This remarkable (and remarkably clear) 1970 blues is marred only by Bruce’s cringe-y (but historically significant) on-stage story.
Author:
Ken Rosen (2080)
Bruce scored a Top 40 country single in 1986 when Mel McDaniel covered his obscure B-side.
When The Gaslight Anthem came through Asbury in 2011, Bruce joined them on their album’s title track in a surprise appearance for a hometown crowd.
Bruce couldn’t have chose a more perfect song to end his Western Stars film with than the 1975 classic by a New York songwriter yearning to make it big as a western country star.
Trace Jory was introduced to “Stolen Car” through X Ambassador’s creative cover, but he drew on Bruce’s original arrangement for his own rendition.
One time only: Bruce joins Southside Johnny and Graham Parker to cover one of Aretha Franklin’s greatest hits.
Crunchy, grungy, and loud: Frank Black and the Catholics give us the angry, cathartic version of “I’m Goin’ Down” we didn’t know we needed.
Bo Diddley’s ode to the mythical locale of Diddy Wah Diddy became the perfect way to thank fans for a great tour.
A bookend of sorts to “Atlantic City,” “Easy Money” inspired an entire album centered around the impact of societal economic inequality.
Pete Seeger’s soothing Bible verse adaptation became a classic in both its folk and rock incarnations, and Bruce paid tribute to both of them.