Bruce Springsteen jumped onstage to jam with headliners Jacksone Browne and Little Steven in New Jersey, two evenings before he turned 67.
American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, nicknamed "The Boss" and known for his work with the E Street Band, turns 67 today.
Earlier on Thursday night, The Boss jumped onstage to jam with headliners Jacksone Browne and Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul at the PNC Bank Arts Center in New Jersey.
Billed as a “traveling all-star celebration of music and food,” the travelling festival was founded in 2015 by Gregg Allman and his longtime manager Michael Lehman. The festival returned this year to honour the late musician, who died in July after a long battle with cancer. The concert also featured performances by Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band and Peter Wolf.
Springsteen is set to premiere his “Springsteen on Broadway” show at the Walter Kerr Theatre on October 3. At New Jersey, Springsteen joined longtime E Street Band guitarist Van Zandt for a performance of “It’s Been a Long Time” — a song from Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes 1991 album, “Better Days” — as well as the “Born to Run” classic “Tenth Avenue Freeze Out.”’
Springsteen also joined Browne for a duet on “Take It Easy,” the Eagles’ first hit, which Browne co-wrote with late Eagles cofounder Glenn Frey. He performed the song as a tribute to Frey on his 2016 “The River” anniversary tour.
It was the second time in a week that Springsteen made a surprise appearance on a local stage. Last Friday, he joined Paul McCartney at Madison Square Garden for two performances of the Beatles’ classic “I Saw Her Standing There.”