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Jackson Browne to appear on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and at Kennedy Center

In support of woody 100- The centennial celebration of the life of Woody Guthrie Solo Acoustic Tour with special guest Sara Watkins begins october 15th. Tickets are on sale now.

Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne will perform “You Know The Night,” a song he co-wrote with Rob Wasserman and Woody Guthrie on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on October 11th. The song was released earlier this year to kick off the Centennial Celebration for Woody Guthrie on GRAMMY award winning bassist and collaborator Rob Wasserman’s Woody Guthrie tribute album Note of Hope. Note of Hope released as a celebration of the words and music of Woody Guthrie, is just one of the many tributes and celebrations planned in conjunction with “Woody 100” – a celebration of Woody Guthrie’s centennial.

The centerpiece of the celebrations will take place on October 14th at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. Produced by the Kennedy Center and the GRAMMY Museum, This Land Is Your Land- The Woody Guthrie Centennial Celebration Concert will feature Browne, Wasserman and an array of renowned artists including Ry Cooder, Roseanne Cash, Tom Morello, Joel Rafael, John Mellencamp, Arlo Guthrie, Old Crow Medicine Show and more. The performance is part of the Songs Of Conscience concert series.

In addition to these two special appearances honoring the life and work of Woody Guthrie, Jackson Browne will launch the fall portion of his 2012 U.S. Acoustic Tour. The tour, which begins in West Virginia on October 15th and runs throughout the Midwest, ending on November 15 in Colorado Springs, CO. Playing guitar and piano, Jackson will perform songs from his entire body of work, with varying set lists each night, accompanied by Val McCallum (guitars) and Mauricio Lewak (drums). Singer-songwriter and fiddle player Sara Watkins will open the Acoustic Tour as a special guest; she will be joined by her brother Sean Watkins (guitar) and Tyler Chester (bass, organ). Tickets are on-sale now for the fall tour. Premium benefit seats are available for purchase through The Guacamole Fund: www.guacfund.org.

Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. He was honored with induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2007. Beyond his music, he is known for his advocacy on behalf of the environment, human rights, and arts education. He’s a co-founder of the groups Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE), Nukefree.org, and, Success Through the Arts Foundation, which provides education opportunities for students in South Los Angeles.

Jackson Browne 2012 Acoustic Tour Dates with special guest Sara Watkins:

DateCityVenue
10/15/12Morgantown, WVWVU – Creative Arts Center
10/17/12Newport News, VAFerguson Center for the Performing Arts
10/20/12Detroit, MIMusic Hall Center for the Performing Arts
10/21/12Milwaukee, WIThe Riverside Theater
10/23/12Springfield, ILSangamon Auditorium
10/25/12South Bend, INMorris Performing Arts Center
10/26/12Chicago, ILChicago Theatre
10/28/12Minneapolis, MNState Theater
10/29/12Duluth, MNDuluth Entertainment Convention Center
11/1/12Davenport, IAAdler Theater
11/2/12St. Louis, MOFox Theatre
11/4/12Grand Prairie, TXVerizon Theatre
11/5/12Linden, TXMusic Vity Texas Theatre
11/7/12Houston, TXBayou Music Center
11/8/12Austin, TXBass Concert Hall
11/10/12Catoosa, OKThe Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
11/11/12Wichita, KSOrpheum Theatre
11/12/12Omaha, NEOrpheum Theatre
11/14/12Denver, COParamount Theatre
11/15/12Colorado Springs, COPikes Peak Center