Linda Ronstadt, an American singer, songwriter and actress, is considered one of the most successful female vocalists in the history of pop music. She began her career in the mid-1960’s as part of the folk-rock trio The Stone Poneys, with the hit “Different Drum” in 1967, but it was her solo career that launched her into stardom.
Linda Ronstadt encompasses a wide range of musical genres, from rock to pop, country to rhythm and blues, gospel to opera, and even Mexican music, using her soulful voice to interpret classical songs. For five decades and producing 31 albums, she has earned titles like the Queen of Country Rock and the First Lady of Rock, being inducted into the 29th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along the way. Once one of the most highly paid women in rock and roll, she was tragically sidelined by Parkinson’s disease in 2013 when it stole her voice.
Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury is paying tribute to her with “The Linda Ronstadt Experience'' starring American Idol Star Tristan McIntosh on Saturday, August 19 at 7:30 p.m., with an opening act by Eddie Seville and his outlaw rock band Steel Rodeo. Tristan McIntosh will present songs like “You’re No Good,” “When Will I Be Loved,” “Blue Bayou,” and “That'll Be the Day” filling the rafters with joyful memories.
Ronstadt credits hearing her family sing in the living room or on the radio by her age 10, thanking her mom for her love of opera and her dad for her love of pop from the Great American Songbook. In 2019 she received the Kennedy Center Honors for her lifetime artistic achievements. Tristan McIntosh will do her justice as she pays tribute to her legacy of successes.
For tickets ($40), call Seven Angels Theatre, 1 Plank Road, Waterbury at 203-757-4676 or online at sevenangelstheatre.org.
Make plans to return to Seven Angels the following weekend on Saturday, August 26 at 8 p.m. when Back to the Garden 1969 The Woodstock Experience returns with flavor and fire. Come hear The Who, Janis Joplin, Blood, Sweat and Tears, The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane and many other legends of the era sing again.
Let Seven Angels Theatre be your concert destination for all the best of the musical scene.
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