(the Beethoven of the guitar):
Many of Jackson Browne's early songs were recorded by artists like the Eagles, Gregg Allman, Nico and the Byrds, long before he put out his first album. Working as a staff songwriter for Elekta at 18, it would be 6 more years before he would release his first record. From 1973, For Everyman, is his second album, and contains the hit Take It Easy, co-written by Glenn Frey which became the Eagles first single. That song is also responsible for making the "corner in Winslow Arizona" famous! A little while ago I got a text from my daughter, who was traveling at the time, "I'm standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona" and I sent back "sounds like the Eagles!" I suppose I could have said it sounds like Jackson Browne! It would be hard to go wrong with any Jackson Browne album, he is such a good songwriter. Here is Red Neck Friend:
His fourth studio release from 1976 is The Pretender. Released after the suicide of his first wife, this album has some very emotional songs. Here Comes Those Tears Again which is credited as co-written with his mother in law, Daddy's Tune, Sleeps Dark and Silent Gate as well as this song Your Bright Baby Blues:
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