One chair, one keyboard, twelve guitars and one man.

The stage at Stephens Auditorium Saturday was set for Jackson Browne’s solo acoustic performance to a very intimate crowd of about 1,500 fans.

The house lights dimmed and the audience roared as Browne stepped into the red and orange lights. Browne picked up a guitar and began his 21-song set — not bad for a 55-year-old rocker.

A soulful rendition of “My Stunning Mystery Companion,” a song off his new album, set the tone for the night.

The audience, mostly fans of Browne from his beginning nearly 30 years ago, listened attentively to the lyrics. They watched his masterful guitar playing and chuckled in understanding to many of the lyrics.

For his next song, Browne put down his guitar and began “Your Bright Baby Blues,” the first of many songs played throughout the set on the keyboard.

During songs, the crowd sat quietly listening or softly singing along. In between songs, however, the auditorium filled with requests from the audience.

Browne replied by telling the crowd he would try to answer them all.

“I’m always trying to get on your good side,” he joked.

Browne pleased the crowd by playing “Looking East” and “Rosie” back-to-back. The standing applause following the two songs was the first of the night.

Browne then played a few of his more recent songs followed by “Running on Empty,” the favorite of the night.

The requests kept coming between songs, and Browne introduced the audience to his rule, saying there are a couple of songs he will play as soon as someone calls for them.

Brown stood on stage and waited until he heard someone yell out the name, “Cocaine,” and only then did he play the opening chords of the song. As Browne talked about the song, he said he should sing some rehab verses and the audience roared with applause.

Browne returned from a fifteen-minute intermission with “Fountain of Sorrow” and “The Pretender.” The audience sang along, at times overpowering Browne.

Browne then played “These Days,” “Dr. My Eyes,” and “In the Shape of a Heart,” leading up to another crowd pleaser, “Take It Easy.”

Before playing “For a Dancer,” Browne thanked the audience. “I can’t tell you how nice it is to come to this town and have y’all call out for my songs,” Browne said.

Following “Here Come Those Tears Again,” Browne’s political side came out. He encouraged the crowd to go to the polls in November.

He also expressed his anti-Bush and anti-war views, and admitted this was the most he’s said in public before.

To support his statements, Browne finished the set with “Lives In the Balance” and “I’m a Patriot.”

No one left the auditorium and Browne returned to the cheering audience for a two-song encore.

Ames was the final night of Browne’s tour. Browne has been on the road the past month to promote his latest album “The Naked Drive Home.”

Thirty years and 13 albums later, Jackson Browne is still kicking. His strong political statements and even more powerful music prove that even at 55 years old, he can still put on a hell of a good show.