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Documentary 'Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice' Plays It Safe — And Warm

This tender, charming documentary of the chart-topping singer looks back on her career with (Love Is A) Rose-colored glasses.
Directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman tell the story of the "rock queen" using her own words.

Quick, name the Mexican-American singer who scored chart-topping hits from the late 1960s to the tail-end of the '80s, who put out six platinum-selling albums in a row in the '70s, and whose former touring musicians went on to become one of the most popular '70s bands. You say you don't know who that guy is? Yes, you do: That "guy" is Linda Ronstadt (those musicians in her touring band were Glenn Frey and

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