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Bruce’s Ongoing Archival Concert Albums Continue

The latest in Springsteen’s series of shows being packaged for CD consumption continues with the release of ‘Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford N.J. July 15 1999.’ It was a joyous night. A reunion of America’s greatest band.

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What Bruce Song Is This? “Sugarland”?

Los Angeles Singer-Songwriter Cole Gallagher has recorded a cover version of perhaps Springsteen’s least known song. It’s on his new ‘The Confluence’ EP. The song, “Sugarland,” was recorded by the E Street Band in ’83. It had a shot to be included on ‘84’s ‘Born In The USA’ but didn’t make the cut.

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Bruce Honors Darlene Love With Platinum Album Award

It happened November 30 when Darlene Love performed her annual “Love For The Holidays” show at Town Hall in New York City. Out came Bruce with a special mission: to present the legendary singer with a platinum album for sales in excess of one million copies for the 1963 pioneering ‘A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector’ which introduced her “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).”

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Bruce Grammy Nomination

Bruce Springsteen has been nominated for a Grammy Award for the 51st time. (He’s won 20.) His album ‘Only The Strong Survive’ will compete as “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album” against ‘Sondheim Unplugged (The NYC Sessions)’ by Various Artists, ‘Holidays Around The World’ by Pentatonix, ‘Bewitched’ by Lauley, ‘Pieces Of Treasure’ by Rickie Lee Jones and ‘To Steve With Love: Liz Calloway Celebrates Sondheim.’

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Bruce Surprises Everyone at ‘Stand Up For Heroes’ Benefit

The Bob Woodruff Foundation’s annual “Stand Up For Heroes” benefit usually features Bruce Springsteen but this year, he was to be in Canada with the E Street crew until an ulcer forced him off the road. Yet there he was, on November 6, at David Geffen Hall within Lincoln Center in New York City, onstage solo for acoustic versions of “Dancing In The Dark,” “Working On The Highway,” “The Power Of Prayer” and “Addicted To Romance.”

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Bruce Looks Back at His Second Album

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of ‘The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle,’ Bruce Springsteen took to the podium at the Bruce Springsteen Archive & Center for American Music, housed within Monmouth University in West Long Branch, and looked back on the album. Read here what he said.

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Bruce Kicks Off Plans For A Bigger Space To House His Stuff

Monmouth University in West Long Branch announced recently it would build a building to house its Springsteen Archives. The plan for the $45 million structure—not due until 2026—is to erect a 30,000-square foot space containing a 230-seat concert room, artifact exhibits, workshops, symposia, film screenings and lectures.

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Bruce Readies New SiriusXM Show

It’s been awhile since we’ve had anything new from Bruce Springsteen’s terrific radio show, “From My Home To Yours,” heard on satellite radio’s SiriusXM. Now that he’s off the road, though, he’s put together some tunes in his role as disc jockey that demand to be heard. This new installment will be broadcast Monday, October 9 at 10:00 a.m., be repeated, and then be available on-demand.

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Bruce Stumps For African Hospital

Bruce Springsteen was inspired enough to record this video in support of The Lwala Community Hospital Endowment upon meeting some residents of the Kenya area. The much-needed facility opened in 2007 to provide health care and save lives for generations to come.

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Bruce’s Second Album To Be Feted On Its 50th Anniversary

The Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center For American Music at Monmouth University in West Long Branch will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of ‘The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle’ by holding an all-day symposium October 28.

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Bruce Diagnosed with an Ulcer. Tour Stopped Cold Until November.

The news from the Bruce camp came Wednesday: “Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have postponed all performances currently scheduled for September 2023, beginning with…Syracuse…Mr. Springsteen is being treated for symptoms of peptic ulcer disease and the decision of his medical advisors is that he should postpone the remainder of his September shows.”

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IS BRUCE OK?

On doctor’s orders, Bruce Springsteen, with just hours to go before the first show, abruptly postponed concerts in Philadelphia scheduled for Wednesday and tonight. His camp tweeted the following at 2:16 p.m. Wednesday…

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Bruce Revs It Up Again in the USA

The second North American leg of the Bruce tour started yesterday in Chicago. The European leg of the 2023 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band tour has been boiled down to two minutes and 15 seconds.

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The Gaslight Anthem Teams Up With Bruce

New Brunswick band The Gaslight Anthem hasn’t had an album out since 2014. That’s one reason ‘History Lesson’ has been so hotly anticipated. Although not due until October, frontman Brian Fallon has released the title track, a duet with his buddy Bruce Springsteen.

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Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’ Like You’ve Never Heard It Before

When Bruce Springsteen’s sixth album, ‘Nebraska,’ came out in 1982, it was a shocking reminder just how profound the singer-songwriter could be. Now comes ‘Aoife O’Donovan Plays Nebraska’ (Yep Rock Music Group) in which the Brooklyn songstress digs deep inside these lyrics to ferret out even more meaning…this time from a feminine perspective.

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Bruce Among White House Honorees

President Joe Biden bestowed the National Medal of Arts on March 21 in the East Room of the White House to honorees that included Bruce Springsteen as well as singer Gladys Knight, actor Julia Louis Dreyfus, authors Colson Whitehead and Amy Tan, comedian Mindy Kaling and designer Vera Wang.

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