The very first Indianapolis
500 was won by Ray Harroun on May 30 1911. Harroun crossed the finish line ahead
of thirty-nine other cars. Originally founded as a test track to test the
potential top speeds of the different auto producers, the thought was that a
centralized high-performance track would create an environment for high speed
unavailable due to the then poorly developed public roadways.
Showing posts with label Bruce Springsteen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bruce Springsteen. Show all posts
Saturday, May 30, 2020
#901 – KITTY’S BACK – Bruce Springsteen & the E. St. Band – 4/17/2020
Danny Federici, longtime keyboard player with Bruce
Springsteen in the E. St. Band, passed away 12 years ago on this date after his
battle with cancer. This version is one of Federici’s stand outs – originally found
on the 1973 LP “The Wild, The Innocent & The E. St. Shuffle” – which comes
from the Bruce’s legendary tour of the U.K. in ’75. The band is hitting on
all 12 cylinders (it’s in Britain
so I thought XKE Jag, 12 cylinders? – go for it). This version is a bit long
but WELL worth the investment of your time. It is performances like this one
that garnered Springsteen the reputation as one of the best showmen in music.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
#479 – NEBRASKA – Bruce Springsteen – 1/28/2020
On this day in 1958, 19 year old Charles Starkweather and
his 14 year old girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, kill a Lincoln businessman, his wife and their maid,
as part of a murderous crime spree which would ultimately leave 10 people dead.
The killer couple’s deadly road trip generated enormous media attention and a
massive manhunt until they were arrested near Douglas , Wyoming
This song, the title track of the LP, musically portrays
those events. It also signaled a stark change in Bruce’s musical direction.
Beginning with this album continuing to the present day, Springsteen began to
be drawn to and write these darker lyrics which required a more somber and
sparse musical accompaniment.
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