Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics.
Date/Time: Apr 27 2017, 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm
Vancouver, The Centre in Vancouver for Performing ArtsCost: $50.00
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He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 2007.
Jackson's career began in the mid-60s in Los Angeles and Orange County folk clubs. Except for a brief period in NYC in the late 1960s, he has always lived in Southern California. His debut album came out on David Geffen's Asylum Records in 1972. Since then, he has released fourteen studio albums and four collections of live performances. His most recent studio album, Standing In The Breach, is a collection of ten songs, at turns deeply personal and political, exploring love, hope, and defiance in the face of the advancing uncertainties of modern life.
Browne is known for his advocacy on behalf of the environment, human rights, and arts education. He's a co-founder of the groups Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE) and Nukefree.org.
In 2002, he was the fourth recipient of the John Steinbeck Award, given to artists whose works exemplify the environmental and social values that were essential to the great California-born author. He has received Duke Universitys LEAF award for Lifetime Environmental Achievement in the Fine Arts, and both the Chapin-World Hunger Year and NARM Harry Chapin Humanitarian Awards. In 2004, Jackson was given 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."
One of the true legends of the 20th century American singer-songwriter movement, the great Jackson Browne has been producing soulful, catchy music for over 40 productive years. His live performances are intimate, memorable occasions, treating ticket buyers to gorgeous melodies and introspective lyrics that fill the room and the hearts of concert-goers. Jackson Browne tours also include some beautiful sing-alongs, particularly for the favorite, "Load Out/Stay," a tribute to the concert-goers and the roadies.
The future member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame started off his career in the folk-music hotbed of Greenwich Village, earning raves for his work with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band before embarking on a solo career. His self-titled first album, "Jackson Browne," produced his first hit, "Doctor My Eyes," and he followed up the record with the acclaimed albums, "For Everyman," "Late for the Sky" and "The Pretender." His 1977 album, "Running on Empty," was a massive hit, featuring a successful single in the title track (famously heard in "Forrest Gump") and 1980's "Hold Out" reached No. 1 on the charts. His 1980s albums, "Lives in the Balance" and "World in Motion," explored more political themes, and he maintained commercial and critical relevance with the 1990s releases "I'm Alive" and "Looking East." More recently, Browne released the excellent album, "The Naked Ride Home," in 2002, and he had another critical hit with the politically charged 2008 album, "Time the Conqueror." A member of both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Browne has proved to be one of the most enduring and acclaimed artists of the 20th century, and his albums and live performances promise to entertain millions well into the 21st centur
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