President Obama and an all-star line-up of musicians pay tribute to Bruce at the Kennedy Center Honors. Video and more highlights from this date in Springsteen history inside.
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The Ties That Bind: The River Collection was released on this day in 2015. Other highlights from this date: guest appearances from Joe Grushecky, Tom Morello, and Mike Ness, rare River Tour footage, and more.
Today in Springsteen history: Bruce releases two new videos, a star-studded holiday show in Asbury Park features the return of some notable set list prodigals, and an epic 20-minute “Kitty’s Back.” More highlights inside.
It’s the biggest rock and roll single in history, but Bruce only ever covered it once.
One week only: At a run of Asbury Park holiday concerts in 2001, Bruce joined Garland Jeffreys on Garland’s 1992 plea for racial harmony.
What else could Bruce close his holiday show sets with but the greatest rock and roll Christmas song of all time?
Woody Guthrie’s “Blowin’ Down This Road” brings Bruce together with his fellow singer-songwriters. Hear him team up with Joe Ely, Joe Grushecky, Elliott Murphy, Alejando Escovedo, and Garland Jeffreys inside.
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.”
Bruce teams up with Garland Jeffreys for a crowd-pleasing cover of ? and the Mysterians’ “96 Tears.”
Nightly during Bruce’s 2003 holiday show stand in Asbury Park, Bruce and Garland Jeffreys lifted the show with a team-up on Garland’s 1981 anthem.