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Linda Ronstadt on Her Life in Music

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One of the most celebrated singers of her time, Linda Ronstadt looks back on her 40-year career in her memoir, “Simple Dreams.” Ronstadt joins us to discuss her career, which brought her 12 Grammy awards and an Emmy, her political activism and her recent battle with Parkinson’s disease.

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Linda Ronstadt, singer, performer and author of "Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir"

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