Linda Ronstadt
![Ronstadt, in the summer of 1978, sings in concert dressed in a camisole top and pants with medium-length hair, clutching the microphone on a stand with both hands.](/Images/godic/202502/08/LindaRonstadtPerforming0621.jpg")
![On the cover of the February 28, 1977, issue of Time magazine](/Images/godic/202502/08/RonstadtTime0621.jpg")
![Rex Smith, Ronstadt and Kevin Kline, c. 1980, from the Central Park production of The Pirates of Penzance](/Images/godic/202502/08/Pirates-of-penzance-DVDcover0621.jpg")
Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American popular music singer. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, and numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums. She has also earned nominations for a Tony Award and a Golden Globe award. Ronstadt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014. On July 28, 2014, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts and Humanities.