Editing Linda Ronstadt (section)

=== National arts advocacy ===
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| 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&nbsp;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&nbsp;... (and is) intensely knowledgeable about the mechanics of singing and the cultural contexts of every genre she passes".<ref name=MIXMag2000 />