Raised eyebrows and presumably a mixed reception as on this day in 1974 Bruce Springsteen opened for Anne Murray, the country singing star in New York.

Anne Murray was the golden haired, honey voiced, very clean and wholesome Canadian country singer whose biggest hit was the sweet, and so annoying, Snowbird. What the hell was Springsteen doing opening for her? It follows a long line of in appropriate couplings; The Who and Herman’s Hermits, Hendrix and Monkees etc.

This is Anne Murray;

And This is The Boss;

No conflict of styles there then………….