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{{Short description|American singer, songwriter and political activist (born 1948)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Jackson Browne
| image             = Jackson Browne 2017.jpg
| caption           = Browne performing at the Unsung Heroes tribute to [[Eleni Mandell]], January 2017
| birth_name        = Clyde Jackson Browne
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1948|10|9}}
| birth_place       = [[Heidelberg]], [[Allied-occupied Germany|Germany]]
| origin            = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| genre             = {{Flat list|
* [[Rock music|Rock]]
* [[folk rock]]
* [[soft rock]]
* [[pop rock]]
* [[country rock]]
}}
| occupation        = {{Hlist|Singer|songwriter|producer|political activist}}
| instruments       = {{Flat list|
* Vocals
* guitar
* piano
}}
| years_active      = 1964–present
| label             = {{Flat list|
* [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
* [[Inside Recordings|Inside]]
* [[Asylum Records|Asylum]]
}}
| website           = {{URL|jacksonbrowne.com/}}
| module          = {{Infobox person|embed=yes
| signature       = Jackson Browne signature, Billboard Open Letter 2016.png
}}
}}

'''Clyde Jackson Browne''' (born October 9, 1948) is an American rock musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 30 million albums in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gold & Platinum Searchable Database |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database# |publisher=RIAA |access-date=February 21, 2013 |quote=Use advanced search for Artist Name = Browne, Jackson}}</ref>

Emerging as a teenage songwriter in mid-1960s [[Los Angeles]], he had his first successes writing songs for others. He wrote "[[These Days (Jackson Browne song)|These Days]]" as a 16-year-old; the song became a minor hit for the German singer and [[Andy Warhol]] protégé [[Nico]] in 1967. He also wrote several songs for fellow Southern California bands the [[Nitty Gritty Dirt Band]] (of which he was briefly a member in 1966) and the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]], the latter of whom had their first [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'']] Top 40 hit in 1972 with the Browne co-written song "[[Take It Easy]]".

Encouraged by his successes writing songs for others, Browne released his [[Jackson Browne (album)|self-titled debut album]] in 1972, which included two Top 40 hits of his own, "[[Doctor, My Eyes]]" and "[[Rock Me on the Water]]". For his debut album, as well as the next several albums and concert tours, Browne started to work closely with [[The Section (band)|The Section]], a prolific session band which also worked with a number of other prominent singer-songwriters of the era. His second album, ''[[For Everyman]]'', was released in 1973. His third album, ''[[Late for the Sky]]'' (1974), was his most successful to that point, peaking at number 14 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album chart. His fourth album, ''[[The Pretender (album)|The Pretender]]'' (1976), continued the pattern of each album topping the previous by peaking at number 5 on the album chart, and included the hit singles "[[Here Come Those Tears Again]]" and "[[The Pretender (Jackson Browne song)|The Pretender]]".

Browne's 1977 album ''[[Running on Empty (album)|Running on Empty]]'', however, is his signature work; it rose to number 3 on the album chart and remained there for over a year. Both [[live album|live]] and a [[concept album]], it explores in its songs the themes of life as a touring musician, and the album was recorded both on stage and in places touring musicians spend time when not playing, such as hotel rooms, backstage, and in one case on a moving [[tour bus]]. The album produced two Top 40 singles, "[[Running on Empty (song)|Running on Empty]]" and "[[The Load-Out]]/[[Stay (Maurice Williams song)|Stay]]", and many of the other tracks became popular radio hits on the [[album-oriented rock|AOR]] format.

Browne had successful albums through the 1980s, including the 1980 album ''[[Hold Out]]'', which was his only number 1 album; the non-album single "[[Somebody's Baby]]", which was used in the film ''[[Fast Times at Ridgemont High]]'', and 1983's ''[[Lawyers in Love]]'', which included the hit single "[[Tender Is the Night (song)|Tender Is the Night]]". In 1986, he released ''[[Lives in the Balance]]'', which had several radio hits and included the introspective "[[In the Shape of a Heart]]", which was inspired by the suicide of his first wife a decade prior. His string of hit albums came to an end at that point, as his next several albums failed to produce a gold or platinum [[RIAA]] rating.

He released two compilation albums, ''[[The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne]]'' in 1997, and ''[[The Very Best of Jackson Browne]]'', released in conjunction with his [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] induction in 2004. His most recent studio album is 2021's ''[[Downhill from Everywhere]]'', the follow-up to 2014's ''[[Standing in the Breach]]'', which included the first fully realized version of his song "[[The Birds of St. Marks]]", a song he had written at age 18. In 2015, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked him as 37th in its list of the "[[Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time|100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time]]".<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-songwriters |title=100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=March 28, 2018}}</ref>

==Biography==
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===Early life===
Browne was born October 9, 1948, in [[Heidelberg]], Germany, where his father Clyde Jack Browne, an American serviceman, was stationed for his job assignment with the ''[[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Stars and Stripes]]'' newspaper. Browne's mother, Beatrice Amanda (née Dahl), was from [[Minnesota]] of Norwegian ancestry.<ref name="jrp-graphics-bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.jrp-graphics.com/jb/jbbio.html |title=Jackson Browne – Biography |last=Paris |first=Russ |access-date=May 21, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102144332/http://www.jrp-graphics.com/jb/jbbio.html |archive-date=November 2, 2011}}</ref>

Browne has three siblings: Roberta "Berbie" Browne, born in 1946 in [[Nuremberg]], Germany; Edward Severin Browne, born in 1949 in [[Frankfurt]], Germany; and his younger sister, Gracie Browne, born a number of years later.<ref name="jrp-graphics-bio"/> At the age of three, Browne and his family moved to his grandfather's house, Abbey San Encino which is in the [[Highland Park, Los Angeles|Highland Park]] district of Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CUx1EicS9_4C&pg=PT18 |page=18 |title=Hearts of Darkness: James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Cat Stevens, and the Unlikely Rise of the Singer-Songwriter |first=Dave |last=Thompson |publisher=Backbeat Books |date=February 1, 2012 |isbn=9781458471390}}</ref> In his teens, he began singing [[folk music|folk songs]] in local venues including [[Ash Grove (music club)|Ash Grove]] and [[Troubadour (West Hollywood, California)|The Troubadour Club]]. He attended [[Sunny Hills High School]] in [[Fullerton, California]], graduating in 1966.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

===Songwriter for others===
After graduating from high school Browne joined the [[Nitty Gritty Dirt Band]], performing at the [[Golden Bear (nightclub)|Golden Bear]] in [[Huntington Beach, California]], where they opened for [[the Lovin' Spoonful]]. Later the band recorded a number of Browne's songs, including "These Days", "Holding", and "Shadow Dream Song".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/jackson-browne/biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113213909/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/jackson-browne/biography |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 13, 2013 |title=Jackson Browne Biography |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=February 17, 2016}}</ref> He was in his friend [[Pamela Polland]]'s band, Gentle Soul for a short time.

He left the Dirt Band after a few months and moved to [[Greenwich Village]], New York, where he became a staff writer for [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]'s publishing company, Nina Music, before he was eighteen. He reported on musical events in [[New York City]] with his friends Greg Copeland and Adam Saylor. For the remainder of 1967 and also 1968 he was in Greenwich Village, where he backed [[Tim Buckley]] and singer [[Nico]] of the [[Velvet Underground]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Luhrssen |first1=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=phsIDgAAQBAJ |title=Encyclopedia of Classic Rock |last2=Larson |first2=Michael |date=2017-02-24 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-4408-3514-8 |language=en}}</ref> In 1967, Browne and Nico were romantically linked; he became a significant contributor to her debut album, ''[[Chelsea Girl (album)|Chelsea Girl]]'', writing and playing guitar on several of the songs (including "[[These Days (Jackson Browne song)|These Days]]"). In 1968, following his breakup with Nico, Browne returned to Los Angeles, where he formed a folk band with [[Ned Doheny]] and Jack Wilce. This is when he first met [[Glenn Frey]].

Browne's first songs, such as "Shadow Dream Song" and "These Days", were recorded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, [[Tom Rush]], Nico, Steve Noonan, [[Gregg Allman]], [[Joan Baez]], the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]], [[Linda Ronstadt]], [[the Byrds]], [[Iain Matthews]], and others. Browne did not release his own versions of these early songs until years later. Soon ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' mentioned Browne as a "new face to look for" and praised his "mind-boggling melodies".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Folk You |first=John J. |last=Rock |url=http://archive.rollingstone.com/Desktop?s=196804063#/19680406/8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412123403/http://archive.rollingstone.com/Desktop?s=196804063#/19680406/8 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 12, 2013 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=August 8, 2012}}</ref>

===Classic period===
[[File:JacksonBrowne 1976.jpg|thumb|left|Browne during a 1976 concert in [[Hamburg]], Germany]]
In 1971, Browne signed with his manager [[David Geffen]]'s [[Asylum Records]] and released ''[[Jackson Browne (album)|Jackson Browne]]'' (1972)<!-- Please note this album is not called "Saturate Before Using", which is a misapplication of the cover art. See album's page for more information. --> produced and engineered by Richard Orshoff, which included the piano-driven "[[Doctor My Eyes]]", which entered the Top Ten in the [[Billboard Hot 100|US singles chart]]. "[[Rock Me on the Water]]", from the same album, also gained considerable [[FM broadcasting|radio airplay]], while "[[Jamaica Say You Will (song)|Jamaica Say You Will]]" and "[[Song for Adam]]" (written about his friend Adam Saylor's death) helped establish Browne's reputation. Touring to promote the album, he shared the bill with [[Linda Ronstadt]] and [[Joni Mitchell]].

His next album, ''[[For Everyman]]'' (1973) garnered good reviews but was less successful than his debut, although it still sold a million copies<ref name="TS">{{cite web |url=http://tsort.info/music/x7vrb3.htm |title=Album artist 238 – Jackson Browne |website=Tsort.info |access-date=January 17, 2014}}</ref> and included his version of "[[Take It Easy]]", cowritten with the Eagles' Glenn Frey, which had already been a major success for the group.

''[[Late for the Sky]]'' (1974) consolidated Browne's fan base, and the album peaked at No. 14.<ref name="TS"/><ref>Paris, Russ. [http://www.jrp-graphics.com/jb/lfts.html Jackson Browne Discography ''Late for the Sky''.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420232833/http://www.jrp-graphics.com/jb/lfts.html |date=April 20, 2012}}</ref> He gained a reputation for memorable melody, insightful, often personal lyrics, and a talent for his arrangements in composition.  The title track was featured in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s film ''[[Taxi Driver]]''. During this period, Browne began his fractious professional relationship with [[Warren Zevon]], producing Zevon's first two Asylum albums. [[File:Jackson Browne-1980.jpg|thumb|upright|Browne in 1980]]
Browne was accompanied on tour by his wife and their infant son. They travelled in a converted [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] bus.{{sfn|Bego|2005|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=TSoOOD-MidAC&pg=PA88 88]}} In 1975, Browne toured variously with the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]], [[Linda Ronstadt]], and [[Toots and the Maytals]].<ref>{{cite web |title=A Jackson Browne Concert Chronology |website=The Road & The Sky |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712034127/http://www.ghostsontheroad.co.uk/JB/1975.html |url=http://www.ghostsontheroad.co.uk/JB/1975.html |archive-date=2011-07-12}}</ref>

Browne's next album, ''[[The Pretender (album)|The Pretender]]'', was released in 1976, after his wife's suicide.  A year later, "[[Here Come Those Tears Again]]", co-written with his mother-in-law, Nancy Farnsworth, hit No. 23 on the pop singles chart.  The follow-up album, ''[[Running on Empty (album)|Running on Empty]]'' (1977), recorded entirely on tour, became his biggest commercial success. Breaking the usual conventions for a live album, Browne used only new material and combined live concert performances with recordings made on buses, in hotel rooms, and backstage.<ref>{{cite web |first=William |last=Ruhlmann |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/running-on-empty-mw0000193103 |title=Running on Empty – Jackson Browne &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=February 17, 2016}}</ref> ''Running on Empty'' contains some of his most popular songs, including the title track and "[[The Load-Out]]/[[Stay (Maurice Williams song)|Stay]]", Browne's send-off to concert audiences and tribute to his roadies.

===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.

===1990s===
[[File:Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt 1997-09-24 61236-12.jpg|thumb|Browne with [[Bonnie Raitt]]  at a 1997 press conference opposing the proposed [[Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository]]]]
Browne wrote and recorded the song "The Rebel Jesus" with [[the Chieftains]] for their 1991 Christmas album ''[[The Bells of Dublin]]''. In 1993, Browne released ''[[I'm Alive (Jackson Browne album)|I'm Alive]]'', a critically acclaimed album with a more personal style that did respectable business despite lacking a hit single. In 1994 he collaborated with [[Kathy Mattea]] on "[[Rock Me on the Water]]" for an AIDS benefit album ''[[Red Hot + Country]]'' produced by the [[Red Hot Organization]].<ref name="jrp-graphics.com">{{cite web |first=Russell |last=Paris |url=http://www.jrp-graphics.com/jb/jbbio.html |title=Jackson Browne – Biography |website=Jrp-graphics.com |access-date=October 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102144332/http://www.jrp-graphics.com/jb/jbbio.html |archive-date=November 2, 2011}}</ref>

He sang a duet in 1995 with [[Jann Arden]], "Unloved", on her album ''[[Living Under June]]''. Browne's own album, ''[[Looking East]]'' (1996), was released soon after, but was unsuccessful commercially.<ref name="jrp-graphics.com"/>

===2000–present===
Browne released his first album in six years, ''[[The Naked Ride Home]]'', in 2002, supporting it with an appearance on ''[[Austin City Limits]]''. He guested as himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Brake My Wife, Please]]" in 2003, performing a parody of his song "[[Rosie (Jackson Browne song)|Rosie]]" with lyrics altered to reference the plot.

In 2003, three of his albums, ''[[For Everyman]]'', ''[[Late for the Sky]]'', and ''[[The Pretender (album)|The Pretender]]'', were selected by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' on its list of the 500 best albums of all time.  In 2004, Browne was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]. [[Bruce Springsteen]] gave the induction speech, commenting to Browne that although the Eagles were inducted first, "You wrote the songs they wished they had written."<ref>Paris, Russ. [http://www.jrp-graphics.com/jb/rarhof.html Text of Jackson Browne Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Speech by Bruce Springsteen] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914010741/http://www.jrp-graphics.com/jb/rarhof.html |date=September 14, 2010 }} March 2004.</ref>

Browne appeared in several rallies for presidential candidate [[Ralph Nader]] in 2000, singing "I Am a Patriot" and other songs. He participated in the [[Vote for Change]] tour in 2004, playing a series of concerts organized by [[MoveOn.org]] to mobilize people voters for [[John Kerry]] in the [[2004 United States presidential election|presidential election]]. In 2006, Browne performed with [[Michael Stanley]] and [[JD Souther]] at a fundraiser for [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidates in [[Ohio]]. In the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 presidential election]], he endorsed John Edwards for the Democratic presidential nomination and performed at some of Edwards's appearances. After [[Barack Obama]] won the nomination, Browne supported him.<ref name="jrp-graphics.com"/> Browne also performed at the Occupy Wall Street presence at Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan in 2011 to show support for their cause.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/video-jackson-browne-debuts-protest-tune-at-occupy-wall-street-20111201 |title=Video: Jackson Browne Debuts Protest Tune at Occupy Wall Street; Songwriter performs with Dawes in Manhattan |access-date=September 6, 2013 |date=December 1, 2011 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |last=Perpetua |first=Matthew}}</ref>

''[[Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1]]'', was released in 2005, consisting of live recordings of eleven previously released tracks including "[[The Birds of St. Marks]]", which dated to 1967. ''[[Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1]]'' was nominated for a Grammy in 2007 in the category of Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album. A live follow-up, ''[[Solo Acoustic, Vol. 2]]'', was released in 2008.<ref name="jrp-graphics.com"/>

[[Image:JacksonBrowne3.jpg|thumb|Browne campaigning for presidential candidate [[John Edwards]] at a fundraising event in 2008]]
Browne is part of the [[No Nukes group]] which is against the expansion of [[nuclear power]]. In 2007, the group recorded a music video of a new version of the [[Buffalo Springfield]] song "[[For What It's Worth]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/10/12/for-what-its-worth-no-nukes-reunite-after-thirty-years/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014030055/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/10/12/for-what-its-worth-no-nukes-reunite-after-thirty-years/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 14, 2007 |title="For What It's Worth", No Nukes Reunite After Thirty Years |date=October 12, 2007 |access-date=May 21, 2008 |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nirs.org/alerts/10-12-2007/1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312032009/http://www.nirs.org/alerts/10-12-2007/1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 12, 2008 |title=Support Musicians Acting to Stop New Reactors; New Info on Loan Guarantees/Energy Bill |access-date=May 21, 2008 |date=October 12, 2007 |work=[[Nuclear Information and Resource Service]] |last=Mariotte |first=Michael}}</ref> Browne made a [[cameo appearance]] in the 2007 film, ''[[Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title='Walk Hard': Parody That Verges on Pedestrian |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/20/AR2007122002025.html |first=Ann |last=Hornaday |date=December 21, 2007 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=March 12, 2011}}</ref>

Browne's thirteenth studio album, ''[[Time the Conqueror]]'', was released in 2008. It peaked at No. 20, which was his first top-20 album since ''[[Lawyers in Love]]'' in 1983. (The album also reached No. 2 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.)<ref name="Discography">{{cite web |url=http://www.jrp-graphics.com/jb/jbttc.html |title=Jackson Browne – Time the Conqueror |year=2008 |work=Time the Conqueror |access-date=July 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505120223/http://www.jrp-graphics.com/jb/jbttc.html |archive-date=May 5, 2009}}</ref>

In 2008, Browne sued [[John McCain]], the [[Ohio Republican Party]], and the [[Republican National Committee]] for using his 1977 hit, "[[Running on Empty (song)|Running on Empty]]" without his permission for an attack ad against [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044443/jackson-browne-sues-mccain-over-song-usage |title=Jackson Browne Sues McCain Over Song Usage |magazine=Billboard |date=August 14, 2008}}</ref> In 2009, the matter was settled under an undisclosed financial agreement with an apology from the [[John McCain|McCain]] campaign and other relevant parties.<ref name="bb072109">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268011/jackson-browne-republicans-settle-copyright-case |title=Jackson Browne, Republicans Settle Copyright Case |author=Graff, Gary |magazine=Billboard |date=July 21, 2009 |access-date=July 21, 2009}}</ref>

In 2008, he appeared on the [[ALMA Award]]s in a taped interview honoring Trailblazer Award recipient and long-time friend [[Linda Ronstadt]].  That same year, Browne performed at the Artist for the Arts Foundation benefit at the [[Santa Monica High School]]. Playing with [[Heart (band)|Heart]], and over 70 members of the Santa Monica High School Orchestra and Girls Choir, the event provided funds for the continuation of music education in public schools. Browne again appeared there with Heart and other guest stars the following year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aftafoundation.org/pastevents.html |title=Past Events |publisher=Artists for the Arts Foundation |access-date=October 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811053517/http://aftafoundation.org/pastevents.html |archive-date=August 11, 2011}}</ref>

In 2010, he covered "[[Waterloo Sunset]]" with [[Ray Davies]] for Davies' album, ''[[See My Friends (album)|See My Friends]]''. In 2011, Browne won the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards in the Best Live Performance Album category for ''[[Love Is Strange: En Vivo Con Tino]]'', performed by himself and [[David Lindley (musician)|David Lindley]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/artist/jackson-browne-david-lindley |title=Jackson Browne & David Lindley |website=Independentmusicawards.com |access-date=October 9, 2011}}</ref> Browne contributed a cover of Buddy Holly's "[[True Love Ways]]" for a 2011 tribute, ''[[Listen to Me: Buddy Holly]]''. In 2012, he joined artists including [[David Crosby]] and [[Pete Seeger]] in supporting [[Ben Cohen (businessman)|Ben Cohen]]'s [[Stamp Stampede]] campaign to legally stamp messages such as "Not to Be Used for Bribing Politicians" on American currency to build a movement to amend the [[U. S. Constitution]] to get big money out of American politics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jacksonbrowne.com/news/2013-11-13-jackson-browne-stampede/ |title=Help Stamp Money Out of Politics |publisher=Jackson Browne |date=November 13, 2013 |access-date=January 17, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116223721/http://www.jacksonbrowne.com/news/2013-11-13-jackson-browne-stampede/ |archive-date=January 16, 2014}}</ref>

In 2014, a 23-song, two-disc set titled ''Looking into You: A Tribute to Jackson Browne'' was released. It features covers of Browne's songs by such artists as [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Don Henley]], [[Lyle Lovett]], and [[Bonnie Raitt]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.radio.com/2014/01/16/bruce-springsteen-ben-harper-bonnie-raitt-highlight-jackson-browne-tribute-album/ |title=Bruce Springsteen, Ben Harper, Bonnie Raitt Highlight Jackson Browne Tribute Album |website=Radio.com |date=January 16, 2014 |access-date=January 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118050253/http://news.radio.com/2014/01/16/bruce-springsteen-ben-harper-bonnie-raitt-highlight-jackson-browne-tribute-album/ |archive-date=January 18, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2014, Browne's 14th studio album, ''[[Standing in the Breach]]'', was released.<ref name="Nation2014-10-07">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.thenation.com/article/eric-alterman-and-katrina-vanden-heuvel-interview-jackson-browne/ |title=An Interview with Jackson Browne |magazine=[[The Nation]] |date=October 7, 2014 |last1=Alterman |first1=Eric |author-link1=Eric Alterman |last2=vanden Heuvel |first2=Katrina |author-link2=Katrina vanden Heuvel |access-date=October 1, 2015}}</ref> In January 2016, Browne endorsed [[Bernie Sanders]] for President of the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/pictures/25-musicians-who-are-feeling-the-bern-for-bernie-sanders-20160208 |title=25 Musicians 'Feeling the Bern' for Bernie Sanders |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=September 15, 2017}}</ref>

In 2016, at the [[58th Annual Grammy Awards]], Browne and the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]] performed "[[Take It Easy]]" in honor of [[Glenn Frey]] a month after his passing.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Rys |first=Dan |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/6875302/glenn-frey-eagles-tribute-grammys-2016 |title=Jackson Browne, Eagles Members Pay Tribute to Glenn Frey With 'Take It Easy' at the 2016 Grammys |magazine=Billboard |date=February 15, 2016}}</ref> Browne played himself and sang in an episode of the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] series ''[[Roadies (TV series)|Roadies]]''.

In 2020, Browne released "A Little Soon to Say" as a single.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jackson-browne-a-little-soon-to-say/ |title=Listen to Jackson Browne's New Song, 'A Little Soon to Say'|date=March 25, 2020 }}</ref> The following month he released another single, "Downhill from Everywhere".<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jackson-browne-earth-day-2020-986611/ |title=Jackson Browne Drops New Song for Earth Day, 'Downhill from Everywhere' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=April 20, 2020}}</ref> Browne's fifteenth frontline album, ''Downhill from Everywhere'', was slated to be released on his 72nd birthday, October 9, 2020, but was delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jackson Browne Announces New Album 'Downhill From Everywhre' |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jackson-browne-downhill-from-everywhere-album/ |access-date=May 21, 2021 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=May 19, 2021 }}</ref> A U.S. tour with [[James Taylor]], which was to take place in 2020, was likewise rescheduled to 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bestclassicbands.com/james-taylor-2021-tour-jackson-browne-rescheduled-bonnie-raitt-7-09-20/ |title=James Taylor Resets 2021 Tour with Jackson Browne |date=March 31, 2021}}</ref> In 2021, Browne collaborated with [[Phoebe Bridgers]] for a new version of her song "[[Kyoto (Phoebe Bridgers song)|Kyoto]]", exclusively for [[Spotify]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/phoebe-bridgers-enlists-jackson-browne-for-new-version-of-kyoto-listen/ |first=Noah |last=Yoo |website=Pitchfork |date=March 9, 2021 |access-date=March 9, 2021 |title=Phoebe Bridgers Enlists Jackson Browne for New Version of "Kyoto": Listen}}</ref>  ''[[Downhill from Everywhere]]'' was released in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |title=Jackson Browne: Downhill from Everywhere review – voice of the boomers faces his mortality |website=the Guardian |date=July 15, 2021 |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jul/15/jackson-browne-downhill-from-everywhere-review |access-date=July 30, 2021}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[Image:Daryl Hannah & Jackson Browne.jpg|thumb|Browne and Daryl Hannah, 1988]]
Browne has been married twice and has two children. His first wife was actress and model Phyllis Major. Their son, model and actor Ethan Zane Browne, was born in 1973 and grew up in Los Angeles.<ref name="Rocklopedia">{{cite web |title=Ethan Zane Browne |first=Janet |last=Murrill |date=August 16, 2008 |url=http://www.rocklopedia.com/2008/08/16/ethan-zane-browne |access-date=March 15, 2011 |work=Rocklopedia |archive-date=July 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703064127/http://www.rocklopedia.com/2008/08/16/ethan-zane-browne/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Jackson and six-month-old Ethan appeared together on the cover of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in 1974. Jackson Browne and Phyllis Major married in 1975. She died, by her own hand, by consuming an overdose of [[barbiturates]] in March 1976 at the age of 30.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/a-requiem-for-jackson-brownes-dream/ |title=A Requiem for Jackson Browne's Dream – Los Angeles Magazine |date=April 8, 2014 |website=Lamag.com |access-date=June 19, 2018}}</ref>

In 1981, Browne married model Lynne Sweeney. Their son, Ryan Browne, born a year later,<ref name="Rocklopedia"/> has been a member of Sonny and the Sunsets since 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.7x7.com/music/sonny-sunsets-takes-great-american-music-hall-tomorrow-night |title=Sonny & the Sunsets Takes Great American Music Hall Tomorrow Night |website=7x7.com |date=October 25, 2010 |access-date=October 9, 2011}}</ref> Browne and Lynne Sweeney divorced in 1983 when he started dating [[Daryl Hannah]]. That relationship ended in 1992.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-27-ca-61387-story.html |title=Browne Getting On With Life After Daryl |date=November 27, 1993 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69938/browne-prevails-in-defamation-disputes |title=Browne Prevails in Defamation Disputes |date=July 17, 2003 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/07/18/jackson-browne-wins-apology-jfk-jr-filmmakers/ |title=Jackson Browne wins apology from JFK Jr. filmmakers |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref> He was with artist and environmental activist [[Dianna Cohen]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Jackson Browne: Running on plenty – Jackson Browne isn't quite the last protest singer, but nor is he short of material |first=Paul |last=Sexton |date=September 21, 2008 |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4774931.ece |access-date=March 12, 2011 |work=The Times |location=UK}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> through the mid-2000s. He has one grandson.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.musicconnection.com/qa-with-jackson-browne/ |title=Q&A with Jackson Browne |date=June 28, 2021 |website=[[Music Connection Magazine]]}}</ref>

===Environmental activism===
Browne was active in the [[anti-nuclear movement in the United States]], and co-founded MUSE ([[Musicians United for Safe Energy]]) with [[Bonnie Raitt]] and [[John Hall (New York politician)|John Hall]] in 1979. He was also an active member of the [[Abalone Alliance]] and Alliance for Survival.<ref name="aol"/><ref name="off">{{cite web |title=Jackson Browne's off-grid ranch |url=http://www.off-grid.net/2007/09/01/jackson-brownes-off-grid-ranch/ |first=Spy |last=Vondega |date=September 1, 2007 |work=off-grid.net |access-date=October 9, 2011}}</ref> According to environmental activist [[Ed Begley Jr.]], "He's got this big wind turbine, and his ranch is completely off the grid", Begley said. "He's done all of it himself."<ref name="off"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.livingwithed.net/eguide.asp?CID=13&xepisode=Season%202 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722024144/http://www.livingwithed.net/eguide.asp?CID=13&xepisode=Season%202 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 22, 2009 |title=Living with Ed – Hit TV Series |website=Livingwithed.net |access-date=October 9, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=No-Nukers Sing a New Green Tune |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harvey-wasserman/nonukers-sing-a-new-gree_b_71948.html |first=Harvey |last=Wasserman |date=November 9, 2007 |work=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=March 12, 2011}}</ref>

Browne campaigns against unnecessary use of [[water in plastic bottles]] and takes steps to reduce usage on his tours. He is part of the movement "Plastic Free Backstage".<ref name="aol"/><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.speakupforblue.com/ocean-leaders/ocean-leaders-you-know/music-artist-receives-ocean-hero-award-from-wallace-j-nichols |title=Music Artist Receives Ocean Hero Award from Wallace 'J' Nichols |publisher=Speak Up for the Blue |date=February 16, 2011 |access-date=December 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914153050/http://www.speakupforblue.com/ocean-leaders/ocean-leaders-you-know/music-artist-receives-ocean-hero-award-from-wallace-j-nichols |archive-date=September 14, 2012}}</ref> In 2008, the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association gave Browne the honor of "Environmentalist of the Year".<ref name="jrp-graphics.com" />

Browne received the Duke LEAF Award for Lifetime Environmental Achievement in the Fine Arts in 2010 for his environmental activism and efforts to make his tours more "green".<ref name="aol">{{cite web |title=When It Comes to Being Green, Browne Is No Pretender |url=http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/18/when-it-comes-to-being-green-singer-songwriter-jackson-browne-i/ |first=Chris |last=Epting |date=January 18, 2011 |work=[[AOL News]] |access-date=March 12, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110428053039/http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/18/when-it-comes-to-being-green-singer-songwriter-jackson-browne-i/ |archive-date=April 28, 2011}}</ref> [[Save Our Shores]] (SOS), an ocean-advocacy group in California, honored Browne with their Ocean Hero Award on February 23, 2011. The mayor of [[Santa Cruz, California]], [[Ryan Coonerty]], proclaimed the date "Jackson Browne Day" in Santa Cruz to honor Browne's social, environmental, and antiplastic activism.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jackson Browne Honored by Save Our Shores |url=http://santacruz.patch.com/articles/jackson-browne-to-be-honored-by-save-our-shores |first=Linda |last=Covella |date=February 23, 2011 |work=[[Patch Media|SantaCruzPatch]] |access-date=March 15, 2011}}</ref> 
Browne also attended the [[TEDx]] [[Great Pacific Garbage Patch]] conference, performing a new song, "If I Could Be Anywhere", lamenting mankind's destruction of the earth.

===Charity===

Browne performed live and recorded [[The Beatles]] medley "[[Golden Slumbers]]/[[Carry That Weight]]" in 1991 with [[Jennifer Warnes]] for the charity album ''For Our Children'' to benefit the [[Pediatrics AIDS Foundation]]. Browne and Warnes again performed it live for a benefit concert in [[Tucson]].{{sfn|Bego|2005|p=166}}

On November 8 and 9, 1992, Browne appeared in [[Honolulu]] with Bonnie Raitt and [[Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young|Crosby, Stills & Nash]] in a benefit concert for the victims of [[Hurricane Iniki]] which devastated the island of [[Kauai]] two months earlier.

Browne performed and sang the role of the [[Scarecrow (Oz)|Scarecrow]] in ''[[The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True]]'', a 1995 musical performance for charity alongside [[Roger Daltrey]], [[Natalie Cole]], [[Nathan Lane]], and other stars. The celebrity cast performed a reader's theatre and songs styled performance of the MGM film ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' at the [[Lincoln Center]] as a benefit for the [[Children's Defense Fund]]. The performance was shown on [[Turner Network Television|TNT]] and issued on CD and video by [[Rhino Records]].

Browne covered [[John Lennon]]'s "[[Oh My Love]]" to benefit [[Amnesty International]]'s campaign to alleviate the [[crisis in Darfur]]. The song appears on the album ''[[Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur]]'', which was released on June 12, 2007, and features many other artists performing other John Lennon covers, such as [[R.E.M.]], [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]], [[U2]], [[Avril Lavigne]], [[Green Day]], and [[The Black Eyed Peas]].

In 2008, Browne contributed to the album ''[[Songs for Tibet]]'', an initiative to support the [[Dalai Lama]] [[Tenzin Gyatso]], and to publicize the human rights situation in Tibet.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 22, 2008 |url=http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/b147502_sting_matthews_mayer_gamer_tibet_beijing.html |title=Sting, Matthews, Mayer Gamer for Tibet Than Beijing |website=E-Online |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724212652/http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/b147502_sting_matthews_mayer_gamer_tibet_beijing.html |archive-date=July 24, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Browne covered [[Lowen & Navarro]]'s "Weight of the World" on ''[[Keep The Light Alive|Keep The Light Alive: Celebrating The Music of Lowen & Navarro]]'' (2009). The proceeds of the album benefit The Eric Lowen Trust, [[ALS Association]] Greater Los Angeles, and Augie's Quest. Browne also held a benefit concert for the Rory David Deutsch Foundation which is dedicated to providing funding for [[brain tumor]] research and treatment.

In October 2010, Browne performed at both days of the 24th Annual [[Bridge School Benefit]] Concert, a yearly fundraiser established by [[Neil Young]]. The [[Bridge School (California)|Bridge School]] assists children with severe physical impairments and complex communication needs. Browne also appeared at the 2010 [[NAMM Show]] in [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]], California with [[Yoko Ono]] and [[Quincy Jones]] in support of the [[John Lennon Educational Tour Bus]].<ref name="jrp-graphics.com"/>

In 2011, Browne, [[David Crosby]], [[Graham Nash]], and [[Alice Cooper]] performed at a benefit in [[Tucson]] to benefit The Fund For Civility, Respect, and Understanding, a foundation that raises awareness of and provides medical prevention and treatment services to people with mental disorders. The concert also benefited victims of the [[2011 Tucson shootings|January 8, 2011, shootings in Tucson]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Browne, Cooper to headline concert for Tucson civility fund |work=Tucson Sentinel |url=http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/021611_civility_concert |date=February 16, 2011 |first=Dylan |last=Smith |access-date=March 12, 2011}}</ref> In 2013, Browne performed with the [[Kings of Leon]] and [[the Flaming Lips]] in Oklahoma City for Rock for Oklahoma, a benefit concert for Oklahoma tornado victims.

In 2012, Browne performed for Artists for the Arts benefit with [[Glen Phillips (singer)|Glen Phillips]] of [[Toad the Wet Sprocket]] and the band [[Venice (band)|Venice]]. The benefit was to keep arts and music in public schools funded and raised over $100,000. This was Browne's fifth appearance out of the nine annual shows that have taken place. In addition to their own set, Venice performed all supporting music along with a student orchestra and choir from the [[Santa Monica High]] and Malibu High school districts. The concert, held at Barnum Hall, was a sold-out event.

In 2013, Browne performed with students from [[School of Rock (company)|School of Rock]] West LA and Burbank in a benefit concert for the Rock School Scholarship Fund, at the legendary Troubadour in West Hollywood. His set of hits including "Somebody's Baby", "Doctor My Eyes", and "Take It Easy" were all performed with students aged 13 to 17 accompanying him. Money raised went toward scholarships for children who want to attend any music school in the US but whose parents do not have the financial means.
 
In 2014, Browne appeared at the [[Arlington Theatre]] in [[Santa Barbara, California]], in a benefit concert for Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, a nonprofit providing mental health and co-occurring disorders treatment services.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sanctuarycenters.org |title=Jackson Browne & Friends |publisher=Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021235923/http://sanctuarycenters.org/ |archive-date=October 21, 2014}}</ref> [[Jeff Bridges]] and [[David Crosby]] also performed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thearlingtontheatre.com/schedule/eventdetail/339/-/jackson-browne |title=Jackson Browne |publisher=The Arlington Theatre}}</ref> In 2015, Browne played a second concert for Sanctuary Centers at the [[Santa Barbara Bowl]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sanctuarycenters.org/news.html |title=Jackson Browne Performs Benefit Concert for Sanctuary Centers! |publisher=Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara |access-date=February 16, 2016}}</ref>

Browne provides exclusive music tracks for various charity and benefit albums, including ''Safety Harbor Kids Holiday Collection'' (where he sang the [[Johnny Marks]] holiday song "Silver and Gold" with longtime friend [[Lowell George]]'s daughter, [[Inara George]]). Browne provided a live version of "Drums of War" for ''The People Speak Soundtrack''. Other charity albums he has contributed to include: ''Acordes Con [[Leonard Cohen]]'' (song: "A Thousand Kisses Deep"), ''From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks Soundtrack'' (song: "Step By Step"), ''[[Shrink (film)|Shrink]]'' (the [[Kevin Spacey]] film soundtrack; song: "Here"), ''Keep the Light Alive: Celebrating the Music of [[Eric Lowen]] and [[Dan Navarro]]'' (song: "Weight of the World"), and ''1% for the Planet: The Music, Vol. 1'' (a live version of "About My Imagination"), as well as many benefit concert and other appearances.<ref name="jrp-graphics.com" />

==Awards and honors==
===Grammy Awards===
Browne has been nominated eight times for [[Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite book|last=O'Neill|first=Thomas|title=The Grammys: The Ultimate Unofficial Guide to Music's Highest Honor|publisher=Perigee Trade|year=1999}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="6" align="center"| [[Grammy Awards]]
|-
! Year
! style="width:375px;" | Work
! style="width:375px;" | Award
! width="65" | Result
! width="20" | Ref
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[21st Annual Grammy Awards|1979]] 
| rowspan="2"| ''[[Running on Empty (album)|Running on Empty]]''
| [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
| {{nom}} 
| rowspan="7" align="center"|<ref name="grammy">{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/jackson-browne/10473 |title=Artist: Jackson Browne |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=n.d. |website=www.grammy.com |publisher=Recording Academy |access-date=June 27, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance|Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[23rd Annual Grammy Awards|1981]]
| "[[Boulevard (song)|Boulevard]]"
| [[Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance|Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male]] 
| {{nom}} 
|-
| [[37th Annual Grammy Awards|1995]]
| "[[I'm Alive (Jackson Browne album)]]"
| [[Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[41st Annual Grammy Awards|1999]]
| "[[Kisses Sweeter than Wine]]" <small>(with [[Bonnie Raitt]])</small>
| [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals|Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[49th Annual Grammy Awards|2007]]
| ''[[Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1]]''
| rowspan="2"| [[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album|Best Contemporary Folk Album]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[53rd Annual Grammy Awards|2011]]
| ''[[Love Is Strange: En Vivo Con Tino]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[64th Annual Grammy Awards|2022]]
| ''[[Downhill from Everywhere]]'' 
| [[Grammy Award for Best Americana Album|Best Americana Album]]
| {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}

===Other honors and recognitions===
In 2002, Browne received the [[John Steinbeck Award]], given to artists who exemplify the environmental and social values in which Steinbeck believed.<ref name="nicholas.duke.edu"/> On March 14, 2004, Browne was inducted into [[the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] by [[Bruce Springsteen]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/jackson-browne |title=Jackson Browne: inducted in 2004 |publisher=The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum |access-date=October 9, 2011}}</ref> In 2007, he was inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]].<ref name="jrp-graphics.com" />

Browne was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.  Bruce Springsteen inducted him.  Also in 2004, Browne was named an honorary Doctorate of Music by [[Occidental College]] in Los Angeles for "a remarkable musical career that has successfully combined an intensely personal artistry with a broader vision of social justice."<ref name="nicholas.duke.edu">{{cite web |url=http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/leaf/browne/jackson-browne |title=Jackson Browne |publisher=Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University |year=2010 |access-date=October 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927230838/http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/leaf/browne/jackson-browne |archive-date=September 27, 2011}}</ref> For "promoting peace and justice through his music and his unrelenting support for that which promotes nonviolent solutions to problems both nationally and internationally", Browne received the Courage of Conscience Awards from The Peace Abbey in [[Sherborn, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peaceabbey.org/awards/cocrecipientlist.html |title=The Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Recipients List |access-date=May 21, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214172308/http://peaceabbey.org/awards/cocrecipientlist.html |archive-date=February 14, 2009}}</ref> In 2007, Browne was awarded the Chapin-World Hunger Year [[Harry Chapin]] Humanitarian Award.<ref name="nicholas.duke.edu"/> In 2008, Browne received the NARM Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award.<ref name="nicholas.duke.edu" />

In 2008, Browne received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]] in recognition of his lifetime in the arts and dedication as a social activist. His award was presented by Awards Council member Senator [[Tom Daschle]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org |publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]] |url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/}}</ref> In 2010, Browne received the We Are Family Humanitarian Award.<ref>{{cite web |title=2010 We Are Family Humanitarian Award Honoree|publisher=[[We Are Family Foundation]]|url=https://www.wearefamilyfoundation.org/jackson-browne}}</ref>

Browne was the 2014 recipient of the GRAMMY Museum Jane Ortner Education Award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jane Ortner Education Award Luncheon|publisher=[[Grammy Museum]]|url=https://grammymuseum.org/event/2016-jane-ortner-education-award-luncheon/}}</ref> In 2018, he was the first artist to receive the [[Gandhi Peace Award]] from the organization [[Promoting Enduring Peace]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Jackson Browne is the 2018 recipient of the Gandhi Peace Award |url=https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Jackson-Browne-is-the-2018-recipient-of-the-13119987.php |newspaper=New Haven Register |date=August 1, 2018}}</ref> In 2024, Browne was honored with the American Music Honors from the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music celebrating artists who have demonstrated artistic excellence, creative integrity, and a longstanding commitment to the value of music in our national consciousness.<ref>{{cite web |title=We Proudly Announce Our 2024 Honorees|publisher=[[Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center For American Music]]|url=https://springsteenarchives.org/american-music-honors/}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Jackson Browne discography}}
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* ''[[Jackson Browne (album)|Jackson Browne]]'' (1972)
* ''[[For Everyman]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Late for the Sky]]'' (1974)
* ''[[The Pretender (album)|The Pretender]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Running on Empty (album)|Running on Empty]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Hold Out]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Lawyers in Love]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Lives in the Balance]]'' (1986)
* ''[[World in Motion (Jackson Browne album)|World in Motion]]'' (1989)
* ''[[I'm Alive (Jackson Browne album)|I'm Alive]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Looking East]]'' (1996)
* ''The Best of Jackson Browne: The Next Voice You Hear'' (1997)
* ''[[The Naked Ride Home]]'' (2002)
* ''The Very Best of Jackson Browne'' (2004)
* ''Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1'' (2005)
* ''Solo Acoustic, Vol. 2'' (2008)
* ''[[Time the Conqueror]]'' (2008)
* ''Love Is Strange: En Vivo Con Tino'' (2010)
* ''[[Standing in the Breach]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Downhill from Everywhere]]'' (2021)
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== Citations ==
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== General and cited references ==
* {{Cite book |last=Bego |first=Mark |year=2005 |title=Jackson Browne: His Life and Music |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TSoOOD-MidAC |publisher=Citadel Press |isbn=978-0-8065-2642-3 |oclc=58555463}}

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* {{Discogs artist|200567-Jackson-Browne}}
* [http://warr.org/browne.html Wilson & Alroy's reviews of Jackson Browne recordings]
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[[Category:Nitty Gritty Dirt Band members]]
[[Category:Progressive country musicians]]
[[Category:Singer-songwriters from California]]
[[Category:American slide guitarists]]