“THIS WAS THE NIGHT SHE OUT-ROCKED THE ROCKERS.” Backstage in Tucson, 1978, there’s this photo of Linda Ronstadt standing next to Mick Jagger — both smiling like they’d just pulled off something wild. And honestly, they had. That night, Linda walked onstage with the Rolling Stones in her hometown and tore through “Tumbling Dice” like she’d been born for rock and roll. Jagger leaned in afterward and told her she should sing more rock… then scribbled the lyrics down for her band because they couldn’t figure them out from the record. She wasn’t just a guest that night. She was the first woman to ever share that stage — and she owned it.
admin Before the Spotlight Shifted Linda Ronstadt wasn’t trying to prove anything that night. By 1978, she already had chart-topping hits and a voice critics called one of the strongest in…