That jolt of success as a songwriter led to Bonoff getting a record deal and opening for Jackson Browne. Her self-titled debut album came out in 1977. “I’m also proud of my first album, kind of a perfect album,” Bonoff said. After “Karla Bonoff”, she released five other studio ...
Born and raised in Southern California, Karla Bonoff was a songwriter by the age of fifteen. She and her sister Lisa were writing songs and playing as a duo titled the Daughters of Chester named after their father, Dr. Paul Bonoff.