JD Souther

In 1984, singer/songwriter JD Souther followed the chart-topping successes of "You're Only Lonely" and the James Taylor duet "Her Town Too" with HOME BY DAWN, an album that Rolling Stone declared his best, with songs that "rank right up there with his forlorn classics 'Run like a Thief' and 'Faithless Love.'" And then, in 1985, after a brief tour in support of the album, JD Souther disappeared. Twenty-five years in the making, JD Souther's triumphant return with IF THE WORLD WAS YOU has most definitely been worth the wait. "It's music for everybody...human being music," Souther muses. "The Duke said, 'There are only two kinds of music; good music and bad music.' I prefer good music." Words to live by. And now RAIN shows the master craftsman before the fans who have long cherished his craft and passion with a band reflecting his unique musical perspective today. As the digital EP hits the internet in October 2009, Souther is being honored with ASCAP's prestigious Golden Note Award at the 47th Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards Ceremony at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The Knoxville-based Andrews crafts beguiling, startlingly intimate songs that merge her voice with her effortless, classic-pop sensibility and keen eye for human drama—all the unspoken truths between lovers, devastating confessions whispered to friends, silent prayers offered up during the longest, loneliest nights. A smart, subtle tunesmith and a gently wise songwriter, Andrews’ songs shuffle in and settle down with little fanfare, then quietly go about the business of ripping your heart straight out of your chest.

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