‘Crushed’ Springsteen mourns with music world
Mr Aiken, whose genial charm earned him the nickname Gentleman Jim, was on first-name terms with the most stellar names.
The loss to Springsteen of such a close friend — who got him to perform in front of 100,000 people at Slane Castle in 1985, and again in Belfast last November for one of the most talked-about concerts ever staged in the city — was confirmed during the Requiem Mass.