Happy Birthday Linda Ronstadt 2025
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I first heard her in the early 1970s while cavorting as a fat little high school redneck in Aiken County, South Carolina.
She has since released numbers which have commandered my soul for their lyrical beauty, striking melody, and musical range.
One of my favorite of her numbers involved her coming onstage in short shorts and a light blouse whereby she belted out "Poor Poor Pitifiul Me".
This went down at a movie theater in Charleston, South Carolina during my Naval enlistment.
Linda Maria Ronstadt was born July 15, 1946 and is an American singer who has performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin music.
She has been suffering from Parkinson's disease since 2013 which has adversely affected her singing due to impaired muscular control.
I remember her for who she is and all she has meant to me.
Today is her birthday. She is 79 years young today.
Happy birthday to you.