We’ve somehow managed to survive through July so far, eh? Well, July is a busy month in music history.
- One of the most important figures of the blues, Chicago blues especially, Willie Dixonwas born 110 years ago on July 1
- James Cotton was born 90 years ago on July 1
- Syl Johnson was born 89 years ago on July 1
- The B-52s Fred Schneider celebrated his 74th birthday on July 1
- The iconic Debbie Harry celebrated her 80th birthday today on July 1
- Evelyn “Champagne” King celebrated her 65th birthday on July 1
- Depeche Mode‘s Yaz’s/Yazoo’s and Erasure‘s Vince Clarke celebrated his 64th birthday on July 3
- Dr. Lonnie Smith was born 83 years ago on July 3
- Bill Withers was born 87 years ago on July 4
- Huey Lewis and The News‘ frontman Huey Lewis celebrated his 75th birthday on July 5
- Acclaimed, Wu-Tang mastermind and producer The RZA celebrated his 56th birthday on July 5
- 50 Cent celebrated his 50th birthday on July 6
- The Beatles‘ Ringo Starr celebrated his 85th birthday on July 7
- Depeche Mode co-founder Andy “Fletch” Fletcher was born 64 years ago on July 8
- AC/DC‘s first frontman, Bon Scott was born 79 years ago on July 9
- Simple Minds‘ founder and frontman Jim Kerr celebrated his 66th birthday on July 9
- Pet Shop Boys‘ frontman Neil Tennant celebrated his 71st birthday on July 10
- The legendary and incomparable Mavis Staples celebrated her 86th birthday on July 10
- Lil’ Kim celebrated her 51st birthday on July 11
- Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy celebrated his 68th birthday on July 11
- Joy Division‘s Ian Curtis was born on this day 69 years ago
Linda Ronstadt, one of the greatest vocalists — and arguably one of the most commercially successful female artists — celebrates her 79th birthday today.
Ronstadt has won the following:
- 11 Grammy Awards
- 3 American Music Awards
- 2 Academy of Country Music Awards
- 1 Emmy Award
- 1 ALMA Award
Ronstadt has also received the following nominations:
Ronstadt has also been awarded a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 — and that same year, she was awarded with a National Medal of Arts and Humanities. She received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. In
In 2019, she received a joint star with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for their work together as the female supergroup Trio. And that year she was named a Kennedy Center Honoree.
Throughout her lengthy career, Ronstadt released 24 studio albums and 15 compilations that featured 38 Billboard Hot 100 singles, 21 of them, which reached the Top 40, 10 of them reaching the Top 10 and one, “You’re No Good” reaching #1.
36 of her albums have charted with 10 Top 10 albums and 3 #1 albums on the Billboardcharts.
Along with that she’s collaborated with an impressive and eclectic array of artists including Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Bette Midler, Billy Eckstine, Frank Zappa, Carla Bley, Rosemary Clooney, Flaco Jiménez, Philip Glass, Warren Zevon, Gram Parsons, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Earl Scruggs, Johnny Cash and more.
Happy birthday, legend!
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