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JD Souther Dies: Singer-Songwriter Behind Hits By The Eagles And Linda Ronstadt Was 78
JD Souther, a songwriter whose collaborations with The Eagles and Linda Ronstadt helped define the country rock sound of the 1970s, has died at 78.
JD Souther, a songwriter whose collaborations with The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor helped define the Laurel Canyon-Southern California country-tinged rock sound of the 1970s, has died. Although he’d primarily be recognized for his songwriting skills – he wrote tunes for, among others Bonnie Raitt, and in 1981 collaborated and sang with James Taylor on the hit “Her Town, Too” – Souther would also enjoy his own performing career. Souther, who also had a sideline career as an actor, appearing on such TV series as thirtysomething, Nashville and Purgatory and in films including Postcards from the Edge, never stopped writing and performing – at the time of his death he was set to embark on a tour with the singer Karla Bonoff.
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