I love a lot of musicians, past and present, but Jackson Browne is 'Da Man. Period. Just MNSHO.
The song, according to a Rolling Stone interview....
Browne first encountered the music to “My Cleveland Heart” after [Val] McCallum left a CD on his windshield with a note attached. After listening to it for months, Browne thought up an idea for the lyrics when he was driving around Cleveland, Ohio, and came across a building in the woods. “The person I was driving with said, ‘That’s Cleveland Heart,'” Browne tells Rolling Stone. “‘That’s where they make artificial hearts.’ I said, ‘Oh, I could use one of those!'”
I thought when the Eagles sang "He was brutally handsome " they were singing about Jackson Browne. Well, they were, in my mind.
Did any of you see any of the M.U.S.E. (Musicians United for Sane Energy) concerts in the late-seventies? The No Nukes 3 LP album came out of the concerts and Jackson Browne was a driving force in the movement. Kick ass musicians making kick ass music for a kick ass cause. There were traveling groups of musicians, not all together, I saw whoever came to Eugene at Mac Court.
This is what's on the albums:
Side 1
"Dependin' on You" (Patrick Simmons, Michael McDonald) – The Doobie Brothers – 4:44
"Runaway" (Del Shannon, Max Crook) – Bonnie Raitt – 3:53
"Angel from Montgomery" (John Prine) – Bonnie Raitt – 3:48
"Plutonium Is Forever" (John & Johanna Hall) – John Hall – 3:22
"Power" (John & Johanna Hall) – The Doobie Brothers with John Hall and James Taylor – 5:23
Side 2
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" (Bob Dylan) – James Taylor, Carly Simon and Graham Nash – 3:00
"Cathedral" (Graham Nash) – Graham Nash – 6:03
"The Crow on the Cradle" (Sydney Carter) – Jackson Browne and Graham Nash – 5:04
"Before the Deluge" (Jackson Browne) – Jackson Browne – 6:27
Side 3
"Lotta Love" (Neil Young) – Nicolette Larson and The Doobie Brothers – 3:33
"Little Sister" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – Ry Cooder – 3:56
"A Woman" (Connie Brooks, Patricia Johnson) – Sweet Honey in the Rock – 1:28
"We Almost Lost Detroit" (Gil Scott-Heron) – Gil Scott-Heron – 4:44
"Get Together" (Chet Powers) – Jesse Colin Young – 4:52
"Once You Get Started" (Gavin Christopher) – Chaka Khan – 5:10
"Captain Jim's Drunken Dream" (James Taylor) – James Taylor – 4:19
"Honey Don't Leave L.A." (Danny Kortchmar) – James Taylor – 3:45
"Mockingbird" (Inez and Charlie Foxx) – James Taylor and Carly Simon – 3:57
Side 5
"Heart of the Night" (Paul Cotton) – Poco – 6:09
"Cry to Me" (Bert Berns) – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – 3:30
"Stay" (Maurice Williams) – Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band with Jackson Browne and Rosemary Butler – 4:14
"Detroit Medley": "Devil with the Blue Dress" (Shorty Long, Mickey Stevenson), "Good Golly, Miss Molly" (Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco), "Jenny Take a Ride" (Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman, Bob Crewe) – Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – 4:49
Side 6
"You Don't Have to Cry" (Stephen Stills) – Crosby, Stills & Nash – 3:04
When my sister was in her Freshman year at Tulane's women's college, Sophie Newcombe, in New Orleans in 1972-73, a still relatively unknown JB played at a theater on campus that she was a volunteer usher at. She got to meet him, and apparently, they hit it off, as he tried to get her to come out to Arizona with him. She told him she'd love to, but that our dad would probably have him arrested for transporting a minor across state lines, as she was still 17. That's as much of the story as I've ever gotten out of her, but she always tells it with a sparkle in her eye and finishes with a laugh. She's the one who turned me on to Jackson via multiple plays of Running On Empty.
"Farther On" has such great lyrics, as do so many of Jackson's songs. "Now there's a world of illusion and fantasy in the place where the real world belongs."
"And then we'll put our dark glasses on
And we'll make love until our strength is gone
And when the morning light comes streaming in
We'll get up and do it again"
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Pure Jackson Browne. He's
Pure Jackson Browne. He's still himself, and still has that sound.
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He's an American treasure!
He's an American treasure!
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Indeed. And he made it back
Indeed. And he made it back from having Covid, another great thing about him.
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Nice song! Sounds like a
Nice song! Sounds like a Jackson Browne song for sure I would never recognize him now.
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The slide guitar reminded me
The slide guitar reminded me of David Lindley... wonder how he's doing these days... another amazing string artist.
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I love a lot of musicians,
I love a lot of musicians, past and present, but Jackson Browne is 'Da Man. Period. Just MNSHO.
The song, according to a Rolling Stone interview....
Browne first encountered the music to “My Cleveland Heart” after [Val] McCallum left a CD on his windshield with a note attached. After listening to it for months, Browne thought up an idea for the lyrics when he was driving around Cleveland, Ohio, and came across a building in the woods. “The person I was driving with said, ‘That’s Cleveland Heart,'” Browne tells Rolling Stone. “‘That’s where they make artificial hearts.’ I said, ‘Oh, I could use one of those!'”
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I thought when the Eagles
I thought when the Eagles sang "He was brutally handsome " they were singing about Jackson Browne. Well, they were, in my mind.
Did any of you see any of the M.U.S.E. (Musicians United for Sane Energy) concerts in the late-seventies? The No Nukes 3 LP album came out of the concerts and Jackson Browne was a driving force in the movement. Kick ass musicians making kick ass music for a kick ass cause. There were traveling groups of musicians, not all together, I saw whoever came to Eugene at Mac Court.
This is what's on the albums:
Side 1
"Dependin' on You" (Patrick Simmons, Michael McDonald) – The Doobie Brothers – 4:44
"Runaway" (Del Shannon, Max Crook) – Bonnie Raitt – 3:53
"Angel from Montgomery" (John Prine) – Bonnie Raitt – 3:48
"Plutonium Is Forever" (John & Johanna Hall) – John Hall – 3:22
"Power" (John & Johanna Hall) – The Doobie Brothers with John Hall and James Taylor – 5:23
Side 2
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" (Bob Dylan) – James Taylor, Carly Simon and Graham Nash – 3:00
"Cathedral" (Graham Nash) – Graham Nash – 6:03
"The Crow on the Cradle" (Sydney Carter) – Jackson Browne and Graham Nash – 5:04
"Before the Deluge" (Jackson Browne) – Jackson Browne – 6:27
Side 3
"Lotta Love" (Neil Young) – Nicolette Larson and The Doobie Brothers – 3:33
"Little Sister" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – Ry Cooder – 3:56
"A Woman" (Connie Brooks, Patricia Johnson) – Sweet Honey in the Rock – 1:28
"We Almost Lost Detroit" (Gil Scott-Heron) – Gil Scott-Heron – 4:44
"Get Together" (Chet Powers) – Jesse Colin Young – 4:52
Side 4
"You Can't Change That" (Ray Parker Jr.) – Raydio – 3:33
"Once You Get Started" (Gavin Christopher) – Chaka Khan – 5:10
"Captain Jim's Drunken Dream" (James Taylor) – James Taylor – 4:19
"Honey Don't Leave L.A." (Danny Kortchmar) – James Taylor – 3:45
"Mockingbird" (Inez and Charlie Foxx) – James Taylor and Carly Simon – 3:57
Side 5
"Heart of the Night" (Paul Cotton) – Poco – 6:09
"Cry to Me" (Bert Berns) – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – 3:30
"Stay" (Maurice Williams) – Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band with Jackson Browne and Rosemary Butler – 4:14
"Detroit Medley": "Devil with the Blue Dress" (Shorty Long, Mickey Stevenson), "Good Golly, Miss Molly" (Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco), "Jenny Take a Ride" (Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman, Bob Crewe) – Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – 4:49
Side 6
"You Don't Have to Cry" (Stephen Stills) – Crosby, Stills & Nash – 3:04
"Long Time Gone" (David Crosby) – Crosby, Stills & Nash – 5:23
"Teach Your Children" (Graham Nash) – Crosby, Stills & Nash – 3:05
"Takin' It to the Streets" (Michael McDonald) – The Doobie Brothers and James Taylor – 4:37
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The JB show I attended at the
The JB show I attended at the Cuthbert just before COVID was one of the best shows I have seen in recent years.
Great songlist, great arrangements, great playing, great singing - in the "friendly confines".
What's not to love?
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When my sister was in her
When my sister was in her Freshman year at Tulane's women's college, Sophie Newcombe, in New Orleans in 1972-73, a still relatively unknown JB played at a theater on campus that she was a volunteer usher at. She got to meet him, and apparently, they hit it off, as he tried to get her to come out to Arizona with him. She told him she'd love to, but that our dad would probably have him arrested for transporting a minor across state lines, as she was still 17. That's as much of the story as I've ever gotten out of her, but she always tells it with a sparkle in her eye and finishes with a laugh. She's the one who turned me on to Jackson via multiple plays of Running On Empty.
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The slide guitar reminded me
The slide guitar reminded me of David Lindley...
That's Greg Leisz playing pedal steel.
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I finally got around to
I finally got around to catching this. Nice.
There are also some gentle pieces being played by Jackson at home:
The Pretender on piano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf-rrgiKwCE
Before the Deluge,with Val McCallum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAwhD9rKxog
And more...
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Jackson Browne performs
Jackson Browne performs "Looking Into You” live from home with Greg Leisz for Forest Fete : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1-t9t2t_3E
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Jackson and Greg just Awesome
Jackson and Greg just Awesome together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwN_FbwWpjM&t=1s&ab_channel=JacksonBrowne
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"Farther On" has such great
"Farther On" has such great lyrics, as do so many of Jackson's songs. "Now there's a world of illusion and fantasy in the place where the real world belongs."
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"And then we'll put our dark
"And then we'll put our dark glasses on
And we'll make love until our strength is gone
And when the morning light comes streaming in
We'll get up and do it again"
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That Farther On was a great
That Farther On was a great version - so moving. Looking into You, lovely.
Jackson Browne and Greg Leisz make such sweet music.
Jackson Browne and his lyrics makes such sweet music with anyone.