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Happy birthday “Professor” Roy Bittan! Also on this date: Bruce films his first movie role, opens the Meadowlands, and plays “Jersey Girl” for the first time. Plus: CBS profiles Clarence, and Mike Appel takes legal action to stop Bruce from recording.
On this date: The legendary Darkness on the Edge of Town Tour begins! Hear the soundcheck and opening inside, and watch tour premieres and rarities galore from this date in history.
Too many highlights to list: the first cut of “Born to Run,” the first “Meeting Across the River” in 20 years, and more. Plus: the debut of Bruce Springsteen and the Hot Mammas (really).
Bruce records the videos for “Vigilante Man” and “I Ain’t Got No Home,” but the real highlights for this date are the only known Darkness-era performances of three tracks from The Promise.
A one-off cover of “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin” and the taping of VH1 Storytellers leads the highlights from this date in Bruce history. Watch two full shows, rare clips, and more highlights inside.
On this date: Bruce records “Roulette,” performs “Johnny Bye-Bye” for the final time, releases Live in New York City, and jams with Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. Video and more highlights inside.
On this date: Winterland ’78. Need I say more? (Okay, how about a Rolling Stones guest appearance and the streaming video release of Springsteen on Broadway?)
Guest blogger Bill Kenney takes us back to The Meadowlands on the Wrecking Ball Tour.
The River Tour begins its morph into the “Autobiography Tour” as the ten-show victory lap kicks off in East Rutherford.