How Dion DiMucci Influenced Bruce Springsteen
Fifteen years before a 20-something Bruce Springsteen sweated out his original sin in clubs along the Jersey Shore, there was the rock and roller Dion.
Jack Walters
Jack Walters has published with several music websites, where his reviews have received recognition from artists and record labels. He is an avid reader with a keen interest in European writers and poets from the late-19th to the mid-20th centuries. His book, 'Springsteen: Song by Song', takes a close look at each track on all of Springsteen's 21 studio albums. He can be reached by email: jackwalters [dot] lc [at] gmail [dot] com
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