Bruce lent his instrumental support to one of the standout tracks on Patti’s debut album.
Author:
Ken Rosen (2080)


Tommaso Imperiali won third-place recognition for his powerful cover of “Devils & Dust” at this year’s Cover Me contest in Bergamo.

One time only: Bruce Springsteen backs Little Richard and Mick Jagger as they storm their way through Otis Redding’s 1965 classic.

Now it can be told: the secret Springsteen studio performance kept under wraps for a quarter century.

At the Cover Me finals in Bergamo, the surprise of the night was Iacopo Fedi’s powerful, acoustic reinvention of “Man’s Job.”

Inspired by a haunting expose of inner city poverty and his fascination with the American West, Bruce crafted a harrowing but redemptive story of a devoted mother and son.

The Rolling Stones’ first #1 U.K. hit had a habit of turning up in Bruce’s set lists in the strangest places, but fortunately a couple of his team-ups were captured for posterity.

Watch Bruce join his friend Wolfgang Niedecken at a Berlin club for a loose, raucous cover of one of The Rolling Stones’ most popular songs.

Indie rapper/singer Dessa dials up the melancholy to eleven in her moody acoustic cover of Bruce’s 1985 single.

Long before “Detroit Medley,” The Bruce Springsteen Band was grooving to “C.C. Rider” in a much bluesier arrangement.