Update: Gary Rossington, guitarist in legendary Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has passed away aged 71 Gary was the last surviving original member of the outlaw band- he saw it all and changed the face of music forever. Rest in peace Gary- up  

Linda Marie Ronstadt was born in 1946 in Tucson, Arizona In the 1960's, she gravitated to California and became a part of the emerging folk-rock scene, often playing in Bay Area coffeehouses Her 1977 album "Simple Dreams" catapulted Linda Ronstadt