Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt  (born July 15, 1946) is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned ten Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden Globe nominations. A singer and record producer, she is recognized as a definitive interpreter of songs. Being one of music's most versatile and commercially successful female singers in U.S. history, she is recognized for her many public stages of self-reinvention and incarnations. With a one time standing as the Queen of Rock where she was bestowed the title of "highest paid woman in rock", and known as the First Lady of Rock, she has more recently emerged as music matriarch, international arts advocate and Human Rights advocate. Ronstadt has collaborated with artists from a diverse spectrum of genres – including Billy Eckstine, Frank Zappa, Rosemary Clooney, Flaco Jiménez, Philip Glass, The Chieftains, Gram Parsons, Dolly Parton and has lent her voice to over 120 albums around the world. Christopher Loudon of Jazz Times noted in 2004, Ronstadt is "Blessed with arguably the most sterling set of pipes of her generation . . . rarest of rarities — a chameleon who can blend into any background yet remain boldly distinctive . . . It's an exceptional gift; one shared by few others." In total, she has released over 30 solo albums, more than 15 compilations or ...

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An American Tail (1986)

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A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must fend off not only the felines he never thought he'd have to deal with again ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Bluth
CAST:  Phillip Glasser  •  Dom DeLuise  •  Nehemiah Persoff  •  Erica Yohn

A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must fend off not only the felines he never thought he'd have to deal with again ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Bluth
CAST:  Phillip Glasser  •  Dom DeLuise  •  Nehemiah Persoff  •  Erica Yohn

FM (1978)

Q-SKY is the #1 radio station in Los Angeles mainly because of the music they play; running the station the way they want to, it has made them a ratings success.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John A. Alonzo
CAST:  Martin Mull  •  Cleavon Little  •  Norman Lloyd  •  Eileen Brennan

Q-SKY is the #1 radio station in Los Angeles mainly because of the music they play; running the station the way they want to, it has made them a ratings success.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John A. Alonzo
CAST:  Martin Mull  •  Cleavon Little  •  Norman Lloyd  •  Eileen Brennan

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (1983)

Television special taped before a live studio audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, and broadcast on NBC on May 16. Highlights include Michael Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean", a Temptations/Four Tops "battle of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Mischer
CAST:  Michael Jackson  •  Adam Ant  •  Nick Ashford  •  Diana Ross

Television special taped before a live studio audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, and broadcast on NBC on May 16. Highlights include Michael Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean", a Temptations/Four Tops "battle of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Mischer
CAST:  Michael Jackson  •  Adam Ant  •  Nick Ashford  •  Diana Ross

Johnny Cash: A Concert Behind Prison Walls (2003)

A Concert: Behind the Prison Walls features Cash performing for inmates inside the Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville. Shot in 1976, this is only one of two prison concerts Cash ever shot for broadcast and features legendary performers Johnny Cash, Linda ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Carson
CAST:  Johnny Cash  •  Roy Clark  •  Linda Ronstadt  •  Foster Brooks

A Concert: Behind the Prison Walls features Cash performing for inmates inside the Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville. Shot in 1976, this is only one of two prison concerts Cash ever shot for broadcast and features legendary performers Johnny Cash, Linda ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Carson
CAST:  Johnny Cash  •  Roy Clark  •  Linda Ronstadt  •  Foster Brooks

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)

Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archival material and interviews with the rich and famous that knew him, this portrait concentrates on his career and his public life events.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Albert
CAST:  Bobby Short  •  Richard Adler  •  Fred Astaire  •  Kitty Carlisle

Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archival material and interviews with the rich and famous that knew him, this portrait concentrates on his career and his public life events.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Albert
CAST:  Bobby Short  •  Richard Adler  •  Fred Astaire  •  Kitty Carlisle

Randy Newman: At the Odeon (1982)

Recorded live at New York's legendary Odeon nightclub, this one-hour 1983 concert features award-winning songwriter Randy Newman, with guests Ry Cooder and Linda Ronstadt. Mingling humorous lyrics with a blend of New Orleans R&B, traditional pop, and folk, Newman ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Signorelli
CAST:  Randy Newman  •  Ry Cooder  •  Linda Ronstadt

Recorded live at New York's legendary Odeon nightclub, this one-hour 1983 concert features award-winning songwriter Randy Newman, with guests Ry Cooder and Linda Ronstadt. Mingling humorous lyrics with a blend of New Orleans R&B, traditional pop, and folk, Newman ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Signorelli
CAST:  Randy Newman  •  Ry Cooder  •  Linda Ronstadt

The Pirates of Penzance (1983)

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In spite of being apprenticed to a Pirate King as a child, Frederic has led a very sheltered life. So when he arrives in Cornwall with his boisterous shipmates, there are a few surprises in store for him!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wilford Leach
CAST:  Kevin Kline  •  Angela Lansbury  •  Linda Ronstadt  •  George Rose

In spite of being apprenticed to a Pirate King as a child, Frederic has led a very sheltered life. So when he arrives in Cornwall with his boisterous shipmates, there are a few surprises in store for him!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wilford Leach
CAST:  Kevin Kline  •  Angela Lansbury  •  Linda Ronstadt  •  George Rose

Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (1987)

St. Louis, 1986. For Chuck Berry's 60th, Keith Richards assembles a pickup band of Robert Cray, Joey Spampinato, Eric Clapton, himself and long-time Berry pianist, Johnnie Johnson. Joined on stage by Etta James, Linda Ronstadt and Julian Lennon, Berry performs his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taylor Hackford
CAST:  Chuck Berry  •  Keith Richards  •  Ingrid Berry  •  Eric Clapton

St. Louis, 1986. For Chuck Berry's 60th, Keith Richards assembles a pickup band of Robert Cray, Joey Spampinato, Eric Clapton, himself and long-time Berry pianist, Johnnie Johnson. Joined on stage by Etta James, Linda Ronstadt and Julian Lennon, Berry performs his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taylor Hackford
CAST:  Chuck Berry  •  Keith Richards  •  Ingrid Berry  •  Eric Clapton

Uncle Meat (1987)

This is a documentary about an unfinished movie. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention try to film the sci-fi epic "Uncle Meat."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Zappa
CAST:  Don Preston  •  Frank Zappa  •  Phyllis Smith Altenhaus  •  Dick Barber

This is a documentary about an unfinished movie. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention try to film the sci-fi epic "Uncle Meat."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Zappa
CAST:  Don Preston  •  Frank Zappa  •  Phyllis Smith Altenhaus  •  Dick Barber

Muppet Music Moments (2004)

Music was always an integral part of The Muppet Show, and assembled here is a collection of some of the classic music numbers interpreted as only the Muppets can. This compilation features a wide range of musical genres, including performances by guest stars Harry ...  (more)

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CAST:  Jim Henson  •  Frank Oz  •  Jerry Nelson  •  Richard Hunt

Music was always an integral part of The Muppet Show, and assembled here is a collection of some of the classic music numbers interpreted as only the Muppets can. This compilation features a wide range of musical genres, including performances by guest stars Harry ...  (more)

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CAST:  Jim Henson  •  Frank Oz  •  Jerry Nelson  •  Richard Hunt

Linda Ronstadt: Canciones de Mi Padre (2004)

Paying tribute to the traditional Mexican music her father taught her as a child, gifted singer Linda Ronstadt teams up with the band Mariachi Vargas to perform memorable ranchera tunes such as "La Rielera," "Por Un Amor" and "El Gusto." Accompanied by talented ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Smuin
CAST:  Linda Ronstadt  •  Danny Valdez  •  Gilberto Puente

Paying tribute to the traditional Mexican music her father taught her as a child, gifted singer Linda Ronstadt teams up with the band Mariachi Vargas to perform memorable ranchera tunes such as "La Rielera," "Por Un Amor" and "El Gusto." Accompanied by talented ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Smuin
CAST:  Linda Ronstadt  •  Danny Valdez  •  Gilberto Puente

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)

With one of the most memorably stunning voices that has ever hit the airwaves, Linda Ronstadt burst onto the 1960s folk rock music scene in her early twenties.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Epstein  •  Jeffrey Friedman
CAST:  Linda Ronstadt  •  Dolly Parton  •  Emmylou Harris  •  Bonnie Raitt

With one of the most memorably stunning voices that has ever hit the airwaves, Linda Ronstadt burst onto the 1960s folk rock music scene in her early twenties.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Epstein  •  Jeffrey Friedman
CAST:  Linda Ronstadt  •  Dolly Parton  •  Emmylou Harris  •  Bonnie Raitt

The Pirates of Penzance (1980)

This Pirates of Penzance is primarily a historical document, part of the Broadway Theater Archive television series. It presents, with some inevitable, tiny technical shortcomings, a live 1980 performance in Central Park, not the 1983 movie of the same name that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wilford Leach  •  Joshua White
CAST:  Kevin Kline  •  Linda Ronstadt  •  Rex Smith  •  Patricia Routledge

This Pirates of Penzance is primarily a historical document, part of the Broadway Theater Archive television series. It presents, with some inevitable, tiny technical shortcomings, a live 1980 performance in Central Park, not the 1983 movie of the same name that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wilford Leach  •  Joshua White
CAST:  Kevin Kline  •  Linda Ronstadt  •  Rex Smith  •  Patricia Routledge

Linda Ronstadt in Concert: What's New (1984)

Musical performance by Linda Ronstadt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lewis
CAST:  Linda Ronstadt  •  Nelson Riddle

Musical performance by Linda Ronstadt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lewis
CAST:  Linda Ronstadt  •  Nelson Riddle

Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1987)

In Disneyland, the Wicked Queen has cast a spell over the seven dwarfs that makes them feel they're too old and decide to retire, so Dick Van Dyke tries to convince them to stay. The show includes many celebrities sharing their Snow White memories and features a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis J. Horvitz
CAST:  Dick Van Dyke  •  Jane Curtin  •  Sherman Hemsley  •  Dennis Franz

In Disneyland, the Wicked Queen has cast a spell over the seven dwarfs that makes them feel they're too old and decide to retire, so Dick Van Dyke tries to convince them to stay. The show includes many celebrities sharing their Snow White memories and features a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis J. Horvitz
CAST:  Dick Van Dyke  •  Jane Curtin  •  Sherman Hemsley  •  Dennis Franz

La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale (1991)

Originally produced for PBS's Great Performances Series, La Pastorela is a musical retelling of the shepherds' journey to Bethlehem to see the Christ Child. We see the tale through the eyes of a modern young girl, the oldest child in a large rural Tex-Mex family. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Valdez
CAST:  Cheech Marin  •  Linda Ronstadt  •  Paul Rodríguez  •  Karla Montana

Originally produced for PBS's Great Performances Series, La Pastorela is a musical retelling of the shepherds' journey to Bethlehem to see the Christ Child. We see the tale through the eyes of a modern young girl, the oldest child in a large rural Tex-Mex family. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Valdez
CAST:  Cheech Marin  •  Linda Ronstadt  •  Paul Rodríguez  •  Karla Montana

Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)

Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th anniversary. It was originally broadcast on May 18, 1994. The show featured Joe Pesci (as Ronald Grump), Corbin Bernsen (as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chuck Vinson
CAST:  Joe Pesci  •  Julia Louis-Dreyfus  •  Charles Grodin  •  Susan Sarandon

Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th anniversary. It was originally broadcast on May 18, 1994. The show featured Joe Pesci (as Ronald Grump), Corbin Bernsen (as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chuck Vinson
CAST:  Joe Pesci  •  Julia Louis-Dreyfus  •  Charles Grodin  •  Susan Sarandon

Eagles - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (1973)

Eagles with guests Linda Ronstadt and Jackson Browne. March 3, 1974 on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert.  (more)

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CAST:  Glenn Frey  •  Don Henley  •  Bernie Leadon  •  Randy Meisner

Eagles with guests Linda Ronstadt and Jackson Browne. March 3, 1974 on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert.  (more)

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CAST:  Glenn Frey  •  Don Henley  •  Bernie Leadon  •  Randy Meisner

Linda Ronstadt: Live in Germany (1976)

In November 1976, Linda Ronstadt and her band were playing in Offenbach/Germany (near Frankfurt). Venue: Stadthalle / Town Hall. The concert was taped for the german music show Rockpalast. Linda's band in alpabetical order: Michael Botts: Drums, Percussion; Dan ...  (more)

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CAST:  Linda Ronstadt  •  Waddy Wachtel  •  Andrew Gold  •  Dan Dugmore

In November 1976, Linda Ronstadt and her band were playing in Offenbach/Germany (near Frankfurt). Venue: Stadthalle / Town Hall. The concert was taped for the german music show Rockpalast. Linda's band in alpabetical order: Michael Botts: Drums, Percussion; Dan ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Linda Ronstadt  •  Waddy Wachtel  •  Andrew Gold  •  Dan Dugmore

Invisible: Gay Women in Southern Music (2021)

This documentary explores a group of gay women songwriters who have successfully navigated the male dominated country music genre and have written #1 hits for some of country music's greatest stars.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.J. Parsell
CAST:  Cidny Bullens  •  Kye Fleming  •  Linda Ronstadt  •  Emmylou Harris

This documentary explores a group of gay women songwriters who have successfully navigated the male dominated country music genre and have written #1 hits for some of country music's greatest stars.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.J. Parsell
CAST:  Cidny Bullens  •  Kye Fleming  •  Linda Ronstadt  •  Emmylou Harris
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