Author: Ken Rosen (2080)
MatR: Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen: Talk to Me Like the Rain
Bruce lent his instrumental support to one of the standout tracks on Patti’s debut album.
Cover Me, Tommaso Imperiali: Devils & Dust
Tommaso Imperiali won third-place recognition for his powerful cover of “Devils & Dust” at this year’s Cover Me contest in Bergamo.
MatR: Little Richard, Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen & more: I Can't Turn You Loose
One time only: Bruce Springsteen backs Little Richard and Mick Jagger as they storm their way through Otis Redding’s 1965 classic.
MatR: Joe Grushecky, Bruce Springsteen, and Patti Scialfa: Comin' Down Maria
Now it can be told: the secret Springsteen studio performance kept under wraps for a quarter century.
Cover Me, Iacopo Fedi: Man's Job
At the Cover Me finals in Bergamo, the surprise of the night was Iacopo Fedi’s powerful, acoustic reinvention of “Man’s Job.”
Roll of the Dice: Black Cowboys
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.
MatR: Bruce Springsteen, Nils Lofgren, and Soozie Tyrell: It's All Over Now
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.
MatR: Bruce Springsteen and Wolfgang Niedecken: Jumpin' Jack Flash
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.
Cover Me, Dessa: I'm Goin' Down
Indie rapper/singer Dessa dials up the melancholy to eleven in her moody acoustic cover of Bruce’s 1985 single.
Cover Me: C.C. Rider
Long before “Detroit Medley,” The Bruce Springsteen Band was grooving to “C.C. Rider” in a much bluesier arrangement.