Warren Zevon & Jackson Browne Performing Live At VPRO Studio On This Date In 1976

A memorable performance featuring a pair of talented singer-songwriter friends playing their music together took place 40 years ago today when Warren Zevon teamed with Jackson Browne. The meeting was held at VPRO Studio in Hilversum, The Netherlands on December 8, 1976 and recorded for a radio broadcast.

Introduced as “The Offender meets The Pretender” the performance began with Browne leading his “These Days,” followed by an interview and renditions of a cover of “Cocaine Blues” and Jackson’s “Linda Paloma.” Zevon then took over as they played his “Mohammed’s Radio,” “Frank & Jesse James,” “Hasten Down the Wind” and “Desperados Under the Eaves.” Zevon’s “Excitable Boy” was also offered ahead of Browne’s “For A Dancer” and “Something Fine.” The VPRO set ended with Zevon’s “Carmelita” and “Werewolves Of London.”

The recording below also features bonus filler tracks from the following evening’s show by the duo with David Lindley and others performing “Back Turned Looking Down The Path,” “Carmelita,” “Mohammed’s Radio” and “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead.” Listen to both performances below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpkoJ_pVk0M