LOS ANGELES, Feb 17 — In a museum devoted to the US Constitution, an exhibition about rocker Bruce Springsteen runs from today through September 3, with a retrospective of the singer-songwriter’s Americana-styled music from “Born to Run” to “Born in the USA”.
The show “From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen”, at the National Constitution Centre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will feature 150 artefacts that reveal Springsteen’s musical legacy.
The show, which was on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland in April 2009, gets a more historical treatment in this museum, looking at Springsteen’s repertoire; from early bands to the E Street Band and solo work.
“The American idea is a beautiful idea,” the museum quotes Springsteen. “It needs to be preserved, served, protected and sung out. Sung out.”
With 120 million records sold worldwide, the 20-time Grammy winner also has two Golden Globes and an Oscar for the song “Streets of Philadelphia”, from the film “Philadelphia”.
Constitution Centre president David Eisner suggests the connection between Springsteen and the museum is in his perspectives on freedom of speech, the meaning of the American dream, and the role of artists in politics and protest.
Events in association with the exhibit include film screenings including “The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town”, a documentary shot with Bruce and his band between 1976 and 1978.
Also included is “Who Do I Think I Am? A Portrait of a Journey”, an extended version of the film about the late Clarence Clemons, the E Street Band’s saxophone player, exploring his trips to China, where no one knew him. The director will be present for a Q&A session.
Springsteen hits the road again in 2012 for the Wrecking Ball tour. — Relaxnews
