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Exclusive Bruce Springsteen Interview Clips (2,3 of 8)
Chief Curator Jim Henke talks to Bruce Springsteen
This is the second and third clip in a series of eight interview audio clips with Springsteen that we will post over the next several weeks.
In this portion of my interview, Bruce Springsteen talks about his first recording session with his band the Castiles. The group, which Bruce joined when he was a 14-year-old sophomore at Freehold High School and which was named after a brand of soap, went into a studio to record two songs, “That’s What You Get” and “Baby I.” Both songs were written by Bruce and George Theiss. The single was never released, but an acetate of it is in the Springsteen exhibit at the Rock Hall.
Click here to listen to Springsteen talk about recording with the Castiles.
The Upstage Club was a popular musicians’ hangout in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Bruce Springsteen played there frequently, and his band Child came together at the club. As Bruce explains in this section of my interview, the club stayed open until five a.m., and musicians would show up there after playing gigs at other clubs and then jam until the early-morning hours. One of the more ...
