Linda Maria Ronstadt
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She has collaborated with numerous other artists on their projects, some of which likewise are included among my personal favorites.
I was most enthralled by her various contemporary pieces but then she went on a vintage/nostalgia kick and I thought they were interesting ... up to a point.
My fondest memories of her surround riding around in my green Vega with my Navy buddy, the late Jerry Landry and listing to various cassette tapes in the mid 1970s.
One of those thrilling live moments happened while Jerry and I were watching a performance when she entered stage left in a Daisy Mae Yokum get up and belted out 'Poor Poor Pitiful Me'.
I almost couldn't contain my enthusiasm.
She is an award winning chanteuse who sold records with wild abandon up to that point she was forced into retirement due to Parkinson's disease — which she has bravely faced while remaining in the public eye.
I recall my dismay when she told of how it had robbed her of the ability to carry a tune at all.
It was a stunning revelation for me personally over which I pondered an extended period of time.
She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014.