Ronstadt’s gift for “inhabiting” a song made her the ultimate song stylist, often defining songs written by the Eagles, Neil Young, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, Hank Williams and Smokey Robinson. She became the first artist to have simultaneous hits on the Billboard Pop, Country and R&B charts, appeared on the covers of Rolling Stone, Newsweekand Time, won 11 Grammys, and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. She also played a pivotal role in the birth of country-rock, even encouraging Don Henley and Glenn Frey to form the Eagles during their time in her touring band.