Bruce joins a stellar line-up of guest musicians at a 1994 John Eddie concert to cover Elvis Presley’s last number one hit, “Suspicious Minds.”
Category: Meeting Across the River
Inspired by the legendary collaborations at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concerts, Ray Davies kicked off his album of revitalized Kinks songs with “Better Things” as a duet with Bruce.
The backstory is odd, but the performance is terrific: watch Bruce and Wolfgang Niedecken deliver a bilingual cover of “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” in a German cafe in 1995.
One time only: Bruce and The Wallflowers cover Vince Taylor’s 1959 rockabilly classic, “Brand New Cadillac.”
A castoff from the Ghost of Tom Joad recording sessions, “Tiger Rose” made its way to an official release and stage performance via the late, great Sonny Burgess. Watch Bruce and Sonny perform it together inside.
One time only: Bruce covers Solomon Burke’s country soul classic with Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes in 1977.
One time only: Bruce covers Larry Williams’ influential “Slow Down” with a cover band at the Classics Cafe in Westwood, New Jersey.
Bruce based two of his most uplifting songs on Curtis Mayfield’s “People Get Ready,” but the only time he ever performed the original in an arena was with U2 in 2005. Watch that loose, fun performance inside.
Bruce co-wrote “Trapped Again” with Southside Johnny and Steve Van Zandt, but he’s only performed it live once. Check it out inside.
From the Legends of Springsteen files: Bruce and Max join cover band Stand and Deliver at the Classics Cafe in Westwood for rocking rendition of “Hippy Hippy Shake.”