Jackson Browne Schedules Acoustic Dates for Summer Run : April 25, 2012

Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne has announced that he will undertake an acoustic tour that will keep him on the road for just about a month this summer. He will be joine [...]

My Morning Jacket, Jackson Browne Headline Newport Folk Festival : March 01, 2012

Organizers of the Newport Folk Festival announced the lineup for this year’s event at a party near Boston last night, and My Morning Jacket and Jackson Browne will head [...]

Jackson Browne Books Fall Acoustic Tour Dates : June 04, 2011

By popular demand, Jackson Browne's Solo Acoustic Tour of 2011 has been extended. An additional series of dates for the U.S. have been added for the fall, starting in In [...]

Jackson Browne Prepares for Summer Tour : March 29, 2010

Jackson Browne is ready to embark on a 34-city tour across the US with cohort David Lindley. The adventure will set sail July 18 in Rancho Mirage, California and run thro [...]

jackson browne Biography

The American rock musician and singer-songwriter Jackson Browne was born in Heidelberg, Germany on October 9, 1948. He has sold more than 17 million U.S. albums over the course of his career. Browne came to prominence during the 1970s. His personal angst and political interests have highly influenced his career and resulted in popular songs like “Running On Empty,” “Lawyers in Love” “The Pretender,” “These Days” and “Somebody's Baby.” Browne became a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. That same year Occidental College in Los Angeles gave Brown an honorary Doctorate in Music to recognize his remarkable musical career which has successfully combined his highly personal artistry along with his broader vision of justice and social change.

Browne signed a contract with Asylum Records in 1971. In 1972, he released “Jackson Browne.” The set included his top ten hit single “Doctor My Eyes.” His followup 1973 set “For Everyman” wasn't as successful as his debut album, but still sold one million copies. Browne consolidated his following with his 1974 set “Late for the Sky.” The title song was featured in “Taxi Driver,” the Martin Scorsese film.

In 1976, Browne released “The Pretender,” following the suicide of Phyllis Major, his first wife. Nancy Farnsworth, Major's mother, co-wrote “Here Come Those Tears Again.” In 1977, Browne released “Running on Empty,” his most commercially successful album. The live album combined live performances, new material and recordings made back stage, in hotel rooms and on buses. Browne's 1980 set “Hold Out” was a commercial success and “Somebody's Baby” became his highest charting single, peaking in the No. 7 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

During the 1980s, his lyrics became increasingly political on albums such as “Lawyers in Love” (1983), “Lives in the Balance” (1986) and “World in Motion (1989). Throughout the 1980s he also frequently performed for leftist causes and benefit concerts. In the 1990s, Browne returned to a style that was more personal. Browne released his latest album, “Time the Conqueror,” in 2008.