Early Impressions

I first became aware of Clarence Clemons through MTV as a teenager. First came the videos from Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA album, the one that made him a household name. The slow burn of a solo…

I was a young musician caught up in the hype

In 1996 I was the keyboardist for singer/songwriter Jim Kilby's band. We had a gig opening for Nils Lofgren at Metro Lounge in Long Branch, NJ. Now, around this particular…

Note: The album containing this song doesn't drop until May 15, but if you're reading this, you found it early. Here's the song.

I wasn't there. I want to be upfront about that.

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ASBURY PARK, NJ — Bruce Springsteen described the night in his memoir Born to Run: a nor'easter had emptied the streets, Ocean Avenue and Kingsley Street were a windswept ghost town, and he and his band were playing for…