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Wed, March 21
97.3 KBCO Presents
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DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL, THE JD SOUTHER SHOW HAS BEEN POSTPONED.
TICKET HOLDERS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE NEW DATE AS SOON AS IT IS CONFIRMED.
WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE
When JD Souther was thinking about making an album that would re-cast some of his best-known compositions in stripped-down arrangements, he had one or two dark nights of the soul-wondering if it was really a good idea to go home again, musically, as it were. So he sought some advice. "I called Linda Ronstadt, because I try to ask her opinion about everything musical," Souther says. "And she thought it was a brilliant idea and said, 'Yeah, go for it, absolutely.' But Linda did give me a funny warning right before I did it. She emailed me one night and said, 'Hey, and by the way, don't try and rewrite the songs!'" He chuckles to recall that sage counsel. "So I didn't." If ever there were songs that had weathered the years without the need of an editor's pencil, it's these. Natural History is an album that includes a few obscurities from Souther's catalog and one never-before-heard composition, but for the most part, it's putting a new spin on some of the most familiar and beloved songs from the peak of the Southern California singer/songwriter era. One was a smash for Souther himself-1979's "You're Only Lonely." Some were recorded by him back in the day but became classics in the hands of other singers, like "Faithless Love" and "Prisoner in Disguise," made famous by then-girlfriend, Ronstadt. Three are collaborations with the Eagles that Souther never recorded himself until now: "The Best of My Love," "The Sad Cafe," and "New Kid in Town." Finally hearing the band's legendary co-writer offer his own take on these tunes-au naturel-feels historic, all right.
TICKET HOLDERS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE NEW DATE AS SOON AS IT IS CONFIRMED.
WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE
When JD Souther was thinking about making an album that would re-cast some of his best-known compositions in stripped-down arrangements, he had one or two dark nights of the soul-wondering if it was really a good idea to go home again, musically, as it were. So he sought some advice. "I called Linda Ronstadt, because I try to ask her opinion about everything musical," Souther says. "And she thought it was a brilliant idea and said, 'Yeah, go for it, absolutely.' But Linda did give me a funny warning right before I did it. She emailed me one night and said, 'Hey, and by the way, don't try and rewrite the songs!'" He chuckles to recall that sage counsel. "So I didn't." If ever there were songs that had weathered the years without the need of an editor's pencil, it's these. Natural History is an album that includes a few obscurities from Souther's catalog and one never-before-heard composition, but for the most part, it's putting a new spin on some of the most familiar and beloved songs from the peak of the Southern California singer/songwriter era. One was a smash for Souther himself-1979's "You're Only Lonely." Some were recorded by him back in the day but became classics in the hands of other singers, like "Faithless Love" and "Prisoner in Disguise," made famous by then-girlfriend, Ronstadt. Three are collaborations with the Eagles that Souther never recorded himself until now: "The Best of My Love," "The Sad Cafe," and "New Kid in Town." Finally hearing the band's legendary co-writer offer his own take on these tunes-au naturel-feels historic, all right.