Besides his work with pop stars and jazz greats, he is credited with helping to invent the six-string contrabass guitar.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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Jeremy Allen White and the Anxiety of Playing Springsteen
The star never imagined he’d be performing as the Boss in front of the Boss. But the head-spinning nature of the role has paid off.
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Sheena Easton, an ’80s Pop Phenom, Is Glad She Left the Rat Race
The “Strut” singer had creative relationships with Prince and Nile Rodgers and experimented in different genres. A pair of new boxed sets chronicle her peak years.
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‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’: What’s Fact, What’s Fictionalized
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‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Review: The Boss in the Void
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Soo Catwoman, ‘the Female Face of Punk,’ Is Dead at 70
With two tufts of hair on either side of her shaved head and long tendrils of eyeliner swiped across her lids, she helped define a scene.
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8 Really Great Songs From Fake Movie Bands
In honor of a new film about the (real) Bruce Springsteen, revisit tracks from Spinal Tap, Sex Bob-Omb, Stillwater and more.
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8 Really Great Songs From Fake Movie Bands
In honor of a new film about the (real) Bruce Springsteen, revisit tracks from Spinal Tap, Sex Bob-Omb, Stillwater and more.
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Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’ Was a Risk. He’s Proving It Paid Off.
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