Bruce Springsteen Gives Surprise Performance and Talk at ‘Born to Run’ 50th Anniversary Symposium

Bruce Springsteen Gives Surprise Performance and Talk at ‘Born to Run’ 50th Anniversary Symposium

Former and current bandmates, Columbia Records alumni, ex-managers, and a whole retinue of photographers, producers, engineers, and roadies who worked with Bruce Springsteen during the time he wrote and recorded his third album, “Born to Run,” all gathered in front of a capacity crowd at Monmouth University on Saturday to share their memories and stores about the album that made the Boss a superstar. Sponsored by the Bruce Springsteen Archives…

Bruce Springsteen Convenes Original and Current E Street Band Members for Rare Performance

“The full E Street Band right here!” Bruce Springsteen announced to the lucky crowd packed into Monmouth University’s Pollack Theatre Saturday afternoon. Springsteen had just performed “Thunder Road” with seven musicians, six of them representing a just-for-this-occasion combination of original and current E Street Band members—Steven Van Zandt, Garry Tallent, David Sancious and Roy Bittan on keys, Ernest Carter and Max Weinberg on dual drums— p…