Too many highlights to list: the first cut of “Born to Run,” the first “Meeting Across the River” in 20 years, and more. Plus: the debut of Bruce Springsteen and the Hot Mammas (really).
Tag: The Ghost of Tom Joad
On this date: The E Street Band debuts their new name, Jon Landau sees the future of rock and roll, and Bruce makes his first appearance on Saturday Night Live. New video and more highlights inside.
On this date: Bruce receives Sweden’s Polar Music Prize. Watch full footage plus more highlights inside.
Two interviews and guest-stars galore: Rosanne Cash, John Cafferty, Wolfgang Niedecken, and Tom Morello all share the stage with Bruce on this date.
Bruce meets Max for the first time, debuts a new arrangement for “The Ghost of Tom Joad” with Tom Morello, kicks off the European leg of the first River Tour, and subjects himself to a deeply insightful 90-minute interview.
Bruce Springsteen’s eleventh studio album is one of his best-sounding and most thematically cohesive. It wears its influences on its sleeves, and we’ll explore them inside.
In 1985, Bruce picked up a book on the new American underclass. When he finally opened and read it a decade later, it inspired one of the strongest songs on his next album.
Two abandoned, noir-ish Nebraska-era demos converge more than a decade later in an officially released gem.
Inspired by actual headlines and a personal story, Bruce crafted the quiet, tragic tale of the Rosales Brothers.
Beneath this two-minute trifle lurks dark and complex inspiration.