Springsteen does Cash, works on new album

Country musician Marty Stuart is lining up top name artists for a Johnny Cash 70th birthday tribute album. Due out in March, among the songs will be Springsteen performing “Give My Love To Rose,” Dylan covering “Train Of Love,” and Little Richard doing “Get Rhythm.”

Also, I heard on the radio that Springsteen is in the studio now in Atlanta recording a new album. Checking one of the primary Bruce fan sites, Backstreets Magazine reports that guitarist Nils Lofgren confirmed this report on a recent ESPN Radio show. Lofgren “qualified the sessions as the first step of several toward a new album, and that he hoped Springsteen would keep taking the necessary steps toward a completed album and subsequent tour.” Backstreet reports the sessions were “fucking smoking” and feature a harder-edged rock sound. OMG, I can’t wait to hear this stuff. Lofgren has his own new release due out Tuesday, music he composed as soundtrack for the All-Madden Show.