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My Take
Karla Bonoff is one of those artists who never quite got the spotlight she deserved as a performer, but her fingerprints are all over some of the most beloved songs of the 1970s and 80s. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she came up through the Troubadour scene alongside the Eagles and Jackson Browne, and Linda Ronstadt famously covered her songs and helped launch her profile. "Isn't It Always Love," "Someone to Lay Down Beside Me," "Home" — these are genuinely beautiful, emotionally honest songs that hold up decades later. Bonnie Raitt, Trisha Yearwood, and Wynonna Judd all found material in her catalog, which tells you everything about the quality of her writing. Her own records have this warm, understated California folk-pop quality that rewards repeated listening. She's a songwriter's songwriter, and if you haven't dug into her own albums, you're missing something real.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Karla Bonoff
- Name (Japanese)
- カーラ・ボノフ
- Reading
- かーら・ぼのふ
- Born
- December 27, 1951 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Occupation
- singer / singer-songwriter / composer / Liedermacher
2. Background
- High school
- University High School
- University
- University High School
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Karla Bonoff born?
Born December 27, 1951 (age 74).
Where is Karla Bonoff from?
Karla Bonoff is from Los Angeles, California, United States.
What does Karla Bonoff do?
Karla Bonoff works as singer, singer-songwriter, composer, Liedermacher.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.