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Gil Evans' Centennial Tribute, Plus a Conversation With John Pizzarelli and Jon Cleary's Video Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Eric Clapton, Maria Schneider, Steely Dan, Richard Rogers, Christian McBride, Benny Green, Paul Simon, Gil Evans, George Barns, Neil Young, Don Sebesky, Vince Mendoza, Miles Davis, Bucky Pizzarelli, Billy Joel, Joe Pass, The Beatles, Jessica Molaskey, Jay Leonhart, Norman Granz, Johnny Mandel, John Coltrane, Elton John, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Costello, Tommy LiPuma, John Bunch, Tony Bennett, Jaco Pastorius, Django Reinhardt, Claude Thornhill Orchestra, Donald Fagen, The Way You Wear Your Hat, George Harrison, Radio Deluxe, Paul McCartney, George Van Eps, Bob Dylan, Nat King Cole, Miles Evans, Jobim, Tom Waits, Don Costa, Wes Montgomerey, Duke Ellington, Jackson Browne, Johnny Mercer, Joni Mitchell, Frank Sinatra, Diana Krall, Astrud Gilberto, Kenny Rankin, Seals & Crofts, Peter Frampton, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Anthony Wilson, John Pizzarelli, Video, Jon Cleary, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

John Pizzarelli: Favorite album of all time? ... Abbey Road is pretty close to the top of the list. It's funny. You could say Abbey Road or you could say In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning, because they're the types of records you put on and say, 'Oh, I'll just listen to one or two tracks.'

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Woody Guthrie's Los Angeles

Peter Dreier | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: This Land Is Your Land, Arlo Guthrie, David Crosby, Kris Kirstofferson, Tom Morello, Dawes, Pete Seeger, John Irion, Los Angeles, Will Geer, Ramblin Jack Elliott, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Graham Nash, Kfvd, Jackson Browne, Woody Guthrie, Grammy Museum, Woody Guthrie 100th Birthday, Woody Guthrie Los Angeles, Los Angeles News
Peter Dreier

Surely if Guthrie -- best known for "This Land Is Your Land," often considered America's alternative national anthem -- were alive today, he'd be writing songs about families fighting bank foreclosures, university students protesting tuition increases, workers organizing and people mobilizing for immigrants rights.

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'Chimes of Freedom' Celebrates the Power of Music and Activism

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Troy Davis, Sean Wilentz, Miley Cyrus, Peter Benenson, Music and Activism, Blowin' in the Wind, Sting, Chimes of Freedom, Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Hans Zimmer, Amnesty International, Peter Seeger, Liu Xiaobo, Human Rights, Lenny Kravitz, Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, Ziggy Marley, Video, Impact News
Marcia G. Yerman

Amnesty International's Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan is not the first time they've tapped into the music community to raise funds and bring awareness to human rights issues.

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Lessons From the School of Hard Knocks

Don McNay | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Behaviorial Economics, Small Business, A Main Street Guide to Making Money, Jim Croce, Life Coaching, Kentucky, Personal Injury, Don McNay, Love and Money, Kentucky Bar Association, Wealth Without Wall Street, Mediation, Jackson Browne, McNay Consulting, Personal Finance, Lottery Winners, Kentucky Justice Association, Small Business News
Don McNay

After nearly 30 years of helping people with their money, I figured out long ago that financial issues were rarely about rates of return or asset allocation. Money is usually about emotions. Most of the time, people are using money to buy something that is missing in their lives.

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SHOF/PBS Chats: Billy Joel, Jimmy Jam, Jimmy Webb, Garth Brooks, Allan Toussaint, Dwight Yoakum, Hal David, Paul Williams...

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: John Bettis, Sam Moore, Paul Williams, Linda Ronstadt, Michael McDonald, Cousin Brucie, Ozzy Osbourne, Allan Toussaint, The Carpenters, Glen Campbell, Danny Aiello, Billy Joel, Bruno Mars, Hunter Freberg, Alexa Ray Joel, Gary US Bonds, Terry Lewis, Barry Mann, Southside Johnny, David Foster, Jimmy Jam, Garth Brooks, Bill Withers, Cythia Weil, Dwight Yoakum, Judy Collins, Stan Freberg, Jackson Browne, Johnny Mercer, Leon Russell, Sammy Cahn, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to exchange a few words with many terrific songwriters and artists ranging from Billy Joel and Garth Brooks to Jimmy Jam and Jimmy Webb and even an exec or two as they that walked the red carpet at the Songwriters Hall Of Fame awards show.

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The Storyteller & Paradise Lost: Conversations With Todd Snider and Great American Taxi's Vince Herman

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Eric McConnell, The Del McCoury Band, Leftover Salmon, Don Was, Todd Snider, John Prine, Jason D. Williams, James McMurtry, Jimmy Buffett, The Coral Reefer Band, Tim O'Brien, Great American Taxi, Don Henley, Hank Williams, The Partridge Family, Bob Mercer, Rush Limbaugh, The Sopranos, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Ben Kaufman, Bob Dylan, Bobby Bare, New Grass Revival, Vince Herman, Jeff Austin, Hot Rize, Jackson Browne, The Band, Robert Earl Keen, Shel Silverstein, Tonder Mountain Strong Band, Justin Bieber, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Occupy Christmas!

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Fundamentalism, Kurt Vonnegut, Jesus, Christmas, War on Christmas, Jackson Browne, Season's Greetings, Bill O'Reilly, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

It doesn't matter whether or not you believe in God or which faith you follow if you do. Here's a question worth asking this holiday season: Would Jesus be an Occupy demonstrator? The Bible suggests that He would.

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Hayley Miller

Jackson Browne Performs Free Show In Freedom Plaza

HuffingtonPost.com | Hayley Miller | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Occupy Washington DC, Video, Warren Zevon, District of Columbia, Occupy Wall Street, Protest, Dc Around Town, Stop the Machine, Jackson Browne, Kevin Zeese, Freedom Plaza, Musicians, Occupy Dc, Music, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Musician and political activist Jackson Browne gave a free performance at Occupy Washington DC in Freedom Plaza on Monday, just four day...

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WATCH: Jackson Browne Debuts Protest Song At Occupy Wall Street

Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Dawes, Occupy Wall Street, Which Side Are You On, Rolling Stone, Jackson Browne, Acoustic, Zuccotti Park, Performance, Fifty News

On December 1, Jackson Browne - backed by folk-rockers Dawes - performed a short acoustic set at the Occupy Wall Street protest in Manhattan's Zuccott...

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WATCH: Jackson Browne Plays In Zuccotti Park

Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Dawes, Video, Wall Street Protest, Third Eye Blind, Ny News, Occupy Wall Street, NY Around Town, New York Around Town, Jackson Browne, New York News, New York News

Third Eye Blind, Dawes and Jackson Browne stopped by Zuccotti Park Thursday and played songs in support of Occupy Wall Street. It was the first time t...

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Third Eye Blind, Jackson Browne To Perform At Occupy Wall Street

Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: Jackson Browne Occupy Wall Street, Third Eye Blind Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Musicians, Video, Third Eye Blind, Third Eye Blind Jackson Browne, Occupy Wall Street, Jackson Browne, #Occupywallstreet, Culture News

The Associated Press NEW YORK - The tents and tarps may be gone, but the Occupy Wall Street series of concerts is continuing. Jackson Browne, Th...

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The Hit Men Hit Christmas (Exclusive Audio), Chatting With Ricky Skaggs and Kip Moore, Plus Billy Joel's Box

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Bob Seger, Dan Couch, Billy Joel, Keifer Thompson, Kip Moore, Ricky Scaggs, Dolly Parton, Westin Davis, The Whites, Emmylou Harris, Richard Joo, Scott Stepakoff, Jackson Browne, Luke Lewis, Robert Oermann, The Statler Brothers, Willie Nelson, Bruce Hornsby, Waylon Jennings, Flatt & Scruggs, Bruce Springsteen, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The Hit Men -- the new group made up of the original performing and recording members of mega-star acts Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Tommy James and the Shondells, The Critters, Carly Simon, Cat Stevens, Jim Croce and more -- debut "A Four Seasons Christmas" here.

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From Woody Guthrie to Little Nut Tree: Chatting With Rob Wasserman and Dan Zanes

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Arlo Guthrie, Carol Channing, Charles Mingus, Rob Wasserman, Pete Seeger, G.E. Smith, Dan Zanes, Neil Young, Edie Brickell, Joan Osbourne, Bobby McFerrin, The Blind Boys, Sierra Leone Refugee Allstars, Madeleine Peyroux, Van Dyke Parks, Elvis Costello, Philip Glass, Bruce Hornsby, Matthew Broderick, Lou Reed, Woody Guthri, Chris Whitley, Tom Morello, Suzanne Vega, Studs Terkel, Wilco, Bob Dylan, Robert Johnson, Angelique Kidjo, Sheryl Crow, Del Fuegos, Nora Guthrie, The Grateful Dead, Michael Franti, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Sharon Jones, Ani DiFranco, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

On Woody Guthrie: "in a short life he saw so much, but he was really present and there with people. I think he's just really vital, not just in his vision, but as a spokesman for America."

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The Civil Wars, Missy Higgins Show Their True Blue Colors at Folks Fest

Michael Bialas | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Over the Rhine, John Paul White, Hubby Jenkins, Dom Flemons, Joy Williams, Missy Higgins, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Dan Mangan, Jackson Browne, Lyons, Colorado, The Civil Wars, Sarah McLachlan, Rhiannon Giddens, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, Planet Bluegrass, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

For three thoughtful souls with the power and resiliency to sing awfully sad songs, Missy Higgins, Joy Williams and John Paul White look pretty damn happy. And pretty damn pretty to boot.

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Kryptonite's 20th Anniversary: Chatting with Spin Doctors' Chris Barron Plus Keb Mo and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.07.2011

Read More: Lorne Michaels, Bonnie Raitt, Deniece Williams, The Eagles, Matthew Perry, Martin Scorsese, Harry Belafonte, Blues Traveler, Trucking Company, Phish, Garth Brooks, Stevie Wonder, Fleetwood Mac, Heather Mae Foard, Skip Ewing, Bruce Bouton, Vince Gill, Jimmy Olsen, Elmo, John Lennon, Tommy Mottola, U2, 30 Rock, Heather Donovan, Rolling Stone, Thomas Doeve, Joni Mitchell, Goodfellas, Mariah McManus, Kevin Moore, Paul Simon, Camryn Manheim, Widespread Panic, Lois Lane, Grey's Anatomy, Amy Grant, Michelle Annette Craft, Vida Simon, Don Henley, Joe Pesci, Dan Aykroyd, Chris Farley, Brendan Hill, The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Aaron Comess, Spin Doctors, Kevin McCormick, Bob Dylan, Pocket Full of Kryptonite, Keb' Mo', Curtis Mayfield, David T. Walker, india.arie, Dave Koz, John Popper, Eric Schenkman, Rich Murray, Jim McGuinn, Jackson Browne, Saturday Night Live, Adam Sandler, R.E.M., Raging Bull, Robert De Niro, Bruce Springsteen, Weqx, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Don't Nuke the Budget!

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Bonnie Raitt, Nuclear Renaissance, Renewables, Jackson Browne, Obama, Muse, Budget Crisis, Graham Nash, Nuclear Power, Kitaro, Green News
Harvey Wasserman

Slashing social services, environmental protection and so much more to pay for new nuclear plants is not the way to a sustainable green-powered Earth.

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Hi Infidelity: Chatting With REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, Graham Colton and David Berkeley, Plus The Box Story's New Video

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Kenny Loggins, Kevin Griffin, Graham Colton, Kevin Cronin, Better Than Ezra, Bob Dylan, Norman Seeff, REO Speedwagon, Counting Crows, Ruben Studdard, John Mayer, The United States of Autism, Adam Duritz, Jackson Browne, Clive Davis, American Idol, Jared Evans, David Berkeley, Chad Copeland, Bruce Springsteen, The Wallflowers, Bill Maher, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

According to Cronin, "I think in the present day climate of the music industry, there wouldn't be a band that had ten records before they finally had a hit. Nowadays, you better hit it on your first record or you're history."

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"The Ties That Bind": A Get Well Playlist for Clarence Clemons

David Wild | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Aretha Franklin, Jackson Browne, Lady GaGa, Clarence Clemons, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
David Wild

As I write these words, I'm sitting in Ibiza, Spain looking at a rather non-Jersey shore, but when I heard about Clarence Clemons having a stroke, I wanted to write a get-well playlist. Here's hoping that the Big Man gets better soon.

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Return To Return To Forever: Chatting With Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke, Plus John Common and Author Dr. Tony Youn

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Scrubs, Sarah Vaughn, Return to Forever, Tina Turner, Thelonius Monk, What's Love Got to Do With It: The Tina Turner Story, James Taylor, Stan Getz, David Sedaris, Publisher's Weekly, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jason and the Scorchers, Chaka Khan, Lenny White, Romeo Must Die, Chick Corea, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Henderson, The Velvet Underground, Horace Cilver, Billy Connors, Billie Holiday, Kiss, John Common, Daniel Lanois, Ornette Coleman, Blue Mitchell, The Transporter, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Flora Purim, Leonard Cohen, Dr. Tony Youn, Rachel Ray, Frank Sinatra, Joe DiMaggio, The Replacements, Art Blakey, Stanley Clarke, Steve Earle, Neil Young, Joe Farrell, Airto Moreira, Miles Davis, Pee Wee?S Playhouse, The Beatles, The Clash, John Coltrane, Al Di Meola, The CBS Early Show, Charles Mingus, Rock of Ages, Boyz in the Hood, Jackie McLean, Sonny Rollins, John Singleton, Jet Li, Genesis, Bob Dylan, The Cars, Tom Waits, Jean-Luc Ponty, Chet Baker, The Doors, Bill Evans, Jackson Browne, Steve Gadd, Barry Manilow, R.E.M., Jimi Hendrix, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Chick Corea's new album, Forever, is a two-disc set, with the first disc being acoustic, and the second disc with a full band and guests. For the first disc, I asked him if it was a return to Return To Forever.

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"Nothing Is Wrong" with Dawes

Ben Lear | Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Jackson Browne, Dawes, Robbie Robertson, Music, Los Angeles, Rock and Roll, Video, Arts News
Ben Lear

A few years ago I had the special opportunity to share some of my own songs with Marilyn and Alan Bergman, one of the greatest songwriting teams of all time. I'll never forget what they said to me after I played for them.

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Sing It Loud: Chatting with k.d. lang, JD Souther and Bobby Long, Plus a Beginners Audio Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Jelly Roll Morton, Bonnie Raitt, Guster, Linda Ronstadt, The Eagles, Eric Roberts, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Fred Eltringham, Chris Walters, Joe, Georges Delarues, Laura Nyro, Dave Palmer, Mike Mills, Ornette Coleman, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Chuck Mitchell, Kruu-Fm, Tim Hardin, The White Stripes, Cole Porter, Roger Niell, Barry Mann, Leonard Cohen, Duke Ellington, Eye of the Beholder, Joni Mitchell, Frank Sinatra, American Idol, Roy Orbison, Glenn Frey, Elliott Smith, Mélanie Laurent, Judee Sill, Count Basie, Henry Mancini, Lex Price, k.d. Lang, Neil Young, Gilbert and Sullivan, Ewan MacGregor, The Kinks, Glen Campbell, Miles Davis, Daniel Clark, Rogers & Hammerstein, The Beatles, Jeff Coffin, John Coltrane, Longbranch Pennywhistle, Rob McGaha, Carly Simon, Gus Van Sant, Elton John, Don Henley, Christopher Plumber, Brian Reitzell, Bing Crosby, Quincy Jones, Tony Bennett, The Rolling Stones, Sam Shepard, Joe Pisapia, Carole King, Gershwin, Nona Hendryx, Harold Arlen, Viktor Krauss, Bob Dylan, Peggy Lee, Tom Waits, Liam Watson, Brian Sutton, Mark Ethridge, Meryl Streep, Waddy Wachtel, Randy Newman, Jackson Browne, Fats Waller, JD Souther, Gene Clark, The Band, Jimmy Webb, James Taylor, The Wallflowers, Josh Grange, Bruce Springsteen, Salmonberries, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

One of my favorite tracks on k.d. lang's new album is the opener, "I Confess," which sounds like Brill Building meets country, meets...okay, I'll shut up now, k.d. lang has the rest.

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From Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne & Graham Nash: "We Are on the Brink"

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Obama, Nuclear Renaissance, Nuclear Power, Graham Nash, Green-Powered Earth, Green News
Harvey Wasserman

We may be on the brink of stopping the U.S. nuclear industry from building new reactors. We ask you to help make this happen. The atomic industry de...

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Give Till It's Gone: A Conversation with Ben Harper

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.15.2011

Read More: Blind Boys of Alabama, The Beatles, Grace Woodroofe, Pearl Jam, Chaka Khan, Joan Osborne, Ringo Starr, Jerry Wexler, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, The Soul Stirrers, Ben Harper, Jackson Browne, Neil Young, The Funk Brothers, Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Today, Ben Harpers tells me the story behind his new single: "Rock 'N' Roll Is Free".

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Musicians Come Together For Tucson Benefit Concert

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tuscon Charity Concert, David Crosby, Tucson Shooting, Tucson Convention Center, Jackson Browne, Gabrielle Giffords, Alice Cooper, Fund for Civility Respect Understanding, Mark Kelly, Graham Nash, Tucson Benefit Concert, Impact News

TUCSON, Ariz. — Jackson Browne, Alice Cooper, David Crosby and Graham Nash will perform in Tucson, Ariz., to benefit a charitable fund establish...

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HuffPost Review: Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bonnie Raitt, Hugh Romney, Ken Kesey, Wavy Gravy, Greenwich Village, Bob Dylan, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Movies, Movie Reviews, Marshall Fine, Camp Winnarainbow, Hippie Commune, Woodstock, Hog Farm, Jackson Browne, Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie, Merry Pranksters, Lenny Bruce, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

As characters go, it's hard to find anyone who has had both the Zelig-like ubiquity and, at the same time, the high profile of Hugh Romney, aka Wavy G...

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