I only found out what it meant when I was writing this article. For forty years I just sang the lyrics and had no clue 😁 :-
“The Chicken Man was Philip Testa, a local Philly mob boss who had indeed been murdered (by a bomb) by an underling in March 1981, shortly before Bruce wrote "Atlantic City," suggesting that Bruce was catalyzed by the event to write the song.” Had involvement in the poultry industry supposedly 🤔
He never explained why that guy was called "The Chicken Man"...
I only found out what it meant when I was writing this article. For forty years I just sang the lyrics and had no clue 😁 :-
“The Chicken Man was Philip Testa, a local Philly mob boss who had indeed been murdered (by a bomb) by an underling in March 1981, shortly before Bruce wrote "Atlantic City," suggesting that Bruce was catalyzed by the event to write the song.” Had involvement in the poultry industry supposedly 🤔
A mobster nickname- I knew it.
This piece was simply lovely, Dan! I was with you every step of the way and loved that you did that interweaving thing 😉 with King and Springsteen.
Thanks very much Caro. I’m so glad you liked it 🙏
I’m happy to hear the King mentions worked as these two guys are intrinsically linked for me and I can’t imagine one without the other 👍🏼