If you don't know JD Souther you surely know his songs. In the extraordinary renaissance of popular songwriting that occurred during the 1960's and 70's his name looms large as one of the chief architects of the Los Angeles scene. Singer, songwriter, producer, actor, storyteller - all of these words can be used to describe an artist whose spirit and influence has had an enormous impact on a full generation of this country's greatest musical names: the Eagles, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, and Roy Orbison, just to name a few.