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+ | Ronstadt appeared as the guest star in [[Episode 523: Linda Ronstadt|episode 523]] ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', where she and [[Kermit the Frog]] share a mutual attraction for each other. The two reuinited years later for a duet of "[[All I Have to Do Is Dream]]" on the ''[[Kermit Unpigged]]'' album. |
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+ | She also appeared in a pair of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in [[Season 20 (1988-1989)|season 20]], including singing "[[Y Andalรฉ]]" with a mariachi band {{first|2487}} and "[[La Charreada]]" with [[Elmo]]. {{first|2540}} While her ''Muppet Show'' appearance was related to her career as a pop singer, her two appearances on ''Sesame Street'' tied in with her recording several popular albums of traditional Mexican music. Ronstadt also recorded the song "I Want a Horse" for ''[[In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record]]'', released in 1980. |
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โ | * Appeared in a sketch on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' where she sang [[Mariachi]] with [[Elmo]], which can be found on the ''[[Fiesta!]]'' home video release. |
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+ | Although initially considered a country-rock singer, she branched out into other musical fields in the 1980s, including a Tony-nominated performance in a 1980 Broadway revival of [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]'', produced by Joseph Papp, which was adapted as a movie in 1983. She later starred in a short-lived Off-Broadway revival of the opera ''[[La Bohรจme]]'' in 1984. |
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โ | * She sang "[[All I Have to Do Is Dream]]" with [[Kermit the Frog]] on the album ''[[Kermit Unpigged]]''. |
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+ | Image:Ronstadt.SS.jpg|Linda Ronstadt on ''Sesame Street'' |
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+ | Image:Lacharreada.JPG|Linda Rodstadt on [[Sesame Street]] with [[Elmo]] and [[Parker Monster]]. |
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*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0740168/ IMDb] |
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0740168/ IMDb] |
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+ | *[http://www.lindaronstadt.org/ Linda Ronstadt] |
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Revision as of 05:25, 16 March 2020
Linda Ronstadt (b. 1946) is a Grammy award-winning singer who rose to fame in the 1960s and 1970s.
Ronstadt appeared as the guest star in episode 523 The Muppet Show, where she and Kermit the Frog share a mutual attraction for each other. The two reuinited years later for a duet of "All I Have to Do Is Dream" on the Kermit Unpigged album.
She also appeared in a pair of Sesame Street in season 20, including singing "Y Andalรฉ" with a mariachi band (First: Episode 2487) and "La Charreada" with Elmo. (First: Episode 2540) While her Muppet Show appearance was related to her career as a pop singer, her two appearances on Sesame Street tied in with her recording several popular albums of traditional Mexican music. Ronstadt also recorded the song "I Want a Horse" for In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record, released in 1980.
Although initially considered a country-rock singer, she branched out into other musical fields in the 1980s, including a Tony-nominated performance in a 1980 Broadway revival of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, produced by Joseph Papp, which was adapted as a movie in 1983. She later starred in a short-lived Off-Broadway revival of the opera La Bohรจme in 1984.