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and today we’re taking a look at the
life and career of singer-songwriter
Bruce Springsteen Bruce Frederick Joseph
Springsteen was born on September 23rd
1949 in Long Branch New Jersey it was at
the age of seven that Springsteen saw
Elvis Presley on The Ed Sullivan Show
and this prompted his interest in music
buying his first guitar at 13 it wasn’t
long before he started playing in bands
these included the trio earth with whom
he acquired his nickname the boss and
steel mill a band that featured the core
members of what would later become the E
Street Band aside from his band
experience Springsteen was also playing
solo shows at various nightclubs in 1972
he signed a deal with Columbia Records
his debut greetings from Asbury Park New
Jersey was recorded with the E Street
Band and released in January 1973
Springsteen sophomore record the wild
the innocent and the E Street shuffle
was released in September of that same
year though it was widely accepted by
critics the album sold poorly much like
his first record the next year music
critic John Landau became Springsteen’s
manager and co-produced what would
become the singers breakthrough record
1975 s Born to Run
the album was a critical and commercial
success and both its title track and the
song Thunder Road became rock radio
staples
the E Street Band stayed on tour for
much of the next year while a lawsuit
between Springsteen and his former
manager was settled he returned to the
studio in 1977 to record darkness on the
edge of town an album that showcased his
political awareness more than previous
efforts he continued with the theme of
working-class life on his 1980 album the
river and the record produced the boss’s
first top 10 hit hungry heart
1982 saw Springsteen released the solo
acoustic record Nebraska this was
followed up with what is his biggest
album to date 1984 is born in the USA
this record spawned seven top-ten
singles including the popular dancing in
the dark
two years later a box set entitled live
1975 to 1985 further cemented his
reputation as a solid performer and
became one of the most commercially
successful live albums of all time
in 1987 Springsteen came out with Tunnel
of Love an album that focused on loves
ups and downs during the subsequent tour
news of an affair between Springsteen
and backup singer Patti Scialfa led to
his divorce from his first wife
Julianne Phillips in 1988 soon after
Springsteen dissolved the E Street Band
moved to California and married Scialfa
in 1991 in March 92 Springsteen released
two albums lucky town and human touch
the next year he wrote streets of
Philadelphia for the movie Philadelphia
this song won him a Golden Globe an
Oscar and several Grammy Awards
his first greatest hits album came out
in 1995 and was followed by his 11th
studio album The Ghost of Tom Joad by
1999 Springsteen had reformed the E
Street Band to the delight of fans
together they went on a massive reunion
tour Springsteen’s first album with the
full band in almost two decades was
released shortly after 2002 s the rising
was released in the wake of the
September 11th attacks proving his
status as a hard-working music man a
solo record called devils and dust was
released in 2005 thank you God
and a pete seeger cover album entitled
we shall overcome the Seeger sessions
followed a year later in 2007 he went
back into the studio with the E Street
Band and recorded his fifteenth album
magic the next year
Springsteen showed his support for
President Barack Obama by playing
material that would soon be released on
his 2009 album working on a dream at
rallies 2010 saw the re-release of his
1978 album darkness on the edge of town
the album was accompanied by a
documentary called the promise the
making of darkness on the edge of town
this singer-songwriter guitarist social
activist and family man has been one of
rock’s top acts since the 1970s with his
own version of heartland rod featuring
poetic yet accessible lyrics and lengthy
live shows Bruce Springsteen’s music has
influenced many and is likely to
continue doing so for generations to
come
and today we’re taking a look at the
life and career of singer-songwriter
Bruce Springsteen Bruce Frederick Joseph
Springsteen was born on September 23rd
1949 in Long Branch New Jersey it was at
the age of seven that Springsteen saw
Elvis Presley on The Ed Sullivan Show
and this prompted his interest in music
buying his first guitar at 13 it wasn’t
long before he started playing in bands
these included the trio earth with whom
he acquired his nickname the boss and
steel mill a band that featured the core
members of what would later become the E
Street Band aside from his band
experience Springsteen was also playing
solo shows at various nightclubs in 1972
he signed a deal with Columbia Records
his debut greetings from Asbury Park New
Jersey was recorded with the E Street
Band and released in January 1973
Springsteen sophomore record the wild
the innocent and the E Street shuffle
was released in September of that same
year though it was widely accepted by
critics the album sold poorly much like
his first record the next year music
critic John Landau became Springsteen’s
manager and co-produced what would
become the singers breakthrough record
1975 s Born to Run
the album was a critical and commercial
success and both its title track and the
song Thunder Road became rock radio
staples
the E Street Band stayed on tour for
much of the next year while a lawsuit
between Springsteen and his former
manager was settled he returned to the
studio in 1977 to record darkness on the
edge of town an album that showcased his
political awareness more than previous
efforts he continued with the theme of
working-class life on his 1980 album the
river and the record produced the boss’s
first top 10 hit hungry heart
1982 saw Springsteen released the solo
acoustic record Nebraska this was
followed up with what is his biggest
album to date 1984 is born in the USA
this record spawned seven top-ten
singles including the popular dancing in
the dark
two years later a box set entitled live
1975 to 1985 further cemented his
reputation as a solid performer and
became one of the most commercially
successful live albums of all time
in 1987 Springsteen came out with Tunnel
of Love an album that focused on loves
ups and downs during the subsequent tour
news of an affair between Springsteen
and backup singer Patti Scialfa led to
his divorce from his first wife
Julianne Phillips in 1988 soon after
Springsteen dissolved the E Street Band
moved to California and married Scialfa
in 1991 in March 92 Springsteen released
two albums lucky town and human touch
the next year he wrote streets of
Philadelphia for the movie Philadelphia
this song won him a Golden Globe an
Oscar and several Grammy Awards
his first greatest hits album came out
in 1995 and was followed by his 11th
studio album The Ghost of Tom Joad by
1999 Springsteen had reformed the E
Street Band to the delight of fans
together they went on a massive reunion
tour Springsteen’s first album with the
full band in almost two decades was
released shortly after 2002 s the rising
was released in the wake of the
September 11th attacks proving his
status as a hard-working music man a
solo record called devils and dust was
released in 2005 thank you God
and a pete seeger cover album entitled
we shall overcome the Seeger sessions
followed a year later in 2007 he went
back into the studio with the E Street
Band and recorded his fifteenth album
magic the next year
Springsteen showed his support for
President Barack Obama by playing
material that would soon be released on
his 2009 album working on a dream at
rallies 2010 saw the re-release of his
1978 album darkness on the edge of town
the album was accompanied by a
documentary called the promise the
making of darkness on the edge of town
this singer-songwriter guitarist social
activist and family man has been one of
rock’s top acts since the 1970s with his
own version of heartland rod featuring
poetic yet accessible lyrics and lengthy
live shows Bruce Springsteen’s music has
influenced many and is likely to
continue doing so for generations to
come
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