Talk:Linda Ronstadt

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Contents 1 Las Vegas incident 2 Cats 3 Not Quite a Levin 4 South Africa

[edit] Las Vegas incident

The Las Vegas incident is given about one-third of the space in the article. A bit much don't you think?

[edit] Cats

Any particular reason this article was removed from Category:Mexican American singers? She may only be half, but her oeuvre does include Spanish language recordings in traditional Mexican genres... I know ethnic categorization is touchy, but the last consensus on it I read was this one, which said regarding ethnic subcategories:"Dedicated group-subject subcategories, such as Category:LGBT writers or Category:African American musicians, should only be created where that combination is itself recognized as a distinct and unique cultural topic"...--Rockero 07:14, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

She isn't half, though. Her father is half Mexican and half German. I think people should only be given a "something-American" label if they have a parent from that group. However, if they have less ancestry but show some kind of special identification/etc. with that group, I think it would be worth mentioning. From what you said, it sounds like she might, do you have anything where she singles her Mexican heritage out? JackO'Lantern 07:19, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

How about the album Canciones de mi Padre? If it isn't mentioned in the article it should be. It has the Mexican standards I'm talking about...--Rockero 10:05, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

OK, based on this article [1] it does seem like her Mexican side has an influence on her, so I'll restore that cat (but not the others, however). JackO'Lantern 15:21, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

The dates given for Mary and Carlos' births aren't accurate based on the USA Today article of 11/04 which said Mary was 13 and Carlos was 10 or today somewhere around 15 and and 12. Wikipedia says they were born in 1983 and 1987 making them 23 and 19.

[edit] Not Quite a Levin

Yes, it is that same Ronstadt family, by the way -- Alex and Zenona's daughter Sara was the first wife of Fred Ronstadt; when Sara died, he remarried Lupe Dalton, and their granddaughter is Linda. The Ronstadts have been been major players in Tucson's history since the 1880s.69.109.163.218 01:08, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Do you have a source? The source cited says that Ronstadt is descended from this Levin guy. Mad Jack 17:43, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Ah, I think I found your source.[2] It appears to be reliable, so I'll remove the Levin bit (it doesn't seem important enough to add an explicit correction). Cheers, Mad Jack 20:09, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks Jack. You mustn't get all carved up about it. ;-) 69.109.163.218 01:08, 31 October 2006 (UTC) OOoops, it appears my IP address has rolled over since yesterday... Oh well, 'tis the season for disguise. 69.109.163.218 01:13, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] South Africa

I just came across this:

"But even as a musical diplomat, Simon courts controversy – both he and his collaborators have technically violated the United Nations cultural boycott of South Africa, the same resolution behind the musical ban on playing Sun City. And although Simon has twice rejected offers to appear at that South African resort, Graceland features an appearance by Linda Ronstadt, who has unapologetically played there."[Emphasis added]

from the last paragraph on this site. Just wondering if it needs mention in the article. - Ozzykhan 15:17, 4 December 2006 (UTC)