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In 1980, when Bruce Springsteen introduced "Stolen Car" in concert he compared his songs to ghosts and said that until someone heard a song he had written it was nothing
but a ghost.
By that point in his career Bruce had legions of fans around the world. In his book, Songs, Bruce thanks "the fans for taking my songs into their lives and
making them theirs."
Among the million of fans around the world were countless musicians. Some who had inspired Bruce's art, some who were contemporaries and bringing it full circle
some who were part of a new generation of musicians inspired by Springsteen.
Some of these musicians who were out there listening have gotten together here to record their own interpretations of Bruce's songs.
The legendary Dion was listening to Bruce just as Bruce had listened to Dion as he was growing up. Dion heard "Book of Dreams" from Bruce's 1999 Lucky Town album
and liked it enough to record his own doo wop version of the song.
Bruce's contemporaries were listening too. Elvis Costello, Nils Lofgren, Graham Parker, Elliott Murphy, Garland Jeffreys, Joe
Grushecky and Joe Ely, among others, are all respected songwriters who head a sentiment in Bruce's writing that they wanted to express by singing his songs.
Younger singer/songwriters included Patty Griffin, Pete Yorn, Dan Bern, Matthew Ryan and Joe D'Urso have all been inspired by Bruce
and have chosen to pay tribute to him by covering his songs here as well.
After listening to the thirty-five recordings on this album we think you will agree that these artists, who have all donated their recordings to benefit the Parkinson's
Disease Foundation and the Kristen Ann Carr Fund, have helped to ensure that Bruce Springsteen's songs will be anything but "ghosts."
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