A Brooklyn-born singer who wrote driving country tunes that crossed over to pop radio.
For the full picture, listen to 'I Love a Rainy Night' and 'The Wanderer'. They show both sides of what he did well.
He had a knack for writing songs that felt good on the highway, like 'Driving My Life Away'. That crossover sound gave him a string of hits in the late '70s and early '80s, and his theme for the Clint Eastwood film 'Every Which Way But Loose' became one of those movie songs everyone knows.
Born in Brooklyn, he moved to Nashville and wrote for other artists before breaking through with his own records. His sound blended country with a pop-rock feel that found a home on wider radio playlists.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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