Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Jackson Browne tells the story behind “You Know the Night,” a song built from previously unused Woody Guthrie lyrics.

In this interview clip, Browne explains how Guthrie’s words came to him through Rob Wasserman, why the text was really a long letter to Guthrie’s wife, and how it captured love, memory, and shared ideals.

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