JD Souther dead: Eagles songwriter and hitmaker dies at 78

[stevenash]

I liked the Eagles, one of the best shows I ever saw was Chicago opening for The Eagles.
Even if one didn't like the Eagles, there were always a couple of tunes in their catalogue that you could relate to.

RIP JD, you did not just rock but all songwriters proud, and did it consistently for not just years, but decades.

JD Souther dead: Eagles songwriter and hitmaker dies at 78 (msn.com)

This is my favorite lyric out of all their songs.

"You know I don't understand why you don't treat yourself better
Do the crazy things that you do
'Cause all the debutantes in Houston, baby,
Couldn't hold a candle to you."





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[hawkwind]

R.I.P. He Was a GOOD ONE !!!

[homie1975]

wow LEGEND

RIP

[19th Hole]

Sad News.

Truly a remarkable songwriter.
Rest In Peace.

[slewfan]

Amazing guy. Amazing group.

[texhooper]

I hate every single eagles song

[str]

A legend in my book.

He Co wrote what might have been the greatest song ever written according to Bob Dylan.

New Kid In Town 1976.

Rest in Peace sir.

[homie1975]

I hate every single eagles song

Hooper are you having a bad day?

The EAGLES are one of the greatest American bands EVER.

[stevenash]

The EAGLES are one of the greatest American bands EVER.

My list, in no particular order.

Allman Brothers
Nirvana
Talking Heads (I'm a huge fan)
Grateful Dead (I'm not a Dead head, but they belong)
The Doors
Aerosmith
Eagles
Springsteen & E Street Band
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

That's nine, hmm, I wonder who your pal Nasher will round out his top ten list?
Hmm.

(OK, raise your hand if you didn't see this one coming)
The Killers

[19th Hole]

A legend in my book.

He Co wrote what might have been the greatest song ever written according to Bob Dylan.

New Kid In Town 1976.

Rest in Peace sir.

~~~

I love this post. Thank you.
Agree with Bobby Dylan.

"New Kid in Town" did more for me than I can express.
Thank You JD Souther.


Rest In Peace.



~~~

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[19th Hole]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">JD Souther embodied the songs he wrote. He had that high beautiful voice, that &quot;make my day&quot; attitude &amp; the respect of the music community. He played hard, loved hard. JD used to meet me in the desert &amp; I would take him flying in my glider. I will miss him. <a href="https://twitter.com/JDSouther?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JDSouthe r</a> <a href="https://t.co/i1LmA68EG2">pic.twitter.com/i1LmA68EG2</a></p>&mdash; Jimmy Webb (@realjimmywebb) <a href="https://twitter.com/realjimmywebb/status/1836471263122067675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >September 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>.

[homie1975]

~~~

I love this post. Thank you.
Agree with Bobby Dylan.

"New Kid in Town" did more for me than I can express.
Thank You JD Souther.


Rest In Peace.



~~~

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same concert, 1977 in DC

my favorite rendition of their Rocky Mountain Way.

[stevenash]

^
"Jersey" Joe Walsh is bad ass.
Probably his finest hour there and considering the dude had a thousand finest hours that's saying a lot.

[texhooper]

Hooper are you having a bad day?

The EAGLES are one of the greatest American bands EVER.

I’d say so

[Crayzee]

My list of greatest American bands / artists -partially personal favorites, some I dont even like at all - not including pre - classic rock cause that’s a whole nother ball game - not in any particular order

Allman brothers
charlie Daniels band
lynyrd Skynyrd
Marshall Tucker band
eagles
outlaws
doors
CCR
bob seger
bob Dylan
beach boys
kansas
Chicago
blood sweat and tears
aerosmith
grand funk railroad
grate ful dead
America
Santana
sly and the family stone
butterfield blues band
heart
Jimi Hendrix
Van Halen
steppenwolf
stray cats
Linda ronstadt
three dog night
ZZ top
frank Zappa
Motley Crue
Velvet underground
Bruce Springsteen
Steely Dan
Jim Croce
Fleetwood Mac ( British or American ?)

[stevenash]

My list of greatest American bands / artists -partially personal favorites, some I dont even like at all - not including pre - classic rock cause that’s a whole nother ball game - not in any particular order bob Dylan
Chicago
Santana
Jimi Hendrix
Van Halen
three dog night
Steely Dan

The highlighted one are bands that I neglected but can easily make a case for.

*note*
I need to fact check this, but I believe in the seven-year span from 1973-1979 Three Dog Night outsold every other group at the time including The Stones and The Beatles.

Shame on me for neglecting two bands I grew up loving, Chicago and Steely Dan.
I do know Chicago had a top ten album in seven consecutive decades and sold over 100 million units.

I inherited my dad's sports and math genes, on my mom's side. a lot of her family were jazz musicians, my uncle was an accomplished trombonist, my other uncle was a Dixieland pianist, Dixieland is incredibly difficult to master, best I ever heard doing Dixieland was Billy Joel, and shame on me again for omitting Billy Joel, and especially Jimi.

Speaking of Jimi and Chicago, Terry Kath was often referred to as "The White Jimi".
Jimi himself called Terry Kath the best guitarist in the universe and the only guitarist he'd pay actual cash money to see perform.

Why Jimi Hendrix Called Chicago's Terry Kath The Best Guitarist In The Universe - ClassicRockHistory.com

Not for nothing, rock historians say this is the greatest live guitar solo.

Another example of Terry Kath's genius.
Same Tanglewood show.

[VeggieDog]

All those Classic Rock guys are getting up there and will probably all be gone within 10 years. Well, except Jagger and Richards, of course.

[str]

same concert, 1977 in DC

my favorite rendition of their Rocky Mountain Way.

If that was at the Capitol Center in Landover, Md. I had tickets as well. I had to opt out though. Don't remember exactly why but probably too much going on or I would have gone in a heartbeat. All my friends went. I Had a full time job that was a ton of hours. I know I was pissed I couldn't go.
Most likely gave my tickets to a friend.

Back in the Day !

[homie1975]

All those Classic Rock guys are getting up there and will probably all be gone within 10 years. Well, except Jagger and Richards, of course.

keith will never die. he will just keep getting his blood switched out like engine oil.


on another note, listening to The Eagles jams on Youtube puts me in a good place.

doing more of this.

Cheers Boys

[stevenash]

keith will never die. he will just keep getting his blood switched out like engine oil.


on another note, listening to The Eagles jams on Youtube puts me in a good place.

doing more of this.

Cheers Boys

What did Pete Townshend say "I hope I die before I get older"

(See what I did there)?

[19th Hole]

What did Pete Townshend say "I hope I die before I get older"

(See what I did there)?

See what they did there?

[VeggieDog]

See what they did there?

Claimed he was doing "research".

[homie1975]

^^^ and Kurt Cobain sang "I hope I die before I become Pete Townshend"

[JohnGalt2341]

I hate every single eagles song

This made me laugh for some reason. I will say this... Hotel California is the most overplayed song in the history of mankind(aside from ANY Rap song in the top 40 in the last 25 years. I'd even rather hear Stairway to Heaven over most of these songs). That being said, my favorite Eagles song is Take it Easy. I highly doubt sensei Terry Silver would like this song, but who knows. Here's a couple different versions for your delight!

[texhooper]

Galt that’s cool, Lemonheads are cool, but they didn’t save that song there. Take It Easy is probably one of my least favorite songs of theirs. Just something about them that consistently rubs me the wrong way. And people will say “sure but Joe Walsh, you gotta love Joe Walsh” but I just can’t get into any of it. It’s not just that I can’t get into it, I actively dislike them.

But, whatever. Their greatest hits is always either 1 or 2 in the highest selling albums in history so I get that they have a massive appeal. The other album it jockeys with, Thriller, I could listen to that every day for the rest of my life. So I’m not trying to be contrarian, it’s just me. I also don’t share your disdain for rap, though I do favor the underground variety and haven’t really liked anything that’s come out in years except for the odd release here and there.

But anyway who cares. You guys enjoy your stuff

[Madison]

My list, in no particular order.

Allman Brothers
Nirvana
Talking Heads (I'm a huge fan)
Grateful Dead (I'm not a Dead head, but they belong)
The Doors
Aerosmith
Eagles
Springsteen & E Street Band
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

That's nine, hmm, I wonder who your pal Nasher will round out his top ten list?
Hmm.

(OK, raise your hand if you didn't see this one coming)
The Killers

Dead ... OUT. Pink Floyd IN!!!

[Madison]

Comfortably Numb ... Amica Insurance | Come Home (youtube.com)

David Gilmour +++

[Madison]

The highlighted one are bands that I neglected but can easily make a case for.

*note*
I need to fact check this, but I believe in the seven-year span from 1973-1979 Three Dog Night outsold every other group at the time including The Stones and The Beatles.

Shame on me for neglecting two bands I grew up loving, Chicago and Steely Dan.
I do know Chicago had a top ten album in seven consecutive decades and sold over 100 million units.

I inherited my dad's sports and math genes, on my mom's side. a lot of her family were jazz musicians, my uncle was an accomplished trombonist, my other uncle was a Dixieland pianist, Dixieland is incredibly difficult to master, best I ever heard doing Dixieland was Billy Joel, and shame on me again for omitting Billy Joel, and especially Jimi.

Speaking of Jimi and Chicago, Terry Kath was often referred to as "The White Jimi".
Jimi himself called Terry Kath the best guitarist in the universe and the only guitarist he'd pay actual cash money to see perform.

Why Jimi Hendrix Called Chicago's Terry Kath The Best Guitarist In The Universe - ClassicRockHistory.com

Not for nothing, rock historians say this is the greatest live guitar solo.

Another example of Terry Kath's genius.
Same Tanglewood show.

Carlos/Santana LEGEND!! Steely Dan (Best of triple set best $ spent)

What the FAWK are they giving us now for what they call music. It's a Joke compared to throw a dart at any of the aforementioned.

[Madison]

Credence Clearwater mentioned. I can go on and on about us old guys music vs today.

Hears another Sinead cover Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Live) (youtube.com)

[Madison]

Dire Straits/Knoffler

Clapton??

[Madison]

Back in the day (80's) as I was heading to the track to bet the card this was my go to. Not really sure why but it was pari-mutual and the smartest guy won. Not sure why but it got me ready for battle.

Mark Knopfler - Brothers In Arms (A Night In London | Official Live Video) (youtube.com)

[Madison]

Try this one.

Sinead O'Connor - The House Of The Rising Sun (Live On The Danny Baker Show 1994) (youtube.com)

[stevenash]

No love for Earth Wind and Fire?
They had a monster hit with their signature song, and others as well, but this is their signature.

Today is September 21.
Do you remember the 21st night of September?

EW&F had it all going on.
Horns, funk, pop, you name it.
I'm the stiffest dirty white boy on this or any other planet, but I can even bust a couple of moves to this.

This video was considered Avante-Garde back in the day twenty some years ago.

[pilebuck13]

Nash I have one question for you do you still back Kevin Cash decision to pull Snell game 6

[stevenash]

Nash I have one question for you do you still back Kevin Cash decision to pull Snell game 6

What's up Bucky?
I'm happy to see you posting, I always considered you one of the good ones.

In retrospect I go back and forth on that now.
I'm a hybrid of old school and sabermetrics.
I believe that a manager should throw out the book and play his instincts, but still you can't ignore the book and play the percentages.

I understand what Cash was doing, but man did that ever blow up in his face.

Thanks for dropping by, and keep on keeping on, continue the go my friend.
I'm still trying to figure out who breaks my balls more, you or Peavy.
Know this, I know it's all in good fun, like I said, continue the go, it's all good.

Back on topic.

No love for Huey Lewis?
Michael was the king of pop; Huey was the prince of pop.

I loved this one equally