Jackson Browne

Browne was born in Heidelberg, West Germany, where his father worked for the US Army publication Stars And Stripes. A few years after he was born, his family moved to Southern California.

Browne generally writes about personal matters, but became very sociopolitical in the 1980s. In later years, he returned to his old style.

He co-wrote the Eagles' first hit, "Take It Easy," which he started writing on a road trip that took him through Winslow, Arizona. He co-wrote two other Eagles songs as well: "Doolin-Dalton" and "James Dean."