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A lot of singers that I've heard that I may not like their sensibility, but I see that they're entitled to whatever they get. People don't get there without talent, they really don't.

Linda Ronstadt

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Linda Ronstadt
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: July 15
Actor
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Opera Singer
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Tucson
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Linda Maria Ronstadt
Linda Marie Ronstadt
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