A few years back I was on a trip to Paris with my girlfriend, we were walking down the street when suddenly someone came rushing up from behind. Feeling sort of spooked, I turned around to see a dark eyed guy saying something like "I think you forgot this" as he handed over my wallet which I'd left behind on the table of the place where my girlfriend and I had just had breakfast. Dark eyed guy was Jackson Browne, I told him I was a fan and he signed a 5 euro bill that I had in my wallet. Seemingly a good way to save your money is to have Jackson Browne sign it, as those 5 euros are still unspent.
In the mid-1970s, I sat in my grandfather’s living room and together we watched a Jackson Browne concert on tv. At the end, I saw Grampa had a tear in his eye. He said, «How can a young man his age know so much of life? » These songs are ageless and connect directly to our hearts.
I am now 75 but still love the music of Jackson ever since the early 70’s when he first broke on the scene. I once heard him called the poet laureate of rock music. It’s an apt description. His lyrics were certainly like poetry to me.
Jackson Browne was a big part of my growing up 50 years ago. Now listening to this concert he still resonates. What a treasure, what a gift to all of us. Carry on with the beautiful and meaningful words.
Jackson Browne's music is timeless. Over the past fifty years I've heard some great music but always come back to his amazing style, skill and story telling.
Jackson Browne, like so many of this era, causes me to time travel. All of a sudden, I am a 19 year old young woman, in the attic bedroom of the home she grew up in, ready to embark on what would be her adult life. There are some regrets, some things I would change, but mostly I'm just grateful for the life experiences and loves I have had. I love that younger people are listening to this music, because "They say, in the end, it's the wink of an eye"...Believe them and me.
Just arriving at 65 yrs of age now and Amy your words are my thoughts expressed exactly. My saving grace is I found some of the gratitude of experience you speak of, thank goodness it arrived!
My friend,s this is the music of a generation, when it came to music we had the world at our feet, from the early 60s to the golden age of the 70s we had it all. My first love of music was that of JAMES TAYLOR, CAROL KING, JACKSON BROWN THEN I FOUND ZEPPELIN, THE WHO, THE STONES EVEN HAD A FLING WITH GLAM ROCK THAT WAS FUN, AND I LOOK BACK KNOW AND SMILE AT WHAT A GREAT GIG WE HAD BACK IN THE DAY, I THANK THE ROCK GODS OUR MUSIC IS STILL WITH US TODAY. PEACE BE WITH YOU ALL MY FRIEND'S. 🙏✌️😎🏴
Jeffrey Young was one of my closest friends for over forty years. I saw him play with everyone and enjoyed his music so much. He invited me to see Jackson multiple times and we always went back stage, which was fun. Jackson is a kind, funny down to earth guy. I miss Jeff so much, his passing was way too soon. We love you Jeff! ❤
His voice has taken on such an elegant quality, crackling with wisdom, full of fatigue and regret. In '72 I was 14 and listening to Song For Adam alone in my room wondering what losing a friend is like. Now I'm an old man listening to Barricades of Heaven and I get it...
I just keep coming back to this performance. Jackson Browne has always been able to evoke emotion from me unlike any other artist. Nostalgia and hope, and just bittersweet affection for life and aging. I think he is such a talented and underrated songwriter. I love the depth of his voice, the emotion even now in his older age, he's still got it. The strains of time in his voice make it that much more beautiful. what a beautiful soul.
Jeff Young there, looking all cool and sound like an angel. rest in peace - sing for those who are there where you find yourself. Thank you for being here with us. Beauty.
That is Jeffrey Young, He has been with Jackson since maybe 4 or 5 albums and allways travelled with him. I agree he is excellent harmony singer and great keyboard player! Excellent in J.B. Concerts.
My parents divorced when I was twelve years old....my dad got custody but I used to visit my mom every other weekend and she used to play her Jackson Browne albums while we were hanging around in her apartment. Watching and listening to this makes me feel old but it also reminds me of those feelings I had and the comfort his music brought me. Thank you.
that was a heart warming story..reminds me of when my kids stayed with me every weekend...being a musician there was extra music..love Jackson browne..thank you for sharing your memory
I find myself watching this again and again. It is just pure music played with no falsity of any kind. Just watching the interplay of stringed instruments and voices: feeds the soul.
This probably the 50th time I’ve watched this and it never gets old. What more poignant song that applies to us all than”Long Way Gone”, so sad but so true.
Jackson Browne is the most timeless musician I have ever listened to. There is something about the quality of his voice, the structures of his lyrics, and the style of his guitar playing that resonates so perpetually with me. This is my new favorite tiny desk concert.
I'd be honored if some Jackson Browne fans would check out my acoustic piano & vocal cover of SOMEBODY'S BABY on my channel, inspired by Jackson's own acoustic re-interpretation of the song. Recorded live with no digital enhancements. Thanks and peace.
All my favorites are from that generation--born late 1930s to early 1950s. I have 10,000 albums from them, and 1,000 are in my active circulation. Each is timeless.
@ jed vergel de dios, Thank you for sharing this with us. I could not agree with you anymore. Jackson Browne truly has, an almost magical, EVERYTHING! "LIGHTENING IN A BOTTLE! " Love & Light to you out there in RUclips Land and BeYoNd. 😉 💜 🍀 👻 🎶 🐾 🤗
Barricades of Heaven is one of my favourites. So much truth. Many of my pages are faded and open in the sun but the next can still surprise you. Thanks for letting me grow up with you, Jackson.
Jackson Brown has such a way of singing not only from the heart but from his heart. Call it a loan is my favorite song of his. Remorse for hurting someone you love and took for granted is truly the growth from adolescence to manhood. Call it a loan until I have paid in full for the seeds I have sown. Remarkable in our age of selfishness and pride.
Jackson...have been in love with your soul, voice, lyrics, face, sine I was 17 years old... that’s 50 years ago. Your music is always there for my broken heart....I’ve called your music “slit-your -wrist music”. When I’ve felt so down, you’ve been there to catch my fall. Gosh, you are the perfect angel. You are a healer of broken hearts.
My favorite singer songwriter of all of my 63 years. He sings to my soul, to everyone’s soul. If you just open your heart and mind to his music you will feel the beauty and pain of life in song. Love this guy, always in my heart.❤️
It seems Jackson is always at his very best with minimalist arrangements; a voice, a guitar and a violin/piano. Really lends to his songwriting, more purposeful than what comes out of the studio. If you haven't checked out Jackson Live at Main Point 1975, you absolutely should. 3 hours of gold, my all-time favorite concert recording, very much in the style shown here.
As hard as it is for me to pick a favorite of his songs, Barricades is always my absolute favorite, Walls and Doors is a very close second, right there beside These Days and Doctor My Eyes.
For some reason of sheer happenstance I had never listened to Jackson Browne before seeing his induction speech for Joan Baez into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame . It was beautiful , meaningful and moving . That is my introduction to Jackson Browne ( now that I'm nearly 80 ) , and I'm so thankful I "found" him . Listening to him I feel inspired and uplifted . He is a delightful artist and a gift to the world . My young son is a singer/songwriter , and he, too will be great in time . . . and over time . These guys are true blessings , and we should listen to them whenever we can . They enrich lives . George Lewis, Sr
+ Ligia Lewis. Yes indeed.Wasn't that induction speech for Joan Baez something. I often think about that. It's on YT anytime you you want to see it. I'm going to see it now.
So interesting to see him close up. All that life he's lived, all that emotion in the songs. The Barricades of Heaven is, I think, my favourite song in the world. Joan, Van, John Martyn, The Blue Nile, all come close, but THAT Song, OMG... the stars up above and the lights below.....
@@acooksla Oh no. This is the first I've known of him. I made a note while I was watching to search for his work because of his expressiveness. I am sorry for the loss of your friend.
@@acookslaWhat a terrible loss for you. I knew Jeff during my senior year at Mt. Vernon High. It was many years later when I learned just how successful his music career had turned out to be. Not at all surprised because I saw his keyboard talent close up a number of times and it was awesome. I'm so grateful for videos like this. Such a sweet guy and fun to party with in the early 70s. May his memory be a blessing to you and all who knew him.
I can still remember to this day the order that Jackson Brownes Albums were released,Jackson Browne is another living legend,l will be listening to his music until the day I take my final breath,I will be turning 71years old in 2 and half hours. Regards, Doug Hughes Williamstown Nth, Australia❤❤😂
I sat listening to this, crying selfish tears for a friend who is a long way gone and near the end, and as I listened to the harmonies and song, the lyrics lifted me up, reminding me I still have a way to go... Thank you to all
My prayers to you and the family of your friend also Mr. Miller. You are just loving and missing them that's all. Take care and. Peace to you also. R Billie
Roger Miller : Not that my viewpoint matters, but I don’t think crying is self-indulgent at all, it’s just an expression of an inner feeling, and I think it’s good to let it out.
Browne knows his way around that beautiful axe. One dimension I like about TDC is watching the musicians play their instruments and support their songs. He's still got the magic.
I've lost track of how many times that I have listened to this performance , but this is an absolute gem that you hide in a little box and take out once in a while when you want a special little treat ! Just incredible ensemble !!!
embermarrow the two part long eagles documentary that I put off watching for so long told the back story of when they first made it to LA (Glen and Don) they had no money and got to stay in a basement apartment (really just a basement) where Jackson lived above. They spoke of being able to hear Jackson’s daily songwriting rituals above which included sitting at a piano singing continued repetitions of verses and phrases that gave way to silent tea breaks (they described hearing the sounds of quiet interrupted by tea kettle boils) after which he would return back to do it all over again until he got them just right like he wanted them.
TRULY MAGNIFICENT!!! EVERY "REAL MUSIC LOVER"'S "GIFT"!!!!! JACKSON BROWNE is in a "LEAGUE OF HIS OWN - WHAT A "REAL TRUE PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN" SHOULD STRIVE TO BE!!! We "GET TO BETTER THAN FRONT ROW"......."IN THE STUDIO "THE BEST STUDIO MUSICIANS....AND "JACKSON BROWNE I CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE THIS.....THEN PLAY IT "OVER AND OVER AGAIN"!!!! "THANK YOU" JACKSON BROWNE + STUDIO "GREATS"!!!! ❤️
THIS is a true artist. I think the best songwriter ever. EVER. After 36 years of loving his music, I finally got to see him in concert. Jackson Browne, 20+ acoustic guitars and two solid hours of the best concert I have ever been to...hands down.
** Glen Frey from the Eagles learned through a floor in a shared apt from Jackson that GREAT song writing takes elbow grease for hours and hours. Love these guys and all their Excellent Music ! GOD Bless
I love this guy. His words resonate and have a kinship with me. I listened to him shortly after suddenly losing my dad in 72 to a tragic job accident on Thanksgiving weekend. The album that hit home for me was the "The Pretender" I was lost and felt with dad gone I had lost my planned future that we had often talked about. So I joined the in Marines in 75 and listened to his 4th vinyl album in 76 and felt those songs were somehow written for me, "The Only Child', "Daddy's Tune", "Sleep Dark and Silent Night". Jackson has touched many people. I'm grateful & Thank you sir.
I am now 63 and Jackson Browne has been a constant companion at work and as I drive the streets of the greater Phoenix area. I love it when my great Niece, at age 10 will ask to listen to Jackson Browne and questions the meanings behind the songs. Her favorite is Lawless Avenues. I was hard to explain that one to her, true it is just my interpretation of the lyrics but we still are talking and I know she will still continue to listen long after I leave this earth, she wants all my CDs.
My favourite singer-songwriter of all time, have seen him live three times (1986, 1996 and 2006) and have every one of his albums and this just proves he has lost nothing...
It was a pleasure to see Jackson Browne in concert in Fresno recently. His music has truly stood the test of time. If you have the chance, do not miss him when he passes through. “...we have to drive all night to do a show in Fresno... or Detroit, I don’t know, we do so many shows in a row”
He is one of the finest song writers to come out of America or anywhere for that matter. He sings from the heart and this is just a small sample of the genius that is before us.
Turning 60 in a few days, and sitting here before leaving my office desk teary eyed to hear this tiny little jewel and reflect, remembering the first time hearing, "These Days," and thinking that it was one of Tom Rush's best songs ever. The correction made at the age of 14 opened my heart and my life to this wonderfully, both calming and yearning voice that has endured the years better than most of us can ever imagine. I know I am one of millions who are truly grateful for the inspiration Jackson Browne has provided me over a lifetime now of listening to this guy, in so many forms and in so many venues and always with the same awe and respect for his talent and unique soul that hit me in the beginning. So thankful for his part in this fantastic journey.
As I get older his music hits me in different ways from just being a teenager in high school without a worry to pushing 40 and being a proud father Jackson Brownes music is soul food to me always helps me when I need it
Jackson Browne is certainly my poet laureate through the ages, since 1972. He's just a couple of years younger than me and all his music/poetry seem to capture exactly the stages I've been in through the years.
Jackson Brown is one of Americas great singer song writers. A treasure! It saddens me to see how we've all aged. He is still a bright star in a sky of pretenders (pardon the pun).
thank you for this. Jackson Browne is a prince, and one of the very best we all ever produced. Thank You, Mr. Browne for eons and eons of true feeling. Really. Thank You Sir !!!!!
Nothing better than Jackson Browne. I have been listening to him and being inspired by him since I was in High School. I have never wavered in my love of this man's music.
Merveilleux ! Since August 1977 and Stay, I never stopped listening Jackson B. ! Even 40 years later, I still love those wonderful songs ! Thanks for sharing this concert !
I am, as always, amazed by Jackson Browne. His songs are timeless and although I am nearly 65 and a fan for nearly (scary to think about) 50 years, hearing Jackson Browne sing is always a new experience , no matter the venue. In a concert hall with band and lights or an office/studio with a few friends, ...the heart in his songs shines through and cannot be diminished. So glad this amazing singer/songwriter continues to share his timeless songs with younger generations. God bless you, Jackson. I'm grateful for you and glad NPR did these "Desk Concerts" ...a venue for ONLY the BEST like Jackson Browne.
I’m 64...and just love the way Jackson Brown makes me listen. Wonderful musician and talent. I sometimes feel like he gets excellent recognition from his peers. But, not enough from the rest of us. Long live Jackson Brown!
@@jmmacb03 Yes aching, doing things backwards and wrong side up tends to get those ill effects...but this is music now. A separate issue... And I love all the new stuff he's been doing. 🥰🥰🥰🙏🏽
Jackson just has so much heart, soul and just seems like a very REAL person. Not a poseur, not concerned with fashion or fads, just TRUTH. Most artists who try to stay true to themselves and their beliefs don't have much success. But he's been one of the exceptions to that rule. No wonder we love him and his music.
ya, i followed him from his teens... from nico, nitty gritty dirt, and on and on. he's the best. ever. to me & for me. there will always be critics and haters - it's life, human nature... but this cat's the epitome of what a survivor is. innate genius talent. peace, love and understanding - alohas y'all.
I am 61. We truly are a blessed generation that is alive to find these performances now on RUclips-but still remember only having a photo on an LP that probably didn't have the lyrics. And no free guitar tutorials! Hehe. ☮
Jackson you gave me your guitar and changed my life forever... your songs were already Road music . For this Alice in Wonderland on her way from Florida to LA and when I got there I found more than I could bargain for... but there were a few voices that were true that you could count on...artists who, in spite of their own foibles were doing the right thing at the right time for reasons that would last for all time. When Fukushima happened you were the first person I thought of I cried thinking all that you did for so many through Muse and so . Many other concerts (. I volunteered helped sing or just watched your show to make this planet a little safer for our children
big follower of Jackson since the beginning, I had to walk home 10 mls in the snow from his concert in Glasgow in the 70swith slippy shoes on, worth every step.still majic.
+tommy mcghee ... I remember that early December concert evening very well. I was part of Jackson's crew from America. Ten of us traveled over night from London to Glasgow on a charter bus with the intention of sleeping. However, about an hour into the trip the bus heater gave out and soon we had ice covering the inside of all our windows. Not only were we freezing cold but we were unable the experience the beautiful country side covered with a fresh blanket of snow. The incredible reception we received that night from the Glasgow audience made up for it. I'll never forget it. A perfect example how "letting the music lift your spirits high". Thanks Glasgow fans.
That's nothing. I walked 15 miles in the snow barefoot to watch him rehearse. He offered me a drink of water afterward but I said, "No, thanks. I gotta get back home."
By the time my son was born in 1989 I had played Jackson's music so much by his 4th birthday that he was asking me to play "Jackson BrownIE again and again" there was so much of my life's history set to his music decades before that. My god, I was lucky to be alive and sharing that man's music with those who travelled through my life for so many years.
I love Jackson Browne's voice, he sings his songs so melodically and his music, his lyrics are very profound. He is a visionary as he sings the truth so beautifully.
My friend and band mate Rick has met him, and proclaims him as genuine as his songs. Big time talent which seems undiminished by the years. It's this life-affirming music, so beautifully crafted, that keeps me in his orbit.
What a story teller. Jackson. You are a talented person helping others thru your gift and craft. you have some good folks with you as well. Feeding my soul 💕💕
When I look at different eras of history I've found myself wishing I'd been born back then or...back then. When it comes to music however, I feel blessed and grateful to be born when I was. I love "my" times music. I grew up with Jackson. Bobby. So many others...all connected and represented to me through memory of different events, loves, periods of my life... That I'm still here to remember yesterday and enjoy today is such a gift...
This is just . . . . . holy crap . . . .this is so damn great. Your voice wears its miles proudly man. This may be the greatest thing I've ever heard. Thanks so damn much.
This episode started my love for Jackson Browne and his beautiful Music I’ve been a fan for a few Months now I listen to his music and his lyrics and my songwriting gets better each time and I learn so much from his music as well
What a treat...we're right there with the guys, watchin' and hearin' every chord, every lick, every syllable from their mouths.............doin' three beauties of Jackson's creation. Doesn't get much better than this!
James, I think you are right. I have been listening closely for at least an hour, even though I knew all the songs from before. When I am troubled, I listen to "anything" Jackson for solace.
To say that Jackson Browne's music has had a big influence on my life would be a major understatement. He created songs that spoke to me in the most personal way in my most formative years of high school and then college. I listened to him intently and celebrated his music when I was up and especially when I was down. His album "For Everyman" is still, in my view, one of the best in the rock canon. Thank you, Jackson. Please keep writing and playing your amazing music.
A few years back I was on a trip to Paris with my girlfriend, we were walking down the street when suddenly someone came rushing up from behind. Feeling sort of spooked, I turned around to see a dark eyed guy saying something like "I think you forgot this" as he handed over my wallet which I'd left behind on the table of the place where my girlfriend and I had just had breakfast. Dark eyed guy was Jackson Browne, I told him I was a fan and he signed a 5 euro bill that I had in my wallet. Seemingly a good way to save your money is to have Jackson Browne sign it, as those 5 euros are still unspent.
That`s a memory for life right there! :D
Wonderful story, great memory for you, and an insight into the character of Jackson
Heck of a story! Glad you had that experience. Cheers.
Nice one fella. PEACE TO YOU MY FRIEND. ✌️✌️✌️😎😎😎🏴🏴🏴🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
What a beautiful story. Thanks for sharing friend.
In the mid-1970s, I sat in my grandfather’s living room and together we watched a Jackson Browne concert on tv. At the end, I saw Grampa had a tear in his eye. He said, «How can a young man his age know so much of life? » These songs are ageless and connect directly to our hearts.
And now he has lived it.
Talent and experience.
Great story Sabrina. I think Jackson hits as all like this. Great memory
You have with your grandpa. Peace.
Your grandpa must have been wonderful
Thank you for sharing this personal story ! ❤️
i have a similar story , thanks for sharing
I am now 75 but still love the music of Jackson ever since the early 70’s when he first broke on the scene. I once heard him called the poet laureate of rock music. It’s an apt description. His lyrics were certainly like poetry to me.
Yeah making it easy to not notice his use of Darrel Hannah as a punching bag.
@@AvelinaOsborneimpossible to reconcile and contributes to my lack of trust and why i am content to live my life alone
Jackson Browne doesn't have a bad song. Everything he writes has a way of reeling you in and gripping your soul. He's an amazing artist.
from the Heart ❤
"Linda Paloma" ?
@@zagortenay2797 One of his most melodic, sweet and sad.
That's perfectly said Carla!
Has hits since he was only 16
Jackson Browne was a big part of my growing up 50 years ago. Now listening to this concert he still resonates. What a treasure, what a gift to all of us. Carry on with the beautiful and meaningful words.
My goodness but you are spot on for the way Im feeling as well.❤❤
He is a timeless treasure indeed.
Jackson Browne's music is timeless. Over the past fifty years I've heard some great music but always come back to his amazing style, skill and story telling.
Love his music. ❤
Jackson Browne, like so many of this era, causes me to time travel. All of a sudden, I am a 19 year old young woman, in the attic bedroom of the home she grew up in, ready to embark on what would be her adult life. There are some regrets, some things I would change, but mostly I'm just grateful for the life experiences and loves I have had. I love that younger people are listening to this music, because "They say, in the end, it's the wink of an eye"...Believe them and me.
Just arriving at 65 yrs of age now and Amy your words are my thoughts expressed exactly. My saving grace is I found some of the gratitude of experience you speak of, thank goodness it arrived!
My friend,s this is the music of a generation, when it came to music we had the world at our feet, from the early 60s to the golden age of the 70s we had it all. My first love of music was that of JAMES TAYLOR, CAROL KING, JACKSON BROWN THEN I FOUND ZEPPELIN, THE WHO, THE STONES EVEN HAD A FLING WITH GLAM ROCK THAT WAS FUN, AND I LOOK BACK KNOW AND SMILE AT WHAT A GREAT GIG WE HAD BACK IN THE DAY, I THANK THE ROCK GODS OUR MUSIC IS STILL WITH US TODAY. PEACE BE WITH YOU ALL MY FRIEND'S. 🙏✌️😎🏴
RIP Jeffrey Young. Thank you for the music and memories
❤❤❤❤
Jeffrey Young was one of my closest friends for over forty years. I saw him play with everyone and enjoyed his music so much. He invited me to see Jackson multiple times and we always went back stage, which was fun. Jackson is a kind, funny down to earth guy. I miss Jeff so much, his passing was way too soon. We love you Jeff! ❤
Thank you for your beautiful and Caring words.
His voice has taken on such an elegant quality, crackling with wisdom, full of fatigue and regret. In '72 I was 14 and listening to Song For Adam alone in my room wondering what losing a friend is like. Now I'm an old man listening to Barricades of Heaven and I get it...
Jackson is a national treasure. So happy to be alive in his time.
Very well-said.
SAME...
My mentor from very early on..👍👍😫
Make that international treasure.
And so are you for being able to see so clearly.
Me too.
I just keep coming back to this performance. Jackson Browne has always been able to evoke emotion from me unlike any other artist. Nostalgia and hope, and just bittersweet affection for life and aging. I think he is such a talented and underrated songwriter. I love the depth of his voice, the emotion even now in his older age, he's still got it. The strains of time in his voice make it that much more beautiful. what a beautiful soul.
Thank you for your unending love and support ❤️ you all are the reason why I do what I do. Where are you from and how long have you been a fan ?
Kind of hard to imagine JB as underrated. The only folks who rate him as less than one of the best of all time are very few.
Jeff Young there, looking all cool and sound like an angel. rest in peace - sing for those who are there where you find yourself. Thank you for being here with us. Beauty.
That is Jeffrey Young, He has been with Jackson since maybe 4 or 5 albums and allways travelled with him. I agree he is excellent harmony singer and great keyboard player! Excellent in J.B. Concerts.
My parents divorced when I was twelve years old....my dad got custody but I used to visit my mom every other weekend and she used to play her Jackson Browne albums while we were hanging around in her apartment. Watching and listening to this makes me feel old but it also reminds me of those feelings I had and the comfort his music brought me. Thank you.
That's what it's all about....the music doesn't lie, it brings back the Love.
that was a heart warming story..reminds me of when my kids stayed with me every weekend...being a musician there was extra music..love Jackson browne..thank you for sharing your memory
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a9dr6 ...and this is why music is the most important thing we must preserve next to our planet.
a9dr6 Music is a time machine - it takes you back to the time you first heard it, or a significant event that you associate it with - FOREVER.
I find myself watching this again and again. It is just pure music played with no falsity of any kind. Just watching the interplay of stringed instruments and voices: feeds the soul.
This probably the 50th time I’ve watched this and it never gets old. What more poignant song that applies to us all than”Long Way Gone”, so sad but so true.
There's no substitute for talent. Jackson Browne still delivers.
Jackson Browne is the most timeless musician I have ever listened to. There is something about the quality of his voice, the structures of his lyrics, and the style of his guitar playing that resonates so perpetually with me. This is my new favorite tiny desk concert.
I'd be honored if some Jackson Browne fans would check out my acoustic piano & vocal cover of SOMEBODY'S BABY on my channel, inspired by Jackson's own acoustic re-interpretation of the song. Recorded live with no digital enhancements. Thanks and peace.
Completely agreed
jed vergel de dios amen to that. Great thing about music.. It’s pure peace
All my favorites are from that generation--born late 1930s to early 1950s. I have 10,000 albums from them, and 1,000 are in my active circulation. Each is timeless.
@ jed vergel de dios,
Thank you for sharing this with us. I could not agree with you anymore. Jackson Browne truly has, an almost magical, EVERYTHING!
"LIGHTENING IN A BOTTLE! "
Love & Light to you out there in RUclips Land and BeYoNd. 😉 💜 🍀 👻 🎶 🐾 🤗
I feel like I'm always learning how to be a better person from Jackson Browne's lyrics
Jackson is getting older ...like all of us ....but his music is still timeless ...I have loved his music since I was 14 ....60 now ....so meaningfull
I always get visceral feeling deep in my chest when I listen to Jackson...lost time, hope, being a kid, the road, and now my grey hair. ❤️..
yes♥️i call it my silver while grey hair but same same😘
*silver white grey
Wow the one best musician in the world after more then 30 years I still listen Jackson Browne 😀😀😀
The greatest American Songwriter ever. His first 5 records were pure genius. The man is a poet.
Totally agree.
the best songwriter there ever lived, he wrote "these days" at just age 16, such wisdom for such youth. remarkable!
Barricades of Heaven is one of my favourites. So much truth. Many of my pages are faded and open in the sun but the next can still surprise you. Thanks for letting me grow up with you, Jackson.
Jeff Young, Thank you NPR, Jackson Browne, and all of those who have posted his music.
Jeff was my best friend for over forty years, he has now passed away, a huge loss for us all
@@acooksla
Jackson is simply great ❤
DUDE
YOU ARE STILL KILLIN IT....
I LOVE YOU NOW AND FOREVER.....
You taught me sooooooo much and I will be forever grateful💋❤️
'Call it a Loan' is one of my favorite Jackson Browne songs, so glad he played it.
Jackson Brown has such a way of singing not only from the heart but from his heart. Call it a loan is my favorite song of his. Remorse for hurting someone you love and took for granted is truly the growth from adolescence to manhood. Call it a loan until I have paid in full for the seeds I have sown. Remarkable in our age of selfishness and pride.
+Catholic Seymour ... lovely and profound.
What a beautiful comment and an inspiration to go back and listen to this song again! Thank you
Jackson...have been in love with your soul, voice, lyrics, face, sine I was 17 years old... that’s 50 years ago. Your music is always there for my broken heart....I’ve called your music “slit-your -wrist music”. When I’ve felt so down, you’ve been there to catch my fall. Gosh, you are the perfect angel. You are a healer of broken hearts.
My favorite singer songwriter of all of my 63 years. He sings to my soul, to everyone’s soul. If you just open your heart and mind to his music you will feel the beauty and pain of life in song. Love this guy, always in my heart.❤️
bluemooncafe1 So true ...I feel exactly the same way. Poetry in motion. Haunting melodies. He still makes me melt.
It seems Jackson is always at his very best with minimalist arrangements; a voice, a guitar and a violin/piano. Really lends to his songwriting, more purposeful than what comes out of the studio. If you haven't checked out Jackson Live at Main Point 1975, you absolutely should. 3 hours of gold, my all-time favorite concert recording, very much in the style shown here.
Barricades is such a haunting, beautiful song. I heard it as an 18 year old, and knew I would be listening to Jackson for the rest of my life.
"Jimmy found his own sweet sound, and won that free guitar" Jackson was talking about Jimmy Buffet
"The Barricades of Heaven" is an absolutely flawless, perfect song
LOVE Jeff Youngs vocals on this one.
When I saw Jackson in London last time he played my two favourite songs back to back. - The Barricades of Heave and Fountain of Sorrow. Spooky!
As hard as it is for me to pick a favorite of his songs, Barricades is always my absolute favorite, Walls and Doors is a very close second, right there beside These Days and Doctor My Eyes.
I agree, it is flawless!
Totally agree. A true gem.
For some reason of sheer happenstance I had never listened to Jackson Browne before seeing his induction speech for Joan Baez into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame . It was beautiful , meaningful and moving . That is my introduction to Jackson Browne ( now that I'm nearly 80 ) , and I'm so thankful I "found" him . Listening to him I feel inspired and uplifted . He is a delightful artist and a gift to the world . My young son is a singer/songwriter , and he, too will be great in time . . . and over time . These guys are true blessings , and we should listen to them whenever we can . They enrich lives . George Lewis, Sr
+ Ligia Lewis. Yes indeed.Wasn't that induction speech for Joan Baez something. I often think about that. It's on YT anytime you you want to see it. I'm going to see it now.
JB, you’re a timeless gift to the world!
Just like Jackson in '69, I was 21. It's been a crazy ride to 2022, and he's been a spirit guide all along the long way around. God Bless him!
So interesting to see him close up. All that life he's lived, all that emotion in the songs. The Barricades of Heaven is, I think, my favourite song in the world. Joan, Van, John Martyn, The Blue Nile, all come close, but THAT Song, OMG... the stars up above and the lights below.....
I’m mesmerized by the backup vocalist. That is saying a lot when Jackson Browne is in the room. Thanks, NPR! What a gem.
I found him hard to hear
That’s my dear friend Jeff Young. He just passed away in February 😢
@@acooksla Oh no. This is the first I've known of him. I made a note while I was watching to search for his work because of his expressiveness. I am sorry for the loss of your friend.
@@vicfeazell thank you, he was a supreme human 🥲
@@acookslaWhat a terrible loss for you. I knew Jeff during my senior year at Mt. Vernon High. It was many years later when I learned just how successful his music career had turned out to be. Not at all surprised because I saw his keyboard talent close up a number of times and it was awesome. I'm so grateful for videos like this. Such a sweet guy and fun to party with in the early 70s. May his memory be a blessing to you and all who knew him.
I can still remember to this day the order that Jackson Brownes Albums were released,Jackson Browne is another living legend,l will be listening to his music until the day I take my final breath,I will be turning 71years old in 2 and half hours.
Regards,
Doug
Hughes
Williamstown Nth,
Australia❤❤😂
“Doctor, my eyes have seen the years…” and this is what makes a great lyricist
I have had a mad crush on him since '71...and I still get weak in the knees when I see that face and hear that voice!
Love Jackson Browne. He is one of the most original, authentic singer /songwriters around.
I sat listening to this, crying selfish tears for a friend who is a long way gone and near the end, and as I listened to the harmonies and song, the lyrics lifted me up, reminding me I still have a way to go... Thank you to all
and let light perpetual shine upon your friend
My prayers to you and the family of your friend also Mr. Miller. You are just loving and missing them that's all. Take care and. Peace to you also. R Billie
That's beautiful. Music is transcendant
I am so sorry about your friend. let light perpetual shine upon them
Roger Miller : Not that my viewpoint matters, but I don’t think crying is self-indulgent at all, it’s just an expression of an inner feeling, and I think it’s good to let it out.
Browne knows his way around that beautiful axe. One dimension I like about TDC is watching the musicians play their instruments and support their songs. He's still got the magic.
I've lost track of how many times that I have listened to this performance , but this is an absolute gem that you hide in a little box and take out once in a while when you want a special little treat ! Just incredible ensemble !!!
Reading the comments lets me know how much this guy means to so many people. I too am glad he's still going strong.
Jackson has the voice, great lyrics, and most importantly he's got the mileage. One of the greatest songwriters ever.
embermarrow
the two part long eagles documentary that I put off watching for so long told the back story of when they first made it to LA (Glen and Don) they had no money and got to stay in a basement apartment (really just a basement) where Jackson lived above.
They spoke of being able to hear Jackson’s daily songwriting rituals above which included sitting at a piano singing continued repetitions of verses and phrases that gave way to silent tea breaks (they described hearing the sounds of quiet interrupted by tea kettle boils) after which he would return back to do it all over again until he got them just right like he wanted them.
Along with Dan Fogleberg, May he Rest In Peace. Gone too soon.
Jeff Young crushes the harmonies/melodies on this... Jackson Browne has been and still is phenomenal
Yea!!!! And Val is sooo in the zone too!
Jeff was one of my best friends and it was a sad day when he passed - I still miss him
Jackson Browne has that rare gift to soothe, caress and comfort souls in ways we don't fully understand.
Forty-three years I've been listening to Jackson Browne and his music sounds just as fine as the first time I heard it.
Me too! I love his way. So talented so gifted.
47 years for me and I couldn’t agree with you more.
His concert in Fort Worth, Texas 1980, I think was one of my first concerts.
His music is like a fine wine, it get better with time.
His music is like a fine wine, it get better with time.
The USA has produced many exceptional musical entertainers and Browne is right at the top, in my opinion, truly a gift to us....
He has a gift.
this set is amazing! such observant lyricism and what a band! Greg Leisz...whew.
TRULY MAGNIFICENT!!!
EVERY "REAL MUSIC LOVER"'S "GIFT"!!!!!
JACKSON BROWNE is in a "LEAGUE OF HIS OWN - WHAT A "REAL TRUE PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN" SHOULD STRIVE TO BE!!!
We "GET TO BETTER THAN FRONT ROW"......."IN THE STUDIO "THE BEST STUDIO MUSICIANS....AND "JACKSON BROWNE
I CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE THIS.....THEN PLAY IT "OVER AND OVER AGAIN"!!!!
"THANK YOU" JACKSON BROWNE + STUDIO "GREATS"!!!! ❤️
true little sister : )
Amen to that!
@jmack619 SD Livin'?
THIS is a true artist. I think the best songwriter ever. EVER. After 36 years of loving his music, I finally got to see him in concert. Jackson Browne, 20+ acoustic guitars and two solid hours of the best concert I have ever been to...hands down.
** Glen Frey from the Eagles learned through a floor in a shared apt from Jackson that GREAT song writing takes elbow grease for hours and hours. Love these guys and all their Excellent Music ! GOD Bless
RIP to Jeff Young. Such a beautiful and kind voice.
Amazing vocalist ❤️❤️
One of my best friends from our early days in NYC. So great to see him here, we miss him so 😢
Wow, what a life of stories, I'm sure. All the best to you. @@acooksla
@@davidmac6094 so many
Great loss🙏; musicians of that calibre are fewer and further between these days.
I love this guy. His words resonate and have a kinship with me. I listened to him shortly after suddenly losing my dad in 72 to a tragic job accident on Thanksgiving weekend. The album that hit home for me was the "The Pretender" I was lost and felt with dad gone I had lost my planned future that we had often talked about. So I joined the in Marines in 75 and listened to his 4th vinyl album in 76 and felt those songs were somehow written for me, "The Only Child', "Daddy's Tune", "Sleep Dark and Silent Night". Jackson has touched many people. I'm grateful & Thank you sir.
Jackson's voice is timeless.... and I love the acoustics in this. What a great songwriter
I am now 63 and Jackson Browne has been a constant companion at work and as I drive the streets of the greater Phoenix area. I love it when my great Niece, at age 10 will ask to listen to Jackson Browne and questions the meanings behind the songs. Her favorite is Lawless Avenues. I was hard to explain that one to her, true it is just my interpretation of the lyrics but we still are talking and I know she will still continue to listen long after I leave this earth, she wants all my CDs.
Love Jackson's music and his musicians. But NPR is the star of all these concerts, too. Thank you NPR!
So mesmerizing! 49 years later still listening to Jackson even more now!
My favourite singer-songwriter of all time, have seen him live three times (1986, 1996 and 2006) and have every one of his albums and this just proves he has lost nothing...
It was a pleasure to see Jackson Browne in concert in Fresno recently. His music has truly stood the test of time. If you have the chance, do not miss him when he passes through. “...we have to drive all night to do a show in Fresno... or Detroit, I don’t know, we do so many shows in a row”
He is one of the finest song writers to come out of America or anywhere for that matter. He sings from the heart and this is just a small sample of the genius that is before us.
Turning 60 in a few days, and sitting here before leaving my office desk teary eyed to hear this tiny little jewel and reflect, remembering the first time hearing, "These Days," and thinking that it was one of Tom Rush's best songs ever. The correction made at the age of 14 opened my heart and my life to this wonderfully, both calming and yearning voice that has endured the years better than most of us can ever imagine. I know I am one of millions who are truly grateful for the inspiration Jackson Browne has provided me over a lifetime now of listening to this guy, in so many forms and in so many venues and always with the same awe and respect for his talent and unique soul that hit me in the beginning. So thankful for his part in this fantastic journey.
As I get older his music hits me in different ways from just being a teenager in high school without a worry to pushing 40 and being a proud father Jackson Brownes music is soul food to me always helps me when I need it
50 plus for me and I’m still touched by his music. Some days this song someday another but always something that touches my soul.
Jackson Browne is certainly my poet laureate through the ages, since 1972. He's just a couple of years younger than me and all his music/poetry seem to capture exactly the stages I've been in through the years.
Jackson Brown is one of Americas great singer song writers. A treasure! It saddens me to see how we've all aged. He is still a bright star in a sky of pretenders (pardon the pun).
Browne
If it's brown send it down.
J Ward
I was pointing out that you spelled his name wrong.The Two things that annoy me on RUclips are Brown and Skynard. Lol. Peace
if it's yellow let it mellow
Aging - it beats the alternative.
Thank you, Jackson, for being so brilliant, so true, so honest, so real, so beautiful. Whenever I come back to your music, I come back to myself.
thank you for this. Jackson Browne
is a prince, and one of the very best
we all ever produced. Thank You, Mr. Browne
for eons and eons of true feeling. Really. Thank You Sir !!!!!
Thank you Bob Boilen for the great description and organization and invitation to Jackson.
......... had to laugh, tho....... so typical.....everybody got a credit except for the musicians!
Great observation and so unlike Jackson.@@No1Armadillo
Nothing better than Jackson Browne. I have been listening to him and being inspired by him since I was in High School. I have never wavered in my love of this man's music.
Patrick Di Chiro I feel the same way.
Merveilleux ! Since August 1977 and Stay, I never stopped listening Jackson B. ! Even 40 years later, I still love those wonderful songs ! Thanks for sharing this concert !
I am, as always, amazed by Jackson Browne. His songs are timeless and although I am nearly 65 and a fan for nearly (scary to think about) 50 years, hearing Jackson Browne sing is always a new experience , no matter the venue. In a concert hall with band and lights or an office/studio with a few friends, ...the heart in his songs shines through and cannot be diminished. So glad this amazing singer/songwriter continues to share his timeless songs with younger generations. God bless you, Jackson. I'm grateful for you and glad NPR did these "Desk Concerts" ...a venue for ONLY the BEST like Jackson Browne.
Well said! I am 61 and right now my heart is aching-this is so good…
I'm 65 and still remember Running on empty like it was yesterday.
His version of Linda Paloma on a US TV programme is just sublime....
I’m 64...and just love the way Jackson Brown makes me listen. Wonderful musician and talent. I sometimes feel like he gets excellent recognition from his peers. But, not enough from the rest of us. Long live Jackson Brown!
@@jmmacb03 Yes aching, doing things backwards and wrong side up tends to get those ill effects...but this is music now. A separate issue... And I love all the new stuff he's been doing. 🥰🥰🥰🙏🏽
So glad I got to see him live in Australia.. was singing along to the whole set .. so many hits
Jackson just has so much heart, soul and just seems like a very REAL person. Not a poseur, not concerned with fashion or fads, just TRUTH. Most artists who try to stay true to themselves and their beliefs don't have much success. But he's been one of the exceptions to that rule. No wonder we love him and his music.
Jackson is one of my favorite hero-artists of all time. Always the voice of reason. With full respect to the band, they sound awesome too.
ya, i followed him from his teens... from nico, nitty gritty dirt, and on and on. he's the best. ever. to me & for me. there will always be critics and haters - it's life, human nature... but this cat's the epitome of what a survivor is. innate genius talent.
peace, love and understanding - alohas y'all.
Sweet comment!
+Maria Zwack Dear Maria (beautiful name, rings of "Linda Paloma"), thank you so much for your compliment. Good things always to you!
There's always sanity and then this is it, but? Cheers Nelson. Talent on strings.
Best. Comment. Ever
James Miles Thank you so much, James
It still blows me away that Jackson wrote These Days at 16 years old:)
have loved him since I was a kid, 65 now and he's still got it and I still get it, shine on Jackson
I am 61. We truly are a blessed generation that is alive to find these performances now on RUclips-but still remember only having a photo on an LP that probably didn't have the lyrics. And no free guitar tutorials! Hehe. ☮
Jackson you gave me your guitar and changed my life forever... your songs were already Road music . For this Alice in Wonderland on her way from Florida to LA and when I got there I found more than I could bargain for... but there were a few voices that were true that you could count on...artists who, in spite of their own foibles were doing the right thing at the right time for reasons that would last for all time.
When Fukushima happened you were the first person I thought of I cried thinking all that you did for so many through Muse and so . Many other concerts (. I volunteered helped sing or just watched your show to make this planet a little safer for our children
big follower of Jackson since the beginning, I had to walk home 10 mls in the snow from his concert in Glasgow in the 70swith slippy shoes on, worth every step.still majic.
+tommy mcghee ... I remember that early December concert evening very well. I was part of Jackson's crew from America. Ten of us traveled over night from London to Glasgow on a charter bus with the intention of sleeping. However, about an hour into the trip the bus heater gave out and soon we had ice covering the inside of all our windows. Not only were we freezing cold but we were unable the experience the beautiful country side covered with a fresh blanket of snow. The incredible reception we received that night from the Glasgow audience made up for it. I'll never forget it. A perfect example how "letting the music lift your spirits high". Thanks Glasgow fans.
That's nothing. I walked 15 miles in the snow barefoot to watch him rehearse. He offered me a drink of water afterward but I said, "No, thanks. I gotta get back home."
tom ault what are you tripping on?
The first time I heard him I knew I'd discovered a master songwriter. Beautiful guitar work. With real feeling of battling through dark days. 5 Stars.
By the time my son was born in 1989 I had played Jackson's music so much by his 4th birthday that he was asking me to play "Jackson BrownIE again and again" there was so much of my life's history set to his music decades before that. My god, I was lucky to be alive and sharing that man's music with those who travelled through my life for so many years.
Jackson's voice is like returning home. love him so much
I love Jackson Browne's voice, he sings his songs so melodically and his music, his lyrics are very profound. He is a visionary as he sings the truth so beautifully.
what a perfect little ensemble of musicians he brought along. wow.
50 years of running down that highway.
and so much on empty.
If this is what empty looks like, id proudly carry an empty anything for as long as god ask me to.
My friend and band mate Rick has met him, and proclaims him as genuine as his songs. Big time talent which seems undiminished by the years. It's this life-affirming music, so beautifully crafted, that keeps me in his orbit.
What a story teller. Jackson. You are a talented person helping others thru your gift and craft. you have some good folks with you as well. Feeding my soul 💕💕
Thank you for your unending love and support ❤️ you all are the reason why I do what I do. Where are you from and how long have you been a fan ?
When I look at different eras of history I've found myself wishing I'd been born back then or...back then. When it comes to music however, I feel blessed and grateful to be born when I was. I love "my" times music. I grew up with Jackson. Bobby. So many others...all connected and represented to me through memory of different events, loves, periods of my life... That I'm still here to remember yesterday and enjoy today is such a gift...
Barricades of Heaven-my favorite Jackson Browne song! Fantastic version here!
This is just . . . . . holy crap . . . .this is so damn great. Your voice wears its miles proudly man. This may be the greatest thing I've ever heard. Thanks so damn much.
James MacDonald ❗
0:01 "Call it a Loan"
5:16 "Barricades of Heaven"
14:02 "Long Way Around"
This episode started my love for Jackson
Browne and his beautiful
Music I’ve been a fan for a few
Months now I listen to his music and his lyrics and my songwriting gets better each time and I learn so much from his music as well
What a treat...we're right there with the guys, watchin' and hearin' every chord, every lick, every syllable from their mouths.............doin' three beauties of Jackson's creation. Doesn't get much better than this!
the closer you listen, the deeper it cuts...surely the hallmark of truth
A talent like no other. Open, honest, vulnerable, human... he wrote These Days at age 16. His piano and guitar reach into your soul.
One of the best songwriters of the 20th Century- For 40+yrs. I've been a big fan
James, I think you are right. I have been listening closely for at least an hour, even though I knew all the songs from before. When I am troubled, I listen to "anything" Jackson for solace.
To say that Jackson Browne's music has had a big influence on my life would be a major understatement. He created songs that spoke to me in the most personal way in my most formative years of high school and then college. I listened to him intently and celebrated his music when I was up and especially when I was down. His album "For Everyman" is still, in my view, one of the best in the rock canon. Thank you, Jackson. Please keep writing and playing your amazing music.