Sunday, August 16, 2026

Various Artists (Including Bruce Springteen & Jon Bon Jovi) - Sgt. Patrick King Memorial Fund Benefit, Count Basie Theater, Red Bank, NJ, 1-31-1998, Part 1

Here's a really interesting concert that's a pinnacle of New Jersey rock and roll. It mainly stars Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi (of Bon Jovi), but also Southside Johnny, Little Steven, Richie Sambora, Patti Scialfa, and Clarence Clemons, as well as other members of Bon Jovi and Springsteen's E Street Band. They shared the stage in various combinations for the entire duration of this long concert. In fact, since it's three hours long, I broke it up into two parts. Here's the first half.

This was a benefit to raise money for the family of police officer Sgt. Patrick King. In November 1997, he was shot to death by a fugitive while he was on duty. He was the most decorated police officer in the history of his town, Long Beach, New Jersey. Apparently, Jon Bon Jovi was the instigator in making this concert happen. I don't know how much money the concert raised for King's family, but even before the concert began, the performers donated over $100,000.

A local newspaper review for the concert said "The energy on stage was matched - if not exceeded - by the audience, which was an interesting mix of police officers, Bon Jovi Fan Club members, and at least one celebrity, Geraldo Rivera. The audience alternated between a 'Bruuuuuce' chant and squeals for Bon Jovi." 

Since this concert features Springsteen, that means it's included in a great on-line database called Brucebase. The webpage for this concert contains all kinds of interesting information, including a bunch of photos and the newspaper review I just quoted. Here's the link:

http://brucebase.wikidot.com/gig:1998-01-31-count-basie-theatre-red-bank-nj

The music here is unreleased. The sound quality is excellent. 

This album is an hour and 27 minutes long.

01 talk (Danny DeVito)
02 This Time It's for Real (Everyone)
03 Two Hearts (Bruce Springsteen & Steven Van Zandt)
04 talk (Bruce Springsteen)
05 Bad Medicine (Jon Bon Jovi & Southside Johnny)
06 Until the Good Is Gone (Steven Van Zandt & Bruce Springsteen)
07 Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out (Bruce Springsteen & Jon Bon Jovi)
08 talk (Southside Johnny)
09 Broke Down Piece of Man (Southside Johnny & Jon Bon Jovi)
10 talk (Jon Bon Jovi)
11 Hard Times Come Easy (Richie Sambora)
12 talk (Bruce Springsteen)
13 Loves Glory (Patti Scialfa)
14 There Goes My Baby (Southside Johnny)
15 This Time Baby's Gone for Good (Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny & Steven Van Zandt)
16 talk (Jon Bon Jovi)
17 You Give Love a Bad Name (Jon Bon Jovi & Bruce Springsteen)
18 The Promised Land (Bruce Springsteen)
19 All I Needed Was You (Southside Johnny & Steven Van Zandt)
20 Someday I'll Be Saturday Night (Jon Bon Jovi & Southside Johnny)
21 talk (Bruce Springsteen)
22 Bobby Jean (Bruce Springsteen)
23 Blood on Blood (Jon Bon Jovi)
24 The Fever (Bruce Springsteen & Southside Johnny)

https://pixeldrain.com/u/ikoNfr75

alternate:

https://bestfile.io/en/CxUEzitNbTGQXAi/file

The cover image is from this exact concert. It shows Bruce Springsteen (in front) and Jon Bon Jovi. 

No comments:

Post a Comment