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Bruce Springsteen: Music
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Played on 13 Jun 1988 at the Piaza Di Spagna, Rome, Italy, when Bruce played with street musicians, on a borrowed guitar, in front of 15 people. He ... played it on 23 Jul 1988 in Copenhagen, Denmark, with street musician John Magnusson on acoustic guitar. Part of the latter performance was shown on Danish TV.
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Up for auction on eBay beginning on Thursday is this beautiful Annie Leibovitz photograph of Springsteen in 1999, previously seen in her book, American Music. It's a large (20" x 24"), limited edition print (5 of 20), signed by the photographer, and valued at $5,500. The auction benefits the National Priorities Project, a Massachusetts non-profit that "provides citizens and community groups with tools to make federal policis more understandable and just." The auction will run from 5 p.m. Thursday, May 11 to 5 p.m. Sunday May 21. Click here to view the eBay auction.
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Alterman wrote that Springsteen's childhood was somewhat "oppressive," and that "his relationship with his father involved little but discipline and rebellion." In addition, Springsteen hated school, and often endured the wrath of the nuns who were his grade school teachers. Music was an escape, and Springsteen was said to be inspired to pursue a career in music after seeing Elvis and the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. He taught himself to play the guitar. When he was 16, his mother took out a loan to buy him a guitar for Christmas.
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In 1984, Springsteen expressed his anger at President Reagan for trying to use his music for political purposes. When living in California in the mid-1990s, Springsteen found himself one of Reagan's neighbors.
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Stefanko noted that Springsteen "remains strong in his commitment to his subject matter. He hasn't sold out in terms of what he's writing or singing about. He maintained everything through honesty-honesty in the music, honesty about his sense of self-worth, and honesty in his dealings with people." He concluded, "He's one of a kind, an original legend."
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These photos run the gamut of his career, capturing Bruce in the early days as part of Steel Mill in 1971 right up to the Music for Youth Benefit in March 2007. Most, coming as they have from Springsteen's generous, supportive and life-long fans, have never been seen before, and/or not reproduced in such detail and superb quality.
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