Bruce Springsteen and the Wonder Bar have both been part of the Asbury Park, NJ music scene for a long time. Amazingly when Springsteen took the stage Saturday night, it was the first time he had ever actually played there. The club was the sight of his first meeting with long time E Street member Clarence Clemons more than 40 years ago.
Springsteen, who has been spending alot of time in Asbury Park lately with appearances at both the Upstage and Asbury Lanes, was in town to support the West Side R&B scene. He, Southside Johnny, and members of the West Side scene participated in a discussion about the impact of the scene on the music that came out of Asbury Park at the Atonement Luthern Church, earlier in the day.
Later that night Springsteen, Southside Johnny, Vini Lopez, and members of the West Side scene all shared the stage at the Wonder Bar. They played together on some popular songs from the 60's including "Love on a two way street" and "What's your name".
As I mentioned in an earlier post Springsteen has been spending alot of time in Asbury Park lately. He has been checking out places and even music that meant alot to him in his youth. He also visited Asbury Lane catching some tunes by New Brunswick, NJ based band Bad Karma.
Let's hope this is a sign of the Boss wanting to make some new music and even possibly a tour. Springsteen has been good for Asbury Park for a long time, could Asbury now be good for Bruce?
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