One time only: Bruce joins Steve Earle on stage for a cover of a rock classic that goes much further back than you might think.
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When Dion resurrected his 1986 Christian rock hymn, he asked Patti Scialfa to provide new backing vocals. He got them–along with a bonus guitar solo from her husband.
In the summer of ’94, Bruce improvised his way through a cover of Little Richard’s “Bama Lama Bama Loo” with Joe Grushecky and The Houserockers. It went great… if you didn’t pay attention to the lyrics.
As timely today as it was in the summer of ’82, Bruce’s slyly comedic “Out of Work” was a Top Forty hit for Gary U.S. Bonds.
One time only: Bruce joins Sting for a rocking cover of Jerry Reed’s and Elvis Presley’s 1967 single.
One time only: Bruce teams up with Stone Pony house band The Shots for a cover of Bobby “Blue” Bland’s seminal Texas shuffle standard.
One night only: Bruce joins Roy Orbison and his all-star backing band on a new song that Roy wouldn’t release until after his death.
Twice only: Bruce and the E Street Band tackle the immortal Stax classic, “Knock on Wood.”
Twice only: Bruce plays one of the all-time great rock and roll songs during surprise appearances at The Stone Pony in the summer of ’89.
A contemporary contrast to “Born to Run,” Jackson Browne’s classic road song begs for a Jackson/Bruce team-up. Let’s check out a couple of them inside.