Editing Jackson Browne (section)

===Activism and music===
In spring of 1978, Browne appeared near a nuclear reprocessing plant in [[Barnwell, South Carolina]], to perform a free concert the night before a civil disobedience action; he did not participate in the action. In June 1978 he performed on the grounds of the [[Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant]] construction site in [[New Hampshire]] for 20,000 opponents of the reactor.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wasserman |first=Harvey |url=http://www.nukefree.org/news/jacksonbrowneoncolbert |title=Jackson Browne Nails Nuke Power on Colbert |website=NukeFree.org |year=2008 |access-date=February 17, 2016}}</ref>

Shortly after the [[Three Mile Island accident|Three Mile Island nuclear accident]], during March 1979, Browne joined with several musician friends to found the [[anti-nuclear|antinuclear]] organization [[Musicians United for Safe Energy]].<ref name="aol"/> He was arrested while protesting against the [[Diablo Canyon Power Plant]] near [[San Luis Obispo]]. His next album, ''[[Hold Out]]'' (1980), was commercially successful and his only number 1 record on the [[Billboard 200|U.S. pop albums chart]]. In 1982, he released the single "[[Somebody's Baby]]" from the ''[[Fast Times at Ridgemont High]]'' soundtrack, which became his biggest hit, peaking at number 7 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The 1983 ''[[Lawyers in Love]]'' followed, signaling a change in lyrics from the personal to the political. In 1985, he duetted with [[Clarence Clemons]] on "[[You're a Friend of Mine]]".

[[Political protest]] featured in Browne's 1986 album, ''[[Lives in the Balance]]'', explicitly condemning U.S. policy in Central America. Flavored with new instrumental textures, it was a huge success with fans, although less so with mainstream audiences. The title track was used at several points in the award-winning 1987 [[PBS]] documentary, ''The Secret Government: The Constitution in Crisis,'' by journalist [[Bill Moyers]].

During the 1980s, Browne performed frequently at benefits for causes he supported, including [[Farm Aid]], [[Amnesty International]] (making several appearances on the 1986 [[A Conspiracy of Hope]] tour), post-[[Somoza]] revolutionary Nicaragua, and the [[Christic Institute]]. The album ''[[World in Motion (album)|World in Motion]]'', released in 1989, contains a cover of [[Steven Van Zandt]]'s "I am a Patriot".

Browne also performed alongside [[Roy Orbison]] in ''[[Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night|A Black and White Night]]'' in 1988 along with [[Bruce Springsteen]] and [[k.d. lang]], among others.