Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

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Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman
Produced by Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, James Keach, and Michele Farinola

With: Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Maria Muldaur, Don Henley, David Geffen, Cameron Crowe, Aaron Neville, Peter Asher, Ruben Blades, Karla Bonoff, John Boylor, Ry Cooder, Sheryl Crow, Glenn Frey, Robert Hilburn, Kevin Kline, Peter Ronstadt, and JD Souther

Cinematography: Ian Coad and Nancy Scheriber
Editing: Jake Pushinsky and Heidi Scharfe
Music: Julian Raymond and Bennett Salvay

Runtime: 95 min
Release Date: 06 September 2019
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color

Intimate, nostalgic doc about the great singer's career told in her own words and those of her colleagues; pace and structure a bit rushed for an Epstein/Friedman doc and for a film about such a fluid life; more tribute than exploration.

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