Think: Gilbert Ronstadt, hardware store owner
the sea: Ruth Mary (Coopman) Ronstadt, homemaker
Children: Adopted by: Carlos and Mary Clementine
Education: He attended the University of Arizona in 1964.
Other data
She was the first female artist to have four consecutive platinum albums.
He explored many styles of music, including folk, rock, country, opera, jazz and mariachi.
She played Mabel in the Broadway, television and film versions of “Pirates of Penzance.”
Working as backing musicians, Glenn Frey and Don Henley formed the Eagles.
History
1964 – Ronstadt moved to Los Angeles and formed the Stone Ponies with Bob Kimmel and Kenny Edwards.
1967-1968 – The Stone Ponies released three albums on Capitol Records.
1969 – He released his first solo album “Hand Sown … Home Grown” on Capitol Records.
28 February 1976 – She won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for “I Can’t Help It (I’m Still In Love with You)”.
February 19, 1977 – She won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “Huston Down the Wind”.
1987 – Ronstadt released her mariachi album, “Songs of My Father”. It is currently the best-selling non-English album in US history.
22 February 1989 – He won a Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Performance for “Canciones de Mi Padre”.
September 17, 1989 – He won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for his PBS concert “Great Performance: Songs of My Father.”
21 February 1990 – She won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Aaron Neville, vocals for “Don’t Know Much”.
20 February 1991 – He won a Grammy with Aaron Neville for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group for “All My Life.”
24 February 1993 – He won Grammys for Best Mexican-American Album for “Mas Canciones” and Best Tropical Latin Album for “Frenesi.”
26 February 1997 – He won a Grammy Award for Best Children’s Music Album for “Dedicated to the One I Love.”
23 February 2000 – He won a Grammy Award, along with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris, for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for “After the Gold Rush”.
2009-2010 – He is the artistic director of the San Jose Mariachi and Mexican…