OBITUARY: Linda Ronstadt Remembers Kenny Edwards: 'A Beacon to Me'

Linda Ronstadt spoke with me Thursday, generously sharing many memories of guitarist-singer-songwriter-producer Kenny Edwards, who died Wednesday at age 64. Edwards was a founder of the Stone Poneys, the band with whom Ronstadt first surfaced nationally when they scored a hit single with their version of Monkee Michael Nesmith's song "Different Drum." They met during an especially fertile time in the history of L.A. pop music, particularly in and around Santa Monica circa the early to mid-196...

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