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== Personal life == [[File:Jerry Brown 1978 cropped.jpg|thumb|left|[[Jerry Brown]] (pictured) had a high-profile relationship with Ronstadt when he was the [[governor of California]] in the late 1970s.]] In the early 1970s, Ronstadt briefly dated fellow musician [[JD Souther]], who co-produced her ''[[Don't Cry Now]]'' album.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Martoccio |first=Angie |date=2021-03-16 |title=The Many Lives of Judee Sill |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/judee-sill-songwriter-profile-1130869/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316144516/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/judee-sill-songwriter-profile-1130869/ |archive-date=March 16, 2021 |access-date=2024-05-21 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> Beginning in the mid-1970s, Ronstadt's private life became increasingly public. It was fueled by a relationship with then-Governor of California [[Jerry Brown]], a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[presidential candidate]]. They shared a ''[[Newsweek]]'' magazine cover in April 1979,<ref name="Newsweek">{{Cite web |last1=Mathews |first1=Tom |last2=Kasindorf |first2=Martin |last3=Huck |first3=Janet |date=April 23, 1979 |title=The Pop Politics of Jerry Brown – The Ballad of Jerry and Linda |url=http://www.ronstadt-linda.com/newsweek79.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205083808/http://www.ronstadt-linda.com/newsweek79.htm |archive-date=December 5, 2007 |access-date=November 12, 2006 |website=[[Newsweek]]}}</ref> as well as the covers of ''[[Us Weekly]]'' and ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine. In 1983, Ronstadt dated comedian [[Jim Carrey]] for eight months.<ref>{{Cite interview |interviewer=[[Howard Stern]] |title=Movie Star Jim Carrey Stops By |url=http://www.howardstern.com/howard-on-air/howard-100-101/2014-10-28 |access-date=November 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031070710/http://www.howardstern.com/howard-on-air/howard-100-101/2014-10-28 |archive-date=October 31, 2014 |date=October 28, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> From the end of 1983 to 1988, Ronstadt was engaged to ''[[Star Wars]]'' director and creator [[George Lucas]].<ref name="Engaged">{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Jonathan |title=Linda Ronstadt – Checking in with the Ex-Flower Child at Home in Tucson |url=http://www.ronstadt-linda.com/US2000.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008113244/http://www.ronstadt-linda.com/artus00.htm |archive-date=October 8, 2007 |access-date=May 5, 2007 |website=[[Us Weekly]]}}</ref> In December 1990, she adopted an infant daughter, Mary Clementine Ronstadt.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Fink |first=Mitchell |date=September 16, 1991 |title=The Insider |magazine=People Weekly |volume=1991 |issue=33 |page=33 |quote=Singer Linda Ronstadt quietly became a single parent earlier this year. She has adopted an infant girl and named her Mary Clementine Ronstadt.}}</ref> In 1994, she adopted a baby boy, Carlos Ronstadt.<ref name="SFGateSale">{{Cite news |last=Walsh |first=Diana |date=September 25, 1997 |title=Linda Ronstadt home for sale |work=[[San Francisco Examiner]] |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1997/09/25/NEWS10452.dtl |access-date=November 25, 2012 |archive-date=April 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416073851/https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Linda-Ronstadt-home-for-sale-3303819.php |url-status=live}}</ref> Ronstadt has never married.<ref>Harata, Wayne (March 31, 2006). [http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Mar/31/en/FP603310311.html "Linda Ronstadt lets wisdom strike notes"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110729/http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Mar/31/en/FP603310311.html |date=March 4, 2016}}. ''[[The Honolulu Advertiser]]''. Retrieved November 25, 2012.</ref> Speaking of finding an acceptable mate, in 1974 she told [[Peter Knobler]] in ''[[Crawdaddy!|Crawdaddy]]'', "... he's real kind but isn't inspired musically and then you meet somebody else that's just so inspired musically that he just takes your breath away but he's such a moron, such a maniac that you can't get along with him. And then after that it's the problem of finding someone that can stand you!"<ref>Knobler, Peter. [http://www.ronstadt-linda.com/artcrw74.htm "Linda Ronstadt: It's Not That Easy Being the Pretty Girl on the Block"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010004/http://www.ronstadt-linda.com/artcrw74.htm |date=March 5, 2016}} ''[[Crawdaddy]]'', June 1974</ref> In the late 1980s, after living in Los Angeles for 30 years, Ronstadt moved to San Francisco because she said she never felt at home in Southern California.<ref name=SFGateSale /> "Los Angeles became too enclosing an environment", she says. "I couldn't breathe the air and I didn't want to drive on the freeways to get to the studio. I also didn't want to embrace the values that have been so completely embraced by that city. Are you glamorous? Are you rich? Are you important? Do you have clout? It's just not me and it never was me."<ref name=NYTGarden /> In 1997, Ronstadt sold her home in San Francisco and moved back to her hometown of Tucson, Arizona, to raise her two children.<ref name=SFGateSale /> In more recent years, Ronstadt moved back to San Francisco while continuing to maintain her home in Tucson.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meline |first=Gabe |date=2024-01-11 |title=Linda Ronstadt to Be Portrayed by Selena Gomez in New Biopic {{!}} KQED |url=https://www.kqed.org/arts/13940378/linda-ronstadt-biopic-selena-gomez |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213134800/https://www.kqed.org/arts/13940378/linda-ronstadt-biopic-selena-gomez |archive-date=February 13, 2024 |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=www.kqed.org |language=en}}</ref> In 2009, in honor of Ronstadt, the [[C. F. Martin & Company|Martin Guitar Company]] made a 00{{ndash}}42 model "Linda Ronstadt Limited Edition" acoustic guitar. Ronstadt appointed the [[Land Institute]] as recipient of all proceeds from her signature guitar.<ref name=martinguitar>{{Cite magazine |last=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=January 2009 |title=The 00-42 Linda Ronstadt Signature Edition |url=https://www.martinguitar.com/media/4580/vol_26.pdf#page=26 |url-status=live |publisher=Martin & Co. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305073012/https://www.martinguitar.com/media/4580/vol_26.pdf#page=26 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |access-date=February 28, 2016 |magazine=The Sounding Board}}</ref> In 2013, [[Simon & Schuster]] published her autobiography,<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 29, 2011 |title=Quick Takes: Linda Ronstadt plans memoir |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-quick-20110729,0,447297.story |access-date=August 7, 2011 |archive-date=April 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416073913/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-jul-29-la-et-quick-20110729-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Deutsch |first=Lindsay |date=July 29, 2011 |title=Trailblazing rocker Linda Ronstadt to publish memoir |work=[[USA Today]] |url=http://books.usatoday.com/bookbuzz/post/2011/07/trailblazing-rocker-linda-ronstadt-to-publish-memoir/179169/1 |url-status=live |access-date=August 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909205247/http://books.usatoday.com/bookbuzz/post/2011/07/trailblazing-rocker-linda-ronstadt-to-publish-memoir/179169/1 |archive-date=September 9, 2012}}</ref> ''Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir'', as well as the Spanish version, ''Sueños Sencillos{{spaced ndash}}Memorias Musicales''.<ref name="simonandschuster">{{cite web |url=http://search.simonandschuster.com/_/N-/Ntt-ronstadt |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130824134709/http://search.simonandschuster.com/_/N-/Ntt-ronstadt |archive-date=August 24, 2013 |website=[[Simon & Schuster]] |title=AUTHORS 1 - 1 of 1: Ronstadt, Linda |access-date=August 24, 2013 |date=August 24, 2013}}</ref> In August 2013, Ronstadt revealed she was diagnosed with [[Parkinson's disease]], leaving her unable to sing due to loss of muscular control, which is common to Parkinson's patients. She was diagnosed eight months prior to the announcement and had initially attributed the symptoms she had been experiencing to the aftereffects of shoulder surgery and a tick bite.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mansfield |first=Brian |date=August 23, 2013 |title=Linda Ronstadt has Parkinson's Disease |work=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/08/23/linda-ronstadt-parkinsons-disease/2694053/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826004949/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/08/23/linda-ronstadt-parkinsons-disease/2694053/ |archive-date=August 26, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Linda Ronstadt Says She Has Parkinson's Disease |date=August 24, 2013 |url=http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/08/24/linda-ronstadt-says-she-has-parkinsons-disease/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824122418/http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/08/24/linda-ronstadt-says-she-has-parkinsons-disease/ |archive-date=August 24, 2013 |access-date=August 24, 2013 |publisher=CBS San Francisco Bay Area}}</ref> In late 2019, it was reported her doctors had revised their diagnosis to [[progressive supranuclear palsy]], a degenerative disease commonly mistaken for Parkinson's due to the similarity of the symptoms.<ref name="mccarthy1" /> Ronstadt describes herself as a "spiritual [[atheist]]".<ref>Asked about her religious beliefs on ''[[The Tavis Smiley Show]]'' (September 26, 2013), she replied, "I'm a spiritual atheist."</ref> === Political activism === Ronstadt's politics received criticism and praise during and after her July 17, 2004, performance at the [[Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts]] in [[Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas]]. Toward the end of the show, as she had done across the country, Ronstadt spoke to the audience, praising ''[[Fahrenheit 9/11]]'', [[Michael Moore]]'s documentary film about the [[Iraq War]]; she dedicated the song "[[Desperado (Eagles song)|Desperado]]" to Moore.<ref name="aladdin2">{{Cite web |last=Rothschild |first=Matthew |date=July 21, 2004 |title=The Progressive |url=http://www.progressive.org/mag_mclindar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927183846/http://www.progressive.org/mag_mclindar |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |access-date=May 12, 2007 |website=Linda Ronstadt Gets the Hook at Aladdin}}</ref> Accounts say the crowd's initial reaction was mixed, with "half the crowd heartily applauding her praise for Moore, (and) the other half booing."<ref name=aladdin2 /> Following the concert, news accounts reported Ronstadt was "evicted" from the hotel premises.<ref name="aladdin">{{Cite web |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |date=July 20, 2004 |title=Aladdin officials defend eviction of singer after political comments |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Jul-20-Tue-2004/news/24348468.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923021840/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Jul-20-Tue-2004/news/24348468.html |archive-date=September 23, 2012 |access-date=December 13, 2012 |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal}}</ref> Ronstadt's comments, as well as the reactions of some audience members and the hotel, became a topic of discussion nationwide. Aladdin casino president Bill Timmins and Michael Moore each made public statements about the controversy.<ref name="aladdin1">{{Cite web |title=Open Letter to Bill Timmins, President Aladdin Casino and Hotels |url=http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/message/index.php?messageDate=2004-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060319134057/http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/message/index.php?messageDate=2004-07-19 |archive-date=March 19, 2006 |access-date=June 24, 2007 |publisher=Michael Moore}}</ref> The incident prompted international headlines and debate on an entertainer's right to express a political opinion from the stage and made the editorial section of ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref name="Desperadoes">{{Cite news |date=July 21, 2004 |title=Desperadoes |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/21/opinion/21wed4.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 12, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518093816/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/21/opinion/21wed4.html |archive-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref> Following the incident, many friends of Ronstadt's, including the Eagles, immediately cancelled their engagements at the Aladdin.<ref name=kqed /> Ronstadt also received telegrams of support from her rock 'n' roll friends around the world like [[the Rolling Stones]], the Eagles and [[Elton John]]. Amid reports of mixed public response, Ronstadt continued her praise of Moore and his film throughout her 2004 and 2006 summer concerts across North America. At a 2006 concert in Canada, Ronstadt told the ''[[Calgary Sun]]'' that she was "embarrassed [[George W. Bush|George Bush]] (was) from the United States. ... He's an idiot. ... He's enormously incompetent on both the domestic and international scenes. ... Now the fact that we were lied to about the reasons for entering into war against Iraq and thousands of people have died{{nsmdns}}it's just as immoral as racism." Her remarks drew international headlines. In an August 14, 2007, interview, she commented on all her well-publicized, outspoken views, in particular the Aladdin incident, by noting, "If I had it to do over I would be much more gracious to everyone ... you can be as outspoken as you want if you are very, very respectful. Show some grace".<ref name="Blogcritics">{{Cite magazine |last=Dunham |first=Nancy |date=August 14, 2007 |title=Interview: Linda Ronstadt |url=http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/08/14/085901.php |magazine=Blogcritics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014155540/http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/08/14/085901.php |archive-date=October 14, 2008 |access-date=November 25, 2012}}</ref> In 2007, Ronstadt resided in San Francisco while also maintaining her home in [[Tucson]].<ref name="sfchronicle">{{Cite news |last=Selvin |first=Joel |date=July 28, 2006 |title=Linda Ronstadt, at 60, is back in San Francisco, raising kids and singing what she wants to sing |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |url=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/28/DDG2PK61T81.DTL |url-status=live |access-date=November 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620095218/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2006%2F07%2F28%2FDDG2PK61T81.DTL |archive-date=June 20, 2012}}</ref> That same year, she drew criticism and praise<ref name="azstar1">{{Cite news |date=June 7, 2007 |title=Linda Ronstadt draws readers' ire |url=http://azstarnet.com/news/opinion/mailbag/linda-ronstadt-draws-readers-ire/article_1a69bb9c-6b72-5912-9118-8747115bb201.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117121839/http://azstarnet.com/news/opinion/mailbag/linda-ronstadt-draws-readers-ire/article_1a69bb9c-6b72-5912-9118-8747115bb201.html |archive-date=January 17, 2013 |access-date=January 12, 2025 |newspaper=[[Arizona Daily Star]]}}</ref> from Tucsonans for commenting that local city council's failings, developers' [[strip mall]] mentality, greed and growing dust problem had rendered the city unrecognizable and poorly developed.<ref name="azstar">{{Cite news |last=Burch |first=Cathalena E. |date=June 2, 2007 |title=Ronstadt: Dust drove me away |url=http://azstarnet.com/news/local/ronstadt-dust-drove-me-away/article_9b6bc861-375f-5986-8738-a479dbb3669e.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117225922/http://azstarnet.com/news/local/ronstadt-dust-drove-me-away/article_9b6bc861-375f-5986-8738-a479dbb3669e.html |archive-date=January 17, 2013 |access-date=January 12, 2025 |newspaper=[[Arizona Daily Star]]}}</ref> In August 2009, Ronstadt, in a well-publicized interview to [[Planet Out|PlanetOut Inc.]] titled "Linda Ronstadt's Gay Mission", championed gay rights and same-sex marriage, and stated "homophobia is anti-family values. Period, end of story."<ref name="PlanetOut09">{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=Jenny |date=August 26, 2009 |title=Linda Ronstadt's Gay Mission |url=http://www.gay.net/entertainment/2009/08/legend-linda-ronstadt-gay-lesbian-mission.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329150038/http://www.gay.net/entertainment/2009/08/legend-linda-ronstadt-gay-lesbian-mission.html |archive-date=March 29, 2012 |access-date=April 30, 2010 |publisher=[[Planet Out]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> On January 16, 2010, Ronstadt converged with thousands of other activists in a "National Day of Action". Ronstadt stated that her "dog in the fight"{{snds}}as a native Arizonan and coming from a law enforcement family{{snds}}was the treatment of illegal aliens and Arizona's enforcement of its illegal immigrant law, especially Maricopa County Sheriff [[Joe Arpaio]]'s efforts in that area.<ref name="NDAProtest">{{Cite web |last=Lemons |first=Stephen |date=December 29, 2009 |title=Linda Ronstadt Calls Joe Arpaio 'a Sadistic Man', Will Participate in Anti-Arpaio Human Rights March Saturday, January 16 |url=http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bastard/2009/12/linda_ronstadt_call_joe_arpaio.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206013449/http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bastard/2009/12/linda_ronstadt_call_joe_arpaio.php |archive-date=February 6, 2010 |access-date=March 21, 2010 |website=[[Phoenix New Times]]}}</ref> On April 29, 2010, Ronstadt began a campaign, including joining a lawsuit,<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Jonathan J. |last2=Davenport |first2=Paul |date=April 30, 2010 |title=Linda Ronstadt joins group filing suit against Arizona law |work=[[The Christian Science Monitor]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/From-the-news-wires/2010/0430/Linda-Ronstadt-joins-group-filing-suit-against-Arizona-law |url-status=live |access-date=November 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022061523/http://www.csmonitor.com/From-the-news-wires/2010/0430/Linda-Ronstadt-joins-group-filing-suit-against-Arizona-law |archive-date=October 22, 2012}}</ref> against Arizona's new illegal-immigration law [[SB 1070]] calling it a "devastating blow to law enforcement ... the police don't protect us in a democracy with brute force", something she said she learned from her brother, Peter, who was Chief of Police in Tucson.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fischer |first=Howard |date=April 29, 2010 |title=2 lawsuits challenge Arizona's immigration law |work=[[Arizona Daily Star]] |agency=Capitol Media Services |url=http://azstarnet.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_5f4f524e-53e0-11df-b705-001cc4c03286.html |url-status=live |access-date=April 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503135518/http://azstarnet.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_5f4f524e-53e0-11df-b705-001cc4c03286.html |archive-date=May 3, 2010}}</ref> Ronstadt has also been outspoken on environmental and community issues. She is a major supporter and admirer of sustainable agriculture pioneer [[Wes Jackson]], saying in 2000, "the work he's doing right now is the most important work there is in the (United States)",<ref name=Engaged /> and dedicating the rock anthem "Desperado" to him at an August 2007 concert in [[Kansas City, Kansas]].<ref name="SalinaJ">{{Cite web |last=Strand, Michael |date=October 1, 2007 |title=Ex-Interior Department secretary says The Land Institute on right track |url=http://www.saljournal.com/rdnews/story/Prairie100107 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224214156/http://www.saljournal.com/rdnews/story/Prairie100107 |archive-date=December 24, 2008 |access-date=November 25, 2012 |website=[[Salina Journal]]}}</ref> Ronstadt endorsed [[Kamala Harris]] for the 2024 US Presidential election.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/musicians-endorsing-kamala-harris-president-2024/james-taylor-2/ | title=All the Musicians Supporting Kamala Harris in the 2024 Presidential Election | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref> === National arts advocacy === {{quote box | width=25% | align=left | quote=In the United States we spend millions of dollars on sports because it promotes teamwork, discipline, and the experience of learning to make great progress in small increments. Learning to play music together does all this and more. | source= —[[United States Congress|Congressional]] testimony from Linda Ronstadt<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Bedard, Paul |last2=Schwab, Nikki |date=March 31, 2009 |title=Linda Ronstadt, Wynton Marsalis, and Josh Groban Pitch Congress |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2009/03/31/linda-ronstadt-wynton-marsalis-and-josh-groban-pitch-congress |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318043135/http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2009/03/31/linda-ronstadt-wynton-marsalis-and-josh-groban-pitch-congress |archive-date=March 18, 2012 |access-date=March 19, 2012 |website=Submitted by Linda Ronstadt Singer House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment & Related Agencies}}</ref>}} In 2004, Ronstadt wrote the [[foreword]] to the book ''The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to American Folk Music'',<ref name="NPRCurious">{{Cite book |last1=Lornell |first1=Kip |url=https://archive.org/details/nprcuriouslisten00lorn |title=The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to American Folk Music |last2=Ronstadt |first2=Linda |publisher=Perigee Trade |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-399-53033-3}}</ref> and in 2005, she wrote the introduction to the book ''Classic Ferrington Guitars'', about guitar-maker and [[luthier]] [[Danny Ferrington]] and the custom guitars that he created for Ronstadt and other musicians such as [[Elvis Costello]], [[Ry Cooder]], and [[Kurt Cobain]].<ref name="forwardguitars">{{Cite web |last=Ronstadt, Linda (Introduction) |editor-last=Giel, Kate |title=Classic Ferrington Guitars |url=http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780760776056 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929160516/http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780760776056 |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |access-date=May 17, 2007 |publisher=Barnes & Noble}}</ref> Ronstadt has been honored for her contribution to the American arts. On September 23, 2007, she was inducted into the Arizona Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame, along with [[Stevie Nicks]], [[Buck Owens]], and filmmaker [[Steven Spielberg]].<ref name="Halloffame">{{Cite web |title=Past Inductions – 2007 Induction |url=http://www.azmusichalloffame.org/past-inductions/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617152458/http://www.azmusichalloffame.org/past-inductions/ |archive-date=June 17, 2019 |access-date=September 13, 2019 |publisher=Arizona Music & Entertainment Hall Of Fame}}</ref> On August 17, 2008, Ronstadt received a tribute by various artists, including [[BeBe Winans]] and [[Wynonna Judd]], when she was honored with the Trailblazer Award, presented to her by [[Plácido Domingo]] at the 2008 [[ALMA Awards]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=2008 NCLR ALMA Awards Recipients |url=http://www.almaawards.com/2008-winners.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227165304/http://www.almaawards.com/2008-winners.html |archive-date=February 27, 2012 |access-date=December 13, 2012 |publisher=[[National Council of La Raza]]}}</ref> a ceremony later televised in the U.S. on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. In 2008, Ronstadt was appointed artistic director of the [[San Jose, California|San José]] Mariachi and Mexican Heritage Festival.<ref name="artisticdirector1">{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Patricia Leigh |date=September 19, 2008 |title=Once a Rock Star, Now a Matriarch of Mariachi |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/arts/music/21brow.html?pagewanted=all |url-status=live |access-date=April 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109235359/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/arts/music/21brow.html?pagewanted=all |archive-date=January 9, 2018}}</ref><ref name="SVMerc">{{Cite web |date=March 30, 2009 |title=Opinion: Arts Advocacy Day testimony from Linda Ronstadt |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2009/03/30/opinion-arts-advocacy-day-testimony-from-linda-ronstadt/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701140253/https://www.mercurynews.com/2009/03/30/opinion-arts-advocacy-day-testimony-from-linda-ronstadt/ |archive-date=July 1, 2018 |access-date=September 13, 2019 |website=[[The Mercury News]]}}</ref> On March 31, 2009, in testimony that the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' termed "remarkable",<ref name="LAtimesOpinion">{{Cite news |last=Swed |first=Mark |date=April 1, 2009 |title=Linda Ronstadt hails Gustavo Dudamel in testimony on Capitol Hill |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/04/linda-ronstadt-hails-gustavo-dudamel-in-testimony-on-capitol-hill.html |url-status=live |access-date=April 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404043210/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/04/linda-ronstadt-hails-gustavo-dudamel-in-testimony-on-capitol-hill.html |archive-date=April 4, 2009}}</ref> Ronstadt spoke to the [[United States Congress House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment & Related Agencies]], attempting to convince lawmakers to budget $200 million in the 2010 fiscal year for the [[National Endowment of the Arts]].<ref name=SVMerc /> In May 2009, Ronstadt received an honorary doctorate of music degree from the [[Berklee College of Music]] for her achievements and influence in music and her contributions to American and international culture.<ref name="Berklee">{{Cite web |title=Smokey Robinson at Commencement May 9 |url=http://www.berklee.edu/news/641/smokey-robinson-at-commencement-may-9 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416224122/http://www.berklee.edu/news/641/smokey-robinson-at-commencement-may-9 |archive-date=April 16, 2009 |access-date=April 14, 2009 |publisher=Berklee College of Music}}</ref> ''[[Mix (magazine)|Mix]]'' magazine stated that "Linda Ronstadt (has) left her mark on more than the record business; her devotion to the craft of singing influenced many audio professionals ... (and is) intensely knowledgeable about the mechanics of singing and the cultural contexts of every genre she passes".<ref name=MIXMag2000 />
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