Karla Bonoff (born December 27, 1951)[1] is an American singer-songwriter. While Bonoff has released a number of albums, she is primarily known for her songwriting. Bonoff's songs include "Home," covered by Bonnie Raitt, "Tell Me Why" by Wynonna Judd, and "Isn't It Always Love" by Lynn Anderson.
Karla Bonoff
Karla Bonoff in 2010, after a show at Knuckleheads Saloon in Kansas City, MO
Most notably, Linda Ronstadt recorded several Bonoff songs, including three tracks on the 1976 album Hasten Down the Wind ("Someone To Lay Down Beside Me", "Lose Again" and "If He's Ever Near"), which introduced Bonoff to a mass audience, and "All My Life", a 1989 duet with Ronstadt and Aaron Neville.
Bonoff was born to Chester and Shirley (née Kahane) Bonoff, and named after her paternal grandfather, Karl Bonoff. Her family was Jewish. Her paternal great-grandparents and one of her maternal great-grandfathers were immigrants from the Russian Empire. One of her mother's grandmothers was born in Pennsylvania to Hungarian Jewish parents, while her mother's other grandparents were born in Austria and Germany.[2]
In her early career, Bonoff sang background vocals for Ronstadt and Wendy Waldman before releasing her debut album in 1977, titled Karla Bonoff. Her other albums include Restless Nights (1979), Wild Heart of the Young (1982), New World (1988) and All My Life (a greatest hits collection) in 1999. Bonoff is best known as a songwriter, but she is also noted for her hit recording of "Personally", which became a No. 19 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as No. 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart in the middle of 1982. She recorded "Somebody's Eyes" for the Footloose (1984) soundtrack and "Standing Right Next To Me" on the 8 Seconds (1994) soundtrack.
Bonoff's first live album was released in September 2007. This double CD includes many of her best-known songs performed live in concert on October 24, 2004, in Santa Barbara, California (except for one song recorded on July 30, 2005, in Japan). She was backed by her touring band, which includes the late Kenny Edwards (guitar, bass, mandolin, cello, vocals) and Nina Gerber (guitar) plus long-time associate Scott Babcock (drums and vocals).
Bonoff was a member of the group Bryndle, which included Wendy Waldman and Kenny Edwards (who also produced Bonoff's first three albums) and Andrew Gold (until he left in 1996). The group first formed in the late 1960s, but did not release any albums until 20 years later with two studio albums and a live album between 1995 and 2002. Bonoff also appeared on the Keiko Matsui album titled 'Sapphire'. She continues to tour throughout the US and Japan.
^"Bonoff Family Tree". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
^Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 42. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
^"Billboard 200, November 20, 1982". Billboard. #198. February 25, 2017.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
External linksEdit
Karla Bonoff's website
October 21, 2023
karla, bonoff, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, tal. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Karla Bonoff news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Karla Bonoff born December 27 1951 1 is an American singer songwriter While Bonoff has released a number of albums she is primarily known for her songwriting Bonoff s songs include Home covered by Bonnie Raitt Tell Me Why by Wynonna Judd and Isn t It Always Love by Lynn Anderson Karla BonoffKarla Bonoff in 2010 after a show at Knuckleheads Saloon in Kansas City MOBackground informationBirth nameKarla BonoffBorn 1951 12 27 December 27 1951 age 71 OriginSanta Monica California U S GenresFolk rock soft rock pop rockOccupation s Singer songwriter musicianInstrument s Vocals piano guitarWebsitewww karlabonoff com Most notably Linda Ronstadt recorded several Bonoff songs including three tracks on the 1976 album Hasten Down the Wind Someone To Lay Down Beside Me Lose Again and If He s Ever Near which introduced Bonoff to a mass audience and All My Life a 1989 duet with Ronstadt and Aaron Neville Contents 1 Life and career 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums 2 2 Live albums 2 3 Compilations 2 4 Singles 3 References 4 External linksLife and career EditThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Karla Bonoff news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Bonoff was born to Chester and Shirley nee Kahane Bonoff and named after her paternal grandfather Karl Bonoff Her family was Jewish Her paternal great grandparents and one of her maternal great grandfathers were immigrants from the Russian Empire One of her mother s grandmothers was born in Pennsylvania to Hungarian Jewish parents while her mother s other grandparents were born in Austria and Germany 2 In her early career Bonoff sang background vocals for Ronstadt and Wendy Waldman before releasing her debut album in 1977 titled Karla Bonoff Her other albums include Restless Nights 1979 Wild Heart of the Young 1982 New World 1988 and All My Life a greatest hits collection in 1999 Bonoff is best known as a songwriter but she is also noted for her hit recording of Personally which became a No 19 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as No 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart in the middle of 1982 She recorded Somebody s Eyes for the Footloose 1984 soundtrack and Standing Right Next To Me on the 8 Seconds 1994 soundtrack Bonoff s first live album was released in September 2007 This double CD includes many of her best known songs performed live in concert on October 24 2004 in Santa Barbara California except for one song recorded on July 30 2005 in Japan She was backed by her touring band which includes the late Kenny Edwards guitar bass mandolin cello vocals and Nina Gerber guitar plus long time associate Scott Babcock drums and vocals Bonoff was a member of the group Bryndle which included Wendy Waldman and Kenny Edwards who also produced Bonoff s first three albums and Andrew Gold until he left in 1996 The group first formed in the late 1960s but did not release any albums until 20 years later with two studio albums and a live album between 1995 and 2002 Bonoff also appeared on the Keiko Matsui album titled Sapphire She continues to tour throughout the US and Japan Discography EditStudio albums Edit nbsp Bonoff performing in 2010Karla Bonoff 1977 US 52 Restless Nights 1979 US 31 AUS 66 3 Wild Heart of the Young 1982 US 49 4 New World 1988 Carry Me Home 2019 Silent Night 2020 with Bryndle Bryndle 1995 House of Silence 2002 Live albums Edit Live 2007 Compilations Edit Premium Best 1988 Japan Only The Best of Karla Bonoff 1992 Mail Order Japan Only All My Life The Best of Karla Bonoff 1999 Singles Edit Year Song US Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary Album1978 I Can t Hold On 76 Karla Bonoff1978 Isn t It Always Love Karla Bonoff1978 Someone To Lay Down Beside Me Karla Bonoff1979 When You Walk in the Room 101 Restless Nights1980 Baby Don t Go 69 35 Restless Nights1982 Personally 19 3 Wild Heart of the Young1982 Please Be the One 63 22 Wild Heart of the Young1984 Somebody s Eyes 109 16 Footloose soundtrack1994 Standing Right Next to Me 38 8 Seconds soundtrackReferences Edit Bryndle website Archived 2011 07 08 at the Wayback Machine Bonoff Family Tree Ancestry com Retrieved 15 August 2016 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 42 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Billboard 200 November 20 1982 Billboard 198 February 25 2017 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a CS1 maint others link External links EditKarla Bonoff s website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karla Bonoff amp oldid 1168395900, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
