the band’s eponymous debut still has us Willin’ to keep movin’

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New Wave Pop Power Pop 

Say Hello, (New) Wave Goodbye: Mad Love at 40

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 T.A. Inskeep 3 Comments 1980, Asylum Records, Billy Steinberg, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Linda Ronstadt, Mad Love, Mark Goldenberg, Peter Asher

Linda Ronstadt started the 1980s trying to figure out new wave. Kinda. 

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Classical Dance Disco Folk Funk Glam jazz Pop Radio Rock Soul 

POP TOP 40: Top LPs & Tapes for the Week Ending February 22, 1975

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 T.A. Inskeep 2 Comments Average White Band, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Grand Funk, Igor Stravinsky, Linda Ronstadt, Minnie Ripperton, Passport, Phoebe Snow, the Doobie Brothers, The Ohio Players, The Pretty Things, Three Dog Night, Tony Orlando

45 years ago, these albums were flying out of America’s record stores

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