{"id":76726,"date":"2018-05-14T14:49:05","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T18:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=76726"},"modified":"2018-05-14T14:50:49","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T18:50:49","slug":"holiday-spectacular-trans-siberian-orchestra-diane-fleischman-2-2-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=76726","title":{"rendered":"JACKSON BROWNE: FAR FROM RUNNING ON EMPTY – by Diane Fleischman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Story & Photographs by Diane Fleischman<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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There were only a few scattered seats left unoccupied Sunday night at The Sands Event Center<\/a> <\/strong>as an eager crowd welcomed Jackson Browne<\/strong><\/a> and opening act Vonda Shepard<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The name Vonda Shepard should sound familiar.\u00a0 She was a back-up vocalist for Browne\u2019s band for years, and probably best known for the theme song to the television show,\u00a0 \u2018Ally McBeal\u2019, with \u201cSearching My Soul\u201d.\u00a0 The series ran for five years, and as series wound down, more of her music became woven into the show, which also produced a few cameo performances in one of the night clubs the characters would visit.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She told the crowd that Jackson made a bet with her.\u00a0 If she released a new album, she could open for Browne\u2019s May dates.\u00a0 And lo and behold, she performed several songs on piano from her new release.\u00a0 Shepard\u2019s vocals covered a great range, with humor and banter thrown in her set.\u00a0 As expected, she closed with \u201cSearching My Soul\u201d and fully embraced the song\u2019s popularity.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n