Bruce Springsteen found the soul of Woody Guthrie’s signature song and helped millions of Americans hear its true message for the first time.
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Long before “The Ghost of Tom Joad,” Bruce recorded another song influenced by Steinbeck’s novel: an E Street Band cover of Woody Guthrie’s “Vigilante Man.”
Long before Bruce wrote “The Ghost of Tom Joad,” one of his musical heroes turned Steinbeck’s tale into a galvanizing ballad.
Woody Guthrie’s “Blowin’ Down This Road” brings Bruce together with his fellow singer-songwriters. Hear him team up with Joe Ely, Joe Grushecky, Elliott Murphy, Alejando Escovedo, and Garland Jeffreys inside.
Bruce has covered Woody Guthrie’s social and political folk songs time and again, but it was only a matter of time before Bruce discovered Guthrie’s children’s songs, too. “Riding in My Car” must have proved irresistible–which is exactly the descriptor for Bruce’s cover version.
The true story of the tragic plane crash that inspired a popular protest song and one of Bruce Springsteen’s least-heard officially-released covers.
Bruce follows in the footsteps of Woody Guthrie, recasting “I Ain’t Got No Home” for modern times. Listen to Bruce’s studio recording and watch the official video inside.
One of my all-time favorite covers of a Springsteen song: Elvis Costello and Mumford & Sons play a lovely, spontaneous “The Ghost of Tom Joad” at Sasquatch in 2013.
A host of artists join Bruce in paying tribute to Woody Guthrie in this performance from 1996.
Bruce opens a 1993 benefit concert with an emotional one-time cover of “Lonesome Valley.”