Linda Ronstadt: ‘Everything becomes a challenge' Rockstar recalls career-ending disease
msn.comfolk scene grew - touring with the likes of Neil Young and Jackson Browne. But her rise to international stardom came after the release of mega albums including Heart Like a Wheel.
The nickname The First Lady of Rock soon stuck with the star. Ronstadt's career sadly ended after the diagnosis of a rare disease that destroyed her singing voice.
In recent years, the star spoke publicly about the health ordeal. Ronstadt's career started to run into severe issues back in the year 2000 when the first symptoms of her illness began. "My throat would clutch up.
It would just be like I had a cramp or something," she told CNN in August 2020. She continued to perform for another nine years - although the frequency of her performances declined significantly.
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