Read CNN’s Fast Facts on Linda Ronstadt and learn more about the Grammy winning singer, producer and entertainer.
Personal Birth date: July 15,1946 Birth place: Tucson, Arizona Birth name: Linda Marie Ronstadt Father: Gilbert Ronstadt, hardware store owner Mother: Ruth Mary (Copeman) Ronstadt, homemaker Children: adopted: Carlos and Mary Clementine Education: Attended University of Arizona,1964 Other Facts First female artist to have four consecutive albums go platinum. Nominated for 27 Grammy Awards and has won 11. Also awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Nominated for one Tony Award and one Emmy Award. She won the Emmy Award. Explored many styles of music including folk, rock, country, opera, jazz and mariachi. Played the character Mabel in the Broadway, television and film versions of “Pirates of Penzance.” Her grandfather, Lloyd Groff Copeman, was an American inventor with hundreds of patents, including the first electric stove. While serving as her backing musicians, Glenn Frey and Don Henley formed the Eagles. Timeline 1964 – Ronstadt moves to Los Angeles and forms the Stone Poneys with Bob Kimmel and Kenny Edwards. 1967-1968 – The Stone Poneys release three albums on Capitol Records. 1969 – Releases her first solo album, “Hand Sown… Home Grown,” on Capitol Records. February 28,1976 – Wins the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Female for “I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still In Love With You).
