E Street Shuffle: The Glory Days of Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band (54 page)

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Paris 220–1

Parker, Colonel Tom 142

Parsons, Tony 182

“Part Man Part Monkey” 293

“Party Lights” 203

Passaic Capitol Theater 185, 186, 187, 219

“Phantoms (Over The Hills of St. George)” 73–4

Philadelphia Spectrum 70, 141–2, 177–8

Philbin, Pete 76, 179, 211

Phillips, Julianne 286, 287, 289, 294

Pickett, Wilson 64, 86, 219

Piece De Resistance
(bootleg recording) 187

“Pink Cadillac” 242fn, 249, 250, 258, 268, 273, 285, 286, 288

Pink Floyd 82, 177

Playback
87

Plotkin, Chuck 163, 211, 225, 248, 257, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 291

“Point Blank” 153, 180–1, 187, 194, 207–8, 212, 219, 225

Portastudio 242, 257

Potter, Margaret and Tom 24

Power Station 190, 193, 194, 199, 201, 204, 208, 213, 247, 254, 265–6

“Preacher’s Daughter” 156–7

Presley, Elvis 7, 10, 141–2, 147, 212, 220, 221–2, 276, 287

“Pretty Baby, Will You Be Mine” 292

“Pretty Flamingo” (Manfred Mann) 65, 120, 122

Prial, Dunstan 57

Price Fox, William 231

“The Price You Pay” 195, 196, 199, 200

Prince 280

Prine, John 60, 262

“Prodigal Son” 47

“The Promise” 129, 130–1, 156, 159, 160 fn, 161, 163, 168, 174, 175, 297

“The Promised Land” 156, 157, 160 fn, 164, 167, 168, 175, 220

“Protection” 245, 270

“Prove It All Night” 156, 160 fn, 164, 167, 168, 170, 175, 176

“Puerto Rican Jane”
see
“Incident on 57th Street”

punk scene 132–3, 146–7, 182

Purple Rain
(Prince) 280

Quicksilver Messenger Service 29

“Racing In The Street” 129, 135, 151, 152, 160 fn, 168, 170, 175, 229, 285

“Raise Your Hand” 136

Rambali, Paul 167

“Ramrod” 156, 186, 194, 199, 200, 208, 212

“Randolph Street” 4, 42

Rappaport, Paul 76, 82, 116, 176, 178, 179, 180

“Rave On” (Buddy Holly) 179

“Ready Teddy” (Little Richard) 184

Reagan, Ronald 226, 283

“Reason To Believe” 242fn, 243–4, 247

Rebo, Barry 154

Record Plant 103, 104, 107, 109, 127, 148, 154, 155, 156, 159, 161, 163–4, 204

Red Bank shows 13, 131

Redding, Otis 86

Reed, Jimmy 86

Reed, Lou 56

“Refrigerator Blues” 274

“Rendezvous” 123, 136, 144, 147, 186, 219, 297

“Restless Nights” 208–9, 211, 213, 214, 297, 298

“Resurrection” 70

Rev, Martin 213

“Richfield Whistle” 264, 266

“Ricky Wants A Man Of Her Own” 199, 200, 210–11, 214

“The River” 196, 198–9, 200, 201, 207, 211, 238, 282, 289

The River

album 11, 168, 195, 201, 202, 203–4, 207, 210–11, 213, 215–17, 297

tour 12, 16–17, 207, 214, 217–24, 225, 241

Rivers, Johnny 95

Robertson, Robbie 60, 167

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 7, 16, 267, 293, 297

“Rock Away The Days” 272, 397

rockabilly 95, 174, 191, 200, 232, 245, 250, 267–8

“Rockin’ All Over The World” (John Fogerty) 223, 298

Rockwell, John 116

Rodgers, Jimmy 184, 233, 236

The Rogues 15

“Roll Away The Stone” 272 fn, 396

Rolling Stone
55, 59, 60, 69, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 88, 107, 115, 116, 117, 118, 145, 161, 163, 167, 201, 205, 207, 216, 222, 226, 234, 260, 265, 283, 291, 293

Rolling Stones 14, 18, 91, 138, 184, 189

Ronettes 9, 95

“Rosalita” 1, 2, 64, 67, 68, 70, 175, 183, 215, 218, 278

Rosato, Arthur 282

Roslin, Vini 27–8

“Roulette” 191–2, 211, 214, 245, 293, 297

Roxy (LA) 116, 117, 118, 121, 136, 176, 177, 179–81, 187–8, 291

Roxy Music 85

Rudge, Adrian 137

“Ruled By The Gun” 246

“Run Through The Jungle” (Creedence Clearwater Revival) 223

“Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands” (Bob Dylan) 40

“Saga of the Architect Angel” 66, 67, 77

St. Dominic’s Preview
(Van Morrison) 63

St. Paul’s Civic Center 278–9

Sancious, David 26, 33, 53, 59, 75, 78, 79, 80–1, 87, 89–90, 91

“Sandy” 76, 187

“Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” 122, 298

Sciaky, Ed 174, 177, 185, 190, 221

Scialfa, Patti 278, 293–4

Scott, Toby 267

The Searchers 15, 120

“Seaside Bar Song” 73, 77, 190, 297

“Season of the Witch” (Donovan) 28

“Secret To The Blues” 79

“Seeds” 268, 288, 289, 293

“Seven Tears” 264

Sex Pistols 15, 85, 146, 147

“Sha La La” (Manfred Mann) 113, 120

Shelton, Robert 250

“Sherry Darling” 153, 168, 186, 187, 194, 208

“She’s Leaving” 34, 39, 40, 41 fn

“She’s The One” 96, 100, 109, 111, 293

Shirelles 9

“Shut Down” 271, 272 fn

“Shut Out The Light” 227, 239, 262–3, 269

Siegelstein, Irwin 83, 87

Slane Castle show 288

“Slow Fade” 209

Smith, Patti 5, 28, 85, 97, 132–3, 147–8, 173–4, 180, 182

“So Young And In Love” 89, 91, 96

“Someday (We’ll Be Together)” 156

“Something In The Night” 131, 136, 144, 145, 152, 156, 160 fn, 164, 168, 174

“Something You Got” 79

Son You May Kiss The Bride
(bootleg recording) 193

“The Song” 41 fn

“Song To The Orphans” 41 fn, 56–7, 66

Songs
35, 42–3, 54, 164, 192, 213, 241, 274

Sonny & The Starfires 25

Sony 154 fn, 161, 274, 290, 299

see also
Columbia Records

Sounds
260, 290

“Southern Son” 41 fn

Southside Johnny
see
Lyon, Johnny

“Spanish Eyes” 148

“Spanish Harlem” (Ben E. King) 96

“Spare Parts” 291

Spector, Phil 91, 95–6, 106, 117, 134

“Spirit In The Night” 46, 54, 57, 66, 71, 137, 183, 219, 297

Spitz, Bob 44, 45

Springsteen, Adele (mother) 6–7, 9, 16, 21, 28, 29, 292

Springsteen, Bruce

ambivalence toward success and fame 122, 147, 221–2, 230, 273, 289

anger and violence, experience of 13, 14, 162

attitude to bootleggers 136, 176, 187–90

autobiographical songwriting 4, 34, 40, 77, 231

blue-collar credentials 85, 271, 282

Catholic education and influences 3, 4, 7–8, 47, 157, 183, 209

CBS contract 50–1, 124, 142

cinematic influences on 69, 153, 160–1, 184, 227, 237, 239, 253, 256

contractual dispute with Appel 124–8, 137–41, 142–3

control, need for 110, 128, 139, 158, 163, 270, 275

on country music 185

dialogue-in-song with his father 153–4, 207

dislike of business affairs 214–15

dislike of publicity hype 86, 119, 165, 166, 173

‘drift into darkness” 105, 112, 150, 229, 236

on drugs 26

Dylan comparisons 56, 60, 61, 62, 69, 86, 225

on family 4, 5, 6–7, 28–9, 31, 41, 42, 134, 153–4, 162, 181, 206, 207, 253

fear of completion 112, 202

first guitar 7, 14

first recording 18–19

‘future of rock ’n’ roll” epithet 85, 86, 88, 119, 166, 225

garage-band mentality 267

‘greatest rock & roll record” goal 105, 163, 169

on his compact with fans 219

home recording sessions 241–2

on hometown 96, 108, 130, 206, 257–8

idealization tendency 205, 206

integrity mantra 126

liberal arts student 21–2

literary influences on 47, 67, 184, 226, 231, 235–6, 237, 239–40

live album argument 121, 127, 175–6

on marriage 134, 197–8, 287

marries Julianne Phillips 287

motorcycle accident 192–3

obsessive perfectionism 92, 110, 146, 202, 211–12, 272, 289

onstage song intros 12–13, 31, 40, 50, 63–5, 133–4, 151–2, 183–4, 186–7, 226, 235, 255, 278, 282, 285–6

and Patti Scialfa 278, 293–4

on personal relationships 228–9, 230, 255, 286–7

politics and social awareness 5, 14–15, 191–2, 225–7, 236, 244, 246, 259–60, 282–4

on the rock & roll dream 11, 14, 133, 165, 205, 222, 223, 224–5, 273, 279

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction 7, 267

rockabilly 95, 174, 191, 200, 232, 245, 250, 267–8

rootlessness 206–7

showmanship 280

signs production deal with Appel 45

solitariness 6, 131–2, 205, 229

songwriting technique 43, 46, 67, 107, 155

on stadium shows 71, 177, 178, 215, 276, 281

stubbornness 58, 101, 127

studio marathons 109, 110–11, 112, 204, 215, 265

therapy 230, 258

unwilling interviewee 62–3, 65, 84

Vietnam draft 20–1, 22, 64–5

writer’s block 88, 122

Springsteen, Doug (father) 6, 11, 12–13, 21, 22, 28, 29, 153, 162, 206, 207, 229, 253

Springsteen, Pamela (sister) 5

Springsteen, Virginia (sister) 13, 134, 153

“Stand On It” 268

Stardust Memories
(film) 253

Starkweather, Charlie 234, 235

“State Trooper” 237, 242fn, 249, 259

Status Quo 223

“Stay Hungry (Common Ground)” 254, 255

Steel Mill 26, 27, 28, 29–30, 31, 39, 70

Steinbeck, John 153, 160

Sting 294

Stockholm 120, 130

“Stockton Boys” 210

“Stolen Car” 195, 196–7, 199, 209

Stone Pony 249, 250, 277

The Stooges 56, 59, 85

“Stop The War” 252, 253

“Stray Bullet” 211

“Street Fighting Man” 280

“Street Queen” 41 fn, 47, 53

“Streets of Fire” 159, 163, 168

The Student Prince 32, 35

“Sugarland” 262, 263, 266, 269, 272

Suicide 213–14, 228, 234, 261

Sullivan, Ed 10, 14

Summer, Donna 245

“Summertime Blues” (Eddie Cochran) 184

Sun Studios 233

Sundance Blues Band 32

Sutphin, Doug 282

“Sweet Little Sixteen” (Chuck Berry) 184

“Sweet Soul Music” (Arthur Conley) 223

“Swoop Man” 272 fn

“Take ’Em As They Come” 204, 214

“Talk To Me” 148

Tallent, Garry 26, 27, 31–2, 33, 53, 58, 102, 297

Talmy, Shel 137

Tannen, Michael 127, 128, 136, 179

Taylor, Arthur 72

Television 33, 85

“Tenth Avenue Freeze Out” 106, 110, 111, 114, 122

Terkel, Studs 184

Testa, Philip 220 fn

“That’s What You Get” (Castiles) 18–19

Thau, Marty 45

Theiss, George 18, 19, 22, 24

Them 15, 17, 33, 63

“Then She Kissed Me” (Crystals) 134

“Things Ain’t That Way” 292

“This Hard Land” 231, 255–6, 257

“This Land Is Your Land” (Woody Guthrie) 220, 222, 226

Thompson, Richard 228

Three Mile Island meltdown 191

Thrill Hill Vault
DVD 131

Thrill Hill West 264

Thunder Road
fanzine 32, 190

“Thunder Road (Wings For Wheels)” 100, 103, 108, 111, 130, 279

“Thundercrack” 66–7, 69, 70, 71, 73, 77, 90, 190, 297

“The Ties That Bind” 186, 187, 192, 199, 205

The Ties That Bind
195, 199–200, 201, 203–4, 204, 216, 250

Time
117

“Time That Never Was” 197

“Tokyo (And Then The Band Played)” 67, 68, 70

Tones 89

Tourneur, Jacques 160

Tower Theater 121

Tracks
49, 52, 77, 100, 107, 211, 268, 298

“Trapped” (Jimmy Cliff) 224

Travis, George 282

“True Love Is Hard To Come By” 245

“Tunnel of Love” 292

Tunnel of Love
270, 276, 292

Tunnel of Love Express
292–4

“TV Movie” 268

“Twist and Shout” (Top Notes) 120

“Two Hearts In True Waltz Time” 49, 53, 205

Tyler, Andrews 118

Tyrell, Soozie 298

U2 297

“Under The Big Sky” 272 fn

“Under The Gun” 190, 191

“Unsatisfied Heart” 264

The Upstage 24–6, 31, 75

“Used Cars” 239, 242fn, 259

“Valentine’s Day” 292

Van Zandt, Steve 26, 33, 59, 65, 98–9, 104, 105, 106, 113, 115, 144, 146, 158, 195–6, 213, 266–7, 271, 275, 277, 280, 296

Vega, Alan 213–14, 233–4, 236–7

Verlaine, Tom 33

“Vibes Man” 68, 75

“Vietnam Blues” 227, 238

Vietnam Veterans Association 226

Vietnam War 20–1, 22, 28, 64–5, 226, 259

Village Voice
93, 97, 101, 116

Vinyard, Tex 18–19

Viola, Ken 24, 44

“Visitation at Fort Horn” 46–7, 54

Voice of America
(Steve Van Zandt) 266, 267

“Wages Of Sin” 245, 252, 254, 257, 258

Wailers 75–6

“Walk Like A Man” 291

“Walking In The Street (aka Lovers In The Cold)” 100, 103

“Walking the Dog” 79

Walls, Richard C. 260

“War” (Edwin Collins) 288

Ward, Ed 81

Washburn, Jim 187, 188, 189

Waters, Andrea 187, 188, 189

Watts, Michael 91, 94, 102, 131–2, 207, 223

“The Way” 159, 160 fn, 161, 163

“We Gotta Get Out Of This Place” (Animals) 14, 15, 133, 134

Weather Report 85

Weinberg, Max 94, 102, 104, 113, 115, 121, 192, 195, 247, 254, 261, 267–8, 295

Wembley Stadium 288

West, Tinker 27, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35

“What’s The Matter, Little Darling?”
see
“Ain’t Good Enough For You”

Wheeler, Harold 53

“When Doves Cry” (Prince) 280

“When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)” 288

“When You Walk In The Room” (Searchers) 120

“Where The Bands Are” 203, 214

White Trash 76

The Who 16, 23, 82, 137, 177, 281

“Who Do You Love?” 293

“Who’ll Stop The Rain” (Creedence Clearwater Revival) 219, 226

“Wild Billy’s Circus Story” 74

The Wild
,
the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
67, 68, 72, 73–5, 76–8, 81, 84, 86, 87, 114, 150, 166, 218, 297

“William Davis” 249

Williams, Hank 184, 185, 186, 198, 199, 207, 228, 230, 232, 233, 237

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