Conversation so far:
What was Linda Ronstadt's earliest influence?
Linda Ronstadt's early family life was filled with music and tradition, which influenced the stylistic and musical choices she later made in her career.
Did Linda Ronstadt stick with the sound of her early influences?
Linda Ronstadt remarked that everything she has recorded is music she heard her family sing in their living room, or heard played on the radio, by the age of 10.
Was Linda Ronstadt's family suppotive of her career choice?
Linda Ronstadt credits her mother for her appreciation of Gilbert and Sullivan and her father for introducing her to the traditional pop and Great American Songbook repertoire.

Question: Did she favor any style of music over others?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Linda Ronstadt favor any style of music over others?