Jackson Browne

American singer-songwriter

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Heidelberg, Germany

Browne was born October 9, 1948, in Heidelberg, Germany, where his father Clyde Jack Browne, an American serviceman, was stationed for his job assignment with the Stars and Stripes newspaper. Browne's mother, Beatrice Amanda (née Dahl), was a Minnesota native of Norwegian ancestry. Browne has three siblings. Roberta "Berbie" Browne was born in 1946 in Nuremberg, Germany; and Edward Severin Browne…

Known for

Billy Joel: And So It Goes — Self2025
Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill — Self2024
Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues — Self2023
Really Good Rejects2022
Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute — Self2022
Immediate Family — Self2022
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On — Self2022
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts — Self2021
The Velvet Underground — Self2021
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions — Self2020

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Key facts

Born: Clyde Jackson Browne , ( 1948-10-09 ) October 9, 1948 (age 77) , Heidelberg , Germany
Origin: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres: Rock folk rock soft rock pop rock heartland rock country rock
Occupations: Singer songwriter producer political activist
Instruments: Vocals guitar piano
Years active: 1964–present
Labels: Elektra Inside Asylum
Website: jacksonbrowne .com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Jackson
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Heidelberg
Occupation: environmentalist
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Genre: country music
Instrument: voice
Record label: Asylum Records
Official website: www.jacksonbrowne.com
Image: Jackson Browne 1977.JPG
Number of children: 2

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date of birth: 1948-10-09
Commons category: Jackson Browne
Commons gallery: Jackson Browne
start of work period: 1966-00-00
medical condition: COVID-19
birth name: Clyde Jackson Browne
name in native language: Jackson Browne
copyright representative: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
social media followers: 193000

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Encyclopedic overview

Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American rock musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 30 million albums in the United States.

Emerging as a teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles, Browne had his first successes writing songs for others. Encouraged by those successes, Browne released his self-titled debut album in 1972, which included two Top 40 hits of his own: "Doctor, My Eyes" and "Rock Me on the Water". His second album, For Everyman, was released in 1973. His third album, Late for the Sky (1974), was his most successful to that point, peaking at number 14 on the Billboard 200 album chart. His fourth album, The Pretender (1976), continued the pattern of each album topping the previous one by peaking at number 5 on the album chart, and included the hit singles "Here Come Those Tears Again" and "The Pretender".

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