Bruce makes a surprise “guest” appearance with Joe Grushecky (if 15 of 18 songs can be considered a guest appearance), Bruce teases an injured Jake, the Devils and Dust Tour set list busts open, and more.
Tag: Garland Jeffreys
On this date: Bruce drafts Mumford & Sons at Pinkpop, films a pro-shot show in Stockholm, plays a new song for John Fogerty’s birthday, and gets the green light to start recording again when he settles his legal dispute with Mike Appel.
A big day for premieres: “Cautious Man,” “Boom Boom,” “A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Pittsburgh),” and “Bring ’em Home” all make their debuts on this date. 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.