The Ties That Bind

by Graff, Gary

• ISBN13: 9781578591572
• ISBN10: 1578591570
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-30
• Publisher: Visible Ink Pr

Summary

A labour of love, "The Ties That Bind" is an encyclopaedic examination of the people, places, events, and recordings significant in the artistry and thirty- plus year career of one of America's most eminent and enduring rock icons. Ranging from the Academy Awards to Warren Zevon and all points in between (including the mighty E Street Band), the encyclopaedia examines all aspects of the Springsteen universe, including artistic, intellectual, and personal relationships, influences and the influenced, significant others, career evolution, recordings, side ventures, political forays, geographic bases, and, of course, legendary shows and venues.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xiii
Damon Gough
Foreword	xvii
Mike Mills
Introduction	xix
Acknowledgments	xxiii
Contributors	xxv
Glory Days: A Timeline	xxxi
A
Academy Awards	1	(1)
Alliance of Neighbors Concerts	2	(1)
Eric Alterman	3	(1)
``America: A Tribute to Heroes''	4	(1)
American Music Masters	5	(1)
``American Skin (41 Shots)''	5	(2)
Amnesty International Human Rights Now! Tour	7	(3)
Michael Antrim	10	(1)
Mike Appel	10	(5)
Asbury Park Convention Hall	15	(2)
Asbury Park, New Jersey	17	(5)
A3	22	(1)
B
Backstreets Magazine	23	(1)
``Badlands''	24	(2)
Arthur Baker	26	(2)
Bobby Bandiera	28	(1)
Mike Batlan and Doug Sutphin	28	(2)
Barry Bell	30	(1)
Bob Benjamin	31	(1)
Chuck Berry	31	(2)
``Better Days''	33	(1)
The Big Beat	34	(1)
Roy Bittan	34	(2)
Blood Brothers	36	(2)
The Bomb Scare Show	38	(1)
Jon Bon Jovi	38	(3)
Gary U.S. Bonds	41	(1)
Bootleg Police	42	(1)
Born in the U.S.A.	42	(3)
``Born in the U.S.A.''	45	(1)
Born on the Fourth of July	46	(1)
Born to Run	47	(3)
``Born to Run''	50	(2)
The Boss	52	(1)
The Boss Club	53	(1)
The Bottom Line	54	(2)
Bridge School Benefit Concerts	56	(1)
``Brilliant Disguise''	57	(1)
Jackson Browne	58	(2)
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Live in New York City	60	(1)
Bruce Springsteen Special Collection	61	(1)
Bruce Springstone and the Bedrock Band	62	(1)
Kevin Buell	63	(3)
C
John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band	66	(1)
Barbara Carr	67	(1)
Kristen Ann Carr Fund/Musicians on Call	67	(2)
Ernest ``Boom'' Carter	69	(1)
Johnny Cash	70	(3)
The Castiles	73	(1)
Harry Chapin	74	(2)
Chicago	76	(1)
``Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips''	76	(1)
Chicken Scratch Tour	77	(1)
Child	78	(1)
Chimes of Freedom EP	78	(1)
Christic Institute Benefit Concerts	79	(1)
Chrysler Corporation	80	(2)
Bob Clearmountain	82	(1)
Clearwater Festival	83	(1)
Clarence Clemons	83	(4)
The Cleveland Boys	87	(2)
Natalie Cole	89	(1)
Robert Coles	89	(1)
Come Together: Jon Bon Jovi & Friends	90	(1)
The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000	91	(1)
The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame	91	(1)
Continental Airlines Arena	92	(1)
Elvis Costello	93	(2)
``Cover Me''	95	(1)
Cowboy Junkies	96	(1)
Courteney Cox-Arquette	96	(2)
Creedence Clearwater Revival	98	(2)
Jim Cretecos	100	(3)
D
``Dancing in the Dark''	103	(1)
Darkness on the Edge of Town	104	(4)
Clive Davis	108	(1)
Brian De Palma	109	(1)
``Dead Man Walking''	110	(1)
Jonathan Demme	111	(1)
The Dixie Chicks	112	(1)
Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom	113	(1)
DoubleTake Benefit Concerts	114	(2)
Drive All Night	116	(1)
Bob Dylan	116	(5)
E
The E Street Band	121	(13)
Steve Earle	134	(2)
Earth	136	(1)
John Eddie	136	(2)
Dave Edmunds	138	(1)
18 Tracks	138	(1)
Electric Nebraska	139	(1)
Joe Ely	140	(1)
Maria Espinosa	141	(1)
The Essential Bruce Springsteen	142	(1)
Melissa Etheridge	143	(4)
F
``Fade Away''	147	(1)
Danny Federici	147	(3)
Fender Esquire	150	(2)
``57 Channels (And Nothin' On)''	152	(1)
``Fire''	152	(1)
The Firecracker Show	153	(1)
Richard Ford	154	(1)
Al Franken	154	(1)
Freehold, New Jersey	155	(2)
Freehold Regional High School	157	(1)
Doug Friedline	158	(1)
G
The Ghost of Tom Joad	159	(3)
``Glory Days''	162	(1)
Lynn Goldsmith	163	(2)
Robert Gordon	165	(1)
Grammy Awards	165	(2)
The Grapes of Wrath	167	(2)
Greasylake.org	169	(1)
Greatest Hits	169	(2)
Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.	171	(3)
Patty Griffin	174	(1)
Joe Grushecky	174	(1)
Woody Guthrie	175	(4)
H
Hammersmith Odeon	179	(1)
John Hammond	180	(2)
John Wesley Harding	182	(1)
Emmylou Harris	183	(1)
High Fidelity	184	(1)
Robert Hilburn	185	(1)
Holiday Shows	185	(2)
The Hollies	187	(1)
The Horns of Love	188	(1)
Human Touch	188	(2)
``Human Touch''	190	(1)
``Hungry Heart''	191	(2)
I
``I'm Goin' Down''	193	(1)
``I'm on Fire''	194	(1)
In Concert MTV Plugged	194	(3)
J
Michael Jackson	197	(1)
Randy Jackson	198	(1)
Garland Jeffreys	198	(1)
Jersey Artists for Mankind (J.A.M.)	199	(1)
The Jersey Shore	200	(2)
Joan Jett	202	(1)
Journey to Nowhere: The Saga of the New Underclass	203	(2)
K
John Kerry	205	(3)
Kid Leo	208	(1)
Greg Kihn	209	(2)
L
Suki Lahav	211	(1)
Jon Landau	212	(3)
Laurel Canyon Ltd.	215	(1)
Annie Leibovitz	216	(1)
Al Leiter	217	(1)
David Letterman	218	(1)
Jerry Lee Lewis	218	(1)
Light of Day Benefit Concerts	219	(1)
Live in Barcelona	220	(1)
Live in New York City	221	(2)
Live/1975-85	223	(3)
Nils Lofgren	226	(3)
Vini Lopez	229	(2)
Los Angeles, California	231	(1)
Lucky Town	232	(3)
Luckytown.org	235	(2)
M
Madam Marie	237	(1)
Terry Magovern	238	(1)
Jesse Malin	238	(1)
Manfred Mann's Earth Band	239	(1)
The Mansion on the Hill	240	(1)
Marah	241	(1)
Dave Marsh	242	(1)
Max's Kansas City	243	(1)
The Miami Horns	244	(2)
Monmouth Memorial Hospital	246	(1)
Van Morrison	247	(1)
Murder Incorporated	248	(1)
Elliott Murphy	249	(1)
Anne Murray	250	(1)
``My Hometown''	250	(3)
N
National Organization for Women (NOW)	253	(1)
Nebraska	254	(2)
New York Yankees	256	(1)
Nick's Fat City	256	(1)
Wolfgang Niedecken	257	(1)
A Night for the Vietnam Veteran	258	(1)
Willie Nile	259	(1)
1992-93 Bruce Springsteen Touring Band	260	(5)
The 1978 Live Album	265	(1)
No Nukes	265	(4)
O
Brendan O'Brien	269	(1)
Conan O'Brien	270	(1)
Ocean County College	271	(1)
``One Step Up''	271	(1)
Roy Orbison	272	(3)
P
The Palace	275	(1)
Paramount Theatre	276	(1)
Sean Penn	276	(1)
Tom Petty	277	(2)
Julianne Phillips	279	(2)
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre	281	(1)
Chuck Plotkin	282	(1)
Point Blank Magazine	283	(1)
Pointer Sisters	284	(1)
Polar Music Prize	284	(2)
The Power Station	286	(1)
Elvis Presley	287	(2)
John Prine	289	(1)
Prodigal Son	290	(2)
``Prove It All Night''	292	(3)
R
Bonnie Raitt	295	(1)
Ronald Reagan	296	(1)
The Rising	297	(5)
``The Rising''	302	(1)
The River	302	(3)
``Rock and Roll Future''	305	(2)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony	307	(3)
The Rock Bottom Remainders	310	(1)
The Rogues	311	(1)
``Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)''	312	(1)
Rumson Country Day School Benefits	312	(1)
Rumson, New Jersey	313	(1)
Mitch Ryder	314	(3)
S
St. Rose of Lima	317	(2)
David Sancious	319	(1)
``Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town''	320	(1)
Robert Santelli	321	(1)
``Saturday Night Live''	322	(1)
Save Tillie	323	(1)
John Sayles	324	(2)
Ed Sciaky	326	(1)
Patti Scialfa	327	(3)
Toby Scott	330	(1)
The Searchers	331	(1)
``Secret Garden''	332	(1)
Pete Seeger	332	(2)
Bob Seger	334	(2)
Shore Fire Media	336	(1)
Frank Sinatra	337	(2)
Patti Smith	339	(1)
Songs	340	(1)
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes	341	(2)
Phil Spector	343	(2)
Ronnie Spector	345	(1)
Rick Springfield	346	(1)
Adele Springsteen	347	(1)
Douglas Springsteen	348	(2)
Evan Springsteen, Jessica Springsteen, Sam Springsteen	350	(1)
Pamela Springsteen	351	(1)
Virginia Springsteen	352	(1)
The Bruce Springsteen Band	352	(1)
Springsteen---Troubadour of the Highway	353	(3)
Charles Starkweather	356	(1)
Steel Mill	356	(2)
Sting	358	(2)
The Stone Pony	360	(3)
``Streets of Philadelphia''	363	(2)
Donna Summer	365	(2)
``Sun City''	367	(1)
Edwin Sutphin	368	(3)
T
Garry Tallent	371	(3)
The Temple of Soul	374	(2)
``Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out''	376	(1)
3M	376	(1)
Thrill Hill	377	(1)
Thunder Road	378	(1)
``Thunder Road''	378	(1)
Ticket Drop	379	(1)
The Ties That Bind	379	(1)
Time/Newsweek Covers	380	(1)
Tougher Than the Rest	381	(1)
Pete Townshend	382	(1)
Tracks	383	(3)
``Trapped''	386	(1)
George Travis	387	(1)
Tunnel of Love	387	(2)
``Tunnel of Love''	389	(1)
Tunnel of Love Express Tour CD	390	(1)
2 Live Crew	391	(1)
Soozie Tyrell	392	(1)
U
The Upstage	393	(1)
U2	394	(3)
V
Steve Van Zandt	397	(5)
Tex and Marion Vinyard	402	(1)
Vote for Change Tour	403	(6)
W
Tom Waits	409	(1)
The Wallflowers	410	(2)
``War''	412	(1)
``We Are the World''/USA for Africa	412	(2)
Max Weinberg	414	(3)
Carl ``Tinker'' West	417	(1)
The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle	418	(2)
George Will	420	(1)
Hank Williams	421	(2)
YZ
Walter Yetnikoff	423	(2)
Pete Yorn	425	(1)
Warren Zevon	426