Bruce Springsteen

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Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Nicknamed "the Boss", he has released 21 studio albums during a career spanning six decades, most of which feature his backing band, the E Street Band. Springsteen is a pioneer of heartland rock, combining a commercially successful rock sound with poetic and socially conscious lyrics reflecting the issues of working class American life. He is known for his descriptive lyrics and energetic concerts, which sometimes last over four hours.



Springsteen released his first two albums, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle, in 1973. Although both were well received by critics, neither earned him a large audience. He changed his style and achieved worldwide popularity with Born to Run (1975), followed by Darkness on the Edge of Town (197 and The River (1980), Springsteen's first album to top the Billboard 200 chart. After the solo effort Nebraska (1982), he recorded Born in the U.S.A. (1984) with the E Street Band, which became his most commercially successful album and the 23rd-best selling album of all time as of 2024. All seven singles from Born in the U.S.A. reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, including the title track. Springsteen mostly hired session musicians for the recording of his next three albums, Tunnel of Love (1987), Human Touch (1992), and Lucky Town (1992). He reassembled the E Street Band for Greatest Hits (1995), and recorded the acoustic album The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995) and the EP Blood Brothers (1996) solo.



Springsteen dedicated The Rising (2002) to the victims of the September 11 attacks. He released two more folk albums, Devils & Dust (2005) and We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006), followed by two more albums with the E Street Band, Magic (2007) and Working on a Dream (2009). The next albums, Wrecking Ball (2012) and High Hopes (2014), topped album charts worldwide. In 2017, 2018 and 2021, Springsteen performed the critically acclaimed show Springsteen on Broadway, in which he performed songs and told stories from his 2016 autobiography; an album version from the Broadway performances was released in 2018. He released the solo Western Stars (2019), Letter to You (2020) with the E Street Band, and a solo covers album Only the Strong Survive (2022). Letter to You reached No. 2 in the US, making Springsteen the first artist to release a top-five album across six consecutive decades.



One of the album era's most prominent musicians, Springsteen has sold more than 71 million albums in the U.S. and over 140 million worldwide, making him the 27th best-selling music artist of all time as of 2024. His accolades include 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, an Academy Award, and a Special Tony Award. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999, received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2009, was named MusiCares person of the year in 2013, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 and the National Medal of Arts in 2023. In 2010, Rolling Stone ranked Springsteen 23rd on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", describing him as "the embodiment of rock and roll".



T R A C K L I S T



01. Blinded By The Light

02. For You

03. Spirit In The Night

04. 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)

05. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

06. Thunder Road

07. Born To Run

08. Jungleland

09. Badlands

10. Darkness On The Edge Of Town

11. The Promised Land

12. The River

13. Hungry Heart

14. Nebraska

15. Atlantic City



CD 2



01. Born In The U.S.A.

02. Glory Days

03. Dancing In The Dark

04. Tunnel Of Love

05. Brilliant Disguise

06. Human Touch

07. Living Proof

08. Lucky Town

09. Streets Of Philadelphia

10. The Ghost Of Tom Joad

11. The Rising

12. Mary’s Place

13. Lonesome Day

14. American Skin (41 Shots) (Live)

15. Land Of Hope And Dreams (Live)



CD 3



01. From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)

02. The Big Payback

03. Held Up Without A Gun (Live)

04. Trapped (Live)

05. None But The Brave

06. Missing

07. Lift Me Up

08. Viva Las Vegas

09. County Fair

10. Code Of Silence (Live)

11. Dead Man Walkin’

12. Countin’ On A Miracle (Acoustic)





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