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Title: Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1974, Country Rock, Soft Rock/Pop Country, Tucson, Arizona / Los Angeles, California 6/26
Matrix #: ST-11358
Condition: VG+, sounds good, some marks CC | Members: Linda R (46' - )
Cultural Facts:

1. Media Narrative Heart Like a Wheel turned Ronstadt into one of the major voices of 70s country-rock, crossing from folk clubs into mainstream pop without losing the ache in her delivery.
2. Studio Lore The album pulled together country, rock, and old pop standards, showing how Ronstadt could make other people’s songs feel deeply personal instead of like simple covers.
3. Personal Struggle Ronstadt later developed progressive supranuclear palsy, which ended her singing career and made her earlier vocal power feel even more remarkable in hindsight.

7/30/2026 CC