J D Souther

John David Souther met a young guitarist from Detroit named Glenn Frey in the late sixties. they began working together while sharing a small apartment in Los Angeles and formed a folk duo called Longbranch Pennywhistle. Their lone album, released in 1970, featured contributions from James Burton and Ry Cooder amongst others.

After recording an eponymous solo album in 1972, he formed the Souther Hillman Furay Band with Chris Hillman and Richie Furay. The group released two albums, but creative tensions and lack of record sales led to the band's demise.

J D Souther is probably best known for his well crafted songwriting abilities, co-writing some of the biggest hits for The Eagles, including Best of My Love, Victim of Love, Heartache Tonight, and New Kid in Town. He also wrote songs for several of Ronstadt's multi-platinum albums.

His biggest hit as a solo artist was his 1979 Orbison-influenced song You're Only Lonely from the album of the same name, which reached the top 10 of the Billboard charts.

J D Souther

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