Bruce Springsteen Center To Celebrate America June 4 & 5
Just days prior to the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music moving into its new home on June 7, it will celebrate America’s 250th birthday with an all-star assemblage of talent on one stage June 4 and 5. “Music America: The Songs that Shaped Us,” at the OceanFirst Bank Center on the Monmouth University campus, will feature Jon Bon Jovi, Jackson Browne, Rosanne Cash, Kenny Chesny, Gary Clark Jr., Dion, Dropkick Murphys, Shemekia Copeland, Valerie June, Keb Mo, Nils Lofgren, Darlene Love, David Sancious, Bruce Springsteen, Tony Trischka & Sister Sadie, Mavis Staples, Trombone Shorty and the New Breed Brass Band, Stevie Van Zandt, Public Enemy and Jimmy Vaughan with The Disciples of Soul as the House Band.
According to the Bruce Center, “each artist will perform landmark songs from American music history. Blues, bluegrass, rock, hip-hop, folk, jazz, country and gospel are among the genres that will be represented. Narration will precede each performance, giving context to the artist, song and genre celebrated. Additional artists will be announced in the coming weeks.”
The Center’s Executive Director Bob Santelli is also the Executive Producer of the concerts. He says that the shows “reflect everything [we] stand for: the power of music to bring people together, the rich and diverse treasury of American music as a mirror of our national culture, and the inspiration to think about our shared history in these divisive times.”
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