Now it can be told: the secret Springsteen studio performance kept under wraps for a quarter century.
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Patti Scialfa (62)
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.
Start your Valentine’s Day off right with Patti’s gorgeous centerpiece from her 2004 album, 23rd Street Lullaby.
“Valerie” looms large in Bruce and Patti’s personal history, and that may be why their one and only performance of it was so lovely and powerful.
One time only: Bruce and Nils accompany Elvis Costello in a tender reading of Patti Scialfa’s gorgeous “Black Ladder.”
A little marital creative tension and an uncredited duet vocal resulted in one of the loveliest but rarest Springsteen/Scialfa recordings–all for an important cause.
An answer song of sorts to “If I Should Fall Behind,” Patti Scialfa’s “Town Called Heartbreak” is one of her strongest tracks and a highlight of the early Magic Tour.
Smoky and sultry, “Rainy Day Man” is one of Patti Scialfa’s best tracks, brimming with breezy confidence and boasting a fantastically funky backing track.
During a week of holiday shows in 2001, Patti Scialfa performed her beautiful 1993 ballad with her husband backing her on guitar.
We’ve seen Patti back Bruce countless times, and Bruce back Patti for at least a few. But rarely do we hear them share a lead vocal, like they did in their wonderful 2004 cover of “It Takes Two.”