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Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne

Acting

Born: October 9, 1948Heidelberg, 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 was born in 1949 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. His younger sister, Gracie Browne, was born a number of years later. At the age of three, Browne and his family moved to his grandfather's house, Abbey San Encino, in the Highland Park district of Los Angeles. In his teens, he began singing folk songs in local venues such as the Ash Grove and The Troubador Club. He attended Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, California, graduating in 1966. Clyde Jackson Browne is a German/American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States. Coming to prominence in the 1970s, Browne has written and recorded songs such as "These Days", "The Pretender", "Running on Empty", "Lawyers in Love", "Doctor My Eyes", "Take It Easy", "For a Rocker", and "Somebody's Baby". In 2004, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, and given an honorary doctorate of music by Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked him as 37th in its list of the "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time".

Known For
Filmography
Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill

Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill

Self

2024
Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues

Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues

Self

2023
Immediate Family

Immediate Family

Self

2022
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On

Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On

Self

2022
Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute

Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute

Self

2022
Really Good Rejects

Really Good Rejects

2022
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts

Self

2021
The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

Self

2021
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions

Self

2020
Linda and the Mockingbirds

Linda and the Mockingbirds

Self

2020
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

Self

2019
David Crosby: Remember My Name

David Crosby: Remember My Name

Self (archive footage)

2019
Echo in the Canyon

Echo in the Canyon

Self

2019
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash

The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash

Self

2019
Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30

Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30

Self

2017
The Poet of Havana

The Poet of Havana

Self

2015
Station to Station

Station to Station

2014
ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014

ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014

Self

2014
All My Friends - Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman

All My Friends - Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman

Himself

2014
Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute

Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute

Self

2014
Jackson Browne: I'll Do Anything - Live In Concert

Jackson Browne: I'll Do Anything - Live In Concert

Musician

2013
Jackson Browne with Special Guest Sara Watkins Live

Jackson Browne with Special Guest Sara Watkins Live

Himself - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano

2012
Troubadours

Troubadours

Self

2011
The Eagles - Earlybird Live Usa 1974 & Europe 1973

The Eagles - Earlybird Live Usa 1974 & Europe 1973

Self - Guest

2011
Jackson Browne: Live At Glastonbury Festival 2010

Jackson Browne: Live At Glastonbury Festival 2010

Self

2010
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Start Me Up

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Start Me Up

Self

2010
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Sweet Emotion

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Sweet Emotion

Self

2009

Talking Guitars

Self

2008
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Jackson Browne

2007
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

Self

2007
Trudell

Trudell

Self - Singer, Songwriter

2005
Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back

Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back

Self (archive footage)

2003
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

Self

2002
Jackson Browne: VH-1 Storytellers

Jackson Browne: VH-1 Storytellers

Himself

1996
Bonnie Raitt: Road Tested

Bonnie Raitt: Road Tested

Self - Guest star - Guitar, vocals

1996
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True

The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True

The Scarecrow

1995
Nico Icon

Nico Icon

Self

1995
Jackson Browne: Going Home

Jackson Browne: Going Home

Himself

1994
Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work

Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work

Self

1993
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

Self

1988
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

Self - Backing Vocals

1988
The Best of Max Headroom

The Best of Max Headroom

Self

1987
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

Self

1987
The Making of Sun City

The Making of Sun City

Self

1985
No Nukes

No Nukes

Self

1980

Jackson Browne: BBC in Concert

1978
Eagles: The Broadcast Collection

Eagles: The Broadcast Collection

Self

1974
Eagles | Don Kirshner's Rock Concert

Eagles | Don Kirshner's Rock Concert

Self - Special Guest

1973
The Ski Bum

The Ski Bum

Stoned Guitars

1971