Karla Bonoff to perform Jan. 27 in University Auditorium

January 17, 2012

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Grammy-winning songwriter Karla Bonoff will visit Gainesville for a 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27 performance at University Auditorium.

Bonoff has written for some of the music industry’s biggest stars, including Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Aaron Neville and Wynonna Judd. She wrote three songs on Ronstadt’s album “Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind” and penned the Grammy-winning hit “All My Life,” performed by Ronstadt and Aaron Neville, which People magazine ranked as one of the top-five most popular wedding songs.

Bonoff’s solo career has generated numerous hits, including “I Can’t Hold On,” “Home” and “Personally” – which broke into the Billboard Top 20. She is the voice on “Somebody’s Eyes” for the “Footloose” soundtrack and in 1994, Bonoff had a top-10 AC hit single with “Standing Right Next to Me,” a song from the film “8 Seconds.” She has opened for James Taylor and Jackson Browne.

Billboard Magazine said of Bonoff: “Long before Alanis and Jewel, there was a breed of singer/songwriters whose earthly anthems of soul-searching, heartache and joy touched souls in a way few can muster today.”

Tickets are on sale and available for this performance. Call 352-392-ARTS (2787) or 800-905-ARTS (toll free within Florida), or visit www.performingarts.ufl.edu for more information.