Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt’s “Heart Like a Wheel” made her a household name. Now it’s in the National Recording Registry.

The pop singer’s career endured decades of changing tastes and her own evolving sound — until last year, when Parkinson’s disease made it impossible for her to sing.

The pop singer’s career endured decades of changing tastes and her own evolving sound — until Parkinson’s disease made it impossible for her to sing. Linda Ronstadt's 3 for 360

"I wasn’t a good singer for a long time. I didn’t sing with a certain kind of freedom and a certain kind of abandon, where you’re absolutely lost."

Linda Ronstadt was on the Leonard Lopate Show recently to talk about her remarkable career, collaborating with everyone from Aaron Neville to Dolly Parton, and losing her voice a few years ago to what was later diagnosed as Parkinson's Disease. Find out what Linda Ronstadt's reading and listening to these days!