Bottom line: Ronstadt did several covers of Buddy Holly songs, and this was the biggest. It peaked at No. 5 on Billboard's Hot 100. (In contrast, Holly's version never even charted.) ...

The love Linda Ronstadt has for music can feel pretty equal to any love she’s had for a romantic partner—or better,” the singer revealed in Alta Journal. “It lasts a lot longer, and you ...

On Monday afternoon, the song had hit No. 5 on iTunes’ Top 100 Songs chart. It was written by Gary White and released as a single from her 1970 album “Silk Purse” and peaked at No. 25 on ...

Ranging from her beloved cover of Roy Orbison's "Blue Bayou" to the eternally catchy "It's So Easy," these 20 tracks are all essential additions to any Linda Ronstadt playlist.

Linda Ronstadt covered a lot of songs in her heyday. And very rarely did she ever deliver a solid rendition of a song made by someone else. When she took on a Rolling Stones classic, though, I can ...

LINDA RONSTADT: (Singing) Yo soy como la calandria, que para formar su nido siempre busca rama fuerte para no verlo caído. MARTIN: Here's Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras.

CONTRERAS: Linda Ronstadt's grandparents were part of that northern migration from Sonora because even as she made a name for herself in the 1970s folk rock scene in Southern California, very few ...

LINDA RONSTADT: (Singing) Yo soy como la calandria, que para formar su nido siempre busca rama fuerte para no verlo caído. MARTIN: Here's Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras.

LINDA RONSTADT: (Singing) Yo soy como la calandria, que para formar su nido siempre busca rama fuerte para no verlo caído. MARTIN: Here's Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras.