Jackson Browne

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Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne is an American Rock singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist. His latest album, Solo Acoustic, Vol.1 which was released in 2005 under Inside Recordings.

[edit] About

Jackson Browne was born on October 9, 1948 at Heidelberg, Germany. At an early age, Jackson with his family decided to move in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California and started to perform folk music.

In 1966, Jackson joins the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He proved to be a talented songwriter by composing his own songs. He signed a publishing contract with Nina Music and his songs were sangs by Eagles, Linda Ronstadt and The Byrds.

Jackson moved to New York's Greenwhich Village to continue pursuing his career there. Jackson had also worked as an accompanist to Nico. Jackson used to perform at Andy Warhols club at The Dom. Nico played three songs of Jackson on her first album Chelsea Girl.

Few years later, Jackson left New York and he formed a folk band with Ned Doheney and Jack Wilce. In 1971, Jackson had signed a recording contract with Asylum Records. He released his self-titled debut album in 1972. In his next albums, For Everyman and Late For The Sky, he had worked with David Lindley who played his violin and slide-guitar. After that more successful album and singles has followed.

In 1979, Jackson together with Bonnie Raitt, Graham Nash and John Hale formed an organizations which they called MUSE (Musicians United For Safe Energy). Five benefit concerts resulted in the triple-album No Nukes.

In February 2002, Jackson was the fourth recipient of the John Steinbeck Award during the centennial celebration of the California writer's birth. The honor is given to those artist whose works best exemplify in the environmental and social values.

He continued his political protests in 1980 with Hold Out, followed by three more albums in the eighties. After four years of silence and a break-up with his girlfriend, actress Daryl Hannah, Jackson returned with I'm Alive. His most current work The Naked Ride Home was released in 2002.

On March 15, 2004, Jackson Browne was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His most recent album is Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1 which was released in 2005 under Inside Recordings.

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[edit] Chart Toppers

Year	Title	US Hot 100	US Adult Contemporary	Album
1980	Boulevard	19	-	Hold Out
1980	That Girl Could Sing	22	-	Hold Out
1983	Lawyers In Love	13	4	Lawyers in Love
1983	Tender is The Night	25	18	Lawyers in Love
1983	For A Rocker	45	7	Lawyers in Love
1983	Cut it Away	-	37	Lawyers in Love
1986	For America	30	3	Lives in The Balance

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[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Jackson Browne January 1972 Asylum	For Everyman October 1973 Asylum	Late For The Sky September 1974 Asylum	The Pretender November 1976 Asylum
Running On Empty December 6, 1977 Asylum	Hold Out June 24, 1980 Asylum	Lawyers in Love August 2, 1983 Asylum	Lives in The Balance February 18, 1986 Asylum
World in Motion June 1989 Electra	I'm Alive October 1993 Electra	Looking East February 1996 Electra	The Naked Ride Home September 24, 2002 Electra

[edit] Singles

Rock Me on The Water 1972 Asylum	Doctor My Eyes 1972 Asylum	Redneck Friend 1973 Asylum	Fountain of Sorrow 1974 Asylum
Here Come Those Tears Again 1977 Asylum	The Pretender 1977 Asylum	Stay 1978 Asylum	Running on Empty 1978 Asylum
Boulevard 1980 Asylum	Somebody's Baby 1983 Asylum	Tender is The Night 1983 Asylum	Lawyer's In Love July 1983 Asylum
For A Rocker December 1983 Asylum	You're A Friend of Mine 1985 Asylum	For America 1986 Asylum	In The Shape of Heart 1986 Asylum
World In Motion 1989 Electra	I'm Alive 1993 Electra	Everywhere I Go June 1994 Electra	Sky Blue and Black November 1994 Electra
About My Imagination April 21, 2003 Electra