Country Legend, 60, Looks Unrecognizable in Blast-From-the-Past Photo With Another Music Icon, 79
looks nearly unrecognizable in a decades-old throwback photo she shared that got rave reviews from fans.
In it, a young Yearwood stood alongside The First Lady of Rock, Linda Ronstadt, as she celebrated her longtime friend's 79th birthday on July 15, 2025, on social media.
"From meeting for the first time in 1996 to having the privilege of singing for her when she received her Kennedy Center Honor, it is truly a beautiful thing to call Linda Ronstadt a friend and inspiration," the Instagram caption read, sweetly adding, "Linda, I love you, and I can't wait to celebrate your music at the @countrymusichof on July 22nd. xoxo."
The blast-from-the-past image found the "Walkaway Joe" singer—whose latest album, The Mirror, releases at midnight on Friday, July 18—rocking a black tank top tucked into a pair of belted denim jeans with an unbuttoned overshirt, her younger self appearing completely unlike her current self (though, not to be misconstrued, she has aged gracefully all the same). Rondstadt, for her part, wore a casual blouse in the black and white snapshot.
A second capture in the social media upload showed the two women more recently, sitting together at the 2019 celebratory event where the "Blue Bayou" singer was honored.
Fans loved the old picture, pouring into the comment section with praise for the music icons, writing things like, "Love this so much!! What an amazing music hero and then y'all become friends! 😍❤️," "Two of the absolute greatest voices of all time," "2 legends for sure😍😍😍😍," and, "Two of the most beautiful voices!"
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Country Legend, 60, Looks Unrecognizable in Blast-From-the-Past Photo With Another Music Icon, 79 first appeared on Parade on Jul 18, 2025
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