Long, Long Time: The Linda Ronstadt Story

One of the most beautiful and recognizable voices of the late twentieth century, Linda Ronstadt, spanned a forty-year career. She performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, folk, pop, country and soul. An 11-time Grammy Award winner, Linda released 24 studio albums and charted 38 US Billboard Hot 100 singles. Her first hit, “Long, Long Time,” recently hit record play on Spotify after being used in the TV Series, The Last of Us. She achieved pop superstar status by interpreting songs by everyone from Dave Edmunds and Elvis Costello to Chuck Berry and Hank Williams. She announced her retirement in 2011 and revealed that she was no longer able to sing as a result of a degenerative disease determined to be progressive supranuclear palsy. “Don't make Linda's brown eyes blue,” …join us as we celebrate her remarkable 40-year musical career.

Murray Norcross, M.D., M.P.H., is a 30-year career U.S. Navy medical officer and family physician who has served in the Cold War, Operation Desert Storm and the Global War on Terror. An eyewitness to many historic events of the past 30 years, Murray served two staff tours in Washington, D.C., deployed in support of several Joint Task Forces, and was stationed overseas for six years, split between Bahrain and Japan. Murray holds master’s degrees in international relations, public health and health care administration. He is an avid photographer, writer, researcher, artist and lifelong learner.