Other Mixes By HumbledByHendrix
The Genealogy Of The E Street Band: A Brief Overview
| Artist | Song | |
| Elvis Presley | Heartbreak Hotel | |
| Chuck Berry | Back In the U.S.A. | |
| Gary "US" Bonds | Quarter To Three | |
| Eddie Floyd | Raise Your Hand | |
| Van Morrison | Into the Mystic | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4th of July, Asbury Park | |
| Roy Orbison | Only The Lonely | |
| Bruce Springsteen | Thunder Road | |
| Bruce Springsteen | Incident On 57th Street | |
| Bruce Springsteen | Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) | |
| Southside Johnny & The Asbury Dukes | Baby's Gone For Good | |
| Gary "US" Bonds (produced by Miami Steve & Bruce Springsteen) | Club Soul City | |
| Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul | Inside of Me | |
| Dire Straits (featuring Roy Bittain on piano) | Expresso Love | |
| Richard Bennett (Garry Tallent on the album) | A Face No More | |
| Patti Scialfa | When You're Young In The City | |
| Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris | Beyond My Wildest Dreams | |
| Steve Earle | Someday | |
| The Traveling Wilburys | Tweeter and the Monkey Man | |
Comment:
After my previous mix, I figured I should redeem myself :-). I wanted to create a document with the following four things in mind: (1) The early influences of Bruce and the primary members of The E Street Band. (2) A few choice cuts to represent the result of that influence, particularly early on. (3) A representation of side projects, solo recordings, notable sessions, and other projects various members of The E Street Band have been involved in. (4) Finally, a few tracks which resemble (either intentionally or not) the music of Bruce and The E Street Band.Originally I was trying to keep everything lumped together and the mix was not working, so I changed the order a little bit and had some overlap between early influences and the result of that influence. Thereafter, tracks 11-16 are point (c), tracks 17-19 are point (d).
The most challenging aspect was accomplishing this in one disc, since of course it would be easy to devote an entire mix to each of these four areas I wanted to cover. Consequently, this is not (nor do I intend it to be) a definitive representation of any of the four points I set out to showcase. Hence the absense of Nils Lofgren, Clarence Clemmons, and so forth; the lack of Born to Run on the mix, etc. etc. etc.
I merely wanted to create a single mix that would roughly approximate the idea and be full of good songs.
Suggestions are welcome as always :-)
Feedback:
As I'm not super knowledgeable of the E Street Band, I don't have any clever suggestions, except to add a track at the end from "The Seeger Sessions", one of their most definitive collaborations with Bruce ever, in my opinion. Everyone gets the spotlight on that album. Otherwise, this is a terrific project. I didn't know its members were involved in some of these fine songs, but it encourages me to go exploring more. Great musicians, and you've done them a much-needed service. Props
Great idea, great results. Seems Bruce's influence is everywhere days -- check out the Hold Steady (who do it well) or the Killers (who do it not as well) ...
good job. 5-8 is particularly tasty and i love expresso love.
Very tasty indeed!!!
Good looking mix . As a suggestion, Ronnie Spector's Say Goodbye To Hollywood, with The E Street Band backing her up and, I think, Steve Van Zandt producing, fits points 1 and 3.
Further to my preevious comment there's the Bowie connection. Bowie recorded It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City during the Young Americans sessions and Roy Bittan plays on Station To Station.
Thanks everyone for the helpful suggestions and nice words about this mix! It was so much fun and I'm enjoying it so much that I'll have to do a volume 2 and include some of your other suggestions. Thanks again. XYZ, thanks for the Ronnie Spector & ESB suggestion. Now I want to track down the Say Goodbye To Hollywood/Baby Please Don't Go single!!! More collecting is never a bad thing. All your suggestions are encouraging me to go even deeper. Thanks again.