Desperado: The music of Linda Ronstadt, the Eagles, and friends One of the most successful female artists of the twentieth century, Linda Ronstadt began her career in Southern California in the 1960s and 1970s. There, she became the nexus of a group of musicians pushing the boundaries between folk, country, and rock and roll music, who collaborated with, inspired, and provided material for her. Many of these musicians went on to find success of their own, including one of the best-selling groups of all time, the Eagles, whose founding members met playing in Ronstadt’s backing band. Come celebrate this musical confluence with John Mead’s True Believers and Cynthia Breckenridge, with music by Linda Ronstadt, the Eagles, Warren Zevon, Lowell George, and Jackson Browne.