Which traditional American songs did Bruce Springsteen record for We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions?

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Bruce Springsteen plays an acoustic guitar and sings into a microphone on stage at the New York Film Festival Spotlight Gala. — Bruce Springsteen American rock musician Bruce Springsteen performs at the New York Film Festival Spotlight Gala at Alice Tully Hall in New York City, 2025. The gala featured a screening of *Deliver Me from Nowhere* (2025), a biopic centering on the making of Springsteen's 1982 album *Nebraska*.

For his 2006 album We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions, Bruce Springsteen recorded a collection of traditional American folk songs and tracks associated with Pete Seeger.1

The traditional American folk songs featured on the album include:
* "Oh, Mary, Don’t You Weep"1
* "Froggie Went A-Courtin’"1
* "John Henry"1

Additionally, the album includes songs associated with Pete Seeger, such as:
* "My Oklahoma Home"1
* "How Can I Keep from Singing"1
* "Bring ’Em Home"1
* The title track, "We Shall Overcome"1