Some quietly influential musicians end up being like that thanks to the company they keep and which gives them the legitimacy that results in many people checking you. For instance, J.D. Souther might be one of those with a lot of famous friends, including The Eagles, who actually made a comeback by covering one of his songs and some of them also worked with him on his own LPs. Why shouldn't they, he's a solid songwriter and I'm sure the scene that surrounded him give him many benefits, including a variety of chances to hone his tunes. However, I get your questions – where's his quiet influence? Well, I would say he was not the main characters of his environment, he was a supporting one, yet the places would be less without them.

Many musicians who achieve their greatest success with a powerful song different in their careers up to the point of their massive successes with some of them reaching this as a reward. I mean, Kim Carnes is one of those singers that worked immensely, yet she didn't get a hit til the 80's, when her version of a tune by Jackie DeShannon broke big. Check the original, please, before you listen to the variant we are all familiar with. Yes, Mrs. Carnes and her team remodelled the composition into a feverish 80's dream, where nothing feels close to the reality. Pardon, her voice does, since she manages to complement the electronic sheen of the piece – all instruments here seem to be digital – with her rasp. Of course, the 80's were like this, i.e. a mixture of real and unreal.

Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie

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