hometown, “Native Sons.” So it seems fitting that Browne returns with his 15th studio album, “Downhill From Everywhere,” as he is back on the tour opening shows across America for James Taylor & his All-Star Band.īack in the day, both Browne and Taylor built a name for themselves recording and touring with The Section – ace studio players that included Leland Sklar on bass, Russ Kunkel on drums, Craig Doerge on keyboards, and Danny Kortchmar on lead guitar, with Browne dividing solo duties between the Kootch and his long-time pal, lap steel guitar player David Lindley.
And just this year, Los Lobos featured a cover of Browne’s “Jamaica Say You Will” on their album celebrating the East L.A. Browne was interviewed by Jakob Dylan for the 2018 film, “Echo in the Canyon,” talking about that influential Southern California sound that grew out of artists like The Buffalo Springfield, The Mamas & The Papas, Joni Mitchell and David Crosby hanging out in Laurel Canyon.
#JACKSON BROWNE DOWNHILL FROM EVERYWHERE FULL#
Once Browne’s songwriting bona fides were on full display in a series of great 70’s folk rock classics – “For Everyman,” “Late for the Sky,” “The Pretender,” and the essential road trip album “Running on Empty,” Browne’s recording career remained solid through the 80’s, but the artist was less active in recent decades but continued to record and tour, earning inductions to both the Rock and Roll and Songwriters Hall of Fame. Plus, he’d been a brief member in the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and written “Take It Easy” with Glenn Frey, which became a hit for The Eagles. Before he released his debut solo album in 1972, the teenage Browne had already written songs for and played guitar on Nico’s post-Velvet Underground solo album, “Chelsea Girl,” alongside songs by Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, John Cale, and Tim Harden. But both as a songwriter and a performer, he’s always had a lot more going on artistically than those genre monikers would suggest. Mention Jackson Browne’s name these days and folks’ eyes tend to glaze over while they try to explain the difference between folk/rock and soft rock as if it matters.
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