Karla Bonoff

Biography & Overview

Karla Bonoff (born December 27, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter. As a vocalist and songwriter. Bonoff has released a number of albums that have established her with an enduring fan base., As a songwriter Bonoff is recognized for her songs recorded by Linda Ronstadt and artists including "Home", covered by Bonnie Raitt, Trisha Yearwood, and Eliza Gilkyson, Tell Me Why by Wynonna Judd, Isn't It Always Love by Lynn Anderson and “Lose Again” by Allison Krauss. Linda Ronstadt recorded three Bonoff songs, including on the 1976 album Hasten Down the Wind ("Someone To Lay Down Beside Me", "Lose Again" and "If He's Ever Near"), and "All My Life", a 1989 duet with Ronstadt and Aaron Neville won the 1991 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group.