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. 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". In 2004, he was inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
Cleveland, Ohio, as well as bestowed an
Honorary Doctorate of Music by
Occidental College in Los Angeles, California.