JD Souther passes away
No cause of death was given.
Souther, who had a solo recording career was a member of Southern-Hillman-Furay before going out on a solo career.
He co-wrote some of the biggest hits for the Eagles, including "Best of My Love", "Victim of Love," "Heartache Tonight" and "New Kid in Town."
The Eagles also recorded "How Long," for 'Long Road Out of Eden. Souther originally recorded the song for his first solo album in 1972.
Souther enjoyed two hit songs in his solo career: "You're Only Lonely" (1979) and "Her Town Too" (1981), a duet with his friend James Taylor.
Souther was born on Nov. 2, 1945, in Detroit and raised in Amarillo, Texas. Souther first recorded with a local group, The Cinders, who traveled to the nearby Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico. In 1966, Norman Petty successfully promoted their recordings to Warner Brothers Records for a second single released as John David and The Cinders.
Souther eventually moved to Los Angeles in the late 1960's. He met and worked with Glenn Frey under the moniker Longbranch Pennywhistle, releasing one album.
Souther formed the Souther–Hillman–Furay Band with Chris Hillman and Richie Furay. The group released two albums although creative tensions hastened the band's demise.
In 1976, Souther's second solo LP, "Black Rose," produced by Peter Asher was out, featuring a duet with Linda Ronstadt, "If You Have Crying Eyes."
Southern earned his biggest solo hit with the 1979 song "You're Only Lonely" from the album of the same name.
During the 1970's, Souther co-wrote several songs for the Eagles, including: "Best of My Love," "James Dean," "New Kid In Town" and "Doolin-Dalton." "Heartache Tonight," penned by Souther, Bob Seger, Glenn Frey, and Don Henley, came out in 1979 and became the band's final chart-topping song on the Hot 100.
On Oct. 14, 2008, Souther released "If the World Was You", his first new studio release in nearly 25 years. In 2009, he released a follow-up live album, "Rain − Live."
Souther also did some acting, including a stint with Nashville.
CD reviews for JD Souther
If you were tuned into the pop - rock-'n'-roll scene in the '70's, JD Souther's new release will be a trip down memory lane. His music, as an artist and as a composer, has been heard on and off during the intervening decades, but his greatest popularity was about the same time as the heyday of The Eagles. He disappeared from public view about 1985 and didn't re-surface until 2008.
If you heard Heartache Tonight, Best Of My Love, or New Kid In Town, all Eagles ...
Whether joining Glenn Frey and Don Henley in the early days of The Eagles or as one third of Souther Hillman Furay, JD Souther's sweet tenor and influential songwriting shaped country rock. Three-plus decades later, Souther unveils a side he claims was his favorite musical influence all along. His first solo album in 25 years leaves the vocal gymnastics of country rock behind, instead favoring a jazz-blues-pop groove straight out of the '50s and '60s. Interestingly, Souther's ...
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