Blinded by the Light Blinded by the Light "Blinded by the Light" is a song written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen, which first appeared on his 1973 debut album "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J." A cover by British rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the United States in February 1977 and was also a top ten hit in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Canada. It has also been covered by The Eagles of Death Metal which was in the movie "Super Troopers 2". The song came about when Columbia president Clive Davis, upon listening
Greetings from Cairo, Illinois Greetings from Cairo, Illinois Greetings From Cairo, Illinois is a 2005 concept album and historical album by Stace England with songs referencing the history of Cairo, Illinois from 1858 to 2005. The project encompassed five years of research and two years of writing and recording the music. The songs concern people, places and things throughout Cairo's history including Ulysses S. Grant, the American Civil War, blues music, lynching, the Great Migration (African American), Civil Rights struggles, vigilante groups, Jesse Jackson, political corruption, economic decline and hope for renewal. The album was the subject of a radio documentary on VPRO Dutch