Linda Maria Ronstadt is an American popular vocalist and entertainer who has earned multiple Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, a Tony Award and Golden Globe nominations. A singer-songwriter and record producer, she is better known as a definitive interpreter of songs. Ronstadt has recorded over 30 studio solo albums, and has made guest appearances on over 100 other albums. She became the first female artist in music history to have highly anticipated arena and stadium tours - coinciding with a string of blockbuster albums, thus making her able to command sell-out concerts.. Solidifying her role as one of rock and pop's most successful solo female acts of all time, and for a time, the highest paid woman in rock.