People: Jul. 9, 1984

Her trademarks used to be hot pants and hard rock, but these days Linda Ronstadt, 37, is more comfortable with organza and lush orchestras. "I've always been eclectic in my tastes," says the Arizona-born singer. Last week she would have done any 40s prom proud at the World's Fair in New Orleans as she kicked off a nationwide concert tour that will feature a full orchestra conducted by mainstream Maestro Nelson Riddle, 63. Ronstadt's fondness for retro chic is getting to be longstanding. In 1980 she reached back to Gilbert & Sullivan when she...

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