Eddie Floyd contributed more than just a song to Bruce’s sets. Let’s take a look at how one of Bruce’ great musical influences inspired Bruce’s on-stage presence as well.
Author:
Ken Rosen (2090)
Frequently part of encore medleys, Sam Cooke’s “Shake” has only been covered once in its entirety by the E Street Band, at Kilkenny in 2013.
Bruce has played Little Richard’s “Lucille” dozens of times in bars and clubs over the years, but exceedingly rarely with the E Street Band. Check out some great performances of this early rock classic inside.
Are you loose? Bruce certainly was, the first time the E Street Band covered Chuck Berry’s 1959 classic, “Little Queenie.”
They may have been a throwaway reference in Chuck Berry’s “Back in the U.S.A.,” but when Bruce covered the song, it was all about the burgers.
Bruce Springsteen’s “Detroit Medley” is a glorious mash-up, homage, and rock and roll history lesson. It’s also a ton of fun. Let’s trace the lineage of this encore favorite and watch some classic performances inside.
One time only: Bruce relives the day his grandfather died in this powerful, intimate, and bluesy performance.
Some songs from the Bruce Springsteen Band era feel less like a snapshot and more like a signpost. This one is both. Written in early…
Almost certainly a holdover from the Steel Mill era, the heavy “Do It With Feeling” is ill-suited for the light-on-its-feet Bruce Springsteen Band.
One time only: The Bruce Springsteen Band plays a slight love song that might be a musical ancestor of “Kitty’s Back.”