Biography
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. Browne's mother, Beatrice Amanda (née Dahl), was a Minnesota native of Norwegian ancestry. Browne has three siblings. Roberta "Berbie" Browne was born in 1946 in Nuremberg, Germany; and Edward Severin Browne was born in 1949 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. His younger sister, Gracie Browne, was born a number of years later. At the age of three, Browne and his family moved to his grandfather's house, Abbey San Encino, in the Highland Park district of Los Angeles. In his teens, he began singing folk songs in local venues such as the Ash Grove and The Troubador Club. He attended Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, California, graduating in 1966. Clyde Jackson Browne is a German/American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States. Coming to prominence in the 1970s, Browne has written and recorded songs such as "These Days", "The Pretender", "Running on Empty", "Lawyers in Love", "Doctor My Eyes", "Take It Easy", "For a Rocker", and "Somebody's Baby". In 2004, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, and given an honorary doctorate of music by Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked him as 37th in its list of the "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time".
Acted in 9
2020s
- 2022
Really Good Rejects
Movie
2010s
- 2014
Station to Station
Movie
- 2013
Jackson Browne: I'll Do Anything - Live In Concert
Musician
1990s
- 1995
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
The Scarecrow
- 1992
1970s
- 1971
The Ski Bum
Stoned Guitars
Sound 1
1990s
- 1992
Produced 1
2010s
- 2019
The Story of Plastic
Co-Executive Producer
Appearances51
2020s
- 2025
- 2024
Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill
Self
- 2023
Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues
Self
- 2022
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Self
- 2021
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts
Self
- 2020
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions
Self
Linda and the Mockingbirds
Self
Laurel Canyon
Self · 2 episodes
2010s
- 2019
David Crosby: Remember My Name
Self (archive footage)
Echo in the Canyon
Self
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
Self
- 2017
Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30
Self
- 2015
- 2014
ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014
Self
All My Friends - Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman
Himself
Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute
Self
- 2013
History of the Eagles
Self · 2 episodes
- 2012
Jackson Browne with Special Guest Sara Watkins Live
Himself - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano
- 2011
Troubadours
Self
The Eagles - Earlybird Live Usa 1974 & Europe 1973
Self - Guest
- 2010
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Start Me Up
Self
2000s
- 2009
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Sweet Emotion
Self
- 2007
- 2005
Trudell
Self - Singer, Songwriter
- 2003
Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
Self (archive footage)
- 2002
1990s
- 1999
Raitt, Browne, Colvin, Hornsby, Lindley & Ingram - Red Rocks, Denver - Sept.12, 1999
Self - vocals, guitar
- 1996
Jackson Browne: VH-1 Storytellers
Himself
Bonnie Raitt: Road Tested
Self - Guest star - Guitar, vocals
- 1995
Nico Icon
Self
- 1994
Jackson Browne: Going Home
Himself
- 1993
Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work
Self
1980s
- 1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Self - Backing Vocals
- 1987
The Best of Max Headroom
Self
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Self
- 1985
The Max Headroom Show
Self · 1 episode
The Making of Sun City
Self
- 1980
No Nukes
Self
1970s
- 1975
- 1974
Eagles: The Broadcast Collection
Self
- 1973
Eagles | Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
Self - Special Guest
Thanked in the credits1
2020s
- 2021
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts
Thanks