City acts to perform Bruce Springsteen's 'Greetings from Asbury Park' on 50th anniversary

Greetings from the Asbury Park Boardwalk.

City musicians will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen's debut album, “Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.,” with a performance of the album in sequence Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, at the Langosta Lounge in Asbury Park.

The performers will also play one of their own songs. “Greetings” was released on Jan. 5, 1973, from Columbia Records.

“There is only one 50th anniversary, and we are paying tribute the Bruce Springsteen,” said Peter Mantas, the entertainment director of the Langosta Lounge. “(He's) the patron saint of Asbury Park. He put us on the musical map, and he is the reason Asbury Park is the land of hope and dreams.”

Musicians include Cranston Dean performing “Blinded by the Light”; Desiree Spinks singing “Spirit in the Night”; “Growin' Up” by Bobby Mahoney; Arlan Feiles on “Lost in the Flood”; Doug Zambon of the Van Saders doing “Does this Bus Stop at 82nd Street?”; Ryan Gregg playing “The Angel”; and Ron Santee on "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City."

Show time is 8 p.m. and admission is free. Visit www.langostalounge.com for more info.

In other “Greetings” anniversary news, the big “The 50th Anniversary: Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.” symposium from the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University has just released additional tickets after initially selling out.

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The event is moving from the Great Hall Auditorium to the Pollak Theatre on the campus of Monmouth in West Long Branch. Attendance will be capped there at 500, organizers said.

The day-long event will include appearances by original E Street Band members Garry Tallent, David Sancious and Vini Lopez, along with former Springsteen manager Mike Appel. There will be forums, musical performances and a film made just for the event by the Archives featuring Tallent, Sancious, Lopez and Appel.

Registration, $50, is required and lunch is included. Visit springsteenarchives.org for more information.

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Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at @chrisfhjordan; cjordan@app.com.

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Springsteen Greetings From Asbury Park: Acts play on 50th anniversary