Recorded in 1972, it took 44 years for “The Ballad of Jesse James” to become the first officially released recording by The Bruce Springsteen Band.
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One time only: The Bruce Springsteen Band covers Jimmy Reed’s 1959 classic at The Back Door in Richmond.
One time only: The Bruce Springsteen Band plays a slight love song that might be a musical ancestor of “Kitty’s Back.”
“Coming Home” is a rare studio recording from the Bruce Springsteen Band era and an early precursor to one of Bruce’s greatest hits.
Almost 50 years ago, The Bruce Springsteen Band put their own stamp on Muddy Waters’ biggest hit. Listen to their absolutely epic “Hoochie Coochie Man” inside.
One time only: The Bruce Springsteen Band covers The Band’s classic chronicle of the human cost of war.
Welcome summer with Bruce’s tribute to 1960s girl groups, the wonderfully light “I’m in Love Again.”
Sweet and slight, “Natural Magic” signaled a turn toward more soulful, romantic songs in Bruce’s set lists.
“She’s a Woman” is one for the completists, a funky guitar showcase with substandard lyrics. Bruce would get it right a few years later with “She’s the One.”
One time only (that we know of, at least): The Bruce Springsteen Band covers Dave Mason’s first hit, “Only You Know and I Know.”