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Linda Ronstadt performing in the 1970s

Linda Ronstadt Has Surprisingly Hot Takes About Her Musical Catalogue, Including an Off-The-Wall Duet With Frank Zappa

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On This Day in 1993, the World Lost a Divisive Rock Icon Who Inspired Countless Bands and Songs, Yet Was Rejected by the Rock World

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