Bruce Springsteen
Background information
Birth name	Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen
Also known as	"The Boss"
Born	September 23, 1949 (1949-09-23) (age 58) Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.A
Genre(s)	Rock Folk
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals Guitar Harmonica Piano
Years active	1965–present
Label(s)	Columbia Records
Associated acts	E Street Band The Castiles Steel Mill Dr. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Long Branch is a City in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The lead vocalist (or lead singer) is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company The E Street Band is a musical group that has periodically toured and recorded with Rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972 Steel Mill was one of Bruce Springsteen 's early bands and performed regularly on the Jersey Shore, in Virginia, and also in California from 1969 Zoom and the Sonic Boom Bruce Springsteen Band The Seeger Sessions Band Jen Chapin USA for Africa
Website	www.brucespringsteen.net/
Notable instrument(s)
Fender Esquire

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American songwriter, singer and guitarist. We Shall Overcome The Seeger Sessions, released in 2006, is the fourteenth studio album by Bruce Springsteen. Jen Chapin is a singer She lives in New York City with her husband and bassist Stephen Crump and their son Maceo USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa was the name under which forty-five predominantly U The Fender Esquire is a solid body Electric guitar manufactured by Fender, and was the first guitar sold by Fender in 1950 Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres He has recorded and toured with the E Street Band. The E Street Band is a musical group that has periodically toured and recorded with Rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972 Springsteen is widely known for his brand of heartland rock infused with pop hooks, poetic lyrics, and Americana sentiments centered around his native New Jersey. In the late 1970s and 1980s one of the most popular forms of Rock and roll was heartland rock. Americana refers to artifacts of the Culture of the United States, the history and folklore resultant from its Westward expansion. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. His eloquence in expressing ordinary, everyday problems has earned him numerous awards, including eighteen Grammy Awards and an Academy Award, along with a notoriously dedicated and devoted global fan base. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. His most famous albums, Born to Run and Born in the U.S.A., epitomize his penchant for finding grandeur in the struggles of daily life. Born to Run is the third album by the American rock Singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. Born in the USA is the seventh studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music) He has sold over 65 million albums in the U. S. ^[1]

Springsteen's lyrics often concern men and women struggling to make ends meet. He has gradually become identified with progressive politics. Progressivism is a term that refers to a broad school of international social and political philosophies. Springsteen is also noted for his support of various relief and rebuilding efforts in New Jersey and elsewhere, and for his response to the September 11, 2001 attacks, on which his album The Rising reflects. The Rising is the 12th Studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 2002

Springsteen's recordings have tended to alternate between commercially accessible rock albums and somber folk-oriented works. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Much of his iconic status stems from the concerts and marathon shows in which he and the E Street Band present intense ballads, rousing anthems, and party rock and roll songs, amongst which Springsteen intersperses long, whimsical or deeply emotional stories. A ballad is a Poem usually set to Music; thus it often is a story told in a Song. The term anthem means either a specific form of Anglican church music (in Music theory and religious contexts or more generally a song (or composition of

Springsteen has long had the nickname "The Boss", a term which he was initially reported to hate but now seems to have come to terms with, as he sometimes jokingly refers to himself as such on stage. The nickname originated when a young Springsteen, playing club gigs with a band in the 1960s, took on the task of collecting the band's nightly pay and distributing it amongst his bandmates. ^[2]

Life and career

Early years

Springsteen was born at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, New Jersey. Long Branch is a City in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. He spent his childhood and high school years in Freehold. Freehold New Jersey is made up of two municipalities The downtown area is Freehold Borough. He lived on South Street in downtown Freehold and attended Freehold Regional High School. His father, Douglas Frederick Springsteen, was a bus driver of Dutch and Irish ancestry. A bus driver or omnibus driver is a person who drives Buses as their Profession. A Dutch American is an inhabitant of the United States of whole or partial Dutch ancestry Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. His mother, Adele Ann Zirilli, was a legal secretary of Italian ancestry. In the Practice of law in the United States, a legal secretary is person who works in the legal profession typically assisting Lawyers. An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship ^[3] He has an older sister, Virginia, and a younger sister, Pamela. Pamela Springsteen had a brief film career, but left acting to pursue still photography full time. Pamela Colleen Springsteen (born February 8, 1962) is an American actress and Photographer. Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing

Raised a Roman Catholic,^[4] Springsteen attended the St. Rose of Lima parochial school in Freehold Borough, where he was at odds with both the nuns and other students, even though much of his later music reflected a deep Catholic ethos and included many rock-influenced, traditional Irish-Catholic hymns. This article is about Catholic schools in general for specific schools named Catholic High School, see Catholic High School (disambiguation. ^[5]

In ninth grade he transferred to the public Freehold High School, but did not fit in there either. Freehold High School (sometimes called Freehold Borough High School to distinguish it from Freehold Township High School) is a four-year Public high school He completed high school but felt so uncomfortable that he skipped his own graduation ceremony. Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an Academic degree or the associated ceremony ^[6] He briefly attended Ocean County College, but dropped out. Ocean County College is an accredited, Coeducational two-year public, Community college located in Ocean County, New Jersey ^[5]

Springsteen had been inspired to take up music at the age of seven after seeing Elvis Presley on The Ed Sullivan Show. The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television Variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, At 13, he bought his first guitar for $18; later, his mother took out a loan to buy the 16-year-old Springsteen a $60 Kent guitar, an event he later memorialized in his song "The Wish". The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles

In 1965, he went to the house of Tex and Marion Vinyard, who sponsored young bands in town. They helped him become the lead guitarist of The Castiles, and later lead singer of the group. The Castiles recorded two original songs at a public recording studio in Brick Township, New Jersey and played a variety of venues, including Cafe Wha? in Greenwich Village. A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound Brick Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. Cafe Wha? is a club in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, New York City that has been home to various Musicians and Comedians Bob Greenwich Village (ˌgrɛnɪtʃ ˈvɪlɪdʒ often simply called the Village, is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern Manhattan Marion Vinyard said that she believed Springsteen when, as a young man, he said he was going to make it big. ^[7]

Cities such as Asbury Park, New Jersey inspired the themes of ordinary life in Bruce Springsteen's music. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.

In the late 1960s, Springsteen performed briefly in a power trio known as Earth, playing in clubs in New Jersey. The power trio is a Rock and roll band format popularized in the 1960s From 1969 through early 1971, Springsteen performed around New Jersey with guitarist Steve Van Zandt, organist Danny Federici, drummer Vini Lopez, and later bassist Vinnie Roslin, in a band called Child, subsequently renamed Steel Mill. Steven Van Zandt (born November 22, 1950) is an American Musician, Songwriter, Arranger, Record producer Daniel Paul Federici ( January 23 1950 &ndash April 17 2008) was an American Musician, most known as the longtime Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez is an American Drummer, best known as the original drummer for Bruce Springsteen 's E Street Band. Vinnie Roslin has been an integral part of the Jersey Shore music scene since the 1960's and is best known as bassist for Bruce Springsteen 's Child and Steel Steel Mill was one of Bruce Springsteen 's early bands and performed regularly on the Jersey Shore, in Virginia, and also in California from 1969 They went on to play the mid-Atlantic college circuit, and also briefly in California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. During this time Springsteen also performed regularly at small clubs in Asbury Park and along the Jersey Shore, quickly gathering a cult following. The Jersey Shore is a term used in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States to refer to the both Atlantic coast of New Jersey and the adjacent resort A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of Pop culture. Other acts followed over the next two years, as Springsteen sought to shape a unique and genuine musical and songwriting style: Dr Zoom & the Sonic Boom (early-mid 1971), Sundance Blues Band (mid 1971), and The Bruce Springsteen Band (mid 1971-mid 1972). With the addition of pianist David Sancious, the core of what would later become the E Street Band was formed, with occasional temporary additions such as horns sections, "The Zoomettes" (a group of female backing vocalists for "Dr Zoom") and Southside Johnny Lyon on harmonica. David Sancious (born November 30, 1953 in Asbury Park New Jersey) is an American Musician. Southside Johnny (real name John Lyon, born December 4, 1948 in Neptune New Jersey) is an American Singer-songwriter Musical genres explored included blues, R&B, jazz, church music, early rock'n'roll, and soul. His prolific songwriting ability, with more words in some individual songs than other artists had in whole albums, brought his skill to the attention of several people who were about to change his life: new managers Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos, and legendary Columbia Records talent scout John Hammond, who, under Appel's pressure, auditioned Springsteen in May 1972. Mike Appel is an American music industry Manager and Record producer, most known for his role in both capacities early in the career of Bruce Springsteen Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company John Henry Hammond II ( December 15, 1910 – July 10, 1987) was a Record producer, musician and music critic from the 1930s to the

Even after gaining international acclaim, Springsteen's New Jersey roots reverberated in his music, and he routinely praised "the great state of New Jersey" in his live shows. Drawing on his extensive local appeal, he routinely sold out consecutive nights in major New Jersey and Philadelphia venues and, much like the Grateful Dead, had song lists that varied significantly from one night to the next. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. He also made many surprise appearances at The Stone Pony and other shore nightclubs over the years, becoming the foremost exponent of the Jersey Shore sound. The Stone Pony, located in Asbury Park, New Jersey, is one of the world's most well-known music venues The Jersey Shore sound was a genre of Rock and roll popularized at the Jersey Shore on the Atlantic Ocean coast of New Jersey, that went by a

1972–1974

Springsteen on the October 27, 1975 cover of Time magazine

Springsteen signed a record deal with Columbia Records in 1972, with the help of John Hammond, who had signed Bob Dylan to the same record label a decade earlier. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company John Henry Hammond II ( December 15, 1910 – July 10, 1987) was a Record producer, musician and music critic from the 1930s to the Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Springsteen brought many of his New Jersey-based colleagues into the studio with him, thus forming the E Street Band (although it would not be formally named as such for a couple more years). The E Street Band is a musical group that has periodically toured and recorded with Rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972 His debut album, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., released in January 1973, established him as a critical favorite,^[8] though sales were slow. Greetings from Asbury Park NJ was the first album recorded by Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music Because of his lyrics-heavy, folk rock-rooted music exemplified on tracks like "Blinded by the Light" and "For You," as well as the Columbia and Hammond connections, critics initially compared Springsteen to Bob Dylan. Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. " Blinded by the Light " is a song written and originally recorded by New Jersey based singer/songwriter Bruce Springsteen. "He sings with a freshness and urgency I haven't heard since I was rocked by 'Like a Rolling Stone'," wrote Crawdaddy magazine editor Peter Knobler in Springsteen's first interview/profile, in March, 1973. " Like a Rolling Stone " is a song by American songwriter Bob Dylan. The Crawdaddy Club was a 1960s music venue in Richmond, Surrey, England, famous for being the location of the Rolling Stones ' first ever Crawdaddy "discovered" Springsteen in the rock press and was his earliest champion. Famed music critic Lester Bangs wrote in Creem, 1975, that when Springsteen's first album was released. Leslie Conway Bangs ( December 13, 1948 &ndash April 30, 1982) was an American music journalist, author and musician Creem (whose trademark is capitalized CREEM) "America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine" was a monthly Rock 'n' roll Publication started . . . . "many of us dismissed it: he wrote like Bob Dylan and Van Morrison, sang like Van Morrison and Robbie Robertson, and led a band that sounded like Van Morrison's. George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, Robbie Robertson (born Jaime Robert Klegerman, 5 July 1943 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Songwriter, "^[9] The track "Spirit in the Night" especially showed Morrison's influence, while "Lost in the Flood" was the first of many portraits of Vietnam veterans and "Growin' Up" his first take on the recurring theme of adolescence. Vietnam Era veteran is a phrase used to describe someone who served in the armed forces of participating countries during the Vietnam War. " Growin' Up " is a song by Bruce Springsteen from the album Greetings from Asbury Park N

In September 1973 his second album, The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle was released, again to critical acclaim but no commercial success. The Wild the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle is the second Album by Bruce Springsteen and the as-yet-unnamed E Street Band, it is described by Springsteen's songs became grander in form and scope, with the E Street Band providing a less folky, more R&B vibe and the lyrics often romanticizing teenage street life. "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" and "Incident on 57th Street" would become fan favorites, and the long, rousing "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" would rank among Springsteen's most beloved concert numbers. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight" is a 1973 song by Bruce Springsteen, from his The Wild The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle Album

In the May 22, 1974 issue of Boston's The Real Paper, music critic Jon Landau wrote after seeing a performance at the Harvard Square Theater, "I saw the future of rock and roll and its name is Bruce Springsteen. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Real Paper was a Boston alternative weekly newspaper that ran from August 2, 1972, to June 18, 1981, often devoting Jon Landau (born 1947 is an American Music critic, Manager, and Record producer, most known for his association in all three capacities with And on a night when I needed to feel young, he made me feel like I was hearing music for the very first time. "^[10] Landau subsequently became Springsteen's manager and producer, helping to finish the epic new album, Born to Run. ManaGeR ( MGR) is a graphical Window system. The MGR server provides a builtin Window manager and windowed graphics Terminal emulation on color In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Born to Run is the third album by the American rock Singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. Given an enormous budget in a last-ditch effort at a commercially viable record, Springsteen became bogged down in the recording process while striving for a wall of sound production. The Wall of Sound is a music production technique for pop and rock music recordings developed by Record producer Phil Spector at Gold Star Studios But, fed by the release of an early mix of "Born to Run" to progressive rock radio, anticipation built toward the album's release. " Born to Run " is the Signature song of the American Singer songwriter Bruce Springsteen, and the title song of his album Progressive rock is a Radio station programming format that prospered in the late 1960s and 1970s in which the Disc jockeys are given wide latitude

The woman in his life during this time was part-time live-in 20-year-old girlfriend Karen Darvin of Dallas, Texas who was in New York City pursuing a career in dancing. [1]

1975–1981

On August 13, 1975, Springsteen and the E Street Band began a five-night, 10-show stand at New York's Bottom Line club; it attracted major media attention, was broadcast live on WNEW-FM, and convinced many skeptics that Springsteen was for real. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Bottom Line was an intimate music venue in New York City 's Greenwich Village, at 15 West Fourth Street between Broadway and Washington Square Park WWFS (1027 FM) is a New York City Radio station owned and operated by CBS Radio. (Decades later, Rolling Stone magazine would name the stand as one of the 50 Moments That Changed Rock and Roll. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published ^[11]) With the release of Born to Run on August 25, 1975, Springsteen finally found success: while there were no real hit singles, "Born to Run", "Thunder Road", "Tenth Avenue Freeze-out" and "Jungleland" all received massive FM radio airplay and remain perennial favorites on many classic rock stations to this day. Born to Run is the third album by the American rock Singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. " Born to Run " is the Signature song of the American Singer songwriter Bruce Springsteen, and the title song of his album History The song underwent considerable evolution as it was written with an early version titled "Wings For Wheels" first performed at The Main Point in Bryn " Jungleland " is an almost ten-minute long epic closing song on Bruce Springsteen 's classic 1975 album Born to Run, and tells a tale FM broadcasting in the US began in the 1930s The use of FM radio has been associated with higher sound quality in music radio Classic rock was originally conceived as a Radio station programming format which evolved from the Album oriented rock (AOR format in the early-1980s With its panoramic imagery, thundering production and desperate optimism, some fans consider this among the best rock and roll albums of all time and Springsteen's finest work. It established him as a sincere and dynamic rock and roll personality who spoke for and in the voice of a large part of the rock audience. To cap off the triumph, Springsteen appeared on the covers of both Time and Newsweek in the same week, on October 27 of that year. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. So great did the wave of publicity become that Springsteen eventually rebelled against it during his first venture overseas, tearing down promotional posters before a concert appearance in London. Hammersmith Odeon London '75 is both a Concert video and the fourth Live album by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, released in 2006

A legal battle with former manager Mike Appel kept Springsteen out of the studio for over two years, during which time he kept The E Street Band together through extensive touring across the U.S. Despite the optimistic fervor with which he often performed, the new songs he was writing and often debuting on stage had taken a more somber tone than much of his previous work. Mike Appel is an American music industry Manager and Record producer, most known for his role in both capacities early in the career of Bruce Springsteen A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound Born to Run was Bruce Springsteen 's last best hope for fortune and fame Reaching settlement with Appel in 1977, Springsteen finally returned to the studio, and the subsequent sessions produced Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978). Darkness on the Edge of Town is the fourth album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music) Musically, this album was a turning point of Springsteen's career. Gone were the rapid-fire lyrics, outsized characters and long, multi-part musical compositions of the first three albums; now the songs were leaner and more carefully drawn and began to reflect Springsteen's growing intellectual and political awareness. Some fans consider Darkness Springsteen's best and most consistent record; tracks such as "Badlands" and "The Promised Land" became concert staples for decades to come, while the track "Prove It All Night" received a significant amount of radio airplay (#33, Billboard Hot 100). " Badlands " was the leadoff track on Bruce Springsteen 's fourth studio album Darkness on the Edge of Town, and its second single " Prove It All Night " was the ninth song on Bruce Springsteen 's fourth studio album Darkness on the Edge of Town, and the first single released Other fans would prefer the work of the adventurous early Springsteen. ^[12] The cross-country 1978 tour to promote the album would become legendary for the intensity of its shows. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 's Darkness Tour was a Concert tour of North America that ran from May 1978 through the rest of the year in

By the late 1970s, Springsteen had earned a reputation in the pop world as a songwriter whose material could provide hits for other bands. Manfred Mann's Earth Band had achieved a U. Manfred Mann's Earth Band are a jazz/rock group formed by Manfred Mann, in 1971. S. number one pop hit with a heavily rearranged version of Greetings' "Blinded by the Light" in early 1977. " Blinded by the Light " is a song written and originally recorded by New Jersey based singer/songwriter Bruce Springsteen. Patti Smith reached number 13 with her take on Springsteen's unreleased "Because the Night" (which Smith co-wrote) in 1978, while The Pointer Sisters hit number two in 1979 with Springsteen's also-unreleased "Fire". Patricia Lee Smith ( born December 30 1946 is an American Singer-songwriter and poet " Because the Night " is a song by the Patti Smith Group, written by Smith and Bruce Springsteen, released as a single in 1978 taken from their album The Pointer Sisters are an American Grammy Award -winning Pop / R&B recording act from Oakland, California that achieved For other songs of this name see Fire (song " Fire " is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and originally intended for

In September 1979, Springsteen and the E Street Band joined the Musicians United for Safe Energy anti-nuclear power collective at Madison Square Garden for two nights, playing an abbreviated setlist while premiering two songs from his upcoming album. Musicians United for Safe Energy, or MUSE, was an Activist group founded in 1979 by Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Bonnie Raitt The anti-nuclear movement is a loosely-linked international social movement opposed to the use of nuclear technologies Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. The subsequent No Nukes live album, as well as the following summer's No Nukes documentary film, represented the first official recordings and filmings of Springsteen's fabled live act, as well as Springsteen's first tentative dip into political involvement. No Nukes The Muse Concerts For a Non-Nuclear Future was a 1980 triple Live album that contained selections from the September 1979 Madison Square No Nukes is a 1980 documentary and Concert film that contained selections from the September 1979 Madison Square Garden concerts

Springsteen continued to consolidate his thematic focus on working-class life with the 20-song double album The River in 1980, which finally yielded his first hit Top Ten single as a performer, "Hungry Heart", but also included an intentionally paradoxical range of material from good-time party rockers to emotionally intense ballads. Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types A double album is an audio Album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold (especially records and Compact Discs. The River is a Double album by Bruce Springsteen released in 1980 (see 1980 in music) " Hungry Heart " is a song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen on his fifth album The River. The album sold well, and a long tour in 1980 and 1981 followed, featuring Springsteen's first extended playing of Europe and ending with a series of multi-night arena stands in major cities in the U. The River Tour was a Concert tour featuring Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band that took place in 1980 and 1981 beginning concurrently with the release S.

1982–1989

Springsteen suddenly veered off the normal rock career course, following The River with the stark solo acoustic Nebraska in 1982. A steel-string acoustic guitar, is a modern form of Guitar descended from the Classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter louder sound Nebraska is the sixth album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music) According to the Marsh biographies, Springsteen was in a depressed state when he wrote this material, and the result is a brutal depiction of American life. Dave Marsh (born March 1, 1950 Detroit Michigan) is an American Music critic who briefly attended Wayne State University Major depressive disorder, also known as major depression, unipolar depression, unipolar disorder, clinical depression, or simply depression The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The title track on this album is about the murder spree of Charles Starkweather. Charles Raymond Starkweather ( November 25, 1938 &ndash June 25, 1959) was a Spree killer who murdered 11 victims in The album actually started (according to Marsh) as a demo tape for new songs to be played with the E Street Band - but during the recording process, Springsteen and producer Landau realized they worked better as solo acoustic numbers; several attempts at re-recording the songs in the studio with the E Street Band led them to realize that the original recording, made on a simple, low-tech four-track tape deck in Springsteen's home, were the best versions they were going to get. The E Street Band is a musical group that has periodically toured and recorded with Rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972 The E Street Band is a musical group that has periodically toured and recorded with Rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972 However, the sessions with the E Street Band were not all for naught, as the band recorded several new songs that Springsteen had written in addition to the Nebraska material, including Born in the U.S.A. and Glory Days. The E Street Band is a musical group that has periodically toured and recorded with Rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972 Nebraska is the sixth album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music) " Born in the USA " is a 1984 Song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. " Glory Days " is a 1984 song written and performed by American rock singer Bruce Springsteen. These new songs would not see release until 2 years later, forming the basis of Springsteen's next album.

While Nebraska did not sell especially well, it garnered widespread critical praise (including being named "Album of the Year" by Rolling Stone magazine's critics) and influenced later significant works by other major artists, including U2's album, The Joshua Tree. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published The Joshua Tree is the fifth Studio album by Irish rock band U2, released 9 March 1987 on Island Records. It helped inspire the musical genre known as lo-fi music, becoming a cult favorite among indie-rockers. Lo-fi is an aesthetic in music production which uses Low fidelity recording practices Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Springsteen did not tour in conjunction with Nebraska's release.

Springsteen probably is best known for his album Born in the U.S.A. (1984), which sold 15 million copies in the U. Born in the USA is the seventh studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music) S. alone and became one of the best-selling albums of all time with seven singles hitting the top 10, and the massively successful world tour that followed it. The title track was a bitter commentary on the treatment of Vietnam veterans, some of whom were Springsteen's friends and bandmates. " Born in the USA " is a 1984 Song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. Vietnam Era veteran is a phrase used to describe someone who served in the armed forces of participating countries during the Vietnam War. The song was widely misinterpreted as jingoistic, and in connection with the 1984 presidential campaign became the subject of considerable folklore. Jingoism is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "extreme Patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy" The United States presidential election of 1984 was a contest between the incumbent President Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate and former Vice President " Born in the USA " is a 1984 Song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. Springsteen also turned down several million dollars offered by Chrysler Corporation for using the song in a car commercial. Chrysler LLC is an American Automobile manufacturer that has been producing Automobiles since 1925 (In later years, Springsteen performed the song accompanied only with acoustic guitar to make the song's original meaning more explicitly clear. An acoustic version also appeared on Tracks, a later album. ) "Dancing in the Dark" was the biggest of seven hit singles from Born in the U. " Dancing in the Dark " is a 1984 song written and performed by American rock singer Bruce Springsteen. S. A. , peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard music charts. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry The song Cover Me was written by Bruce for Donna Summer, but his record company persuaded him to keep it for the new album. " Cover Me " is an 1984 song written and performed by American rock singer Bruce Springsteen. A big fan of Donna Summer's work, Springsteen wrote another one for her, Protection. The music video for the song featured a young Courteney Cox dancing on stage with Springsteen, an appearance which helped kickstart the actress's career. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics Courteney Cox (born June 15 1964 also known as Courteney Cox Arquette, is an American actress, Film producer, and former model A number of the videos for the album were made by noted film directors Brian De Palma or John Sayles. Brian De Palma (born Brian Russell DePalma on September 11 1940 in Newark New Jersey) is an American Film director. John Thomas Sayles (born September 28 1950) is an American Independent film director and Screenwriter who frequently

During the Born in the U. S. A. Tour he met actress Julianne Phillips. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Julianne Phillips (born May 6, 1960) is an American model and actress. They were married in Lake Oswego, Oregon, on May 13, 1985 surrounded by intense media attention. Opposites in background, their marriage was not to be long-lived. Springsteen's 1987 album Tunnel of Love described some of his unhappinesses in the relationship and during the subsequent Tunnel of Love Express tour, Springsteen took up with backup singer Patti Scialfa, as reported by many tabloids. Vivienne Patricia "Patti" Scialfa ("SKAL-fah" (born July 29 1953) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Subsequently, Phillips and Springsteen filed for divorce in 1988^[13]. The divorce was finalized in 1989.

The Born in the U. S. A. period represented the height of Springsteen's visibility in popular culture and the broadest audience demographic he would ever reach (this was further helped by releasing Arthur Baker dance mixes of three of the singles). Arthur Baker (born April 22, 1955) is an American Record producer and DJ best known for his work with hip hop artists A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version Live/1975–85, a five-record box set (also released on three cassettes or three CDs), was released near the end of 1986 and also became a huge success, selling 13 million units in the U. Live/1975–85 is a Live album by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. S. and becoming the first box set to debut at No. 1 on the U.S. album charts. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard It is one of the best selling live albums of all time. It summed up Springsteen's career to that point and displayed some of the elements that made his shows so powerful to his fans: the switching from mournful dirges to party rockers and back; the communal sense of purpose between artist and audience; the long, intense spoken passages before songs, including those describing Springsteen's difficult relationship with his father; and the instrumental prowess of the E Street Band, such as in the long coda to "Racing in the Street". Coda ( Italian for "tail" from the Latin cauda, see below is a term used in Music in a number of different senses primarily to designate Despite its popularity, some fans and critics felt the album's song selection could have been better. Springsteen concerts are the subjects of frequent bootleg recording and trading among fans. A bootleg recording is an audio and/or Video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority

After this commercial peak, Springsteen released the much more sedate and contemplative Tunnel of Love (1987), a mature reflection on the many faces of love found, lost and squandered, which only selectively used the E Street Band. Tunnel of Love is the eighth studio album by Bruce Springsteen released in 1987 (see 1987 in music) It presaged the breakup of his first marriage, to Julianne Phillips. Reflecting the challenges of love in Brilliant Disguise, Springsteen sang:

I heard somebody call your name, from underneath our willow. I saw something tucked in shame, underneath your pillow. Well I've tried so hard baby, but I just can't see. What a woman like you is doing with me.

The subsequent Tunnel of Love Express tour shook up fans with changes to the stage layout, favorites dropped from the set list, and horn-based arrangements; during the European leg in 1988, Springsteen's relationship with E Street Band backup singer Patti Scialfa became public. Later in 1988, Springsteen headlined the truly worldwide Human Rights Now! tour for Amnesty International. Human Rights Now! was a worldwide tour of twenty Benefit concerts on behalf of Amnesty International that took place over six weeks in 1988 Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to In the fall of 1989, he dissolved the E Street Band, and he and Scialfa relocated to California.

1990s

Springsteen married Scialfa in 1991; they have three children Evan James (b. 1990), Jessica Rae (b. 1991) and Sam Ryan (b. 1994). ^[14]

In 1992, after risking charges of "going Hollywood" by moving to Los Angeles (a radical move for someone so linked to the blue-collar life of the Jersey Shore) and working with session musicians, Springsteen released two albums at once. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right Human Touch and Lucky Town were even more introspective than any of his previous work. Human Touch is the ninth studio album by Bruce Springsteen released in 1992 (see 1992 in music) Lucky Town is the tenth studio album by Bruce Springsteen released in 1992 (see 1992 in music) Also different about these albums was the confidence he displayed. As opposed to his first two albums, which dreamed of happiness, and his next four, which showed him growing to fear it, at points during the Lucky Town album, Springsteen actually claims happiness for himself.

Some E Street Band fans voiced (and continue to voice) a low opinion of these albums, (especially Human Touch), and did not follow the subsequent "Other Band" Tour. The Bruce Springsteen and the "Other Band" Tour was a Concert tour featuring Bruce Springsteen and a new backing band that took place from mid-1992 For other fans, however, who had only come to know Springsteen after the 1975 consolidation of the E Street Band, the "Other Band" Tour was an exciting opportunity to see Springsteen develop a working onstage relationship with a different group of musicians, and to see him explore the Asbury Park soul-and-gospel base in some of his classic material.

An electric band appearance on the acoustic MTV Unplugged television program (that was later released as In Concert/MTV Plugged) was poorly received and further cemented fan dissatisfaction. MTV Unplugged is a series showcasing popular musical artists playing Acoustic instruments It was produced by Viacom and was directed by Beth In Concert/MTV Plugged is a 1992 concert video and 1993 Live album by Bruce Springsteen. Springsteen seemed to realize this a few years hence when he spoke humorously of his late father during his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame acceptance speech:

A multiple Grammy Award winner, Springsteen also won an Academy Award in 1994 for his song "Streets of Philadelphia", which appeared in the soundtrack to the film Philadelphia. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. " Streets of Philadelphia " is an Academy Award and Grammy -winning Song written and performed by American Singer Bruce Philadelphia is a 1993 Film revolving around HIV / AIDS, Homosexuality and prevailing attitudes concerning gays and homophobia The song, along with the film, was applauded by many for its sympathetic portrayal of a gay man dying of AIDS. In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. The music video for the song shows Springsteen's actual vocal performance, recorded using a hidden microphone, to a prerecorded instrumental track. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics This was a technique developed on the "Brilliant Disguise" video.

In 1995, after temporarily re-organizing the E Street Band for a few new songs recorded for his first Greatest Hits album (a recording session that was chronicled in the documentary Blood Brothers), he released his second (mostly) solo guitar album, The Ghost of Tom Joad, inspired by "Journey to Nowhere: The Saga of the New Underclass," a book by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Dale Maharidge. Greatest Hits is Bruce Springsteen 's first Compilation album, released February 27, 1995 on Columbia Records. Blood Brothers is a 1996 Documentary film portraying the temporary reunion of Bruce Springsteen with The E Street Band in 1995 This article is about the album For the song see The Ghost of Tom Joad (song. Dale Maharidge (born 24 October 1956) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist best known for his collaborations with photographer Michael Williamson This was generally less well-received than the similar Nebraska, due to the minimal melody, twangy vocals, and political nature of most of the songs, although some praised it for giving voice to immigrants and others who rarely have one in American culture. In Music, a melody (from Greek μελῳδία - melōidía, "singing chanting" also tune, voice, or The lengthy, worldwide, small-venue solo acoustic Ghost of Tom Joad Tour that followed successfully featured many of his older songs in drastically reshaped acoustic form, although Springsteen had to explicitly remind his audiences to be quiet during the performances. The Ghost of Tom Joad Tour was a lengthy worldwide Concert tour featuring Bruce Springsteen performing alone on stage in small halls and theatres that ran off

Following the tour, Springsteen moved back to New Jersey with his family. ^[16] In 1998, another precursor to the E Street Band's upcoming re-birth appeared in the form of a sprawling, four-disc box set of out-takes, Tracks. A box set (sometimes referred to as a boxed set) is a compilation of various musical recordings Films Television programs or other collection Tracks is a four-disc Box set by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1998 containing 66 songs In 1999, Springsteen and the E Street Band officially came together again and went on the extensive Reunion Tour, lasting over a year. The Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Reunion Tour was a lengthy top-grossing Concert tour featuring Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band that took Highlights included a record sold-out, 15-show run at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey to kick off the American leg of the tour. The Izod Center (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, and later Continental Airlines Arena) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

2000s

Springsteen's Reunion Tour with the E Street Band ended with a triumphant ten-night, sold-out engagement at New York City's Madison Square Garden in mid-2000 and controversy over a new song, "American Skin (41 Shots)", about the police shooting of Amadou Diallo. The City of New York Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. " American Skin (41 Shots " is a Song written by Bruce Springsteen, inspired by the police shooting death of Amadou Diallo. Amadou Bailo Diallo ( September 2, 1975 – February 4, 1999) was a 23-year-old immigrant to the United States from Guinea The final shows at Madison Square Garden were recorded and resulted in an HBO Concert, with corresponding DVD and album releases as Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band: Live in New York City. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Live In New York City is the name of a concert film done by HBO, featuring the first ever major televised Bruce Springsteen

In 2002, Springsteen released his first studio effort with the full band in 18 years, The Rising, produced by Brendan O'Brien. The Rising is the 12th Studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 2002 Brendan O'Brien (born June 30 1960 Atlanta, Georgia) is a Record producer, engineer and mixer who has worked with many prominent artists The album, mostly a reflection on the September 11 attacks, was a critical and popular success. The title track gained airplay in several radio formats, and the record became Springsteen's best-selling album of new material in 15 years. " The Rising " is the title track on Bruce Springsteen 's twelfth studio album The Rising, and was released as a single in 2002 Kicked off by an early-morning Asbury Park appearance on The Today Show, The Rising Tour commenced, barnstorming through a series of single-night arena stands in the U. Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. The Rising Tour was a lengthy worldwide top-grossing Concert tour featuring Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band that took place in Arenas and S. and Europe to promote the album in 2002, then returning for large-scale, multiple-night stadium shows in 2003. While Springsteen had maintained a loyal hardcore fan base everywhere (and particularly in Europe), his general popularity had dipped over the years in some southern and midwestern regions of the U. S. But it was still strong in Europe and along the U. S. coasts, and he played an unprecedented 10 nights in Giants Stadium in New Jersey, a ticket-selling feat to which no other musical act has come close. Giants Stadium, is the home Stadium for the New York Giants and New York Jets football teams of the NFL, and the Red Bull New ^[17] During these shows Springsteen thanked those fans who were attending multiple shows and those who were coming from long distances or another country; the advent of robust Bruce-oriented online communities had made such practices more common. An, or message board, is a Bulletin board system in the form of a discussion site The Rising Tour came to a final conclusion with three nights in Shea Stadium, highlighted by renewed controversy over "American Skin" and a guest appearance by Bob Dylan. William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major

During the 2000s, Springsteen became a visible advocate for the revitalization of Asbury Park, and he's played an annual series of winter holiday concerts there to benefit various local businesses, organizations and causes. These shows are explicitly intended for the faithful, featuring numbers such as the unreleased (until Tracks) E Street Shuffle outtake "Thundercrack", a rollicking group-participation song that would mystify casual Springsteen fans. He also frequently rehearses for tours in Asbury Park; some of his most devoted followers even go so far as to stand outside the building to hear what fragments they can of the upcoming shows. The song "My City of Ruins" was originally written about Asbury Park, in honor of the attempts to revitalize the city. Looking for an appropriate song for a post-Sept. 11 benefit concert honoring New York City, he selected "My City of Ruins," which was immediately recognized as an emotional highlight of the concert, with its gospel themes and its heartfelt exhortations to "Rise up!" The song became associated with post-9/11 New York, and he chose it to close "The Rising" album and as an encore on the subsequent tour.

At the Grammy Awards of 2003, Springsteen performed The Clash's "London Calling" along with Elvis Costello, Dave Grohl, and E Street Band member Steven Van Zandt in tribute to Joe Strummer; Springsteen and the Clash had once been considered multiple-album-dueling rivals at the time of the double The River and the triple Sandinista!. The 45th Grammy Awards were held on February 23, 2003. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were " London Calling " is a song from the double album London Calling by the U Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry David Eric Grohl (born January 14 1969 is an American rock musician Singer and Songwriter. Steven Van Zandt (born November 22, 1950) is an American Musician, Songwriter, Arranger, Record producer John Graham Mellor (21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002 better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder lyricist Rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the The River is a Double album by Bruce Springsteen released in 1980 (see 1980 in music) Sandinista! is the fourth album by the Punk rock band The Clash.

Springsteen and the Sessions Band performing in Milan in 2006

In 2004, Springsteen announced that he and the E Street Band would participate in a politically motivated "Vote for Change" tour, in conjunction with John Mellencamp, John Fogerty, the Dixie Chicks, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Bright Eyes, Dave Matthews Band, Jackson Browne and other musicians. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. The Vote for Change tour was a politically-motivated American Popular music Concert tour that took place in October 2004 John Mellencamp, previously known as John Cougar and then John Cougar Mellencamp, (born October 7, 1951, in Seymour Indiana) is a John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American rock singer Songwriter, and Guitarist, best known for his The Dixie Chicks are a multiple Grammy Award -winning Country music group composed of three women Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, and Emily Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar Bright Eyes is an American band consisting of Singer-songwriter / Guitarist Conor Oberst, Multi-instrumentalist / producer Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initials DMB) is a United States -based rock band originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is a German -born American rock Singer-songwriter and Musician. All concerts were to be held in swing states, to benefit MoveOn.org and to encourage people to vote against George W. Bush. A swing state (also battleground state or purple state) in United States MoveOn is an American non-profit progressive liberal public policy advocacy group and Political action committee which has raised millions of George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. A finale was held in Washington, D.C., bringing many of the artists together. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Several days later, Springsteen held one more such concert in New Jersey, when polls showed that state surprisingly close. While in past years Springsteen had played benefits for causes in which he believed – against nuclear energy, for Vietnam veterans, Amnesty International and the Christic Institute – he had always refrained from explicitly endorsing candidates for political office (indeed he had rejected the efforts of Walter Mondale to attract an endorsement during the 1984 Reagan "Born in the U. Musicians United for Safe Energy, or MUSE, was an Activist group founded in 1979 by Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Bonnie Raitt Vietnam Era veteran is a phrase used to describe someone who served in the armed forces of participating countries during the Vietnam War. Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to The Christic Institute was a public interest Law firm founded in 1980 by Daniel Sheehan, his wife Sara Nelson and their partner William Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (born January 5, 1928) is an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party S. A. " flap). This new stance led to criticism and praise from the expected partisan sources. Springsteen's "No Surrender" became the main campaign theme song for John Kerry's unsuccessful presidential campaign; in the last days of the campaign, he performed acoustic versions of the song and some of his other old songs at Kerry rallies. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator This article is about the Presidential Campaign of John Kerry, U

Devils & Dust was released on April 26, 2005, and was recorded without the E Street Band. Devils & Dust is the thirteenth studio album by Bruce Springsteen, and his third folk album (after Nebraska and The Ghost of Tom Joad Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It is a low-key, mostly acoustic album, in the same vein as Nebraska and The Ghost of Tom Joad although with a little more instrumentation. Some of the material was written almost 10 years earlier during, or shortly after, the Ghost of Tom Joad Tour, a couple of them being performed then but never released. ^[18] The title track concerns an ordinary soldier's feelings and fears during the Iraq War. " Devils & Dust " is the title track on Bruce Springsteen 's thirteenth studio album Devils & Dust, and was released as a single in 2005 The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia Starbucks rejected a co-branding deal for the album, due in part to some sexually explicit content but also because of Springsteen's anti-corporate politics. Starbucks Corporation ( is an international Coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle Washington. The album entered the album charts at No. 1 in 10 countries (United States, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Ireland). The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Springsteen began the solo Devils & Dust Tour at the same time as the album's release, playing both small and large venues. The Devils & Dust Tour was a 2005 Concert tour featuring Bruce Springsteen performing alone on stage on a variety of instruments Attendance was disappointing in a few regions, and everywhere (other than in Europe) tickets were easier to get than in the past. Unlike his mid-1990s solo tour, he performed on piano, electric piano, pump organ, autoharp, ukulele, banjo, electric guitar and stomping board, as well as acoustic guitar and harmonica, adding variety to the solo sound. An electric piano is an electric Musical instrument. The popularity of the electric piano began to grow in the late 1960s, reaching its greatest height during the The pump organ is a version of the Reed organ where the player maintains the air pressure needed for creating the sound in the free reeds by pumping pedals with their feet The Autoharp is a musical String instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers which when depressed mute all the strings other than those that form the The ukulele (ˌjʉːkəˈlɛɪli from ʻukulele /ˌʔukuˈlele/ variantly spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK) or alternatively abbreviated uke The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments (Offstage synthesizer, guitar and percussion also are used for some songs. ) Unearthly renditions of "Reason to Believe", "The Promised Land", and Suicide's "Dream Baby Dream" jolted audiences to attention, while rarities, frequent set list changes, and a willingness to keep trying even through audible piano mistakes kept most of his loyal audiences happy. Suicide is an American Rock music group intermittently active since 1971 and composed of Alan Vega ( Vocals) and Martin Rev ( Synthesizers Set List is the second live album by Dublin -based rock band The Frames.

In November 2005, New Jersey Senators Frank Lautenberg and Jon Corzine sponsored a U. Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (born January 23 1924 is an American businessman and Democratic Party Politician. Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1 1947 is the Governor of New Jersey and a former United States Senator S. Senate resolution to honor Springsteen on the 30th anniversary of the release of his Born to Run album. In general, resolutions honoring native sons are passed with a simple voice vote. For unstated reasons, this resolution was killed in committee. ^[19] Also in November 2005, Sirius Satellite Radio started a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week radio station on Channel 10 called "E Street Radio. " This channel featured commercial-free Bruce Springsteen music, including rare tracks, interviews and daily concerts of Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band recorded throughout their career.

In 2006, Canadian band Tegan and Sara contributed a cover of Springsteen's, "Dancing in the Dark", to Australian radio station Triple J's Like a Version radio programme. Tegan and Sara (tiːɡɨn ænd sɛɹə is an Indie rock / Indie pop Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Kiersten Quin (born September 19, The track was released on a compilation disc of that programme's songs, Like a Version: Volume Two. The band have recognized Springsteen as their main musical influence when growing up.

In April 2006, Springsteen released another radical departure, We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions, an American roots music project focused around a big folk sound treatment of 15 songs popularized by the radical musical activism of Pete Seeger. We Shall Overcome The Seeger Sessions, released in 2006, is the fourteenth studio album by Bruce Springsteen. Peter "Pete" Seeger (born May 3 1919 is an American folk singer political Activist, and a key figure in the mid-20th century American It was recorded with a large ensemble of musicians, including only Patti Scialfa, Soozie Tyrell, and The Miami Horns from past efforts. The Miami Horns are a Horn section best known for touring and/or recording with Southside Johnny, Bruce Springsteen, Little Steven and The In contrast to previous albums, this was recorded in only three one-day sessions, and frequently one can hear Springsteen calling out key changes live as the band explores its way through the tracks. The Bruce Springsteen with The Seeger Sessions Band Tour began the same month, featuring the 18-strong ensemble of musicians dubbed the Seeger Sessions Band (and later shortened to the Sessions Band). The Bruce Springsteen with The Seeger Sessions Band Tour, afterwards sometimes referred to simply as the Sessions Band Tour, was a 2006 Concert tour featuring Seeger Sessions material was heavily featured, as well as a handful of (usually drastically rearranged) Springsteen numbers. The tour proved very popular in Europe, selling out everywhere and receiving some excellent reviews,^[20] but newspapers reported that a number of U. S. shows suffered from sparse attendance. ^[21][22][23] By the end of 2006, the Seeger Sessions tour toured Europe twice and toured America for only a short span. Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band: Live in Dublin, containing selections from three nights of November 2006 shows at the The Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, was released the following June. Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band Live in Dublin is a 2007 video and audio offering that captures in-concert performances from the Bruce Springsteen with The Seeger For other uses see The Point. For the rebranded venue see The O2 Dublin. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world

Springsteen's most recent album, titled Magic, was released on October 2, 2007. Magic is the 15th Studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 2007 Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Recorded with the E Street Band, it featured 10 new Springsteen songs plus "Long Walk Home," performed once with the Sessions band, and a hidden track (the first included on a Springsteen studio release), "Terry's Song," a tribute to Springsteen's long-time assistant Terry Magovern who died on July 30, 2007. " Long Walk Home " is a 2006 song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[24] The first single "Radio Nowhere" was made available for a free download on August 28. " Radio Nowhere " is the first single released from Bruce Springsteen 's 2007 studio album Magic. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital On October 7, Magic debuted at number 1 in Ireland and the UK. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Greatest Hits reentered the Irish charts at number 57, and Live in Dublin almost cracked the top 20 in Norway again. On October 20, 2007 Media Traffic reported^[25] that Springsteen's Magic sold 563,000 copies around the world in its first week, making it the best-selling record in the world for that particular week. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The next world chart^[26]saw Bruce remain at the top, selling another 279,000 copies of Magic and bringing the total for that album to 842,000 copies worldwide. ^[27] Sirius Satellite Radio also restarted "E Street Radio" on Channel 10, on September 27, 2007 in anticipation of Magic. ^[28] Radio conglomerate Clear Channel Communications reportedly decided to not play the new album, sending an edict to its classic rock stations to not play any songs from the new album, while continuing to play older Springsteen material. Clear Channel Communications is a media conglomerate company based in the United States. ^[29]

An accompanying tour with the E Street Band began at the Hartford Civic Center with the album's release and was routed to North America and Europe. The Magic Tour was Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 's 2007–2008 Concert tour of North America and Western Europe. The XL Center, formerly known as the Hartford Civic Center, is a sports and convention complex located in Hartford Connecticut, USA owned by the City of Springsteen and the band performed live^[30] on NBC's Today Show in advance of the opener. Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC.

Longtime E Street Band organist Danny Federici had taken a leave of absence from touring in November 2007 due to melanoma. Daniel Paul Federici ( January 23 1950 &ndash April 17 2008) was an American Musician, most known as the longtime Melanoma is a Malignant Tumor of Melanocytes which are found predominantly in skin but also in the Bowel and the Eye (see ^[31] He passed away on April 17 after a three-year battle with the disease. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. ^[32]

In April 2008, Springsteen announced his endorsement of U.S. Senator Barack Obama in his 2008 presidential campaign. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Barack Obama, the junior United States Senator from Illinois, announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States in ^[33]

Personal life

Bruce Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) was the second of three children born to Douglas Frederick Springsteen (1925-1998) and Adele Ann Zirilli (born 1925). Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Long Branch is a City in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Julianne Phillips (born May 6, 1960) is an American model and actress. Vivienne Patricia "Patti" Scialfa ("SKAL-fah" (born July 29 1953) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He has an older sister named Virginia (born ca. 1948) and a younger sister Pamela Springsteen (born February 8, 1962) a former actress and photographer. Pamela Colleen Springsteen (born February 8, 1962) is an American actress and Photographer. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He grew up as the youngest child up until the age of 12, when Pamela was born.

Bruce Springsteen was a bachelor until the age of 35, when he married Julianne Phillips (born May 6, 1960). Julianne Phillips (born May 6, 1960) is an American model and actress. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They married on May 13, 1985 the groom was nearly 36 and the bride had just turned 25 one week prior. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The marriage helped her acting career flourish. They were opposites in background and his traveling took its toll on the marriage. The final blow came when Bruce began an affair with Patti Scialfa (born July 29, 1953). Vivienne Patricia "Patti" Scialfa ("SKAL-fah" (born July 29 1953) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Phillips and Springsteen separated in September 1988 and on August 30, 1988 Julianne filed for divorce. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Springsteen/Phillips divorce was finalized on March 1, 1989. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar)

Patti Scialfa (born July 29, 1953) and Springsteen had dated briefly in 1984 shortly after she joined the band, but the relationship ended shortly thereafter. Vivienne Patricia "Patti" Scialfa ("SKAL-fah" (born July 29 1953) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The couple started an affair in the late-1980s, around 1987-1988; the affair was the final blow to Springsteen's already troubled marriage. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. After his wife filed for divorce he began living with Scialfa in 1988. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) They had a son, Evan James Springsteen (born July 25, 1990). Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Bruce and Patti married June 8, 1991 when she was pregnant with their second child daughter Jessica Rae (born December 30, 1991). Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The couple had their youngest child Sam Ryan (born January 5, 1994). Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The family lives in Colts Neck, New Jersey. Colts Neck is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.

E Street Band

The E Street Band is considered to have started in October 1972, even though it was not officially known as such until September 1974. The E Street Band is a musical group that has periodically toured and recorded with Rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972 ^[34] The E Street Band was inactive from the end of 1988 through early 1999, except for a brief reunion in 1995.

Current members

• Bruce Springsteen - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano
• Garry Tallent - bass guitar, tuba
• Clarence "Big Man" Clemons - saxophone, percussion, backing vocals, larger-than-life persona and Springsteen foil
• Max Weinberg - drums, percussion (joined September 1974)
• Roy Bittan - piano, synthesizer (joined September 1974)
• Steven Van Zandt - lead guitar^[35][36], mandolin, backing vocals (officially joined July 1975 after playing in previous bands; left in 1984 to go solo; rejoined in early 1995)
• Nils Lofgren - guitar, pedal steel guitar, backing vocals (replaced Steven Van Zandt in June 1984; remained in group after Van Zandt returned)
• Patti Scialfa - backing and duet vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion (joined June 1984; became Springsteen's wife in 1991; they have a daughter and two sons)
• Soozie Tyrell - violin, acoustic guitar, percussion, backing vocals (joined 2002,^[37] occasional appearances before that)

Former members

• Vinnie "Mad Dog" Lopez - drums (inception through February 1974, when asked to resign)
• David Sancious - keyboards (June 1973 to August 1974)
• Ernest "Boom" Carter - drums (February to August 1974)
• Suki Lahav - violin, backing vocals (September 1974 to March 1975)
• Danny Federici - organ, accordion, glockenspiel (died April 17, 2008 after a struggle with melanoma)

Film connections

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The song "(Just Around the Corner to the) Light of Day" was written for the early Michael J. Fox/Joan Jett vehicle Light of Day. Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American Joan Jett (born September 22 1958, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) is an American rock Guitarist, Singer Light of Day is a 1987 drama film starring Michael J Fox, Gena Rowlands, Joan Jett and Michael McKean. His work has been used in films (winning him an Oscar for his song "Streets of Philadelphia"). " Streets of Philadelphia " is an Academy Award and Grammy -winning Song written and performed by American Singer Bruce Additionally his 1995 song "Secret Garden" appeared on the soundtrack for the Tom Cruise film Jerry Maguire, the song "My City of Ruins", from the 2002 album The Rising, appeared in the film Jersey Girl, and "The Fuse" (also from The Rising) was featured during the closing credits of The 25th Hour (2002). Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer Jerry Maguire is a 1996 American comedy-drama film starring Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr The Rising is the 12th Studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 2002 Jersey Girl is a 2004 American Comedy-drama Film written and directed by Kevin Smith. The 25th Hour is the 2001 debut novel by David Benioff. A film adaptation for which Benioff wrote the adapted screenplay was directed by

In turn, films have been inspired by his music, including The Indian Runner, written and directed by Sean Penn, which Penn has specifically noted as being inspired by Springsteen's song "Highway Patrolman". The Indian Runner is a 1991 drama film written and directed by Sean Penn. Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film Actor " Highway Patrolman " is a song written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen, and was first released as the fifth track on his 1982 album He was nominated for a second Oscar for "Dead Man Walkin'", from the movie Dead Man Walking. Dead Man Walking is a 1995 film based on the book of the same name, which tells the story of Sister Helen Prejean (played by Susan In addition, "Lift Me Up" ran over the credits for the John Sayles film Limbo. John Thomas Sayles (born September 28 1950) is an American Independent film director and Screenwriter who frequently Limbo is a 1999 drama film written directed and produced by American filmmaker John Sayles.

Springsteen also made a cameo appearance in the John Cusack film High Fidelity. John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American Film actor and Screenwriter. High Fidelity is a 2000 film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Cusack. In the film, Cusack's character, Rob, imagines Springsteen giving him advice on his fractured love life.

In the 2000 Japanese film Battle Royale, main character Shuya Nanahara styles his hair to look like Springsteen's. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is a 2000 Japanese film based on the novel of the same name and directed by Kinji Fukasaku. is a fictional Japanese student and one of the three main protagonists of the violent and controversial novel manga and film Battle Royale. His favorite song is "Born To Run", which plays in his mind throughout the 1999 novel Battle Royale upon which the film is based. is a Novel written by Japanese author Koushun Takami. The book (ISBN 4-89392-958-5 was first published in Japan in April 1999, and later formed the basis

Discography

Main article: Bruce Springsteen discography

• 1973: Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
• 1973: The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
• 1975: Born to Run
• 1978: Darkness on the Edge of Town
• 1980: The River
• 1982: Nebraska
• 1984: Born in the U.S.A.
• 1987: Tunnel of Love
• 1992: Human Touch
• 1992: Lucky Town
• 1995: The Ghost of Tom Joad
• 2002: The Rising
• 2005: Devils & Dust
• 2006: We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
• 2007: Magic

Samples

• Download sample of "Badlands" from Darkness on the Edge of Town
• Download sample of "Thunder Road" from Born to Run. This is the Discography for Bruce Springsteen. Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Extended plays Greetings from Asbury Park NJ was the first album recorded by Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music The Wild the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle is the second Album by Bruce Springsteen and the as-yet-unnamed E Street Band, it is described by Born to Run is the third album by the American rock Singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. Darkness on the Edge of Town is the fourth album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music) The River is a Double album by Bruce Springsteen released in 1980 (see 1980 in music) Nebraska is the sixth album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music) Born in the USA is the seventh studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music) Tunnel of Love is the eighth studio album by Bruce Springsteen released in 1987 (see 1987 in music) Human Touch is the ninth studio album by Bruce Springsteen released in 1992 (see 1992 in music) Lucky Town is the tenth studio album by Bruce Springsteen released in 1992 (see 1992 in music) This article is about the album For the song see The Ghost of Tom Joad (song. The Rising is the 12th Studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 2002 Devils & Dust is the thirteenth studio album by Bruce Springsteen, and his third folk album (after Nebraska and The Ghost of Tom Joad We Shall Overcome The Seeger Sessions, released in 2006, is the fourteenth studio album by Bruce Springsteen. Magic is the 15th Studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 2007 Darkness on the Edge of Town is the fourth album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music) Born to Run is the third album by the American rock Singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen.
• Download sample of "Dancing in the Dark" from Born in the U.S.A.

Awards and recognition

Grammy Awards

Springsteen has won 18 Grammy Awards, as follows (years shown are the year the award was given for, not the year in which the ceremony was held):

• Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male, 1984, "Dancing in the Dark"
• Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male, 1987, "Tunnel of Love"
• Song of the Year, 1994, "Streets of Philadelphia"
• Best Rock Song, 1994, "Streets of Philadelphia"
• Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo, 1994, "Streets of Philadelphia"
• Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television, 1994, "Streets of Philadelphia"
• Best Contemporary Folk Album, 1996, The Ghost of Tom Joad
• Best Rock Album, 2002, The Rising
• Best Rock Song, 2002, "The Rising"
• Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, 2002, "The Rising"
• Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, 2003, "Disorder in the House" (with Warren Zevon)
• Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance, 2004, "Code of Silence"
• Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance, 2005, "Devils & Dust"
• Best Traditional Folk Album, 2006, The Seeger Sessions: We Shall Overcome
• Best Long Form Music Video, 2006, "Wings For Wheels: The Making Of Born to Run"
• Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance, 2007, "Radio Nowhere"
• Best Rock Song, 2007, "Radio Nowhere"
• Best Rock Instrumental Performance, 2007, "Once Upon A Time In The West"

Only one of these awards has been one of the cross-genre "major" ones (Song, Record, or Album of the Year); he has been nominated a number of other times for the majors, but failed to win. Born in the USA is the seventh studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music) The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1980. " Dancing in the Dark " is a 1984 song written and performed by American rock singer Bruce Springsteen. The Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance Solo was presented in 1988 1992 1994 and 2005 through 2007 The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Awards ceremony, if not in all of the American music industry " Streets of Philadelphia " is an Academy Award and Grammy -winning Song written and performed by American Singer Bruce The Grammy Award for Best Rock Song has been awarded since 1992. " Streets of Philadelphia " is an Academy Award and Grammy -winning Song written and performed by American Singer Bruce The Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1980. " Streets of Philadelphia " is an Academy Award and Grammy -winning Song written and performed by American Singer Bruce The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media has been awarded since 1988 " Streets of Philadelphia " is an Academy Award and Grammy -winning Song written and performed by American Singer Bruce The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album was first awarded in 1987 This article is about the album For the song see The Ghost of Tom Joad (song. The Grammy Award for Best Rock Album has been awarded since 1995. The Rising is the 12th Studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 2002 The Grammy Award for Best Rock Song has been awarded since 1992. " The Rising " is the title track on Bruce Springsteen 's twelfth studio album The Rising, and was released as a single in 2002 The Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1980. " The Rising " is the title track on Bruce Springsteen 's twelfth studio album The Rising, and was released as a single in 2002 U2 holds the record for most awards with a total of 7 2000s Grammy Awards of 2008 The White Stripes for " Icky Thump " Warren William Zevon (January 24 1947 &ndash September 7 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American rock Singer-songwriter and Musician The Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance Solo was presented in 1988 1992 1994 and 2005 through 2007 Code of Silence is a 1985 cult Action film directed by Andrew Davis and staring Chuck Norris. The Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance Solo was presented in 1988 1992 1994 and 2005 through 2007 " Devils & Dust " is the title track on Bruce Springsteen 's thirteenth studio album Devils & Dust, and was released as a single in 2005 The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album was first awarded in 1987 We Shall Overcome The Seeger Sessions, released in 2006, is the fourteenth studio album by Bruce Springsteen. The Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video has been awarded since 1984. Born to Run is the third album by the American rock Singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. The Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance Solo was presented in 1988 1992 1994 and 2005 through 2007 " Radio Nowhere " is the first single released from Bruce Springsteen 's 2007 studio album Magic. The Grammy Award for Best Rock Song has been awarded since 1992. " Radio Nowhere " is the first single released from Bruce Springsteen 's 2007 studio album Magic. The Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance has been awarded since 1980.

• Academy Award for Best Song, 1993, "Streets of Philadelphia" from Philadelphia

Emmy Awards

• The Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band: Live In New York City HBO special won two technical Emmy Awards in 2001. The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture " Streets of Philadelphia " is an Academy Award and Grammy -winning Song written and performed by American Singer Bruce Philadelphia is a 1993 Film revolving around HIV / AIDS, Homosexuality and prevailing attitudes concerning gays and homophobia Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Live In New York City is the name of a concert film done by HBO, featuring the first ever major televised Bruce Springsteen

Other recognition

• Polar Music Prize in 1997. The Polar Music Prize is an international music prize and awarded to individuals groups or institutions in recognition of exceptional achievements in the creation and advancement of music
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 1999
• Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, 1999
• "Born to Run" named "The unofficial youth anthem of New Jersey" by the New Jersey state legislature (something Springsteen always found to be ironic, considering that the song "is about leaving New Jersey")^[38]
• The minor planet 23990, discovered Sept. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music. Irony is a literary or Rhetorical device, in which there is an incongruity or Discordance between what one says or does and what one means or 4 1999 by I. P. Griffin at Auckland, New Zealand, was officially named in his honor^[39]
• Banner hung from the rafters of New Jersey's Izod Center, honoring his 15 nights of sold-out shows there in one stand in 1999
• Banner hung from the rafters of Philadelphia's Wachovia Center in the colors of the Philadelphia Flyers, honoring Springsteen's 45 Philadelphia sold-out shows. The Izod Center (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, and later Continental Airlines Arena) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the The Wachovia Center, formerly known as the CoreStates Center and the First Union Center, is an indoor arena located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Ranked #23 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time,^[40] 2004. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published
• In October 2007, Eye Weekly ran a cover-story that dubbed Springsteen 'Indie-Rock Icon of the Year'. Eye Weekly is a free weekly Newspaper in Toronto Ontario, Canada. ^[41]
• Made TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People Of The Year 2008 list.

Web domain dispute

In November 2000, Springsteen filed legal action against Jeff Burgar which accused him of registering the domain brucespringsteen. com (along with several other celebrity domains) in bad faith to funnel web users to his Celebrity 1000 portal site. Once the legal complaint was filed, Burgar pointed the domain to a Springsteen biography and message board. Burgar claims to be running a Springsteen fan club.

In February 2001, Springsteen lost his dispute with Burgar. A WIPO panel ruled 2 to 1 in favor of Burgar. The World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO) is one of the 16 specialized agencies of the United Nations. ^[42]

See also

• List of best selling music artists
• List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart
• Patti Scialfa
• Jersey Shore sound
• Jersey Shore

References

• Alterman, Eric. When adding to this page please ensure that your claims are sourced This is an alphabetical list of artists who reached the number one position on the United States Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Vivienne Patricia "Patti" Scialfa ("SKAL-fah" (born July 29 1953) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and The Jersey Shore sound was a genre of Rock and roll popularized at the Jersey Shore on the Atlantic Ocean coast of New Jersey, that went by a The Jersey Shore is a term used in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States to refer to the both Atlantic coast of New Jersey and the adjacent resort Eric Alterman (b January 14, 1960) is a liberal American Journalist, Author, Media critic, blogger, and It Ain't No Sin To Be Glad You're Alive : The Promise of Bruce Springsteen. Little Brown, 1999. ISBN 0-316-03885-7.
• Coles, Robert. Bruce Springsteen's America: The People Listening, a Poet Singing. Random House, 2005. ISBN 0-375-50559-8.
• Cross, Charles R. Backstreets: Springsteen - the man and his music Harmony Books, New York 1989/1992. ISBN 0-517-58929-X. Contains 15+ interviews and a complete list of all Springsteen songs including unreleased compositions. Complete lising of all concerts 1965-1990 - most of them with tracklists. Hundreds of previously unreleased high quality color pictures.
• Cullen, Jim. Born in the U. S. A. : Bruce Springsteen and the American Tradition. 1997; Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2005. New edition of 1997 study book places Springsteen's work in the broader context of American history and culture. ISBN 0-8195-6761-2
• Eliot, Marc with Appel, Mike. Mike Appel is an American music industry Manager and Record producer, most known for his role in both capacities early in the career of Bruce Springsteen Down Thunder Road. Simon & Schuster, 1992. ISBN 0-671-86898-5.
• Graff, Gary. Gary Graff (born 1960 is an American music journalist and Author. The Ties That Bind: Bruce Springsteen A to E to Z. Visible Ink, 2005. ISBN 1-57859-151-1.
• Guterman, Jimmy. Runaway American Dream: Listening to Bruce Springsteen. Da Capo, 2005. ISBN 0-306-81397-1.
• Hilburn, Robert. Springsteen. Rolling Stone Press, 1985. ISBN 0-684-18456-7.
• Knobler, Peter with special assistance from Greg Mitchell. "Who Is Bruce Springsteen and Why Are We Saying All These Wonderful Things About Him?" Crawdaddy, March 1973. The Crawdaddy Club was a 1960s music venue in Richmond, Surrey, England, famous for being the location of the Rolling Stones ' first ever
• Marsh, Dave. Dave Marsh (born March 1, 1950 Detroit Michigan) is an American Music critic who briefly attended Wayne State University Bruce Springsteen: Two Hearts : The Definitive Biography, 1972-2003. Routledge, 2003. ISBN 0-415-96928-X. (Consolidation of two previous Marsh biographies, Born to Run (1981) and Glory Days (1987). )
• Wolff, Daniel. 4th of July, Asbury Park: A History of the Promised Land. Bloomsbury, 2005. ISBN 1-58234-509-0.
• Smith, Andrew Bruce Springsteen loses cybersquatting dispute, The Register, February 9, 2001.
• Growin' Up Bruce Springsteen Biography Pages 1949-2003. Accessed on March 17, 2005.
• Bruce Springsteen biography. Accessed on March 18, 2005.

Further reading

• Greetings from E Street: The Story of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Chronicle Books, 2006. ISBN 0-8118-5348-9.
• Days of Hope and Dreams: An Intimate Portrait of Bruce Springsteen. Billboard Books, 2003. ISBN 0-8230-8387-X.
• Racing in the Street: The Bruce Springsteen Reader. Penguin, 2004. ISBN 0-14-200354-9.
• Runaway American Dream: Listening to Bruce Springsteen. Da Capo Press, 2005. ISBN 0-306-81397-1.
• The Ties That Bind: Bruce Springsteen A to E to Z. Visible Ink Press, 2005. ISBN 1-57859-157-0.
• Bruce Springsteen: "Talking". Omnibus Press, 2004. ISBN 1-84449-403-9.
• For You: Original Stories and Photographs by Bruce Springsteen's Legendary Fans. LKC Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-9784156-0-0.
• Bruce Springsteen on Tour: 1968-2005. by Dave Marsh Bloomsbury USA, 2006. Dave Marsh (born March 1, 1950 Detroit Michigan) is an American Music critic who briefly attended Wayne State University ISBN 978-1596912823.

Footnotes

External links

• Bruce Springsteen - official website
• Backstreets.com - semi-official fan site
• Brucebase - Online reference about live performances and studio sessions
• Springsteen Lyrics - large archive of Springsteen compositions and covers: several versions and detailed info for each song
• The Killing Floor database - Setlists, lyrics, band histories, and collecting guide
• Bruce Springsteen at the Internet Movie Database
• Bruce Springsteen at the Notable Names Database
• Bruce Springsteen official Shore Fire Media publicity site
• Bruce Springsteen at Rolling Stone
• Bruce Springsteen at MTV
• Bruce Springsteen at Allmusic