{"id":1229,"date":"1988-02-05T11:00:39","date_gmt":"1988-02-05T19:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=1229"},"modified":"2026-02-07T16:09:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T00:09:46","slug":"matr-pete-townshend-roger-daltry-and-bruce-springsteen-my-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1988\/02\/05\/matr-pete-townshend-roger-daltry-and-bruce-springsteen-my-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"My Generation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2015, the MusicCares MAP fund honored Pete Townshend, and Bruce was in attendance both to pay tribute and to join Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey on stage for &#8220;My Generation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a6BrJJgDtxM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Bruce has cited The Who as a major influence on several occasions, including this night in 2015 and in an entertaining and enlightening conversation with Steve Van Zandt on the Underground Garage in 2011:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1229-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/01-Track-11.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/01-Track-11.mp3\">http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/01-Track-11.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Bonus footage: One minute of pro-shot footage from 2009, where Bruce and the E Street Band covered &#8220;My Generation&#8221; by sign request.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/21ShrNP31CY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong>My Generation<br \/>\nFirst performed:<\/strong> September 30, 1967 (Freehold, NJ)<br \/>\n<strong>Last performed:<\/strong> May 28, 2015 (New York City, NY)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 March 27, 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bruce joins Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry on stage to play The Who&#8217;s classic anthem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":66248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3609,5],"tags":[591,590,589,76],"class_list":["post-1229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-little-help","category-meeting-across-the-river","tag-my-generation","tag-pete-townshend","tag-roger-daltry","tag-the-who"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/61-nI7ujdS._UF10001000_QL80_.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9w3Lk-jP","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4043,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1988\/10\/02\/meeting-across-the-river-bruce-springsteen-and-the-who-wont-get-fooled-again\/","url_meta":{"origin":1229,"position":0},"title":"Won&#8217;t Get Fooled Again","author":"Ken","date":"October 2, 1988","format":false,"excerpt":"Bruce joined The Who on their classic \"Won't Get Fooled Again\" twice--once in 1990 and again a quarter century later. 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