The biggest influence? I've had several at different times - but the biggest for me was Bob Dylan, who was a guy that came along when I was twelve or thirteen and just changed all the rules about what it meant to write songs.

Late for the Sky (1974) consolidated Browne's fan base and the album peaked at #14 on the Billboard album chart the 84th best-selling album of 1974. The concert was held at Barnum Hall and was a sold out event. Browne and Warnes again performed it live for the Tucson AZ benefit concert.

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". Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States alone.