Icon: Linda Maria Ronstadt
Born: 15th July (cancer) 1946, Tuscon, Arizona, US
Height: 1,58 m
Known-for: singer
Story: Linda was born in Tuscon as a third child to her parents. His father was a prosperous machinery merchant and her mother was a homemaker from a wealthy family of an inventer Lloyd Groff Copeman. She was raised in big family ranch and their family was even featured in "Family Circle" magazine in 1953. At age 14 she formed a folk trio with her brother Peter and sister Gretchen. The group "the Union City Ramblers" or "The Three Ronstadts" played coffeehouses and other small venues. They performed folk, country, bluegrass and mexican music that they had grew up with. Linda got interested in mixing up folk and rock'n'roll and in 1964 after a semester in Arizona State University she moved to Los Angeles at 18 years old to catch up with and old University pal guitarist Bob Kimmel. In LA they met guitarist song writer Kenny Edwards and formed a band called the Stoney Poneys. Band got a bit of popularity and fame but in 1968 Linda decided to head for solo career. Lindas first two albums were honky tonk country but her third album consisted softer country rock songs from Jackson Brown, Neil Young and Eric Anderson. Her then background band eventually evolded to be the Eagles. She recorded different styled albums and is fair to say she was the most successful female artist of the 70's. By the end of 70's she was also the highest paid woman in rock.When getting to 80's Linda launched an career at Broadway and kept getting parts. Linda was never married but in the mid 70's she had a relationship with then-governor of California Jerry Brown. In 1983Linda dated comedian Jim Carrey for 8 monts and in the mid 80's she was engaged to Star Wars director George Lucas. In 1990 she adopted an infant daughter Mary Clementine and in 1994 she adopted baby boy Carlos Ronstadt. In 2011 Linda announced her retirement and in 2013 she revealed having Parkinson's disease and is no longer capable to sing. Same year she released her memoir "Simple Dreams". She was introduced to Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.
Style: Linda has a cute natural look that oozes mexican sensuality from her ancestors. Her dark brown eyes and thick dark brown hair were the base for her casually sensual look. She was an epitome of a California girl - casual but sexy. She has stated that she didn't want to be portraited as a sexy woman instead of professional musician but her outlook was important.
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| Sweet 16. |
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| Linda and her groovy beauty in swinging 60's. |
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| Linda's style got all Californian with micro shorts, tank tops, bare foot, tan and wild hair paired with big earrings. |
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| Singing bird with printed blouse tied to waist and high waist jeans. |
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| Linda's signature look with long dark hair, skimpy tops and high waist jeans. |
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| Linda on stage in cropped top and high waist jeans. |
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| Linda in her stage gear of flower in her dark hair, printed waist tied blouse and cut out jean shorts. |
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| White feminine ruffles with masculine jeans. |
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| Yet another outfit of skimpy waist tied blouse and high waist jeans. |
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| Cheeky Linda in 70's printed flower dress with the Eagles. |
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| Dark Arizonan turned all Californian girl. |
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| Linda with boyfriend Jerry Brown. |
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| Casual Linda with blouse and skimpy shorts. |
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| Hanging with Robert Plant and Ronnie Wood. |
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| Enhancing her mexican roots with black lace and flower in her dark wild hair. |
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| Linda with her dark natural locks and 70's earthy tones. |
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| Late 70's Linda with shorter haircut. |
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| Full on diva with her make up team getting ready in silk top and pants. |
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| Chatting with Mick Jagger in waist tied blouse, micro shorts and 70's slip on heels. |
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| Linda showing off her mexican roots in all country wibes with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris. |
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| 1986 in Grammys with sexy white ruffles, loose hair knot and wrist full of bangles. |
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| Linda at Grammys in 1989. |
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| Linda in later years before loosing her ability to sing in 2013. |
How to get the Californian song bird look? Think of longdark brown hair with center parting and long thick bangs, think earthy tone make up with dark eyeliner, blusher and pearly lipstick, big earrings, one delicate metal necklace, one big flower in hair, mid lenght flower printed plunge dress, cut out jean shorts, micro shorts, tank tops and t-shirts, fitted blouses tied at waist, high waist jeans, slip on heels, wedge heel sandals, tube tops, strapless dresses, ruffle tops and dresses.
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| Linda was the creator of the 70's Daisy Duke look. So get your pair at Shopbop. |
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| Big white flower in the hair for the hair just like Linda had back in the day. Check from Olinibridal. |
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| Simple silver necklace to finish off the 70's Californian song bird look. Check out from Etsy.com. |
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