Dec 15 Watch 9:16 Nils Lofgren: 50 years of 'just being a guy in the band' By Tom Casciato, Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman As we learned a few years ago in the Oscar-winning film “20 Feet from Stardom,” sometimes the best singers in the band are those who are seldom center-stage. They have the game, just not quite the fame. The same can… Continue watching
Dec 15 A playlist starring Nils Lofgren, with support from Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen By Tom Casciato Many rock fans attribute guitarist Nils Lofgren’s acclaim to his work with rock giants Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band as well as Neil Young and Crazy Horse. But Lofgren has a trove of solo records and unmatched talents… Continue reading
Mar 20 Without Chuck Berry, these 10 famous rock songs would not exist By Elizabeth Flock Since the 1950s, when Berry first started producing his signature blend of music that combined a rhythm and blues beat with country twang, rockers have begged, borrowed and stolen from the legendary musician. Some have even been sued for allegedly… Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 40:26 Watch: Bruce Springsteen, our complete interview By PBS News Hour Bruce Springsteen sat down with PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown for a wide-ranging, 40-minute interview about his memoir, his approach to songwriting and how he now reflects back on his early life. Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 9:19 How Bruce Springsteen tackles truth, in song and memoir By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 4:29 Watch Bruce Springsteen read from his autobiography By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 19 Bruce Springsteen tells the story of the night he left home at 19 years old By News Desk After sitting down with Jeffrey Brown for a two-part PBS NewsHour interview, Bruce Springsteen read us an excerpt from his new autobiography, "Born to Run." The passage tells the story of the night he left his hometown of Freehold, New… Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 3:58 'I am the president, he is the Boss': Obama pays tribute to, jokes with Medal of Freedom recipients By PBS News Hour At the White House, President Obama handed out the Medal of Freedom to twenty-one notable American figures, from Kareem Abdul Jabbar to Bill and Melinda Gates, Diana Ross, Michael Jordan, Vin Scully, Bruce Springsteen, Robert Redford, and many others. Continue watching
Nov 16 Obama's final round of Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients reads like a fun celebrity dinner party By Associated Press President Barack Obama plans to honor Tom Hanks, Ellen DeGeneres, Diana Ross, Michael Jordan, among others, with the nation's highest civilian honor. Continue reading