nprmusic:

These are the 52 musicians and bands Bruce Springsteen enthusiastically mentions in exhaustive, 72-minute interview on NPR Music. Time to do some research, y’all. 

  • Pearl Jam
  • Rage Against the Machine
  • Bob Dylan
  • Frank Sinatra
  • Hank Williams
  • The Beatles
  • The Rolling Stones
  • U2
  • The Everly Brothers
  • Sam & Dave
  • Simon & Garfunkel
  • Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • The Who
  • Oasis
  • The Kinks
  • James Brown
  • Jay Z
  • Public Enemy
  • The Notorious B.I.G.
  • Tupac Shakur
  • Kanye West
  • Toby Keith
  • Kenny Chesney
  • George Jones
  • Conway Twitty
  • Lefty Frizzell
  • David Blue
  • Jackson Browne
  • Dave Van Ronk
  • The New York Dolls
  • Suicide
  • Elvis Presley
  • Savages
  • T-Bone Burnett
  • The Gaslight Anthem
  • Against Me!
  • Jason Isbell
  • Drive-By Truckers
  • Slim Dunlap
  • The Replacements
  • Kristina Train
  • Dusty Springfield
  • Eric Church
  • Yo La Tengo
  • Phosphorescent
  • Bonnie “Prince” Billy
  • 8th Day
  • Gene Chandler
  • Frank Wilson
  • Phil Spector
  • The Fleshtones
  • The Grateful Dead

Ann Powers hung with Bruce and his laptop, And this is what he is listening to!    this is a way fun read.