Linda Ronstadt has narrated 3 audiobooks on Listento.it by 7 authors. The most-rated is Storytime with the Stars.
Spanish for Natalie
Summary
Natalie is eight years old and has only her new kitten, Popsicle, to call a friend, or so she thinks. Forced by her father to meet the new girl across the street, Natalie discovers a whole new language: Spanish. Through her newfound friend, Maria, Natalie learns how to say hello and goodbye, how to count to 10, the colors, foods, animals, and myriad other words and phrases in Spanish. Performed by multi-Grammy Award winning singer Linda Ronstadt. Ronstadt, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, was awarded the National Medal of Arts and Humanities by US President Barack Obama in 2014, where Obama honored her "one-of-a-kind voice" that paved the way for generations of women artists.
©1994 Kate Langrall Folb (P)1996 / 2015 Dove Audio / Phoenix Books
Simple Dreams
Summary
In this memoir, iconic singer Linda Ronstadt weaves together a captivating story of her origins in Tucson, Arizona, and her rise to stardom in the Southern California music scene of the 1960s and '70s. Born into a musical family, Linda's childhood was filled with everything from Hank Williams to Gilbert and Sullivan, Mexican folk music to jazz and opera. Her artistic curiosity blossomed early, and she and her siblings began performing their own music for anyone who would listen. Now, 12 Grammy Awards later, Ronstadt tells the story of her wide-ranging and utterly unique musical journey. Ronstadt arrived in Los Angeles just as the folk-rock movement was beginning to bloom, setting the stage for the development of country-rock. After the dissolution of her first band, the Stone Poneys, Linda went out on her own and quickly found success. As part of the coterie of like-minded artists who played at the Troubadour club in West Hollywood, she helped define the musical style that dominated American music in the 1970s. One of her early back-up bands went on to become the Eagles, and Linda would become the most successful female artist of the decade. She has sold more than 100 million records, won numerous awards, and toured all over the world. Linda has collaborated with legends such as Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Aaron Neville, J.D. Souther, Randy Newman, Neil Young, Bette Midler, and Frank Sinatra, as well as Homer Simpson and Kermit the Frog. By the time she retired in 2009, Ronstadt had spent four decades as one of the most popular singers in the world, becoming the first female artist in popular music to release four consecutive platinum albums. In Simple Dreams, Ronstadt reveals the eclectic and fascinating journey that led to her long-lasting success. And she describes it all in a voice as beautiful as the one that sang "Heart Like a Wheel" - longing, graceful, and authentic.
©2013 Linda Ronstadt. All rights reserved. “Long Long Time”: Words and music by Gary White © Universal Music Corporation. Reproduced by permission of Hal Leonard. “Heart Like a Wheel”: Words and music by Anna McGarrigle © Anna McGarrigle Music. Administered by Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc. Reproduced by permission of Kobalt Music. “Still Within the Sound of My Voice”: Words and music by Jimmy Webb © Seventh Son Music, Inc., c/o Music of Windswept and Bug Music, Inc. Reproduced by permission of Hal Leonard. (P)2013 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.
Storytime with the Stars
Summary
Children of all ages will delight in listening to these four original stories performed by Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Golden Globe-winning celebrities. Grammy and multi-time Emmy winner Betty White starts off this collection reading Mary Sheldon's A Day at the Zoo, the story of Lizzy and her troublesome friend Eric on the day they finally get to visit the zoo. Golden Globe-winning actress Sharon Stone performs Dancing in the Park, the story of a dancer named Claudia who is determined to cheer up a sad little boy in the park. Oscar, Emmy, Tony, and Golden Globe winner Jeremy Irons gives a lively performance of Ari Meyers' The Triumphant Beautiful Egg, the account of an egg-painting rabbit whose self-proclaimed masterpiece goes unappreciated. Lastly, 11-time Grammy Award-winning recording artist Linda Ronstadt performs Kate Folb's Spanish for Natalie, in which two girls from different cultural backgrounds find out they have a lot in common.
©1992 Mary Sheldon / 1996 Annie Reiner / 1996 Ari Meyers / 1996 Kate Folb (P)2017 Phoenix Books