The Bruce Springsteen Band opened for Humble Pie at the Sunshine In, Asbury Park in New Jersey

Prior to becoming famous, Bruce Springsteen was often used as an opening act for bands that would come through the Jersey Shore. One noteworthy evening took place at Asbury Park, N.J.’s Sunshine In on July 11, 1971, when the nine-piece Bruce Springsteen Band opened up for Humble Pie.

After the show an impressed Peter Frampton from Humble Pie, tells Springsteen and the band he’d like to have them open for them on a national basis. Frampton also said he would be happy to get the band an audition with his record label, A & M Records. For no logical reason Springsteen’s manager Tinker West declined both offers on the spot.

Even though Springsteen didn’t sign with A&M, he didn’t have to wait much longer for his big break. Less than a year later, on May 2, 1972, he played a handful of songs at the office of legendary Columbia Records A&R man John Hammond, whose response to Springsteen’s acoustic set was, “You’ve got to be on Columbia Records.”

Bruce Springsteen – I Can’t Take It No More (AUDIO Live in New Jersey, 1971)

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Bruce Springsteen Band (with Delores Holmes)- You Don’t Leave Me No Choice (1971)

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