Sundance Blues Band w/Bruce Springsteen 1972-01-21

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Sundance Blues Band w/Bruce Springsteen 1972-01-21 live at The Captain`s Garter, Neptune NJ. (Now The Headliner) Tracklist: 1. Bottle Of Red Wine (Eric Clapton) - Vocals Vini Lopez 00:00 2. You Know My Love (Willie Dixon) - Vocals Steven Van Zandt 04:09 3. Why’s It So Hard ( (Bruce Springsteen) - Vocals Southside Johnny 16:16 4. Confessin’ The Blues (Walter Brown) - Vocals Bruce Springsteen 28:02 5. Sweet Miss Sally (Hotcha!) - Vocals Bruce Springsteen 41:54 Southside Johnny (harp,vocals) Steven Van Zandt (lead guitar and vocals) Vini Lopez (drums and vocals) Garry Tallent (bass) Joe Hagstrom (rhythm guitar) (replaced by Springsteen May 71, so not on this recording) Bruce Springsteen (rhythm guitar and vocals) (replaced Hagstrom May 71) David Sancious (organ) (from July 71) From BruceBase: The Sundance Blues Band made their commercial debut on April 30th 1971. The original line-up featured Southside Johnny (harp), Van Zandt (lead guitar and vocals), Lopez (drums and vocals), Tallent (bass) and Joe Hagstrom (rhythm guitar). Springsteen made several brief guest appearances during early May 1971, before Hagstrom left the band in the same month and was replaced shortly after by Springsteen. Bruce made his debut as a fully-fledged member on May 15th and would remain in the band until mid-July, when he departed to devote his energies to the newly formed Bruce Springsteen Band. The Sundance Blues Band would continue regardless, with David Sancious installed in place of Springsteen. The last known performance of the band was January 23rd 1972. One show, triple bill, with The Sundance Blues Band opening for Inferno and headliner Ruby Falls & The Rock City Band. This was the opening of a three-night residency for the Sundance Blues Band, and the group’s only-ever performances at this venue. The line-up of the Sundance Blues Band for this residency was Southside Johnny, Van Zandt, Tallent, Lopez and David Sancious. Springsteen, who had only just returned from a month-long stay in California, joined the band onstage for elements of this and the following two nights shows. The above-mentioned setlist is taken from an audience recording of very good to excellent quality that is close to soundboard standard and makes for enjoyable listening. Although the audio has now been positively linked to this residency, it is not yet established from which of the three nights it emanates. There are discernible edits between songs so this may be a “compilation” of material from one or more of these three nights. There doesn’t sound as if there are more than a few dozen people in the audience, consistent with the group being the early evening opener for this residency. Vini Lopez handles the lead vocal on Eric Clapton’s “Bottle Of Red Wine”. Steve Van Zandt provides the Greg Allman-ish vocal on Willie Dixon’s “You Know My Love” (mentioned as being inspired by Otis Rush’s cover version). A highlight is the mesmerizing “Why’s It So Hard”, written by Springsteen but sung here by Southside Johnny (there’s no Bruce-led vocal rendition in circulation). David Sancious’ organ playing on this track is nothing short of spellbinding. Springsteen provides the lead vocal on Walter Brown’s immortal “Confessin’ The Blues” and the boogie romp “Sweet Miss Sally”. Bruce is playing rhythm guitar on all tracks. This material tends to circulate under a variety of dates, sometimes with audio from other 1971 shows added on.