In the early days of the Reagan administration, Steve Van Zandt started writing a doo-wop song called "The City Weeps Tonight." The goal was total authenticity, something that "could have been by the Students or the Jive Five," and he was getting pretty close, until he got stuck on the final verse. As Van
This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Steven Van Zandt Talks ‘Soulfire’ LP, Activism, Life With the E Street Band