Bruce (78 page)
Scott, A. O.,
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Scott, Toby,
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Scott-Heron, Gil,
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Searchers, The,
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“Seeds,”
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Seeger, Pete,
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Seguso, Rick,
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“Sell It and They Will Come,”
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September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks of,
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–8,
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Sex Pistols,
240
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,
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Shadows,
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Shargo, Frank,
209
Shave, Michael “Mickey,”
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“She’s the One,”
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Shin, Dennis,
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Shipbottom Lounge,
138
Shirelles,
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Sid’s Farm,
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Simon, Carly,
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“Sinaloa Cowboys,”
386
Sinclair, John,
193
Sing Sing prison,
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“Sister Theresa,”
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skiffle,
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Slant,
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“Slum Sentiments” (Springsteen),
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Small Faces,
95
Smith, Fred,
193
Smith, Willow,
443
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Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The,
36
Snowbird,
182
Something Blue,
44
“Something in the Night,”
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“Song to the Orphans,”
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Sonny and the Starfighters,
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“Souls of the Departed,”
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Soundworks West,
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South Africa,
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South by Southwest indie music festival,
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Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes,
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Southside Johnny and the Kid,
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“South Street,”
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Soviet Union,
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“So Young and in Love,”
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“Spare Parts,”
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Spears, Britney,
436
Spector, Ronnie,
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Spectrum arena,
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Spillane, Bobby,
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“Spirit in the Night,”
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Spitz, Bob,
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Sports,
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Springsteen, Adele Zerilli,
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Bruce’s electric guitar purchased by,
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Elvis Presley admired by,
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on husband’s moods,
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in move to California,
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Springsteen, Alexander,
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Springsteen, Alice,
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Bruce’s relationship with,
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death of,
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religion of,
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Springsteen, Bruce Frederick:
acoustic guitar purchased by,
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Alice Springsteen’s relationship with,
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appearance of,
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Appel’s contracts with,
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Appel’s lawsuit with,
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–25,
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Appel’s meetings with,
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in audition with Hammond,
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baseball loved by,
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birth of,
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“Boss” nickname of, ix–xi
Bracken mistreated by,
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Bracken’s first meeting with,
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children born to,
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Clemons’s eulogy delivered by,
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Clemons’s first meeting with,
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Columbia deal signed by,
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
billboard defaced by,
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discipline problems of,
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driving learned by,
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drugs and alcohol disdained by,
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early guitar lessons of,
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electric guitar bought for,
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Elvis Presley admired by,
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E Street Band broken up by,
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–57,
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fame of,
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father’s alleged abusive behavior toward,
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Fender Telecaster of,
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financial problems of,
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first record recorded by,
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first wedding of,
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gaps in amplification checked at concerts by,
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Goldsmith’s relationship with,
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guitar practiced by,
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gun fired at teenage home of,
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Hollywood house of,
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Hyser’s first meeting with,
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jealousy of,
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Julianne’s separation from,
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late-night schedule of,
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lawsuit against,
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living in parents’ abandoned house,
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as loner,
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Lopez fired by,
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Lozito’s relationship with,
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–85,
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at Middletown concert with arrests,
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money earned by,
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in motorcycle accident,
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in move back to New Jersey,
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in move to Challenger factory,
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in move to San Francisco,
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movies watched by,
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musical taste of,
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onstage antics of,
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Oscar won by,
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perfectionism of,
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in photographs for
Darkness at the Edge of Town,
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political views of,
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poor eating habits of,
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psychological crisis of,
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reading by,
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in recording sessions,
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recruited to Castiles,
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in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,
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second marriage of,
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song publishing rights of,
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songs written by,
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at South by Southwest festival,
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stories and poems written by,
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Super Bowl played by,
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Upstage Club debut of,
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in visits to families of
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/11 victims,
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Springsteen, Casper,
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Springsteen, Douglas,
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alleged abusive behavior of,
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Bruce’s music disdained by,
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changed personality of,
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dark moods of,
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illness and death of,
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low work ethic of,
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in move to California,
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smoking and drinking by,
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Springsteen, Evan James,
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Springsteen, Fred,
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