Playboy Interview: Linda Ronstadt

April, 1980

Playboy Interview: Linda RonstadtThursday is talent night at the Palomino Club in North Hollywood. Young girl after young girl (and some not so young) makes her way to the small stage, clutches the mike, takes a deep breath, closes her eyes and sings: "Desperado," "Love Has No Pride," "Blue Bayou," "When Will I Be Loved," "You're No Good." They all sing her songs precisely--every lick, each tiny inflection--just the way she does. These girls have...