Handwritten lyrics to Bruce Springsteen’s Seventies classics “Thunder Road,” “For You,” and “Night,” along with the Hohner Marine Band “F” harmonica used on the original recording of Thunder Road,” are headed to the auction block via Bonhams. The sale will take place October 28th. (Music-News)
Bruce wrote the 'Thunder Road' lyrics in pen on four pages of ruled notebook paper, and though it contains the entire song as recorded for 1975's 'Born to Run' album, the final page features two different drafts of the first verse.
The 'For You' document is also in pen on ruled notebook paper and features two minor differences to the recorded version; the line “but you did not need my urgency” is omitted and the word "your" is used in place of "my" in the lyric “don’t give me my money, honey”.
The three-page 'Night' lyrics are identical to the album version.
The 'Thunder Road' manuscript has an estimated selling price of $50,000 - $70,000, while the other two are expected to fetch between $25,000 and $30,000.
The Hohner Marine Band “F” Harmonica used on 'Thunder Road' is expected to fetch $5,000-$7,000 while the Hohner Marine Band “E” Harmonica used on 'Johnny 99' from Bruce's 'Nebraska' album in 1982 is expected to bring in $2,000-$2,500.
Both instruments are boxed and come with signed, dated and notarised letters from Mike Batlan, who served as The Boss' musical instrument technician from 1973 to 1985.
Bruce Springsteen Live!’ Traveling Exhibit to Open in New JerseySpringsteen live opens on October 1st at the Grammy Museum Experience in the Prudential Center. It runs through March 20, 2022 and tickets are on sale now.
The exhibit will feature Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band instruments, stage costumes, concert posters and photography, as well as performance footage, exclusive interviews and "unique interactive displays to immerse fans in Springsteen and the band's creative process."
Bruce Springsteen may be off the road for the foreseeable future, but priceless artifacts from his long career are going to travel across America as part of the new Bruce Springsteen Live! exhibit.
Created by the Grammy Museum and Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University, the exhibit opens October 1st at the Grammy Museum Experience Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. It then heads to L.A.’s Grammy Museum in Fall 2022.
The interactive experience will feature Springsteen’s iconic modified Fender Telecaster/Esquire guitar that appears on the cover of Born to Run, Human Touch, Wrecking Ball, and Live 1975/85, one of Clarence Clemons’ signature saxophones, the Tunnel of Love ticket booth used onstage during the 1988 E Street Band tour, stage clothing worn by Springsteen throughout the decades, and an interactive kiosk that will allow fans to view Springsteen’s handwritten setlist and create their own.
Bruce Springsteen has only ever written one number one single, and while the track occupies a special place in his heart, the version that reached the top of the hit parade leaves a sour taste in the mouth of The Boss.
‘Blinded By The Light’ is the opening track on Springsteen’s debut album, Greetings From Astbury Park, N.J., and topped the charts four years after its release in 1973. At the time of his debut, Springsteen was still operating outside of the periphery of the mainstream, and his version completely failed to chart
“This song is my only number one song, I’ve never had another number one song. Except this one wasn’t done by me, it was done by Manfred Mann, which I appreciate. But, they changed this line. My line says, ‘cut loose like a deuce’, and there’s said, ‘cut loose like a douche’.
“I have a feeling that is why the song skyrocketed to number one, but it worked y’know,” Springsteen sarcastically states. “Deuce was like Little Deuce Coupe, as in a two-seater hot rod, and a douche is a feminine hygienic procedure. So they are different. What can I say? The public spoke, and they were right y’now,” he says to a hysterical audience.
