Bruce Springsteen covered numerous cult soul tracks and paid homage to the genre icons in his new album, ‘Only The Strong Survive.’ Still, it seemed that one particular collaboration he had was especially special to him. While chatting with Seth Meyers, Springsteen discussed his fascination with a soul icon and disclosed the live show that made him cry out of admiration.
Bruce talked about the creative process behind his latest record when Seth Meyers pointed out that he had collaborated with Sam Moore, who is known to be among the rocker’s favorite artists. Seth then asked how it was teaming up with Moore, and Springsteen addressed his fascination with Moore’s cult musical duo, Sam & Dave’s music.
“Well, Sam & Dave were gigantic in my musical development,” told Bruce. “Because what most people don’t understand is Sam Moore was an incredible band leader. And I used to go, see Sam & Dave when they played The Satellite Lounge in Fort Dix, New Jersey, [and] the Fast Lane in Asbury Park. These are 200-300 seat clubs, and this was in the late ’70s. They were not… I don’t know if Sam was talking to Dave at the time.”
He continued by mentioning that their music was magical even though Sam & Dave weren’t on the best terms. Bruce revealed, “They weren’t getting along, but they were still incredible, you know? So incredible that one night, I stood in the back of a tiny club that was only half full. I knew I was seeing some of the greatest music in the United States [at] that very moment. And I just cried, you know?”
The rocker couldn’t hide his admiration as tears streamed down his face. “Just over how good they were. Just because they were so good, and so, I’ve known Sam for about thirty years, and we’ve sung together on a few things, and he’s a great guy and probably our greatest living soul singer right now.”
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