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Tim McGraw & Faith Hill rehearsing for tonight’s event
The East Coast may be shivering under two feet of snow, but at least part of the West Coast was apparently on fire tonight as what sounds like a phenomenal event unfolded in tribute to this year’s MusiCares “Person of the Year,” Bruce Springsteen. Springsteen himself jumped up during the charity auction and added an hour-long guitar lesson, a ride in the sidecar of his Harley, and some of his mother’s homemade lasagna (!) to the autographed guitar that was up for bidding, cajoling the “one-percenters” in the crowd until finally somebody bought the package for a cool $250K. Apparently if the rockstar thing doesn’t work out, Bruce has a great career ahead of him as an auctioneer.
The Springsteen family (including mama Adele), most of the E Street Band, and a lot of industry luminaries, A-list stars, and very lucky fans then settled in to enjoy what sounds like it must have been an incredible tribute concert. We’re all hoping that a DVD will be released at some point; meanwhile, read the setlist (thanks to those fortunate attendees who were kind enough to tweet out the updates) and weep…
Introduction: Jon Stewart
1. Alabama Shakes – Adam Raised a Cain
2. Patti Smith – Because the Night
3. Natalie Maines, Ben Harper, Charlie Musselwhite – Atlantic City
4. Ken Casey (Dropkick Murphys) – American Land
5. Mavis Staples & Zac Brown – My City of Ruins
6. Mumford & Sons – I’m On Fire
7. Jackson Browne & Tom Morello – American Skin (41 Shots)
8. Emmylou Harris – My Hometown
9. Kenny Chesney – One Step Up
10. Elton John – Streets of Philadelphia
11. Juanes – Hungry Heart
12. Tim McGraw & Faith Hill – Tougher Than the Rest
13. Tom Morello & Jim James – Ghost of Tom Joad
14. John Legend – Dancing in the Dark
15. Sting – Lonesome Day
16. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Born in the USA
Tribute film by Thom Zimny; remarks by Springsteen (@RosanneCash: “The Boss gave the most inspiring speech. Could not love him more if he was himself plus John and Paul.”)
Remaining songs performed by Bruce Springsteen, Patti Scialfa, Nils Lofgren, Jake Clemons, & house band
17. We Take Care Of Our Own
18. Death To My Hometown (joined by Tom Morello)
19. Thunder Road (joined by Roy Bittan, Max Weinberg, Garry Tallent)
20. Born to Run
21. Glory Days (Bruce invites any & all musicians onstage for a grand finale)
Springsteen fans can follow along as our Blogness on the Edge of Town bloggers — Pete Chianca, Deb Filcman, Leann Pomaville, Anne Haines, Susan McDonald, Rocco Coviello and Sarah Wexler — offer up pithy commentary, breaking news, audio and videos, along with links galore to interesting articles, news items and discussions, all about “The Boss,” Bruce Springsteen, and other relevant rock music topics.
