Eagles songwriter JD Souther plays intimate Largo concert on Sunday

There’s no denying that Don Henley and Glenn Frey are in the same singer-songwriter club as Lennon-McCartney, and Bernie Taupin and Elton John. But plenty of the Eagles’ material—and members’ solo material to come after—would not exist without the boys’ partnership with JD Souther, who plays Largo’s Central Park Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Nov. 13.

The 76-year-old songwriter’s current set features a smattering of Eagles tunes he contributed to, as well as a massive hunk of material from his own albums, including the Peter Asher-produced Black Rose.

This article appears in Nov 3-9, 2022.