have paid tribute to songwriter and actor J.D. Souther, who has died at the age of 78.
Souther, who co-wrote several songs with the band, died peacefully at home in New Mexico, just days before he was due to embark on a US tour with singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff. "We have lost a brother, a friend and a brilliant collaborator, and the world has lost a great songwriter, a pioneer of the Southern California sound that emerged in the 1970s," wrote the Eagles. "J.
D. Souther was smart, talented, well-read, and in possession of a wicked sense of humour. He loved a good meal, a good movie, and a good Martini .
.. and he loved dogs, adopting many, over the course of his lifetime.
"Born in Detroit and raised in the Texas Panhandle, he was a student of the deep roots of the best American music - from country, to jazz, to classical, as well as 'Standards' from the Great American Songbook - and that knowledge and appreciation informed his work. "He was a crucial co-writer on many of our most popular songs, including, and J.D.
also collaborated on many of Don Henley’s solo works, including and "We mourn his loss and we send our condolences to his family, his friends, and his many fans around the world. He was an extraordinary man and will be greatly missed by many. Adios old friend.
Travel well." In addition to writing with The Eagles, Souther co-wrote several songs with Linda Ronstadt and worked with the likes of Christopher Cross, Dan Fogelberg, Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor, Roy Orbison,.