Linda Ronstadt awarded White House arts honor

2014/07/29 01:34:20 @Entertainment News Headlines — Yahoo! News

Linda Ronstadt, who was the most successful female rocker of the 1970s and pioneered the role of women in that genre, was honored Monday with the highest US arts prize. President Barack Obama bestowed the National Medal of Arts on the multiple Grammy winner, now 68 and suffering from Parkinson & #039;s. & quot;The arts and humanities aren & #039;t just there to be consumed when we have a moment ... we need them, & quot; Obama said at the White House awards ceremony. Known for hits such as & quot;It & #039;s So Easy & quot; and & quot;You & #039;re No Good, & quot; Ronstadt has taken home 11 Grammys and worked with a wide range of artists from Emmylou Harris to Dolly Parton, The Eagles, James Taylor, Neil Young and Elvis Costello.
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