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TIL Linda Ronstadt, one of the biggest artists of all time, had trouble getting backing musicians because they didn't want to be sidemen to a woman. One of her backing bands included Don Henley and Glenn Frey, who would go on to form the Eagles, also one of the biggest artists of all time.

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