But it was another girlfriend, Linda Ronstadt, who introduced him to country music and impressed on him the importance of enunciating his lyrics. He started submitting songs as JD Souther but used ...

JD Souther, the singer ... Sometimes You Can’t Win and Hearts Against the Wind. He persuaded his girlfriend to enlist the services of his roommate for her back-up band, and after two more ...

LOS ANGELES — John David “JD” Souther, a prolific songwriter and ... included a duet with Ronstadt, his one-time girlfriend, “If You Have Crying Eyes.” Other duets he had recorded ...

John David “JD” Souther, a prolific songwriter and musician ... included a duet with Ronstadt, his one-time girlfriend, “If You Have Crying Eyes.” Other duets he had recorded with her ...

LOS ANGELES — John David “JD” Souther, a prolific songwriter and musician who helped shape the country-rock sound that took root in Southern California in the 1970s with his collaborations ...