Singer-songwriter JD Souther has passed away at the age of 78.
The Detroit-born musical artist, who wrote country-rock songs for popular groups such as the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, died at his home in New Mexico, a representative for the Eagles told the Associated Press. Los Angeles Times.
The cause and date of Souther’s death were not immediately clear, the outlet reported.
Souther, who wrote such Eagles classics as 1976’s “New Kid in Town” and 1979’s “Heartache Tonight” and Ronstadt’s 1974 song “Faithless Love,” was scheduled to begin his tour next week in Phoenix.
Souther, who had her own hit with You’re Only Lonely in 1979, had also written songs for artists such as the Dixie Chicks, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt and George Strait.
Singer-songwriter JD Souther, who wrote country-rock songs for popular groups including the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, has died at age 78. Photographed in 2018 in New York.
Souther, who had his own hit with You’re Only Lonely, photographed in Amsterdam in 1976
Souther had also worked as an actor, appearing on shows like Nashville and Thirtysomething, as well as films like Postcards From the Edge and My Girl 2.