In 1980, when Bruce Springsteen introduced "Stolen Car" in concert he compared his songs to ghosts and said that until someone heard a song he had written it was nothing but a ghost.

By that point in his career Bruce had legions of fans around the world. In his book, Songs, Bruce thanks "the fans for taking my songs into their lives and making them theirs."

Among the million of fans around the world were countless musicians. Some who had inspired Bruce's art, some who were contemporaries and bringing it full circle some who were part of a new generation of musicians inspired by Springsteen.

Some of these musicians who were out there listening have gotten together here to record their own interpretations of Bruce's songs.

The legendary Dion was listening to Bruce just as Bruce had listened to Dion as he was growing up. Dion heard "Book of Dreams" from Bruce's 1999 Lucky Town album and liked it enough to record his own doo wop version of the song.

Bruce's contemporaries were listening too. Elvis Costello, Nils Lofgren, Graham Parker, Elliott Murphy, Garland Jeffreys, Joe Grushecky and Joe Ely, among others, are all respected songwriters who head a sentiment in Bruce's writing that they wanted to express by singing his songs.

Younger singer/songwriters included Patty Griffin, Pete Yorn, Dan Bern, Matthew Ryan and Joe D'Urso have all been inspired by Bruce and have chosen to pay tribute to him by covering his songs here as well.

After listening to the thirty-five recordings on this album we think you will agree that these artists, who have all donated their recordings to benefit the Parkinson's Disease Foundation and the Kristen Ann Carr Fund, have helped to ensure that Bruce Springsteen's songs will be anything but "ghosts."

Tracklisting:

CD1:
Elliott Murphy - Better Days
Dion - Book of Dreams
Lucky 7 - Valentine's Day
Dan Bern - Thunder Road
Crazysloth - Candy's Room
The Mystic Knights of the Sea (featuring Dan Baird & Rick Richards) - Johnny 99
Nils Lofgren - Man at the Top
Cindy Bullens - If I Should Fall Behind
Matthew Ryan - Something in the Night
Sid Griffin - Highway Patrolman
Billy Brag & the Blokes - Mansion on the Hill
Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan - Badlands
Steve Wynn - State Trooper
Gary Lucas' Gods and Monsters - Ain't Got You
Elvis Costello - Brilliant Disguise
Pete Yorn - New York City Serenade
Graham Parker - Pink Cadillac

CD2:
Jesse Malin - Hungry Heart
Garland Jeffreys - Streets of Philadelphia
Jason Ringenberg - My Hometown
Joe Grushecky - Light of Day
Rosie Flores - Lucky Town
Willie Nile - Downbound Train
Kirk Kelly - Downbound Train
Patty Griffin - Stolen Car
Paradise Brothers - Souls of the Departed
Mark Wright - Two Hearts
Graziano Romani - The Promise
Joe Ely - Working On The Highway
The Clarks - The River
Tom Cochrane - Secret Garden
John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band - E Street Shuttle
Cowboy Mouth - Born to Run
Marc Broussard - Back to Your Arms
Jennifer Glass - Bobby Jean
The Format - For You

100% of the net proceeds from sales of this album are being split evenly between the Parkinson's Disease Foundation and the Kristen Ann Carr Fund which fights Sarcoma, a rare cancer. For more info visit pdf.org and sarcoma.com.