Tucson Rain at OWA

In the city of Tucson, Arizona, situated in the Sonoran Desert, a miraculous thing happens during the summer. It rains. In 1946 - in that desert city – Linda Ronstadt was born during a cloudburst of one of those rare and precious rains. She went on to become the most celebrated and most successful musician of her generation.

The band Tucson Rain has set out to capture and celebrate the musical legacy of Linda, whose life's work includes four decades of immense success in multiple genres. She earned 11 Grammy awards, two Country Music Association awards, an ALMA (American Latino Media Arts) award, and an induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Along the way, she lent support to budding songwriters and re-introduced the American Songbook of Standards to a new generation with her three-album collaboration with renowned music arranger Nelson Riddle. She also starred in a successful Broadway musical and recorded two Spanish-language albums that elevated the Mexican folk music of her beloved ancestors.

She proved to be a rare talent indeed – as rare as the rain in Tucson.