Fascinating interview with Jackson Browne in the new Rolling Stone in which he discusses his best-known songs. He wrote this classic -- done more famously by Nico and Gregg Allman, then later Everything but the Girl -- when he was just 16(!); "Doctor My Eyes" was actually inspired by an eye ailment; "Take It Easy" was all him, but only Glenn Frey had the swagger to add the girl "slowing down to take a look at me"; and it took him years to accept and not hate "Somebody's Baby," which might just be my favorite song of his. (Pick it a copy for all 15 songs.)
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Cher also did a splendid version on her STARS album
Ken, this is somebody I know, at least well enough to say hello to. From my observation, he is the man you would want him to be, after hearing his music. He had a prominent spot in the documentary "Troubadours" about the LA club, which highlighted James Taylor and Carol King. bob K
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