Bruce Springsteen: The Seeger Sessions

Summary:

One-hour music intensive radio special details how Bruce Springsteen was inspired by Pete Seeger's musical legacy while recording his latest album, We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions.

Website:

http://cahnmedia.blogspot.com/2006/06/springsteen-seeger.html

Additional Credits and Funding:

Host: Davd Dye

Timely on:

December: Best Albums of 2006

Tones:

Authoritative, Intriguing, NPR NewsMagazine-y

Language:

English

Description:

One-hour music intensive radio special details how Bruce Springsteen was inspired by Pete Seeger's musical legacy while recording his latest album, We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions.

We Shall Overcome features many of the folk songs made famous by Pete Seeger, including the title track and "Eyes on the Prize," that helped define America's civil rights movement. Springsteen's new interpretations remind us how these songs can be both fun and give a definitive statement as to who we are as Americans right now.

Bruce Springsteen, Pete Seeger, rock critic Dave Marsh, and Seeger Sessions Band members Larry Eagle and Charlie Giordano discuss the power and history of Seeger's music, and the songs recorded for We Shall Overcome.

This program also introduces two new recordings by Springsteen with the Seeger Sessions Band - Pete Seeger?s anti-war anthem "Bring 'em Home" and Blind Alfred Reed?s "How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live" with new verses written by Springsteen. Both songs have been highlights of Bruce?s current tour.

Broadcast Window: Begins July 1, 2006
Contact: Andy Cahn, cahnmedia@comcast.net, 215-279-7632
Length: One hour with breaks for local spots
Terms: Available for all USA broadcasters to air at no cost
Spots: No barter spots are built into the show

Bruce Springsteen & The Seeger Sessions will also be a great radio companion to broadcasts of Bruce Springsteen - The Seeger Sessions Live on PBS stations nationwide this July.

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