Linda Ronstadt Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Video)

"I think that all of us girl singers that started out after Linda became very famous, in a way, wanted to be her and wanted to sound like her, and then we had to say 'we can't,' so we have to find our own inner Linda."
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - OCTOBER 29: Linda Ronstadt performs during the 19th Annual Bridge School Benefit at Shoreline Amphitheatre on October 29, 2005 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

"I think that all of us girl singers that started out after Linda became very famous, in a way, wanted to be her and wanted to sound like her, and then we had to say 'we can't,' so we have to find our own inner Linda," noted Hall of Fame Inductee Stevie Nicks backstage at the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in NYC. Ronstadt's indisputable gift and mastery of disparate musical styles -- she is the only artist to win a Grammy Award in the categories of pop, country, Mexican American and Tropical Latin -- reflects her approach to singing: she was always looking for the best song, regardless of category. Those songs resonate as powerfully today as they did then, a fact underscored by the once-in-a-lifetime medley of her songs performed by Nicks, Sheryl Crow, Glenn Frey, Emmylou Harris and Carrie Underwood. "I mean she really is the kind of person that I feel like we all strive for our careers to be like," said Underwood.

These clips with Stevie Nicks, Carrie Underwood and Glenn Frey backstage at the Ceremony reveal the impact Linda Ronstadt's music had on some of the most-celebrated artists of the past 40 years.

This blog post is part of a series produced by Huffington Post and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum celebrating the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and the new Inductee exhibit opening at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 31, 2014. Tune in to HBO on Saturday, May 31, 2014 to watch the 2014 Induction Ceremony.

Artifacts From the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Peter Gabriel's bodysuit from "Steam"(01 of11)
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Peter Gabriel wore this bodysuit in the “Steam” music video and also at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles in 1993. The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee exhibit opens May 31, 2014 in Cleveland, Ohio. (credit:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum)
Kurt Cobain's sweater(02 of11)
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After Kurt Cobain’s death, his wife Courtney Love gave a large quantity of his possessions to fans that held a candle light vigil outside his house -- among those items was this sweater. The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee exhibit opens May 31, 2014 in Cleveland, Ohio. (credit:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum)
Clarence Clemons's saxophone from Born to Run(03 of11)
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Clarence Clemons played this Selmer tenor saxophone during the recording of Bruce Springsteen’s 1975 album Born to Run. The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee exhibit opens May 31, 2014 in Cleveland, Ohio. (credit:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum)
Daryl Hall's Gibson guitar(04 of11)
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Daryl Hall has performed with this Gibson Marauder, c. 1982. The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee exhibit opens May 31, 2014 in Cleveland, Ohio. (credit:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum)
Boots worn by Peter Criss during the KISS Dynasty tour(05 of11)
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In the late 70s, Peter Criss wore these boots during publicity events and photo sessions while promoting the KISS Dynasty tour. The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee exhibit opens May 31, 2014 in Cleveland, Ohio. (credit:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum)
The Fernandes Electric Guitar played by John Oates(06 of11)
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John Oates played this Fernandes Electric Guitar during the mid 1980’s Big Bam Boom era. The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee exhibit opens May 31, 2014 in Cleveland, Ohio. (credit:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum)
Kurt Cobain's Fender Stratocaster guitar(07 of11)
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Kurt Cobain played this Fender Stratocaster during Nirvana’s In Utero tour. The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee exhibit opens May 31, 2014 in Cleveland, Ohio. (credit:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum)
Linda Ronstadt's jacket from Living in the U.S.A.(08 of11)
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Linda Ronstadt can be seen wearing this jacket in the album cover photograph for her ninth album, Living in the U.S.A. The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee exhibit opens May 31, 2014 in Cleveland, Ohio. (credit:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum)
Linda Ronstadt's jacket from Living in the U.S.A. (back)(09 of11)
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Linda Ronstadt can be seen wearing this jacket in the album cover photograph for her ninth album, Living in the U.S.A. The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee exhibit opens May 31, 2014 in Cleveland, Ohio. (credit:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum)
The Gibson Cat Stevens played at Induction(10 of11)
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Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) played this Gibson J-200 at his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 10, 2014 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee exhibit opens May 31, 2014 in Cleveland, Ohio. (credit:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum)
Peter Gabriel's drum machine from So(11 of11)
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This Linn 9000 drum machine was used to record Peter Gabriel’s 1986 best-selling album So. The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee exhibit opens May 31, 2014 in Cleveland, Ohio. (credit:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum)

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