Linda Ronstadt Reveals Her Favourite Genre of Music

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Throughout her career, Linda Ronstadt dabbled in a wide variety of musical styles, from rock to pop, and country. Nonetheless, despite her adaptability, Ronstadt has a preferred kind of music. The singer revealed her desires in an interview.

Ronstadt has a powerful vocal range and her ability to deliver a song to life is worth noting as well. However, thereโ€™s a particular genre in singing that sheโ€™d always feel comfortable doing, that is, for the love of duet singing.

โ€œI prefer duets to anything else,โ€ the singer explained. โ€œI love all kinds of ensemble singing; I prefer singing with somebody else to singing alone, always. But my favorite way to sing with somebody else is a duet because thereโ€™s so much room to do stuff.โ€

Putting things into perspective, itโ€™s not hard to see why she loves sharing parts with someone else in a song. In 2014, she released an album called Duets, comprising mostly of her duet work with several icons such as James Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Dolly Parton, and many more.

โ€œWhen you sing with somebody else,โ€ Ronstadt added. โ€œIf youโ€™re listening and paying attention, your voice will take on colors and tones and textures that you might not be inclined to exercise when youโ€™re just singing by yourself. There are so many variables in each personโ€™s emotional and musical backgrounds; theyโ€™re bringing in all kinds of little colors and textures that may not be in your story, so you get to ride on all that and try to chameleon-color it. I love that.โ€

Listen to Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville’s iconic duet ofย “Don’t Know Much”ย below.

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