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Los Angeles, United States (1966 – present)

Jackson Browne (born Clyde Jackson Browne; October 9, 1948) is an American rock singer-songwriter and musician who has sold millions of albums worldwide. Coming to prominence in the 1970s, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.

Browne was born in Heidelberg, Germany (his father was an American serviceman stationed in Germany), but moved to the Highland Park district of Los Angeles, California at an early age and began singing folk music locally. In 1966, his career began by joining The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

A precociously-talented songwriter, Browne signed a publishing contract with Nina Music, and his songs were performed by Tom Rush, Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, the Byrds and Steve Noonan, among others.

After moving to Greenwich Village, New York, Browne worked, for a brief period, in Tim Buckley’s back-up band and on Nico’s Chelsea Girl. After leaving New York City, Browne formed a folk band with Ned Doheney and Jack Wilce.

In 1971, Browne signed with Asylum Records and released Jackson Browne (1972), which included “Doctor My Eyes”, a major hit. He didn’t sustain pop success, though, and his next album, For Everyman (1973), while considered of high quality, was a commercial failure.

Late for the Sky (1974) established a significant audience for Browne, and fans and critics often consider this Browne’s best album. Highlights include the searching title song, the elegiac “For a Dancer” and apocalyptic “Before the Deluge”, the pure arrangements featuring David Lindley’s evocative violin and guitar playing, and the Magritte-inspired cover. The title track was also featured in Martin Scorsese’s film, Taxi Driver.
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  • nilsonnobre

    Very GOOD!!

    Thursday evening
  • RonZol

    Excellent!

    last week
  • semionato

    LATE FOR THE SKY. LATE FOR THE SKY. LATE FOR THE SKY. LATE FOR THE SKY. LATE FOR THE SKY.

    19 days ago
  • ohh1972

    Road trip music.

    last month
  • shewbacca

    I used to play and sing like Jackson Browne, then I took an arrow in the knee..

    December 2011
  • jakeregier

    So good.

    December 2011
  • drssmewhnibld

    December 2011
  • gilliananne

    I could never tire of this guy's voice

    November 2011
  • Makavelikal

    Criminally underrated [3]

    November 2011
  • moglioverdrive

    Fountain of Hash

    November 2011
  • moglioverdrive

    Hashish Jones

    November 2011
  • moglioverdrive

    Jackson Hashish Browne

    November 2011
  • moglioverdrive

    Jackson HashBrownJackson

    November 2011
  • PedroLemgruber

    because he's on he's knees so often that they got dirty

    November 2011
  • PedroLemgruber

    Jackson Brown-knee

    November 2011
  • PedroLemgruber

    Jackson Brownie

    November 2011
  • ohh1972

    <3

    October 2011
  • Alphavillain

    I'd give anything to be this great a songwriter. Criminally underrated.

    September 2011
  • Druid66

    Wrote a few tunes for the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, talk about a way to get your foot in the musical door! California rock's poster boy.

    August 2011
  • semionato

    LATE FOR THE SKY: staggering masterpiece.

    June 2011
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