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Jackson Browne
Oct. 9, 1948
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Artistfacts:
| Browne was born in Heidelberg, West Germany. |
| While still a teen, he played with members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, which would later play many of his songs. |
| Others who covered his songs before he even released an album include: Nico, the Byrds, Bonnie Raitt, and Linda Ronstadt. |
| Browne's first wife Phyllis committed suicide in 1976, 2 years after the birth of their son Ethan. |
| Browne generally writes about personal matters, but became very sociopolitical in the 1980s. In recent years, he has returned to his old style. |
| Some of the organizations of which Browne has been a part include: Amnesty International, Musicians United for Safe Energy, and the Christic Institute. |
| In the early 1990s, his girlfriend Daryl Hannah left him for John Kennedy Jr. |
| He co-wrote a number of The Eagles' hits, including "Take It Easy." (thanks, James - Tracy, CA) |
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Comments:
| He once beat Daryll Hannah so badly that she ended up looking like Karl Malden. He broke up with her shortly after that, because who would want to sleep with Karl Malden. - GlenorGlenda, Jone's Junction, MD |
| He probably didn't find out about the end of the cold war before the rest of us. Either he just knew it, or it was a pretty lucky guess. He's a really great songwriter though. - Stefanie magura, Rock Hill, SC |
| as a teen was an early member of the nitty gritty dirt band - chuck, peoria, IL |
| The song "Take It Easy" was written by him. Glenn Frey of the Eagles contributed two lines to the song and Jackson told him that it was official: Glen Frey co-wrote this. Jackson Browne, along with Bob Seger, J.D.Souther had some helped to write some of the Eagles songs. - Alan, Singapore, Singapore |
| He is the most amazing songwriter I have ever heard. His lyrics are so real and connect with people so well. - Peter, Montrose, DC |
| Recorded "Late for the Sky" in 1974. One of the most beautiful and sad albums I have ever heard. David Crosby, Gram Nash and Don Henley gave their musical talents to the album. - Don, Pittsburgh, PA |
| "Lawyers in Love" was recorded before the Berlin wall came down, yet was kind of a prediction that it would happen: the end of the cold war. I don't know how he found out about it before all the rest of us. This amazes me to this very day. - mike, berkeley, CA |
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