Bruce Springsteen

Premieres on NJN
Monday, April 30, 2007, at 8 pm
Bruce Springsteen reunites with The Sessions Band for a spirited concert filmed last November at The Point in Dublin, Ireland. The world premiere of this special concert airs on NJN Public Television on Monday, April 30 at 8 pm.

Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band Live in Dublin demonstrates the growth of Springsteen’s vision of American music with folk music, blues, Dixieland, country, swing, gospel and his own writing – all with Springsteen’s own classic stamp of unlimited energy. It charts the development of a band – from an informal gathering in Springsteen’s living room to an onstage powerhouse. This is some of the finest music he’s has ever made.

Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band Live in Dublin will be released by Columbia Records on June 5, 2007 as a concert DVD and as a separate two-CD set – both feature 23 songs drawn from the band’s performances at The Point in Dublin, Ireland on November 17, 18 and 19, 2006. Songs include fan favorites from “The Seeger Sessions,” radical interpretations from the Springsteen songbook and rare songs appearing for the first time on any Springsteen release. Prior to the national release in June, NJN will be offering viewers a chance to receive the concert DVD and the two-CD set during its April 30 broadcast of Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band Live in Dublin.

More on Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band Live in Dublin at brucespringsteen.net and backstreets.com.

Members of The Sessions Band from November 17, 18 and 19, 2006 were: Bruce Springsteen: Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica; Sam Bardfeld: Violin, Vocals; Art Baron: Sousaphone, Trombone, Mandolin, Penny Whistle, Euphonium; Frank Bruno: Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Field Drum; Jeremy Chatzky: Bass; Larry Eagle: Drums, Percussion; Clark Gayton: Trombone, Vocals, Percussion; Charlie Giordano: Accordian, Piano, Organ, Vocals; Curtis King Jr.: Vocals, Percussion; Greg Liszt: Banjo, Vocals; Lisa Lowell: Vocals, Percussion; Ed Manion: Saxophone, Vocals, Percussion; Cindy Mizelle: Vocals, Percussion; Curt Ramm: Trumpet, Vocals, Percussion; Marty Rifkin: Steel Guitar, Dobro, Mandolin; Patti Scialfa: Acoustic Guitar, Vocals; Marc Anthony Thompson: Acoustic Guitar, Vocals; Soozie Tyrell: Violin, Vocals.

Broadcast Program Song List:

Atlantic City
Old Dan Tucker
Jesse James
Further on Up the Road
O Mary Don’t You Weep
Erie Canal
If I Should Fall Behind
Poor Man
Growin’ Up
When the Saints Go Marching In
This Little Light of Mine
American Land
Info From
http://www.njn.net/television/highlights/07april/springsteendublin.html

If you’re lookin’ for somethin’ pretty to hang up on your wall, we’re not sure Alfred E. Neuman qualifies. But then, he’s never looked so good. Check out what’s on the block from Heritage Auction Galleries: the original art, framed, for the cover of Mad #270 from 1987, “Alfred as the Boss.” Painted by Richard Williams, it’s been framed to 25″ x 30″. Abesntee bidding ends on May 3; live auction is May 4.
-April 26, 2007
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Bruce Springsteen’s “The Fever” and “Lucky Town” are both featured in the sountrack to the motion picture titled Lucky You.

In addition, the soundrack features recordings by Kris Kristofferson, Drew Barrymore, Bob Dylan, George Jones, Ryan Adams, Bonnie Raitt, Liza Minnelli and more!

Pre-order now for delivery on the 4/24 release date.

Clarence Clemons was honored yesterday with a star on the Legends of Music Walk of Fame in his birthplace of Norfolk, VA. Clarence was the final inductee of the afternoon, making his entrance in a white stretch limo… and at the concert that followed last night he played four numbers, including “Paradise By the C” and “You’re a Friend of Mine.” Katherine Byrd, who took these photos and reported from the event, tells us, “I would say he looks ‘tour ready.’”

For the Big Man’s final song of the night, Byrd writes, “he asked for a stool, saying that he was 65 and deserved to be able to sit down. He stopped mid-way to dedicate the song to his late parents, saying how they were really with him tonight (along with about 50 other relatives). He said that his father taught him to always follow his heart, for the truth was in your heart, not your mind — because your mind will play tricks on you, but your heart will not. He also spoke about how his dad bought him a saxaphone when he was nine, but he wanted a train set — that got a lot of laughs. He was so very happy, and said something to the effect that meeting Bruce was the best thing to ever happen to him.”

Watch “Paradise by the C” on YouTube now, from Roper Performaning Arts Center in Norfolk, April 18.
-April 19, 2007

HEY JAZZ MAN, PLAY ME YOUR SERENADE…
Catch Max Weinberg gigging this weekend in Boston — he’s helping to kick off Jazz Week with a Saturday night performance at Berklee Performance Center. Max is the featured artist in the “All-Star Jazz Blowout” concert, a benefit for New Orleans Habitat Musician’s Village. See jazzboston.org for details, and as always, check our Concert Calendar page for more shows of interest.
-April 18, 2007