Bruce Springsteen Day: New Jersey honor follows Covid diagnosis

Democratic governor Phil Murphy announces birthday celebration at event missed by singer, called ‘eerily healthy’ by Jon Stewart

New Jersey will on 23 September celebrate Bruce Springsteen Day for the first time, a move announced by the governor, Phil Murphy, a day after the singer and his wife, Patti Scialfa, tested positive for Covid-19.

“Bruce Springsteen is one of the most iconic and influential musicians – and New Jerseyans – of all time,” Murphy, a Democrat, said on Saturday at the American Music Honors, an event at the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University in West Long Branch.