Springsteen Archives Honors, with Jon Stewart, Little Steven, more, airing on NJ PBS
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Music legends, Jon Stewart and a “Bruce Springsteen Day” proclamation from Gov. Phil Murphy made the inaugural American Music Honors event at Monmouth University a memorable night.
If you weren't there, now you can see it for yourself. “Soundcheck: American Music Honors” will premiere at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, on NJ PBS, and will be posted on the NJ PBS Soundcheck page after the broadcast.
On April 15, Little Steven Van Zandt, Sam Moore of Sam and Dave, Darlene Love and Steve Earle were recipients of American Music Honors awards presented by the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at the Pollak Theatre on the campus of Monmouth University in West Long Branch.
Recorded video comments from Springsteen inducted Van Zandt and Love; Southside Johnny Lyon inducted Moore; and E Street Band bassist Garry Tallent inducted Earle.
Springsteen, and wife Patti Scialfa, were not in attendance due to COVID, which became something of a running gag thanks to host Stewart.
“They're still alive — don't overreact,” Stewart quipped. “You can still see them in concert. They're home sitting by the fire eating French onion soup.”
Gov. Murphy made news when he announced “Bruce Springsteen Day.”
“There's been 14 administrations in New Jersey since Springsteen started performing,” Murphy said. “I can't believe it's taken this long.”
Performances include Earle's “Copperhead Road”; Love singing “River Deep, Mountain High”; Moore on “I Thank You”; and Van Zandt, with house band the Disciples of Soul, playing “Bitter Fruit.”
Van Zandt, Earle, Love, Moore and Southside Johnny participated in a show-closing jam that included renditions of “It's Been a Long Time,” “Hungry Heart” (with Love on lead vocals), “Hold On, I'm Comin',” “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” and “I Don't Want to Go Home.”
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More than $600,000 was raised at the event for the Springsteen Archives, which preserves and promotes the legacy of Springsteen and American music, and supports music education programs in New Jersey and across the country.
The hour-long “Soundcheck: American Music Honors” will include participant interviews with host Jen Eckert.
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Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at @chrisfhjordan; cjordan@app.com
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Springsteen Archives American Music Honors airing on NJ PBS
