The live debuts of “Frankie” and “Ain’t Got You” both happened on this date in history. More highlights inside.
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On this date: Jake Clemons’ debut E Street Band performance and Suki Lahav’s final one.
An insanely eventful day in Bruce history with gigs galore, Grammy Awards, and TV appearances. Check out the highlights, including an amazing cover of “Stayin’ Alive” and a barely-pre-reunion clip from Conan O’Brian.
Can a day in Bruce history get any more packed? Hear the backstory from Ernest “Boom” Carter’s first show; listen to Bruce, Madonna, and Prince play together in 1985; watch a classic Grammy Awards performance with Elvis Costello and Dave Grohl, and much more!
An appearance on Italian television, a one-off acoustic show with Q&A in Somerville, and a bar gig with Beaver Brown highlight this day in Bruce history.
Bruce Springsteen’s eleventh studio album is one of his best-sounding and most thematically cohesive. It wears its influences on its sleeves, and we’ll explore them inside.
In 1985, Bruce picked up a book on the new American underclass. When he finally opened and read it a decade later, it inspired one of the strongest songs on his next album.
Two abandoned, noir-ish Nebraska-era demos converge more than a decade later in an officially released gem.
Inspired by actual headlines and a personal story, Bruce crafted the quiet, tragic tale of the Rosales Brothers.
Beneath this two-minute trifle lurks dark and complex inspiration.