Sadly, the drummer on this particular performance (Jim Gordon) also past away this month (albeit in rather tragic circumstances).

Mr. Dave is my all-time hero, as far as guitar playing is concerned. The man mastered everything on strings. What a master. My idol. Been following him since Rockpalast 1982, I think it was. What a tragic loss for the ultimate music business. The less well -known are the greatest artists. David is, for my taste, the world's best slide guitarist. End of story.

And, his voice!

So true…I was totally flattened when I heard of his death (COVID?). Truly, well, as a musician, David strangely always captured my heart-not just his mastery, his presence. I never knew him but I heard he was quite the character (big surprise). So underrated, barely anyone noticed this amazing man’s humble but incredibly notable career. What he did for Jackson Browne (whom is still the bomb), their chemistry (saw them live a few times-you just can not fake that intimacy/chemistry) was so joyful-because of his presence. He did SO much and got so little attention. Well, knowing what I know of him, I don’t think he’d give it second thought. But WE do. I have him and Jackson doing ‘For a Dancer’ live, which cuts beautifully between two live performances so beautifully, decades apart, so beautifully edited, so apropos. RIP -for a true dancer 💔

You are missed Mr Dave

I’m just shy of 21 and JB never fails to make me cry. So grateful to have found his music - it’s helped during tough times. I hope things have gotten better for you.

I was in mid 20's when this song came out. So many young musicians and fans of the music from that 60's-70's era went into rehab, or died from substance abuse back then, and it is uplifting to hear of a success story like yourself getting something positive from the music we grew up with. Congratulations my friend

It's good to see our music is still doing the same thing to the youth of today as it did the youth of my time. Groove!

Everything from the 70’s was highly emotional hope people can get back to that vibe ! 😅

I hope you didnt keep your eyes opened for too long and that you didnt learn how not to cry. Peace!

Welcome home, James. I came back in '73 Tom USMC

Glad you made it out and fucking Thank You Sir for your service.

I gotta say that's a great line, "the late unpleasantness" and I hereby inform you that I will steal it and use it at will. Well Done Sir

Thank you, James, for what you did for us.

Agree. Never fails.

Me too.

There are many, many greats like that. Or it's, that it's, the way it is.

Yes, and as a 'grown-ass woman' (of 63) I say, me too!

yup the greats bring out the feelings

Voice like a silver bell. 😊

Here for the Dave Lindley love

Here for the music! 😊

David Lindley is like my second cousin seriously.....

My mom is related to him he's dam good

One of the best bands ever!

I like this version better than the studio version

Rose & Doug 💯

Love Rosemary Butler ❤

Craig Doerge: Keyboards Bob Glaub: Bass Jim Gordon: Drums Doug Haywood: Vocals

I am glad that your daughter came around and joined in with you. Jackson's music can have that effect on folks.

I saw Glenn Frey talking about when he lived with Browne in his early days. Said he learned a lot about how to write songs from him.

This guy must have went through a lot to come up with these lyrics.

@@gboard7 I can see how Gerry Beckley in America came up with Sister Golden Hair. This song!

Agreed class of 1974 go clarke rams

Dance like no one is watching and sing like no one can hear!!!!!

What if a man would want to watch lol.

Shake it grandmaw

Saw him last night in Montreal with James Taylor - JUST FKN AMAZING !!!

She still sings! I still go to her gigs here in LA! Really lovely person, too!

Leland Sklar, from the l.a. dream team.

Sorry, that's not Leland in the video

Thank you for bringing that to my attention. Ive been listening to this song for years and didn't realize how true this was until now. There's just so much other shit going on in the song it never really resonated. You must be a bassist.

@Steven Bard if you're a Bassist, might dig this video of Leland playing to the original recording of doctor my eyes with the bass he used on the track... Watch "88. Jackson Browne / Doctor My Eyes" on KZfaq kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hrehfa2Ky82RZnk.html

@@edd7812 Leland played bass on the album didn't he?

I was at that same concert! My girlfriend and I ran backstage at the end of the show. We stood around backstage and tried to act cool. Haha. It was a great concert.

Good eye my man! - Was about to post the same..

@@lornestein7248 Jimmy "The Rock" Gordon

RIP Jims mom

Gordon...I would have given anything to see him play live. What a shame...

@@jeffreycolvin9124 Yes! Check out his splashing cymbal work on 'Why Does Love Got To Be...' on Derek In Concert. Relentless, studio quality attack - but in just one unmatchable take. Maybe the greatest live percussion work ever committed to tape. Genius.

Oh Mama...ouch

Jim Gordon is probably my favorite drummer, he's just tremendous in almost every way and he really captures Russ Kunkle's original "flowing Shuffle" feel in this take. Certainly a worthy effort on a rather difficult song to play by all involved

@@edd7812 wonder if JG is still alive

@@lastnamefirst4035 Yes he is...still in prisonp...the vert bes upon Russ Kunkel!

@@raymondnavarro5100 😀

Just saw him sing this at Ravinia in 1978. The entire audience was tripping on purple microdots. That was back in the day when I was listening to Europe 72 every single day. From the day that album was released and for about the next 5 years I listened to that album every single day. It's still my favorite album of all time. It has been since 1973

Ahh, a Papa-san Chair. Had to think about that for a moment. I was a few miles north of the Philippines in 79-80. Okinawa, Japan. USMC. That's where I learned what Diversity really was, and it was a life lesson I've carried with me ever since. Some people want things to go back to the way they were decades ago, without realizing that if we go back, the rest of the World leaves us behind.

Oh yes!!

@@clymelabox2559 THANK YOU

Jim Gordon, he played with so many artists. Sad story

Let's not forget Jesse Ed Davis when passing out the cookies. Some say his slide guitar made the original varsion what it is.

@@dsage4351 Thank you for pointing that out

@@dsage4351 , Jesse's beautiful solo on the album version of "Doctor My Eyes" wasn't played with a slide. He did, however, contribute great slide guitar playing to Taj Mahal's recorded version of "Statesboro Blues" which was a big influence on Duane Allman and the Allman Brothers version of that song. Jackson once said of Jesse, "when he played, it was like the sky cracked open".

Quite the lyric writer.

Me hahahahaha

Pretty well studied musician.

1988 was a bad year. Roy Buchanan also died that same year.

Same here 😞

Me too

@@gregpalermo3861 Me 3! JB arrived like horizontal lightning bolt and I can still (happily) smell the ozone. This and 'fountain of sorrow' in my soul now!

Edward Halverson yep, same here.

If you tune your guitar down a step, (2 frets), you can play the bass lines while playing rhythm on the chorus. Fingering is the key of G. Awesome!

Here's the REAL DEAL... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hrehfa2Ky82RZnk.html&lc=z233zbox4xztelje2acdp4341p3dytr4nxdk3vrn4d1w03c010c.1590187015553756

Thats Leland Sklar!

@@JonHop1That’s not Lee that’s Bob Glaub.

@jaycareaga9929 no, that is Lee.. Glaub didn't perform with Gordon and Jackson in 78'.. He joined with Kunkel for the 79' Tour. I know it's hard to see, but Glaub had a full head of hair in 78-79 lol

I grew up with this great music & appreciated them playing it at the end of the show (Splitting Up Together) earlier. Season finale.

Get stoned.

Love this song ,,,or Lawyers in Love ,,,,thanks for liking my comment ,,,,,

Me too!

I Agree 100%, In due respect even better than the late Mr.Duane Allman...

@@bobbyscott9723 Maybe. That’s a hard call. Love ‘em both.

What a phenomenal player he is. And perfectly suited to Jackson Browne's songs.

Man. Lindley really really makes it sing ......to be able to take a great tune to another level with a Solo like that is a rare, transcendent ability....

@@stargazer6753 , lots of stellar lap steel and bottleneck slide players around these days: Cindy Cashdollar; Junior Brown; Meghan Lovell of Larkin Poe, showing strong Lindley influences; Robert Randolph (pedal steel maniac!)....and for bottleneck style there's Ry Cooder, Sonny Landreth, Dave Hole, and John Mooney..... Recently I've been listening on You Tube to a guy named Dan Dubuque in Montana, playing incredible *amplified* Weissenborn lap steel outside (in a snowbank, by a river) and doing instrumental covers of Nirvana, Tool and Rage Against the Machine, with effects and distortion. A *HUGE* sound, yet incredibly precise playing. Check it out, it'll blow your mind!.

Wow! I didn't know Jim had died until I read your post just now Jim was my favorite drummer and created so much wonderful music with Stevie Winwood Jackson Browne Steely Dan obviously Derek and the Dominos etc etc etc I share your hope that he may finally rest in peace

@@edd7812 Hello there, Ed. I'm sorry to be the one that you found out from. I've been playing for yearZ, and always knew who he waZ, but never really started listening to him until about two years ago. Since, his playing haZ had an incredible impact on my own. CatZ like Peart, Portnoy, Carey, Copeland...they're the ones that influenced my playing when I waZ younger...now, catZ like Mr Gordon, Roger Taylor (DuranDuran), Phil Ehart, Andy Newmark are the major influences aZ an older drummer and individual. But I've been listening to a TON of Jim Gordon'Z recordings over the past two days 🥁

@@brianjezuit4085 Very nice choices!!! Here is Jim with Traffic on Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys... remarkable creativity... RIP James Gordon... "The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys (2010 Remaster)" on KZfaq kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtema6t0nrXJkmQ.html

@@brianjezuit4085 I'm pretty sure that's Jim on that one although somebody says that's a different mix or take or maybe Capaldi the original member of traffic on drums, I don't think it is, I think that is Jim but to be sure I know this one is! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qKuKe5Olmr_Tqqs.html

​@@edd7812 ThatZ a great track, Ed 🥁

JRA dawg I LOVE that Eagles Documentary! I got Netflix for that reason alone. I never knew how close they were. And that Jackson Browne wrote all but the second verse of “Take It Easy”

Said Jackson worked on the song so relentlessly it drove them crazy.😂

WOW..thanks for the memory & post.. wish I lived in that apartment.

It was Frey and Souther that had the apartment above Jackson

There goes the tea kettle...

Thank you so much for your comment and continues support 🎶 I appreciate it, god bless you and stay safe

aren't they great? and as this song witnesses, such good taste!

Thank you so much for your comment and continues support 🎶 I appreciate it, god bless you and stay safe

What I can say about David Lindley is that he was so gorgeous back then... mmmm 😘❤😍😋

He's great at slide and looked like Paul Kossoff .

The previous band with "The Section" (Kunkel-Sklar-Doerge-Kortchmar) and Lindley backing him was right in there with this group. Jackson always has great bands. The current band with Greg Leisz on steel is exceptional, but there's only one Lindley!

@@qazzell , Lindley looks more like Ben Franklin these days, but he sure can play! Hoping he tours in 2021 or when it's safe to do so.

@@bobsteingraber , I've been watching Lee Sklar on KZfaq almost daily, as he reminisces about working with Jackson, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor and so on. Everybody keeps asking for Lindley stories! I hope Lee will share some anecdotes.....

It's amazing the deep lyrics.