13 Sep 2018 7:37 pm
JD Souther is probably the most prolific non household name in the group. Back in the day he and Glen Frey were roommates.Misty » 13 Sep 2018 12:57 pm » wrote:
I spotted Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello on my own, and then I cheated.
Amazing.
Now to copy and paste to save my fingers.
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.
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 duets with Ronstadt, including "
Hasten Down the Wind," "
Prisoner in Disguise," "Sometimes You Can't Win", and "Hearts Against the Wind" which was featured in the 1980 film
Urban Cowboy.
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.