febrero 2009

Bruce Springsteen has taped a video-ad to help and support the recently created «The Danny Fund«.

After seeing the outpouring of support following Danny’s death, Bruce Springsteen, the E Street Band, Danny’s family and Dr. Chapman decided Danny’s vision could make an even greater impact. Together with Debra and Leon Black, founders of the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) they created the Danny Fund to bring melanoma to the forefront of public awareness and to fund research with top melanoma doctors from around the world.

Visit The Danny Fund website

The new Springsteen album debuted in the US Charts at #1, with 224,000 copies sold according to Soundscan, knocking out Taylor Swift from the top of the charts. The album is #1 in 14 countries: Spain, United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Ireland, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, New Zealand and Israel.

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Yahoo News

According to an article published in The Chicago Tribune, Bruce Springsteen sang over pre-recorded parts at the Super Bowl.

Apparently this is a common practice at the Super Bowl performances. The bands record their performance during rehearsals, to avoid any technical problems during the actual performance in front of millions of TV viewers.

Read more in detail:

Chicago Tribune
MTV News