THE MAN BEHIND THE MUSIC
JD SOUTHER BRINGS SOLO SHOW TO MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS, TN – The On Stage at the Halloran Centre music series continues with An Evening with JD SOUTHER on Saturday, September 23rd at 7:30pm. Hear the singer-songwriter who brought you the Eagles hits “Heartache Tonight” and “New Kid in Town” as well as his own smash hit “You’re Only Lonely.”
Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee JD Souther “is one of the most celebrated songwriters of his generation,” writes Interview Magazine. “Raised on a steady diet of big band and jazz during his childhood, Souther has routinely returned to that music—as well as the genius songwriters of the early 20th century (Gershwin, Cole Porter)—for inspiration. On his new studio album, Tenderness, Souther combines these musical threads, striking a perfect balance between understated jazz and the ineffable pop narratives that have been the backbone of much of his greatest work.”
JD’s latest releases include Tenderness (Sony Music Masterworks), described by Uncut Magazine as an album that connects “LA’s ‘70s golden age with the Great American Songbook” with songs “that sound like standards themselves,” as well as expanded reissues of John David Souther, Black Rose and Home By Dawn (Omnivore Recordings).
Souther has penned countless hits for the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Roy Orbison, James Taylor, Don Henley, George Strait, Trisha Yearwood, Brooks and Dunn and others; while establishing a cult following as a performer with the Souther-Hillman-Furay Band and as a solo artist. As an actor, he has appeared in the TV Shows Thirtysomething and Nashville, among others. A passionate animal lover and advocate, JD is also involved with Best Friends Animal Society.
“Souther proves his work holds up as well as Dylan’s or Simon’s or Lennon and McCartney’s and…deserves such astute re-examination.” – JazzTimes
Tickets are $35 and are available for purchase online at the official Orpheum Theatre website, orpheum-memphis.com, the Orpheum Box Office (901.525.3000), and Ticketmaster. Special group rates are also available by calling 901.529.4226 or emailing groups@orpheum-memphis.com. Purchase tickets for this concert and at least two other concerts in the series for savings of up to 20% off individual ticket prices. The three-show On Stage at the Halloran Centre series subscriptions are available through the Orpheum box office. The 2017-18 On Stage at the Halloran Centre music series is sponsored in part by Swain Wealth Partners.
About the Orpheum Theatre Group:
The mission of the Orpheum Theatre Group is to enhance the communities we serve by utilizing the performing arts to entertain, educate, and enlighten while preserving the historic Orpheum Theatre and the Halloran Centre for Performing Arts & Education. For more information, visit www.orpheum-memphis.com.
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TITLE: An Evening with JD SOUTHER
EVENT TYPE: Concert
DESCRIPTION: GRAMMY-nominated JD Souther has penned hits for the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, George Strait, Trisha Yearwood, and more. Inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2013, Souther has become one of the most celebrated songwriters of his generation.
VENUE: Halloran Centre at the Orpheum, 225 S. Main Street, Memphis TN 38103
DATE: Saturday, September 23, 2017 7:30 PM
TICKETS: $35
BOX OFFICE: 901.525.3000
GROUP SALES: 901.529.4226
