When Karla Bonoff was an aspiring singer-songwriter, she didn’t write her songs for others to sing. But then, after striving for years in the crowded Los Angeles music scene, Bonoff gave her work to a ...
You remember her from the “Footloose” soundtrack, but did you know she also wrote hits for Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Lynn Anderson, Aaron Neville and Wynonna Judd? On Dec. 11, Karla Bonoff brings ...
In the mid-1970s Karla Bonoff made her mark first as a tunesmith and then as a performing artist in her own right. Her songs were recorded by Bonnie Raitt, Lynn Anderson, Wynonna Judd and most ...
The songs Karla Bonoff brought to The Egg’s Swyer Theater on Thursday suggested that any such festivity must include the recognition that love is hard and painful — but worth it. As a writer, Bonoff ...
Karla Bonoff is a singer-songwriter who rose to fame after Linda Ronstadt recorded three of her songs on her 1976 album "Hasten Down the Wind." Bonoff released her self-titled debut album in 1977, ...
Listening to Karla Bonoff's music, I was struck by an immediate realization: "These songs are really good." Pretty soon, another realization occurred: "Wait, I've heard this song before." Indeed, once ...
If you were part of the mythic ‘70s singer-songwriter circuit in Southern California, you probably didn’t realize there was anything mythic going on. “We were all really young, just living in the ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee JD Souther is “one of the most celebrated ...
California singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff spent her COVID-19 downtime doing something she never imagined in her 50-year career. She recorded a holiday album. It started out as one song, recorded in ...