How a Jewish kid from the Bronx shared the stage with Bruce Springsteen, married Faye Dunaway and became the Zelig of rock ‘n’ roll
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Culture This rocker (almost) named Eric Kaminkowitz had a thing for edible berries and inspired Bruce Springsteen and ‘Dirty Dancing’
With and without Raspberries, Eric Carmen, who died at age 74, was a power-pop pioneer
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Music Why mean-spirited songwriter Jason Aldean should take a lesson from Paul Simon and Bob Dylan
Aldean isn't the first to sing the praises of small towns, just one of the most xenophobic
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Culture The secret Jewish history of Bruce Springsteen
A streak of religious rebelliousness, struggle and redemption runs through his songs, making them sound a little, well, Jewish
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Opinion The Christian tone of Bruce Springsteen’s Super Bowl ad was meaningful, not exclusionary
Two recent pieces in The Forward, and a lot of commentary on social media, expressed serious discomfort with Jeep’s Super Bowl ad titled “The Middle,” featuring Bruce Springsteen. The ad, which spoke eloquently about the urgent need to overcome our national polarization, was set in Lebanon, Kansas, the site of the geographic center of the…
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The Schmooze All The Celebrities You Really, Really Thought Were Jewish — But Aren’t
“O.J. Simpson…not a Jew,” sang Adam Sandler in that fateful seasonal classic, The Hanukkah Song. And for better or for worse, neither are these actors, entrepreneurs, and athletes — even the infuriatingly named former MLB pitcher J.J. Putz. Whether it’s the Ashkenaz-ish last name or just anti-Semitism, these luminaries are often mislabeled as chosen. Let’s…
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The Schmooze Watch Billy Joel And Bruce Springsteen Sing ‘Born To Run’ At Joel’s 100th Garden Show
Billy Joel played the 100th performance of his Madison Square Garden residency on Wednesday night. Celebrating a momentous occasion is better with a friend, so Billy brought one of his — Bruce Springsteen. The two legends celebrated their success with a rendition of Springsteen’s “Tenth Avenue Freeze Out” — Joel on the piano, the Boss…
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Fast Forward Bruce Springsteen’s Guitarist Saved By Bar Mitzvah Gift
(JTA) — Bruce Springsteen’s longtime guitarist Nils Lofgren found himself in a pickle on Friday night: Just hours before a sold-out solo show in Dallas, he discovered that his four vintage guitars had been stolen. Lofgren, who has also toured with Neil Young and Ringo Starr, tweeted that he was “devastated” by the robbery, but…
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