FIRST TIME REACTING TO | Jackson Browne "The Load Out" and "Stay"

yes, he wrote it. and RIP to David, the guy playing slide in his lap. we lost him last year.

Jackson Browne is one of the most humble Rock stars. He has an awesome relationship with most of Southern California's most famous soft Rock personalities. He lived in a house with Don Henley and Glenn Frye living in the basement, who said he taught them how to write songs. Linda Rondstat, David Crosby,Graham Nash,and Steven Still are all friends with Jackson Browne.

Stay was originally recorded by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs in 1960. Jackson Browne wrote "The Load Out" and paired it with a slightly adapted "Stay" for his live show.

I saw this tour in Mobile Alabama. Hard to believe it's been almost 50 years ago. I was a newlywed and this was the first concert my husband and I went to together. We drove from Pensacola Fl to Mobile through a blinding storm, it was so worth it. The entire concert was amazing. When they got to the Load out and Stay, it was still storming outside, and I really didn't want it to be over. I was with the love of my life having the time of my life. One of my most cherished memories. I still have the Tshirt and the husband.

Jackson Browne is one of the finest singer songwriters ever. Try "Doctor My Eyes" and "Running on Empty"

"The promoter don't mind, and the union don't mind..."

Jackson Browne has a voice that's an irresistible combination of vulnerable, melancholy, tragic, honest, and hopeful. A good example is "These Days", which is an incredible song, especially considering he wrote it when he was 16 yrs old.

Jackson Browne is in a songwriter and rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame. He has so many songs for you to listen to. I don’t know where to begin.❤

You know, I haven't seen that movie yet. But the song "Stay" is an old song, but Jackson Browne reworked the lyrics to line up with what he was singing in (the Load Out)... i.e. he wants to stay and play longer (if the union don't mind, etc). The other vocalists were Rosemary Butler and David Lindley. Lindley was playing the lap steel (the thing that.looked like a small guitar but works like a pedal steel). Both vocalists nailed it. Sadly, we lost David Lindley early last year. More gems from Jackson Browne: Running on Empty Doctor My Eyes Tender is the Night The Pretender

Laid back sophistication is how I describe Jackson Browne... He makes it so smooth and effortless but you know that its a genuinely super well crafted song.

Jackson Browne was (and is) one of the best singer/songwriters to come out of the west coast in the late '60s and '70s. He was associated with the Eagles early on, co-writing a couple of their early hits and then went on to record some great stuff of his own through the '70s and '80s, He was one of those artists in the "We Are the World" chorus in 1985.

A live take of both songs was used on the studio album, Running on Empty. The whole album was recorded either on stage, backstage, on the tour bus or in other locations on the tour, and many of the songs dealt with touring.

Jackson and Don Henley were roommates when they we’re trying to make it…Don says that Jackson would pound on the piano Allllllll day long and from that we have the Eagles and Jackson Browne two of the most iconic musicians of my life time and I’m so thankful !!

Jackson, without doubt, is one of America’s greatest songwriters. He once commented that he was never one to write “cheery” songs. He paints true life pictures that are honest, introspective with a bit of melancholy mixed in. His pop hits from the 60’s and 70’s like Running on Empty, Doctor My Eyes, The Pretender, etc are mainstays of 70’s rock, however, if you dig deep you will find heartfelt poetic treasures in songs like, Late for the Sky, For A Dancer, After the Deluge, Birds of St Marks, etc. I sometimes wish I had never heard these songs so I could enjoy them again for the first time.

My father said a lot of times, the crew would actually come out and start dismantling the stage while he was playing this. Magical.

Worked for a band moving them from gig to gig. Hard work. Thanks for the recognition.

His songs are often wistful and reflective, somehow relatable even if you didn't share the literal experience he's singing about. He can draw you in like that. The Pretender is a gem.

Jackson Browne "Doctor My Eyes"........ An amazingly deep and honest song

They guy singing the falsetto was master musician David Lindley, who played slide guitar, fiddle, acoustic, anything with strings. Listen to "Running on Empty", "Here Come Those Tears Again", "Doctor My Eyes", "Lawyers in Love", "The Pretender".

This is a song about life on a concert tour. His homage to the roadies (stage crew) at the beginning recognizes those unknown folks who set up and strike the stage for the performances. Later he also acknowledges the drivers of the trucks and buses. Too many fans don’t realize the dozens of people it takes to tour a show. Kudos to JB for saluting those in the shadows. I managed a venue for 20 years, and yes, Jackson did perform there and do this song as an encore.