A few years before the Eagles formed, Jackson Browne had just broken up with Nico and moved back to Los Angeles in 1968. Soon after, he met Glenn Frey while playing in a folk band with Jack Wilce ...

When the Eagles were in the studio recording their 1972 debut album, the band’s friend Jackson Browne helped co-write two songs, including the opening “Take It Easy,” with Glenn Frey.

Jackson Browne was it — a boyishly handsome SoCal icon whose critically admired hit albums spoke to listeners with unparalleled intimacy. The first half of this two-disc retrospective ...