Classic rock and country music converged in a major way in the 1970s when country rock was born. One of the defining songs of the subgenre is The Eagles’ “Take It Easy.” A member of the band connected ...

“Take It Easy” became one of the Eagles’ signature songs – but it originally belonged to someone else. Jackson Browne had emerged as a rising songwriter in the late ‘60s, first as a member of the ...

During a 2003 interview with The Uncool, The Eagles’ Glenn Frey discussed the origin of “Take It Easy.” “Jackson Browne, JD Souther, and I all lived at 1020 Laguna in Echo Park,” he said. “JD and I ...