Jackson Browne has been a vocal and eloquent advocate of social justice for over three decades. He has spoken out against US foreign policy, particularly as it applies to Central America, and his music has affected change through the increased social awareness of his large fan base, fans who are also voters.
Clyde Jackson Browne was born on October 9, 1948 in Heidelberg, Germany to
Jack Browne and Beatrice Amanda Dahl. Jackson's father was also a musician, a
talent he inherited from his own father. Jack once performed with French jazz
guitarist Django Reinhardt, and recorded with both Mahalia Jackson and Jack
Teagarden. His father's love of Dixieland jazz and his jam sessions were most likely
Jackson's earliest musical influence. His family moved to Los Angeles when he was
three years old, and by the time he was a teenager, Browne had developed an interest
in folk music. He began playing guitar and writing songs, which he sang at local folk
clubs. In early......
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