On July 24, 2026, a newly restored 50th anniversary edition of Hasten Down the Wind will bring listeners back to 1976, when Linda was at the absolute peak of her powers.
WHEN LINDA RONSTADT TOOK THE FIELD, SHE DID SOMETHING NOBODY EXPECTED.
At the Motown 25 television special in 1983, Smokey and Linda performed together, blending “The Tracks of My Tears” with “Ooh Baby Baby.”
At the height of her fame, Linda looked calm and confident from the outside.
Behind the curtain, she was terrified.
Linda Ronstadt once walked onto a stage and owned it.
She was young, beautiful, fearless, and impossible to ignore.
THEN THE ONE THING THAT MADE HER FEEL ALIVE WAS TAKEN FROM HER.
When Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville sang “Don’t Know Much” at the 1990 Grammy Awards, the audience felt something more than stage chemistry.
Linda Ronstadt gave Tucson something to be proud of.
SO TUCSON GAVE HER A DAY OF HER OWN.
Linda Ronstadt has been linked to plenty of famous men over the years.
So naturally, fans have wondered about Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and even Jackson Browne.
Linda Ronstadt’s 1977 Atlanta performance has become one of those concerts fans keep returning to.
THIS WAS LINDA AT THE HEIGHT OF HER POWER.
Warren Zevon wrote “Poor Poor Pitiful Me” as a dark, sarcastic song about a man drowning in his own bad luck.
Then Linda Ronstadt got hold of it.