Whenever I hear the opening of Linda Ronstadt’s “La Charreada” I think back to the winter of 1987, when I was 8 years old. That’s when my mom bought Ronstadt’s latest release ...

Linda Ronstadt had the voice and the look but not the label. From 1969 to ’72, Capitol promoted her as a folk-country singer, much to her frustration. Eager to diversify, she wanted to record ...