# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/j-d-souther
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:26:54.371Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/j-d-souther"
name: "J. D. Souther"
slug: "j-d-souther"
description: "John David Souther was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was \"a principal architect of the Southern California sound and a major influence on a generation of songwriters\". Souther wrote and co-wrote songs recorded by Linda Ronstadt and some of the Eagles' biggest hits, including \"Best of My Love\", \"Victim of Love\", \"Heartache Tonight\" and \"New Kid in Town\". \"How Long\", which appeared on the Eagles' Long Road Out of Eden, came from Souther's first solo album. He recorded two hit songs in his solo career: \"You're Only Lonely\" (1979) and \"Her Town Too\" (1981), a duet with James Taylor. He had a brief acting career and appeared on TV and in movies. He played with the Eagles on their 2008 farewell tour."
tagline: "American singer, songwriter, and actor (1945–2024)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/JD_Souther.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1945-11-02"
deathDate: "2024-09-17"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           63.35
  momentum:             0
  historical:           16.971696
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     95
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 515
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/jdsouther"
    handle:    "jdsouther"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/jdsouther/"
    handle:    "jdsouther"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
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    handle:    "jdsouthermusic"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0816103/"
    handle:    "nm0816103"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
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    handle:    "0I7UnRLIdCD310ZBgeuqh5"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://www.jdsouther.net"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-daSdxFbq-Mui-a1VzBOcA"
    handle:    "@officialjdsouther"
    followers: 515
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "جي دي ساوثر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "جى دى ساوثير"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C_%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%AB%DB%8C%D8%B1"
    title: "جی دی ساوثیر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "JD Souther"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._D._Souther"
    title: "J. D. Souther"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Souther"
    title: "JD Souther"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "JD Souther"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Souther"
    title: "JD Souther"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._D._Souther"
    title: "J. D. Souther"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.D.%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC"
    title: "J.D.サウザー"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "JD Souther"
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    title: "J.D. Souther"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "John Souther"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Souther"
    title: "JD Souther"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.D._Souther"
    title: "J.D. Souther"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C2%B7D%C2%B7%E9%82%B5%E5%BE%B7"
    title: "J·D·邵德"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/81e2f4b1-4b48-4bdb-9717-4180e0f1ebc2"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q346374"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump