Mercy Maud! Just spent a magical hour or so listening to JD Souther on youtube because of your mention. Great! A new find for me. Thank you so much.
If you like JD, you may enjoy Matraca Berg who is in the Country Music Songwriters Hall of Fame and authored many, many superb songs for other singers.
Matraca Berg & JD Souther: “Faithless Love” (live 1991)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtr0jlTK0pA
Matraca Berg “You And Tequila”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn5sGObZ3zA
My favorite Matraca Berg album: “The Dreaming Fields”
https://www.amazon.com/Dreaming-Fields-Matraca-Berg/dp/B004S3ATZG/ref=ice_ac_b_dpb_twi_aud_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1508233150&sr=1-1&keywords=Matraca+Berg
“The Dreaming Fields” - live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6Acy_78Zhs