"LaBamba"
From an interview by Patrick Jones:
- "I had an Afro and a Fu Manchu at the time. Everybody from Asbury Park was given a nickname: Jukes (Southside Johnny), The Boss (Springsteen), and Miami (Steven Van Zandt). The roadie said, 'We have to come up with a nickname to call this guy. He looks Spanish.' I'm Jewish, not Spanish," he now laughs. "But Bruce got up on the bar there and started shouting, 'Give me an L; give me an A; give me a B.' He christened me, you know. And I kept the nickname."
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