Linda Ronstadt

The Aladdin is undergoing bankruptcy proceedings, however, and Robert Earl, CEO of Planet Hollywood, the corporation which will be taking controlling interest of the Aladdin when it emerges from bankruptcy protection, was quoted as saying that he would like to take Moore up on the film maker's offer to join Ronstadt on the Aladdin stage to sing "America the Beautiful". [3] (http://abc.go.com/specials/nickjess_xmas.html). Ronstadt had previously been quoted in the Las Vegas Review-Journal that she was eager to get out of her Aladdin contract, and hoped that she would annoy them enough to not bring her back. Jessica and Ashlee also performed the song together on Nick & Jessica's Family Christmas, which aired on ABC on December 1, 2004. "I didn't know they were mad at me until we were gone, and I didn't know what they were mad at me about until about an hour later, when apparently they called up one of the people that was traveling with us and went, 'She's talking about Michael Moore, and this is a place for entertainment, not politics,'" Ronstadt said. It includes a duet with her sister Ashlee on the song "Little Drummer Boy". She was not aware of anyone throwing drinks, was not escorted off the premises, and it wasn't until later that she learned Aladdin's management was angry. Simpson recorded an album of Christmas songs, Rejoyce: The Christmas Album, for the holiday season of 2004.

However, Ronstadt says that the media reports were inaccurate. [2] (http://www.dessertbeauty.com/index.asp). At the same time, it was reported that the angry shouts and boos were overpowered by cheers and people clapping. Jessica also has her own line of edible body creams called "Dessert Beauty". Initial reports were that Aladdin president Bill Timmins escorted her out of the premises without having a chance to go to her hotel suite to obtain her property, and vowed that, as long as he was running the casino, she would no longer be welcome. She also appeared and sang at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards on August 28. It was reported that some members of the audience walked out, tore down posters, threw drinks, and demanded she be removed from the stage. [1] (http://www.livedaily.com/news/6570.html/1) On May 1, 2004 Nick and Jessica attended the Kentucky Derby along with many other celebrities.

On July 18, 2004, during a performance at the Aladdin Casino in Las Vegas, Ronstadt praised Michael Moore and his documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11. In August, 2004 Jessica ranked number two in a countdown of blondes on a cable television network. In a career spanning four decades, she has recorded more than forty albums, her latest a return to her roots in pop-rock ballads. However, a pilot for a sitcom on the ABC Network was rejected by network executives in May 2004. Showing her versatility yet again, in 1996 Ronstadt released Dedicated to the One I Love, an album of children's music. When introduced to Interior Secretary Gale Norton, Simpson responded: "You've done a nice job decorating the White House." She also appeared on VH1's Divas Live show in 2004 as well as a variety show with Nick Lachey on the ABC network called the Nick and Jessica Variety Hour on April 11, 2004. After appearing in the Broadway play, in 1983 she co-starred with Kevin Kline and Angela Lansbury in The Pirates of Penzance, a motion picture based on a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. The success of the show, however, helped sales of In This Skin.

In addition to pop-rock hits such as her popular version of the Roy Orbison hit, "Blue Bayou" and duets with Aaron Neville that received much critical acclaim, her long singing career has been filled with an eclectic mix of recordings, including Big Band sounds, Mexican canciones, an album of old-time country music, an album of Latin music, and an album of rock classics redone as lullabies. She often appears as a stereotype of a dumb blonde, notably when she asked whether the Chicken of the Sea tuna she was eating was chicken or fish and thought that buffalo wings were made from buffalo. Ronstadt dated Jerry Brown, then Governor of California, in the late 1970s. The couple star in the MTV reality show Newlyweds, which began in 2003 and has run for three seasons. Her breakthrough year was 1975, when she released a series of hits beginning with the single "You're No Good." She hit #1 on the Billboard magazine charts with her 1974 album Heart Like a Wheel, and followed that up with the #1 albums Simple Dreams in 1977 and Living in the U.S.A. in 1978. Simpson and Lachey were married on October 26, 2002. Her first solo hit single came in 1970, with the country rock crossover single, "Long Long Time." She achieved her greatest commercial success during the 1970s, with a string of platinum albums, as she branched out from the earlier country rock sound to include more conventional rock, often covering early rock classics from the 1950s and early 1960s. (It also appeared on Now That's What I Call Music! 16, a compilation of popular songs that displaced her sister Ashlee's album, Autobiography, from the number one spot on the chart.) A cover version of "Angels" by Robbie Williams also appears as a bonus track.

She scored her first hit single in 1967, as singer for the Stone Poneys, with the song "Different Drum," written by Monkees member Michael Nesmith. The third single, a cover of "Take My Breath Away" by the band Berlin, went top 40 on the US Top 40 Mainstream Charts; it was not included on the original album, but appeared as a bonus track on the "collectors' edition" of In This Skin, which was released on March 2, 2004. Born in Tucson, Arizona to a German-Mexican father and a Dutch-English mother, Linda Ronstadt began her career in the mid 1960s singing in Los Angeles, California clubs with the folk-rock group, the Stone Poneys. While the Diane Warren song "The Sweetest Sin" reached the US Top 40, the second single "With You" enjoyed more success, going top 20 in the US and Australian singles charts as well as going top 20 in the world adult charts. Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer. It reached number 2 on the Billboard 200 album charts and made the Australian album charts in 2004. 2004 Hummin' To Myself. Her third album, In This Skin, was released in 2003.

2002 The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt. "A Little Bit" was released as a follow up single but failed to achieve much success apart from going top 20 in Portugal. 2000 A Merry Little Christmas. The title track reached the top 20 in the US and Canada and top 40 in Australia and Switzerland. 1999 Western Wall (with Emmylou Harris). Her second album, Irresistible, reached the top 10 of the Billboard 200 after its release in 2001; it also reached the top 20 of the Canadian album charts. 1999 Trio II (With Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris). "Where You Are" is a duet with Nick Lachey, then of the '90s boy band 98 Degrees, and the couple met when she was supporting the band in 1999. Destiny's Child also appeared on the song "Woman in Me".

1998 We Ran. "I Wanna Love You Forever" also made the top 10 in Canada, and "I Think I'm In Love With You" reached the top 20 in that country. 1996 Dedicated To The One I Love. Her first single "I Wanna Love You Forever" reached the top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1999, while her second single "I Think I'm In Love With You" reached the top 40 and "Where You Are" reached the Hot 100. 1995 Feels Like Home. In 1999, Simpson released her debut pop album Sweet Kisses, reaching a peak of 25 on the Billboard 200. 1993 Winter Light. Tommy Mottola of Columbia Records obtained a copy of the album and, thinking she had potential as a pop singer, signed her as such.

1992 Frenesi. She and her father sold copies of the album after her performances. 1990 Mas Canciones. While waiting for the album to be released, she toured the Christian Youth Conference circuit performing with Kirk Franklin, God's Property and CeCe Winans. 1989 Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind. Jessica Simpson was discovered singing at a church camp by a head of a small CCM record label and recorded an album over three years, although it was never released due to the label folding. 1987 Canciones de Mi Padre. At the same age, she made an unsuccessful application for the Mickey Mouse Club.

1987 Trio (With Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris). Jessica started singing at 12 as part of her Baptist church choir. 1986 Round Midnight. She is the daughter of Joe and Tina Simpson and has a younger sister, Ashlee, who launched her own music career in mid-2004. 1986 For Sentimental Reasons. Simpson was born in Abilene, Texas and raised in Richardson, a suburb of Dallas. 1984 Lush Life. She stars with her husband Nick Lachey in the MTV reality show Newlyweds.

1983 What's New. Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980) is an American pop singer who rose to fame during the late 1990s. 1982 Get Closer. The Dukes of Hazzard (projected release, 2005). 1980 Linda Ronstadt's Greatest Hits Volume 2. 2004 "Angels". 1980 Mad Love. 2004 "Take My Breath Away" #20 US.

1978 Living In The U.S.A. 2004 "With You" #14 US, #7 UK. 1977 The Southern Belle. 2001 "A Little Bit". 1977 A Retrospective. 2001 "Irresistible" #15 US, #11 UK. 1977 Simple Dreams. 2000 "I Think I'm in Love with You" #21 US, #15 UK.

1976 Linda Ronstadt's Greatest Hits. 2000 "Where You Are" (featuring Nick Lachey) #62 US. 1976 Hasten Down The Wind. 1999 "I Wanna Love You Forever" #3 US, #7 UK. 1975 Prisoner In Disguise. In This Skin Collectors' Edition, with bonus tracks and DVD (2004). 1974 Heart Like A Wheel. In This Skin (2003) #2 US, #36 UK.

1973 Don't Cry Now. Irresistible (2001) #6 US. 1972 Linda Ronstadt. Sweet Kisses (1999) #25 US, #36 UK. 1970 Silk Purse. 1969 Hand Sown Home Grown.