One time only: Bruce joins Lucinda Williams on stage during a night off on the Seeger Sessions Tour for an epic, hard-rocking version of Lucinda’s “Joy.”
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One time only: Bruce joins Jon Bon Jovi on “Who Says You Can’t Go Home,” a song that sounds like Bruce could have written it himself.
For a couple of nights in 1977, Steve was the front man and Bruce was the sidekick. Listen in on a highlight from those shows, a wonderful “cover” of Little Steven’s “Some Things Just Don’t Change.”
One time only: Bruce, Max, and an all-star jam band back The Who on one of their most recognized songs at The Who’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
One time only: Bruce becomes an honorary Beach Boy when he joins Brian Wilson on stage for “Surfin’ U.S.A.”
Bruce quoted it in “Born to Run” and imitated its sound, and in 1976 he finally had the chance to perform it with its original artist: Listen to Bruce Springsteen and Ronnie Spector play Spector’s signature “Be My Baby.”
One time only: Bruce joins The Wallflowers on their 1996 deep cut, “God Don’t Make Lonely Girls,” when the band’s 1997 tour brings them to Bruce’s neck of the woods.
One night only: Bruce sits in with The Patti Smith Group on guitar for Patti’s improvisational “You Can Dig It.”
One time only: a starstruck Bruce Springsteen joins Roy Orbison and an all-star band on Orbison’s very first self-written song.
Bruce played Dion’s “The Wanderer” three times with its original artist, long before he took a run at it with the E Street Band. Watch and listen to great performances across three decades.