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'The Long Way Around': Jackson Browne, Live At The 2014 Americana Music Awards

Winner of the 2014 Spirit of Americana Free Speech Award, singer-songwriter Jackson Browne demonstrated exactly why the honor was bestowed upon him with a rendering of "The Long Way Around," a cut from his album Standing In The Breach.

The song wraps a melody around a look back at his life and times, touching on gun violence, environmental destruction, income inequality and other issues. But, as he always does, Browne burnishes the politics with poetry.

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  • "The Long Way Around"
  • Credits

    Webcast Coordinator: Dan Kuznicki; Audio & Video Production: High Five Entertainment; Executive Producers: Jed Hilly, Martin Fischer, Terry Lickona

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