New Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome

[DudeAsInCool]

This is sneak preview of Bruce's tribute to Pete Seeger. You can listen to it here:

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[Kooperman]

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[DudeAsInCool]

Springsteen Speaks: The Music of Pete Seeger

All Things Considered, April 26, 2006 · Bruce Springsteen first heard the music of Pete Seeger long ago, but it wasn't until the last decade or so that he truly immersed himself in it.

The more he learned about the music the American folk legend collected, performed, rewrote and transformed, the more he returned to it, Springsteen tells Melissa Block. And that got him thinking that perhaps his fans might be interested, too.

On his new album We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions, Springsteen reinterprets 13 songs from Seeger's songbook.

Listen to show and sample cuts at NPR

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[Kooperman]

This is a great album...spontaneous and electric, recorded live in the studio with a massive band (totally unlike actual Pete Seeger recordings, which were usually just Seeger and his banjo). Find the song Buffalo Gals from the DVD too...it's not on the regular album.

[DudeAsInCool]

Thanx for this. I was expecting something more folkier - I will give it a listen this weeekend