The E Street Shuffle

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Track 1 of The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle, 1973.

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The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (1973)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, recorder, maracas
- Richard Blackwell: percussion
- Clarence Clemons: saxophone, backing vocals
- Danny Federici: backing vocals
- Vini Lopez: drums, cornet
- David Sancious: piano, soprano saxophone, clavinet
- Garry Tallent: bass
- Albee Tellone: baritone saxophone

^{Performed live 153 times.}

2016-09-07 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
2016-09-05 Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VA
2014-05-14 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA
2014-04-10 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
2014-02-26 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
2014-02-05 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
2013-09-12 Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile
2013-06-18 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
2013-05-28 AWD Arena, Hannover, Germany
2013-04-29 Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway
2013-03-31 Hanging Rock, Mt. Macedon, Australia
2013-03-26 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia
2013-03-22 Allphones Arena, Sydney, Australia
2012-12-10 Palacio De Los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico
2012-12-04 Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
2012-11-30 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
2012-11-19 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
2012-11-17 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
2012-11-12 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN
2012-11-03 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
2012-10-19 Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, ON
2012-09-19 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
2012-09-08 Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
2012-08-29 Vernon Downs Raceway, Vernon, NY
2012-08-14 Fenway Park, Boston, MA
2012-07-24 Koengen, Bergen, Norway
2012-07-07 Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark
2012-07-04 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
2012-06-22 Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England
2012-06-07 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
2012-05-27 Rheinenergiestadion, Cologne, Germany
2012-05-25 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
2012-05-18 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain
2012-04-26 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
2012-04-17 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
2012-04-12 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
2012-04-03 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
2012-03-19 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
2012-03-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
2012-03-15 Moody Theater, Austin, TX
2012-03-09 Apollo Theater, New York City, NY
2012-03-02 Rockefeller Center, GE Building, Studio 6B, New York City, NY
2009-11-20 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, MD
2009-11-07 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
2009-09-30 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
2009-07-28 Estadio Olimpico De La Cartuja, Seville, Spain
2009-05-23 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
2009-05-11 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN
2009-05-07 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
2009-04-24 XL Center, Hartford, CT
2009-04-10 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
2008-04-14 Toyota Center, Houston, TX
2007-11-28 DatchForum, Milan, Italy
2007-11-19 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
2007-11-15 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
2003-04-29 Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
2001-12-08 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
2001-12-06 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
2001-12-04 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
2000-12-18 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
2000-12-17 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
2000-07-01 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
2000-06-17 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
1975-12-10 Davis Gym, Lewisburg, PA
1975-12-02 Music Hall, Boston, MA
1975-11-23 Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1975-11-21 Stockholms Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden
1975-11-18 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
1975-11-11 Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, FL
1975-11-10 Jai Alai Fronton, Tampa, FL
1975-11-01 Robertson Gymnasium, Santa Barbara, CA
1975-10-31 Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA
1975-10-19 Roxy Theatre (The), West Hollywood, CA
1975-10-18 Roxy Theatre (The), West Hollywood, CA (Early)
1975-10-11 Monmouth Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ (Late)
1975-10-04 Michigan Palace, Detroit, MI
1975-10-02 Uptown Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
1975-09-28 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS
1975-09-27 Ambassador Theatre, St. Louis, MO
1975-09-26 Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, IA
1975-09-25 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
1975-09-23 Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI
1975-09-21 Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN
1975-09-16 Dallas Convention Center Theater, Dallas, TX
1975-09-13 Music Hall, Houston, TX
1975-09-12 Municipal Auditorium, Austin, TX
1975-09-06 Theatre Of Performing Arts, New Orleans, LA
1975-08-23 Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA
1975-08-21 Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA
1975-08-17 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Late)
1975-08-17 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Early)
1975-08-16 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Late)
1975-08-16 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Early)
1975-08-15 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Late)
1975-08-15 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Early)
1975-08-14 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Early)
1975-08-13 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Late)
1975-08-10 Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH
1975-08-08 Akron Civic Theatre, Akron, OH
1975-08-02 Chrysler Hall, Norfolk, VA
1975-08-01 Mosque (The), Richmond, VA
1975-07-30 Carter Barron Amphitheatre, Washington, DC
1975-07-28 Carter Barron Amphitheatre, Washington, DC
1975-07-26 Keystone Hall, Kutztown, PA
1975-07-25 Keystone Hall, Kutztown, PA
1975-07-23 Music Inn (The), Stockbridge, MA
1975-07-22 Geneva Theatre, Geneva, NY
1975-07-20 Palace Concert Theater, Providence, RI
1975-03-08 DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, DC
1975-02-23 Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY
1975-02-19 University Auditorium, University Park, PA
1975-02-06 Widener Field House, Chester, PA
1975-02-05 Main Point (The), Bryn Mawr, PA
1974-12-08 Burlington Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT
1974-12-07 Geneva Theatre, Geneva, NY
1974-12-06 State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ
1974-11-29 War Memorial, Trenton, NJ
1974-11-23 Mainstage Auditorium, Salem, MA
1974-11-16 Leonard Gym, Washington, DC
1974-11-08 Ritz Music Hall, Corpus Christi, TX
1974-11-01 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
1974-10-29 Music Hall, Boston, MA
1974-10-26 Julia Sanderson Theater, Springfield, MA
1974-10-20 Dining Hall, Carlisle, PA
1974-10-19 Memorial Chapel Concert Hall, Schenectady, NY
1974-10-18 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
1974-10-12 Alexander Hall, Princeton, NJ (Late)
1974-10-11 Shady Grove Music Fair, Gaithersburg, MD
1974-10-04 Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, NY
1974-09-22 Student Center, Union, NJ
1974-09-20 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
1974-09-19 Main Point (The), Bryn Mawr, PA (Early)
1974-07-30 Troubadour (The), West Hollywood, CA
1974-07-25 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA
1974-07-13 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Late)
1974-06-03 Agora (The), Cleveland, OH
1974-05-09 Harvard Square Theatre, Cambridge, MA (Late)
1974-05-09 Harvard Square Theatre, Cambridge, MA (Early)
1974-04-26 Alumnae Hall, Providence, RI
1974-04-06 Burlington County College, Pemberton, NJ
1974-03-24 Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
1974-03-10 Liberty Hall, Houston, TX (Late)
1974-03-09 Liberty Hall, Houston, TX (Late)
1974-03-03 Gaston Hall, Washington, DC (Late)
1974-03-03 Gaston Hall, Washington, DC (Early)
1973-12-06 Childe Harold, Washington, DC
1973-11-17 Roxy Theatre, Philadelphia, PA (Late)
1973-11-11 Kendall Hall, Ewing, NJ
1973-10-31 Main Point (The), Bryn Mawr, PA (Late)
1973-10-30 Main Point (The), Bryn Mawr, PA (Late)
1973-09-28 Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden Sydney, VA
1973-09-08 Flagstaff Hill, Pittsburgh, PA
1973-06-06 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

Released on The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (1973) and Sandy (Single, 1975).

Live versions are released on Hammersmith Odeon, London '75 (2006) and The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014 (COMP, 2014).

Live versions are available on the following official live downloads:

2016-09-07 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
2016-09-05 Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VA
2014-05-14 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA
2014-02-26 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
2014-02-05 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
2012-03-09 Apollo Theater, New York City, NY
2007-11-19 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
2000-07-01 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
1975-10-18 Roxy Theatre (The), West Hollywood, CA (Early)

THE E STREET SHUFFLE

4:24

WIESS

Note: Written around early/mid-1973, and first played live June 6, 1973, before David Sancious joined the band. Recorded and completed at 914 Sound Studios on June 28, 1973. Albee Tellone, the sound manager on Bruce’s road crew from November 1972-December 1973, believes it was Sancious' presence that inspired the tune. Albee says: "I went to David's house with Bruce to learn it while David played his piano. I thought that they had written it together". He goes on to say: "We all went to the studio and played 'live' together in the large room just like we had rehearsed it in the garage in Deal, NJ. Bruce sang it 'live' then too. I was told that they were going to keep only the drums and bass parts and build overdubs from there. Bruce played rhythm on his Telecaster but replaced it later as the tracks were added. I came back on another day to overdub my sax part. We also recorded the 'tune-up' intro with tuba and cornet separately when I came back to play the baritone sax part". Albee Tellone guests on baritone sax, and would be a special guest on this song during the first three months of the WIESS tour (October-December 1973).
^{Thanks to Albee for the information.}

^{Studio Sessions: The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle}

The E Street Shuffle

Sparks fly on E Street when the boy prophets walk it handsome and hot
All the little girls' souls grow weak when the man-child gives them a double shot
Them schoolboy pops pull out all the stops on a Friday night
Them teenage tramps in skin-tight pants do the E Street dance and everything's all right
Well, the kids down there either dancin' or hooked up in a scuffle
Dressed in snake-skin suits packed with Detroit muscle
They're doin' the E Street Shuffle

Now those E Street brats in twilight duel flashlight phantoms in full star stream
Down fire trails on silver nights with blonde girls pledged sweet sixteen
The newsboys say the heat's been bad since Power Thirteen gave a trooper all he had in a summer scuffle
And Power's girl, Little Angel, been on the corner keepin' those crazy boys out of trouble
Little Angel steps the shuffle like she ain't got no brains
She's deaf in combat down on Lover's Lane
She drives all them local boys insane
Yes, she does
Little Angel say, "Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
(Whoa, oh, oh, oh, everybody form a line)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, everybody form a line"

(Come on, baby!) (Come on, baby!) (You gotta get ready!) (Come on, girl!) (Oh!)
When the sparks light on E Street when the boy-prophets walk it handsome and hot
All them little girls' souls grow weak when the man-child gives them a double shot
Oh, Little Angel hangs out at Easy Joe's, it's a club where all the riot squad goes when they're cashin' in for a cheap hustle
But them boys are still on the corner loose and doin' that lazy E Street Shuffle
And as them sweet summer nights turn into summer dreams
Little Angel picks up Power and he slips on his jeans
And they move on out down to the scene
All the kids are dancin'
Ha, hey!

^{Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.}