Daily Eighties Flashback: Linda Ronstadt “How Do I Make You”
Linda Ronstadt hit the Top 10 four times on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart during the 1980s. On this date in 1980, the first of those four songs, “How Do I Make You,” rose to...
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Daily Eighties Flashback: Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram “Somewhere Out There”
For the 1986 film An American Tail, Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram teamed up for the song “Somewhere Out There.” Exactly 35 years ago, it hit a peak position of number 2 on Billboard‘s Hot 100...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Linda Ronstadt “Skylark”
While no songs from Linda Ronstadt’s 1984 album Lush Life reached Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, one song — “Skylark” — made an appearance on the Bubbling Under chart. On this date in 1984, “Skylark” was in...
Music to Help Us Get Through Everything Together: Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville “Don’t Know Much”
To commemorate Linda Ronstadt‘s 75th birthday, today’s song to help us get through everything together is her duet with Aaron Neville “Don’t Know Much.”
Birthday of the Week: Linda Ronstadt
This week’s Birthday of the Week is Linda Ronstadt, who turns 75 on Thursday (July 15). To commemorate her milestone, let us know your favorite Linda Ronstadt song. Mine is her duet with James...
DEF: Linda Ronstadt “I Knew You When”
Two songs from Linda Ronstadt‘s 1982 Get Closer album hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1983, the second of those two songs, a remake of Billy Joe Royal’s “I...
DEF: Linda Ronstadt “I Can’t Let Go”
Three songs from Linda Ronstadt‘s 1980 album Mad Love hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the third of that trio of songs, “I Can’t Let Go,” climbed to...
DEF: The Dirt Band “An American Dream”
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, California-based band The Nitty Gritty Band changed its name to just The Dirt Band. As The Dirt Band, they made four appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with...
DEF: Linda Ronstadt “Get Closer”
Three songs from Linda Ronstadt‘s 1982 album Get Closer made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. The first and biggest hit of the three was the song’s title track, which on this date that year climbed to...
DEF: Linda Ronstadt “What’s New”
Tucson, Arizona-born singer Linda Ronstadt’s 1983 album What’s New produced one hit on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. That one chart appearance came with the album’s title track, a remake of a song that has been recorded...
