RIP J.D.Souther

[Walk In My Shadow]

You probably know him for "You're only lonely".

Almost became a member of the Eagles, was a member of the Souther Hillman Furey band.

Dated Linda Ronstadt.

Made a pre-Eagles album with Glenn Frey as Longbranch Pennywhistle.

Apparently had a bad personal reputation but I appreciated his music.

He was 78.

[mudshark]

Not only Linda but also Stevie Nicks! (See the generic RIP thread)

[ChrisB]

And Judee Sill

[robertff]

Thought that he did play with the Eagles for a while but I stand corrected. He definitely wrote/co wrote some of their biggest hits and well known songs.


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[mudshark]

I think he did an album with Glenn Frey, but not with the Eagles, but it matters not:
Linda Ronstadt and Stevie Nicks. What a hero.

[Walk In My Shadow]

I think he did an album with Glenn Frey, but not with the Eagles, but it matters not:
Linda Ronstadt and Stevie Nicks. What a hero.

See my first post: Longbranch Pennywhistle

[pcqgod]

I absolutely love "New Kid in Town."

[Matt Wilson]

Good Lord, this is the closest thing to BCB saying something positive about the Eagles that I've ever read.

[robertff]

Good Lord, this is the closest thing to BCB saying something positive about the Eagles that I've ever read.

I’ve always championed them Matt.



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[pcqgod]

The Eagles have always been okay with me.

[J]

The Eagles were one of the first bands I got into in my teens.

I remember studying sleeves and record labels of every LP I bought back then to see who had written each song.
There were quite a few different names in addition to the band members on Eagles LPs. I knew who "(J) Browne" was, and soon learnt about "(T) Waits", but in those pre-internet days it was a while before I found out about "(JD) Souther", and even longer before I listened to some of the records that he'd made (solo or otherwise).

The one I probably like and revisit the most is the first Souther-Hillman-Furay Band LP from 1974

RIP JD

[Mike Boom]

And Judee Sill

Resulting in this song written about their breakup

[ChrisB]

Judee......a tragic genius

[northernsky]

You probably know him for "You're only lonely".

Tremendous Roy Orbison pastiche. Of course, they were both Texans (as is Don Henley).
Roy was famously known as ”the Big O”. He in turn referred to Don as ”that little c”.