On this date: listen to the earliest live recording of Bruce and the E Street Band, a full performance of Springsteen on Broadway, and more.
Tag: Steve Van Zandt
Oh, the ignominy: Rejections, second fiddles, and name mangling mark January 8th in Springsteen history.
Happy New Year! On this date: Bruce wraps up the Darkness Tour, releases the single for “Fire,” and plays an impromptu Stone Pony set.
Highlights from New Years Eve shows across the years, including the earliest known prototype of “Drive All Night.”
Bruce kicks off a multi-year tradition of Asbury Park Holiday shows. Plus: a Tonight Show appearance, last performances of several songs for years to come, and more.
It’s the debut of “Brothers Under the Bridge,” the release of “The Wrestler,” and the last “Crush on You” for 28 years as Bruce’s tours start to wind down for the year.
One time only: Listen to Bruce rejoin his former band to take lead vocals on Walter Brown’s blues standard, “Confessin’ the Blues.”
Darlene Love’s debut album featured this Springsteen-authored, Van Zandt-produced, Spectorian gem.
Two nights only: Little Steven takes the lead and Bruce Springsteen plays the sideman when Southside Jonny takes ill.
The album that led to a legendary lifelong friendship gets a 40th anniversary reissue today. Let’s take a listen and look back on Joe Grushecky and the Iron City Houserockers’ watershed album.