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1960'S J D SOUTHER High School Yearbook EAGLES LINDA RONSTADT SINGER SONGWRITER+
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I AM PLEASED TO OFFER THIS NICE 1960'S J D SOUTHER High School Yearbook FROM FAMOUS GROUP THE EAGLES LINDA RONSTADT SINGER SONGWRITER+. HERE IS A LOT OF INFO OF THIS MUSICIAN.Souther was born in
Detroit, Michigan
, and raised in
Amarillo, Texas
.
Musician
As a musician and songwriter, he was greatly influenced in his formative years by fellow Texan and
rock and roll
icon
Roy Orbison
. His first recordings were with local group "The Cinders" who traveled to nearby
Norman Petty
Studios in Clovis, NM. Their first 45 was released on the tiny RIC label in 1965, then
Norman Petty
successfully shopped their recordings to Warner Brothers for a 2nd single release as "John David and The Cinders" in 1966. After moving to Los Angeles County, California in the late 1960s, Souther met musician and songwriter
Glenn Frey
. The two musicians became roommates and musical collaborators. Souther and Frey formed a folk duo called
Longbranch Pennywhistle
.
Their lone album
was released in 1970 on
Jimmy Bowen
's
Amos Records
.
After recording an eponymous solo studio album in 1972, Souther next teamed up with
Chris Hillman
and
Richie Furay
to form the
Souther–Hillman–Furay Band
. The group released two albums, but creative tensions and lack of record sales led to the band's demise.
Souther is probably best known for his songwriting abilities, especially in the field of country rock. 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
". "
How Long
", which appears on the Eagles'
Long Road Out of Eden
, was written by Souther and originally recorded on his first solo album in 1972.
He wrote "Run Like a Thief", which appeared on
Home Plate
by
Bonnie Raitt
in 1975.
Souther has contributed as a singer to works written by other artists, including backing vocals with
Don Henley
; on "The Light Is On" for
Christopher Cross
on his
eponymous debut album
; on the songs "False Faces" and "Loose Ends" on
Dan Fogelberg
's 1976 LP
Nether Lands
; and, with Fogelberg, as the Hot Damn Brothers on Fogelberg's 1975 LP
Captured Angel
.
He scored his biggest solo hit with the 1979 song "
You're Only Lonely
" from the album of the
same name
, which reached number 7 on the
Billboard
Hot 100 and held the #1 spot on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart for five consecutive weeks.
The Eagles recording "Heartache Tonight" was released in 1979 and hit Number One on the charts. It was written by Souther,
Bob Seger
, Glenn Frey, and Don Henley.
Souther briefly dated
Linda Ronstadt
, co-produced her
Don't Cry Now
album, and wrote songs for several of her multi-platinum albums, including "
Faithless Love
" from
Heart Like a Wheel
and "White Rhythm and Blues" on
Living in the USA
. Souther also recorded several additional duets with Ronstadt including "
Prisoner in Disguise
," "Sometimes You Can't Win", and "Hearts Against the Wind", which was featured in the 1980 film
Urban Cowboy
.
A collaboration with his old friend
James Taylor
called "
Her Town Too
" (from Taylor's platinum-certified
Dad Loves His Work
album) reached #11 on the Hot 100 and went Top Five on AC radio in 1981.
In 1987, he contributed, performed, and did the vocal arrangements for the
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
concert and video, sang
the Platters
' "
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
" in
Steven Spielberg
's 1989 film
Always
, and wrote the theme song to the 1989-1992 sitcom
Anything But Love
. In 1987, he collaborated as guest vocals on
Clannad
's album Sirius.
The Don Henley hit song "
The Heart of the Matter
", released in 1989, was also co-written by Souther.
On October 14, 2008, Souther released
If the World Was You
, his first new release in nearly 25 years. In the fall of 2009, he released a follow up live album titled Rain - Live at the Belcourt Theatre, featuring a blend of old and new material.
On May 31, 2011, Souther released Natural History, featuring new versions of his songs recorded by other artists.
On October 9, 2012, he released Midnight in Tokyo, an EP that was recorded live.
On June 14, 2013, Souther was inducted into the
Songwriters Hall of Fame
and called "a principal architect of the Southern California sound and a major influence on a generation of songwriters."
[1]
He wrote the song "Wishing on Another Lucky Star", featured on the soundtrack of the movie
Permanent Record
.
Souther co-wrote "Doin' Time for Bein' Young", a song performed by
James Intveld
for the soundtrack of the 1990
Johnny Depp
movie
Cry-Baby
.
Actor
Souther played the character of John Dunaway in the (1989–1990) third season of the television drama
Thirtysomething
and Ted in the film
Postcards from the Edge
(1990). He appeared in the
audiobook
of
Jimmy Buffett
's
A Salty Piece of Land
. Souther played Jesse James in the television movie
Purgatory
in 1999 and Jeffrey Pommeroy in
My Girl 2
. Souther also appeared in the 2012 mystery thriller
Deadline
. He had a recurring role in the
first season
of country music drama series
Nashville
, which premiered in October 2012 and he reprised his role in a 2017 episode of the
fifth season
.
Personal life
Edit
Souther married
Alexandra Sliwin
in March 1969; they divorced in 1972.
[2]
[3]
He dated
Linda Ronstadt
and
Stevie Nicks
in the 1970s.
Judee Sill
's song "Jesus Was a Crossmaker" was written for Souther, who she says broke her heart after a short affair.
[4]
[5]
In December 2002, Souther moved from the
Hollywood Hills
, California, to
Nashville, Tennessee
. In 2004, he married Sarah Nicholson from Bansha, Ireland; they divorced in 2010
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