Big day: Bruce releases his second studio album, films a 1980 River show for posterity (and an eventual box set), and makes guest appearances with Huey Lewis, Bob Geldof, and Eric Church. Lots more inside.
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The Wild the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle (4)
It’s big and brassy; it swings and it struts. And more than any other song in Bruce’s catalog, no two performances are alike.
An unlikely origin song and musical melange in every incarnation, “The E Street Shuffle” introduced and knighted Bruce’s destined-for-legend band.
“4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)” reveals Bruce Springsteen at a crossroads, caught between his attraction to and rejection of his adopted hometown. Backstory, insights, and great performances inside.