Happy birthday to Steven Van Zandt, born on this day in 1950! Plus: one acoustic tour kicks off while another one ends, Clarence plays his last public show with Bruce, and Bruce is honored by President Obama. Big, big day in Springsteen history!
Tag: Greetings from Asbury Park
Today in Springsteen history: two notable births (one human, one vinyl) and one rebirth.
A half-century ago today, Bruce Springsteen sent the world Greetings from Asbury Park, and rock and roll has never been the same.
The dazzling and dizzying track that kicked off Springsteen’s fifty-year recording career and burned his rhyming dictionary to cinders
An ode to never growing up that never gets old.
A love song for anyone who’s tried to save someone who couldn’t be saved.
Widely considered to be Bruce’s worst song, “Mary Queen of Arkansas” shows flashes of brilliance and unappreciated layers of depth.
Often derided if it’s remembered at all, “The Angel” deserves greater appreciation for its craft and early, tentative steps towards Bruce’s signature song.
Lyrically slight and melodically malleable, “Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street” is an early songwriting exercise that improbably became a fan favorite.
Bearing influences both local and literary, “Spirit in the Night” immediately established itself as one of Bruce’s signature songs.