“New York City Serenade” 68, 74, 75, 78, 114
“New York City Song” 66, 68, 69, 70, 74, 75
New York Dolls 45, 55, 56
New York Palladium 131, 133, 182, 185
New York Times 117–18
Newsweek 101, 117
“Night” 114, 174
“Night Fire” 190, 195
“A Night Like This (Angel Baby)” 89, 99–100
NME 81, 116, 118, 120, 167, 182, 210, 216, 217
“No Need” 41
“No Nukes” benefit 199, 201
“No Surrender” 1, 271, 272, 281
“None But The Brave” 267, 268, 269
Oberman, Ron 76
O’Connor, Flannery 196–7, 206, 235–6, 239–40, 254, 263
O’Grady, Lorraine 87
“Oh Angelyne” 199
“Oh Boy” (Buddy Holly) 184
On The Line (Gary US Bonds) 245
“On The Prowl” 249–50
“100 Miles From Jackson” 271, 272 fn
“One Love” 262, 263
“Open All Night” 231, 242fn, 245, 256
Orbison, Roy 9, 95, 96, 221
Orth, Maureen 117
“Our Love Gonna Last Forever” 144, 149
“Out In The Streets” 205–6
“Outside Looking In” 144
Oziedzic, Obie 261
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
“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
Williams, Paul 17, 23, 55, 60, 71, 94, 107, 178
Williams, Richard 85
Williams, Robin 192
Wilson, Brian 91
Wilson, Dennis 64
Wilson, Jackie 136
“The Wind and The Rain” 29
Wingate, Dick 62–3, 82–3, 136, 164, 165, 166, 167, 175, 183, 192–3, 204, 295
“Wings For Wheels” 103–4
Winter, Edgar 76
Winter, Johnny 29–30
“Winter Song” 67–8
Winterland Ballroom 176, 177, 187, 291
“The Wish” 292
Wolcott, James 284
Worcester Centrum 293
Working On A Dream 296, 298
“Working On The Highway” 243, 248, 251–2, 257
Wray, Link 147
“Wreck On The Highway” 209
Wrecking Ball tour 1
Wynn, Steve 237
Yardbirds 23, 33, 167
Yetnkoff, Walter 137, 138, 143
“You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)” 200
“You Can’t Sit Down” 136
“You Mean So Much To Me Baby” 34, 78, 79
Young, Neil 199
“Your Hometown” 263
“Your Love” 210
“(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher” (Jackie Wilson) 136
“Your Love Is All Around Me Now” 245, 246, 252, 254
“Zero and Blind Terry” 74, 75, 77, 78, 101, 190, 297
Zevon, Warren 193–4
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