One time only: Bruce and Southside continue the tradition of great male R&B duos performing Sam Cooke’s “Soothe Me.”
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Sam Cooke created it, but Southside Johnny claimed it for the Jersey Shore. Watch his irresistible 1978 team-up with Bruce and just try not to smile.
Set the wayback machine for 1974 and listen to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band give a ska treatment to Sam Cooke’s “Cupid.”
One time only: Bruce joins The Wallflowers in a gorgeous cover of Sam Cooke’s classic “Bring It on Home to Me.”
One time only: Bruce and the E Street Band deliver a soaring cover of Sam Cooke’s civil rights anthem at a 1988 soundcheck in Atlanta.
Whether spotlighting his heroes or his bandmates, “Sweet Soul Music” is a reliable crowd-pleaser whenever Bruce breaks it out.
Frequently part of encore medleys, Sam Cooke’s “Shake” has only been covered once in its entirety by the E Street Band, at Kilkenny in 2013.