“The Ghost of Tom Joad” is a song that spans American literature and music history: It was written by Bruce Springsteen for a 1995 album, but it was inspired by “The Ballad of Tom Joad” by folk ...

Tom Morello "I don't get really nervous for much," says Tom Morello. "But I was nervous for this one." The Rage Against the Machine and ex-Audioslave guitarist, who also performs solo acoustic ...

The Ghost of Tom Joad never received the same success--which is somehow fittingly appropriate (but I will get to that later). It only achieved Gold in the US (more than 500,000 units sold) and is ...

The band also covered Bruce Springsteen’s “The Ghost of Tom Joad” before wrapping up the evening with “Killing in the Name.” The members of Rage Against the Machine did not speak at all ...

Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Bruce Springsteen recently performed Springsteen's song, "The Ghost of Tom Joad" at his performance in Anaheim, CA. The track was previously covered by Rage ...

Highlights included a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “The Ghost of Tom Joad,” which they hadn’t played since 2000, a frenetic “Guerrilla Radio,” and a wild “War Within a Breath.” ...