Bruce Springsteen cover band cancels plans to play at Trump inauguration gala

[DonViejo]

Source: RawStory


BRAD REED
16 JAN 2017 AT 14:04 ET

The list of musicians who are performing at Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities just got even smaller.

The B Street Band, a highly regarded Bruce Springsteen cover band, has announced that it will not perform at the Garden State Presidential Inaugural Gala in New Jersey.

“With deepest apologies to our fans and the New Jersey Inaugural Ball committee, the B Street Band is withdrawing from performing at this year’s inauguration Gala,” the band said in a statement cited by Backstreets. “Our decision is based SOLELY on the respect and gratitude we have for Bruce and the E Street Band.”

The B Street Band performed at President Obama’s inaugural celebrations in 2009 and 2013, and were asked to perform at the 2017 ceremony before they knew who the new president would be.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/bruce-springsteen-cover-band-cancels-plans-to-play-at-trump-inauguration-gala/

[C Moon]

1. A cover band? Nothing against cover bands, but Trump can't get the real Bruce...

so he hires a cover band?
I wonder if they would have to pay Bruce royalties.

[Demit]

5. The band was only playing the New Jersey gala,

nothing to do with Trump anyway. They'd been hired by the NJ people, long ago, and had in fact had played at a few NJ inauguration parties before this.

[C Moon]

8. Thx. I didn't read the article. Gotta make a habit of that before replying. :)

[CTyankee]

11. I recently had a conversation with a friend who made a CD of himself playing and singing songs

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written by other people. He told me that since he gave the CD to friends he did not have to pay royalties. But if he had tried to SELL them, he would. I guess that is the distinction.

[oldtime dfl_er]

2. ha ha

[longship]

3. Pat Boone may still be available...

Too bad Lawrence Welk is sadly gone, along with Myron Floren. Could have been an accordion duet. That really would have brought cheers to the Drumpf fans.

How wunnerful!

[orangecrush]

4. It just keeps getting better!

Going to be an interesting day!

[George II]

6. The National Mall around noon on Friday:

[TexasTowelie]

7. I see two buses at the bottom of the photo.

They were late because of the traffic.

[Mendocino]

10. Need someone with photoshop

skills to dye the reflecting pool piss yellow in that picture.

[Mendocino]

9. Next to sign up, then drop out

The Amazing Bernard, Milwaukee's Most Famous Busker!

[not fooled]

12. Here's what they're looking for

Inanimate, too which will please the nominee for Secretary of Labor

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[KittyWampus]

13. LOL! Can't even get a cover band. They should just do an open mike...

[olddad56]

14. don't they have any bands from Russia that could play?

[rgbecker]

15. Well, there's this:

[GliderGuider]

16. "Pennsylvania Avenue Freeze-Out"... /nt