The set list for that night ‘s show lay on a table in the dressing room. The show itself was only moments away. But before Bruce Springsteen went on Sunday night in St. Paul, he wanted to say hello to an old friend who had come up from Madison to see him.
When Richard Davis, the 77-year-old UW-Madison School of Music professor and legendary jazz bassist, walked into the dressing room, Springsteen ‘s smile reached his eyes. He gave Davis a hug.