Restless Nights Karla Bonoff RARE
Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 day of show (plus applicable service charges). They are also available through Hold My Ticket (112 2nd St SW), 505-886-1251, Monday to Friday 9 AM - 6 PM, Sat & Sun 11 AM - 6 PM.This concert is sponsored by Rick & Gail Thaler. Thanks as always for the ongoing support!Have we got a treat for you! Will be on hand serving coffee, coffee mocha, brownies, truffles, chocolates barks, red Chile mango, cold drinks and more. They have a store in Old Town and their treats are to die for!Born and raised in Southern California, Karla Bonoff was a songwriter by the age of fifteen.
She and her sister Lisa were writing songs and playing as a duo titled 'The Daughters of Chester P' named after their father, Dr. Chester Paul Bonoff. She had already fallen in love with the guitar and studied with Frank Hamilton of the famous folk group The Weavers. By 16, Karla and her sister Lisa auditioned for Elektra Records. An 11-song demo (recorded by Doors engineer Bruce Botnick) was recorded, but no deal came of this first effort.Karla's sister became a teacher of history and religion, but Karla's passion was always music. She became friends with other singer-songwriters and musicians in the '60s who were creating their own unique sound. She talks about lining up at the legendary Troubadour at noon on Mondays to get a slot in the famous Monday night Troubadour 'hoot,' which was a breaking ground for many artists who went on to great success.
She says, 'It was an amazing time. Jackson Browne, James Taylor and Elton John were around the Troubadour in those days.' There were some other writer-singers who became friends of Karla's, and eventually, they decided to put a band together. They were Kenny Edwards (who had started the Stone Poneys with Linda Ronstadt and Bobby Kimmel), Wendy Waldman, and Andrew Gold. Something powerful in their combined sound drew them together.
Thus the band Bryndle was born—one of the early songwriter groups, even before the Eagles. The band made an album for A&M, but it was never released. They were, unfortunately, a bit ahead of their time, but Bryndle launched four very illustrious careers.
Kenny and Andrew joined Linda Ronstadt's band, and through that connection, Ronstadt was to hear a demo of hers. Karla recalled playing a tape of 'Lose Again' for her. 'Hey, you know that's real good,' Bonoff remembers Ronstadt saying, 'What else have you got?' On Linda's Hasten Down the Wind album (released in 1976), there were three Bonoff songs: 'Someone to Lay Down Beside Me,' 'If He's Ever Near' and 'Lose Again.' As Ronstadt was scoring hits with Karla Bonoff songs, Karla herself was signed as a solo artist to Columbia Records in 1977.
There, she not only recorded the three songs Linda had done, but also the hit single 'I Can't Hold On' and the tune 'Home,' which later wound up on one of Bonnie Raitt's albums. The producer of this great first album (and the next two) was Karla's old friend and partner, Kenny Edwards. Bonoff then embarked on a solo tour to promote her album, and by the time she reached Seattle, 'I Can't Hold On' was Number 1 in the Pacific Northwest. 'I was headlining and I barely had enough songs to play,' Karla recalls, still amazed at the memory. 'So I just kept playing them longer!' She went from there to coveted spots on major tours, opening for James Taylor and Jackson Browne and earning a rave review in Time magazine.
Karla Bonoff Restless Nights Album
Two subsequent albums, Restless Nights (released in 1979) and Wild Heart of the Young (released in 1982), established Karla as one of LA's major artists and songwriters. Musicians such as Russ Kunkel, Joe Walsh, Waddy Wachtel, Danny Kortchmar, Don Henley, Timothy Schmit, Peter Frampton, Bill Payne, J.D. Souther, and her old partners from Bryndle, Wendy Waldman, Andrew Gold and Kenny Edwards, all participated in the making of these wonderful records. Bonoff had a big hit with 'Personally,' from her album 'Wild Heart of the Young'—a song Karla did not write. 'I'm sure there're people out there who only know me from this song, but I really enjoyed singing and recording it.' Throughout the years, Karla has continued to do what she does best. She's toured with Bonnie Raitt, John Prine, J.D.
Souther and others, building up a passionate audience, resulting in sold-out houses everywhere. In 1990, Karla's career came full circle when she wrote three songs which wound up on her old friend Linda Ronstadt's album Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind. 'All My Life,' a duet with Ronstadt and Aaron Neville, won the Grammy for Best Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.
People magazine ranked 'All My Life' as one of the top 5 most popular wedding songs.Karla continues to perform all over America. Often after her concerts, Karla talks with fans and signs CDs and well-worn LP covers people bring to her shows. Karla's legacy as a writer and perseverance as a performer are spoken best in a Billboard Magazine review of Karla's 'All My Life': 'Long before Alanis and Jewel, there was a breed of singer/songwriters whose earthly anthems of soul-searching, heartache and joy touched souls in a way few can muster today.'
Karla Bonoff Allmusic
Karla will be performing in a duo with guitarist. Since her accompaniment of Kate Wolf first earned her recognition, Nina's acute skills as performer, producer and arranger have continued to deepen. Her contributions to acoustic music have earned her a following as loyal as for the numerous high talents she has accompanied—proving the shadows equal to the spotlight in the creation of honest, powerful, and beautiful music.Nina has a unique ability to completely free herself within an eclectic range of styles.
Karla Bonoff Albums
Presented with folk, country, bluegrass, rock, or blues, she is able to fall into leads which have rare reverence for the true feeling of a song, always emphasizing taste over technical display. She seeks to express through her hands, rather than gain attention, and it is this integrity which makes her expressions worth intent listening. Sister act 2 ost rar file 2016. That kind of intent listening will reveal Nina's melodic touch in more places than many realize. Nina has performed and/or recorded with Karla Bonoff, Peter Rowan, Nanci Griffith, Greg Brown, Lucy Kaplansky, Mollie O'Brien, Dave Alvin, Rosalie Sorrels, Laurie Lewis, Terry Garthwaite, and many others.Whether it's on her own 'solo' CDs—collaborations with many of the folk world's finest—or producing, arranging, or performing with countless others, Nina continues to prove with her guitar that some of the truest and most emotional communication requires no words. Still, when combined with the voice of another musician of heart, the result is affecting in an unforgettable way.