A heartbreaking L.A. Times article inspires one of Bruce’s most harrowing narratives–the tale of young lost boys in Balboa Park.
Author: Ken
Lightning strikes twice: 10,000 Maniacs releases not one but two fantastic live covers of “Because the Night” — 23 years apart.
The E Street Band goes viral when they nail a song they’d never attempted before… or had they?
One time only: Garland Jeffreys coaxes Bruce Springsteen onto the stage at Light of Day 2002 to join him on his last great hit, “Hail Hail Rock ‘n’ Roll.”
“The Man Who Got Away” is a terrific piece of sleight-of-hand songwriting that should never have been allowed to get away.
Finally: a rock arrangement of “Nebraska,” courtesy of Italian rockers Diego Mercuri and the Wrecking Band.
The E Street Band refuses to be stumped when a fan requests The Troggs’ bar band classic.
This early demo, influenced if not shaped by Bruce’s 1971-72 family reunion, points the way to “Lost in the Flood” and other saga songs to come.
One time only: Patti Scialfa performs one of her most beautiful and unabashedly romantic songs, with her husband backing her on guitar.
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