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What was Linda Ronstadt's earliest influence ?
Growing up, she listened to many types of music, including Mexican music, which was sung by her entire family and was a staple in her childhood.
Did she stick with the sound of her early influences?
is all music she heard her family sing in their living room, or heard played on the radio, by the age of 10.
Was her family supportive of her career choice?
She 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.
Did she favor any style of music over others?
Early on, her singing style had been influenced by singers such as Lola Beltran and Edith Piaf; she has called their singing and rhythms "more like Greek music.

Question: What were her country music influences?
Self-contained rewrite: What singers were Linda Ronstadt's country music influences?