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Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Nicknamed "the Boss", Springsteen has released 21 studio albums spanning six decades; most feature the E Street Band, his backing band since 1972.
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2026· 63 entries
“Thirty five years staying connected to that idea. That”
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“We had the late-70s recession, punk music had just come out, times were tough for a lot of the people I knew. And so I veered away from great bar band music or great singles music and veered towards music that I felt would speak of people”
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“He got the 13-year-old kid from next door to hold a light. He borrowed a camera. I don”
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“After Born to Run, I had a reaction to my good fortune. With success, it felt like a lot of people who”
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“They just thought Born to Run had been a record company creation. We had to reprove our viability on a nightly basis, by playing, and it took many years. You had to be very committed. One thing we did well after Born to Run was, I said:”
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“as an ode to American possibility”
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“Now listen, if you go on and you think they”
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“If you believe you don’t deserve to be murdered for exercising your American right to protest, then send a message to this president. And as the mayor of that city has said: ‘ICE should get the f--- out of Minneapolis,”
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“response to the state terror being visited on the city,”
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“came to ruefully and bemusedly understand that once you”
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Yahoo: Bruce Springsteen’s Anti-Trend Porch is a Study in Low-Key Luxury – It Redefines Fall Curb Appeal
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Homes and Gardens: Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa’s Anti-Trend Porch is a Study in Low-Key Luxury – It Redefines Fall Curb Appeal
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ArchDaily: Gallery of Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music / COOKFOX - 5
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ArchDaily: Galería de Centro Bruce Springsteen de Música Americana / COOKFOX - 3
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ArchDaily: Centro Bruce Springsteen de Música Americana / COOKFOX
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ArchDaily: Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music / COOKFOX
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WordPress.com: Bruce Springsteen
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suggest.com: Famed Rock Critic and SiriusXM Host Dies, Bruce Springsteen Pays Tribute
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Ad-hoc-news.de: Bruce Springsteen, new 2026 German stadium dates confirmed - Ad-hoc-news.de
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iNews Zoombangla: Bruce Springsteen Pays Tribute After Biographer Dave Marsh Dies
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Martin Cid Magazine: Dave Marsh, Bruce Springsteen’s Great Believer, Dies at 76
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Martin Cid Magazine: Muere Dave Marsh a los 76 años, el gran creyente de Bruce Springsteen
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Variety: Dave Marsh, Bruce Springsteen biographer and rock critic, dies at 76
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parade.com: Best-Selling Author, Called the ‘Bruce Springsteen of Novelists,’ Lands at No. 1 With Latest Novel
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Geo News: Bruce Springsteen mourns his longtime biographer and friend Dave Marsh
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Far Out Magazine: The 1973 song that secured Bruce Springsteen a record deal on the spot: “Just play me something”
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BollywoodShaadis: Bruce Springsteen Was Once Accused Of Having An Affair With A Married Housewife, 'Was Inappropriate'
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The Sunday Guardian: Who Is Bruce Springsteen? All About The Rock Legend As His Biographer Dave Marsh Dies At 76
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KARK: Dave Marsh, Bruce Springsteen biographer and longtime music critic, dies at 76
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Consequence of Sound: Tom Morello Talks Springsteen, Power to the People Festival, and New Solo Album: Interview
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Geo News: Dave Marsh author of landmark Springsteen biography ‘Born to Run' dies at 76
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The Economic Times: Bruce Springsteen ‘heartbroken’ as rock critic Dave Marsh dies at 76
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voz.us: Murió Dave Marsh, biógrafo de Bruce Springsteen y reconocido crítico musical
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voz.us: Dave Marsh, Bruce Springsteen's biographer and renowned music critic, has died
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“Here on E Street, the irreplaceable loss of Dave Marsh has us heartbroken…”
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“Inglewood. April 7, 2026. 📸: Rob DeMartin (1/3)”
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“(1/2) The freewheeling nature of the Devils & Dust tour was fully realized in Buffalo on July 18, 2005. Springsteen's 25-song solo set includes the only tour appearances of "Prove It All Night" (opening the show), "Leap of Faith" and the gut-wrenching "You're Missing" on piano.”
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“Inglewood. April 7, 2026. 📸: Rob DeMartin”
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“Bruce Springsteen accepts the ACLU Ralph Ellison Award for Defenders of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the Arts, Business, Science, and Sports — and performs "Streets of Minneapolis" — at the ACLU Biennial Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C.”
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Published video “Bruce Springsteen Accepts the ACLU Ralph Ellison Award”.
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“Here on E Street, we are heartbroken over the death of Glen Hansard. We met in Ireland many years ago and he was always nothing but a great musician, a good friend and a generous and gracious man. Always positive, smiling and ready to sing. God bless him and his loved ones. Bruce”
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“Bruce performs "Streets of Minneapolis" at the ACLU Biennial Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., where he received the ACLU Ralph Ellison Award for Defenders of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the Arts, Business, Science, and Sports.”
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Published video “"Streets of Minneapolis" Live at the ACLU Biennial Leadership Conference”.
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Published video “The Official Lyric Video For "I'm on Fire" is Out Now #brucespringsteen”.
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“"I’m on Fire" was the fourth single from "Born in the U.S.A." and reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in April 1985. It remains one of Bruce’s most popular streaming titles, 41 years after its initial success, and continues to find its way to new generations of listeners.”
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Published video “Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire (Official Lyric Video)”.
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“Boston. May 24, 2026. 📸: Pam Springsteen”
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“Jim Marchese, the great photographer who traveled with the E Street Band on the 1980 River Tour throughout Europe, has passed away...”
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Snopes rated the claim “Musician Bruce Springsteen said, "There's some very weird, strange and dangerous s*** going on in America. A majority of our elected representatives have failed to protect the American people from the abuses of an unfit president."” Correct Attribution.
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Published video “Seeds (London Calling: Live In Hyde Park, 2009) #brucespringsteen #shorts”.
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Published video “Jungleland (Live in New York City) #brucespringsteen #estreetband #shorts”.
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Published video “"American Skin (41 Shots) (Live in New York City)”.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Bruce Springsteen's summer tour canceled over his politics and lack of ticket sales.” Satire Origin.
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Published video ““Joe Hill” (Live in Tampa) #brucespringsteen #shorts”.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Truth Social post shows how Bruce Springsteen looked prior to plastic surgery.” Edited Image.
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Published video “Purple Rain (Live From Minneapolis)”.
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Published video “Streets of Minneapolis (Live From Minneapolis)”.
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Springsteen released a cover version of the Pogues song "A Rainy Night in Soho"
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Springsteen and the E Street Band announced plans for a twenty-date North American 2026 tour
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Snopes rated the claim “After its release on Jan. 28, 2026, Bruce Springsteen's song "Streets of Minneapolis" went to No. 1 on iTunes in at least 19 countries.” True.
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Which reached number one on the iTunes Top Songs chart
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Only the Strong Survive, Volume 2 is also completed, and a Tracks III box set will be released in the next three years
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2025· 13 entries
Springsteen released the song "Lonely Night in the Park" to celebrate the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Born to Run album
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Snopes rated the claim “In July 2025, musician Bruce Springsteen publicly revealed he donated money to the families of victims of the floods in Texas for funeral expenses and compensation.” False.
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Released album “Tracks II: The Lost Albums”.
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Released album “Lost and Found: Selections From the Lost Albums”.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Bruce Springsteen canceled Atlantic City Summer Concert Series” Satire.
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Snopes rated the claim “Bruce Springsteen said, “The last check on power after the checks and balances of government have failed are the people, you and me. It’s in the union of people around a common set of values now that’s all that stands between a democracy and authoritarianism. So at the end of the day, all we’ve g…” Correct Attribution.
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Snopes rated the claim “In May 2025, singer Billy Joel cancelled upcoming concerts with Bruce Springsteen after the latter publicly criticized U.S. President Donald Trump.” Labeled Satire.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Meme about Bruce Springsteen's royalties tanking and radio boycott involving DJ Joey Barron from WDKT Baltimore is real” Satire.
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Snopes rated the claim “Musician Pete Townshend said of singer Bruce Springsteen: "He's a bit overrated to begin with."” Labeled Satire.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Pete Townsend from The Who said Bruce Springsteen should "shut up and play" in May 2025” Satire Origin.
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Snopes rated the claim “Musicians Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift performed on stage together in "defiance" of U.S. President Donald Trump, who criticized them on Truth Social.” False.
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Springsteen released the Land of Hope & Dreams EP
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Springsteen became one of only five artists to gross over $2
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2024· 8 entries
Released album “The Live Series: Songs Under Cover, Vol. 3”.
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Released album “Road Diary”.
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Released album “The Live Series: Songs of Conscience”.
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Released album “The Reunion Tour ’99”.
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Released album “Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – The Born in the U.S.A. Tour ’84 – ’85”.
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Released album “The Live Series: Songs From Around the World, Vol. 2”.
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Released album “Best of Bruce Springsteen”.
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Released album “The Live Series: Songs of Celebration”.
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2023· 8 entries
Released album “The Live Series: Songs on Keys”.
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Released album “Japanese Singles Collection: Greatest Hits”.
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Released album “The Live Series: Songs of New Jersey”.
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Released album “Born in the U.S.A. Collection”.
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Released album “The Live Series: Songs of Introspection”.
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Released album “The Darkness Tour ’78”.
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Released album “The Live Series: Songs of Character”.
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Springsteen and the E Street band launched their first tour in six years, due to conclude in July 2025
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2022· 4 entries
Released album “Only the Strong Survive: Covers, Vol. 1”.
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It was announced that he would be launching an international tour with the E Street Band in 2023, the first such since 2017
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Released album “The Live Series: Songs of Location”.
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“probably three-quarters recorded”
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2021· 9 entries
Springsteen sold the masters of his entire catalog and the coinciding music publishing rights to Sony Music for $500 million
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Springsteen gave a surprise four-song performance at the John Henry's Friends benefit concert for children diagnosed with Autism, where he was joined by Steve Earle and the Dukes as his backing band
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Springsteen performed "I'll See You in My Dreams" in tribute to the victims of the September 11 attacks
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Springsteen said that he did not plan on playing any shows in 2021 but was talked into the Broadway shows by a "friend"
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Springsteen announced that his Springsteen on Broadway shows would return for a limited run at Jujamcyn's St
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Released album “Darkness on the Edge of Town Tour 1978, Vol. 1”.
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Released album “The Live Series: Songs Under Cover, Vol. 2”.
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“s St. James Theatre beginning on June 26, 2021. In an interview with E Street Radio”
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Making him one of the richest celebrities and musicians
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2020· 6 entries
Released album “Letter to You”.
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Released album “The Live Series: Stripped Down”.
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Released album “The Live Series Collection”.
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Springsteen appeared remotely during a livestream, no-audience concert by the Dropkick Murphys at Fenway Park in Boston, sharing co-vocals with Ken Casey on two songs
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Released album “The Live Series: Songs of Summer”.
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Released album “The Live Series: Songs Under Cover”.
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2019· 8 entries
Released album “The Live Series: Songs From Around the World”.
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Released album “Western Stars Plus Songs From the Film”.
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Released album “The Live Series: Songs of Love”.
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That Springsteen would premiere his film, Western Stars, at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2019
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Released album “Western Stars”.
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Released album “The Live Series: Songs of Hope”.
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Released album “The Live Series: Songs of Friendship”.
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Letter to You with the E Street Band in 2020, and a solo cover album, Only the Strong Survive, in 2022
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2018· 2 entries
Released album “The Live Series: Songs of the Road”.
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Released album “The Album Collection Vol. 2, 1987–1996”.
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2017· 2 entries
Springsteen and Scialfa performed a special 15-song acoustic set for Barack and Michelle Obama at the White House's East Room two days before the president gave his farewell address to the nation
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2018, and 2021, Springsteen performed Springsteen on Broadway, performing songs and telling stories from his 2016 autobiography
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2016· 6 entries
Released album “Chapter and Verse”.
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At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Springsteen performed for four hours and four minutes, his longest-ever show in the United States
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Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by Barack Obama (2016).
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“I have a personal relationship with Jesus. I believe in his power to save, love [...] but not to damn.”
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While rejecting religion in his earlier years, Springsteen stated in his 2016 autobiography Born to Run, "I have a personal relationship with Jesus.
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Released album “Metlife Stadium 2016”.
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2015· 1 entry
Springsteen performed on the final episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as Stewart's final 'Moment of Zen'
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2014· 2 entries
Released album “The Album Collection, Vol. 1: 1973–1984”.
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Released album “High Hopes”.
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2013· 3 entries
Awarded MusiCares Person of the Year (2013).
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Released album “Collection: 1973–2012”.
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Released album “2013‐05‐08: HK Areena, Turku, Finland”.
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2012· 4 entries
In Helsinki, Finland, Springsteen performed his longest concert at four hours and six minutes with 33 songs
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Released album “Wrecking Ball”.
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Springsteen campaigned for President Barack Obama's re-election in the 2012 presidential election, appearing and performing at Obama rallies in Ohio, Pittsburgh, Iowa, Virginia, and Wisconsin
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Springsteen said that it was his Catholic upbringing rather than his political ideology that most influenced his music
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2010· 4 entries
Released album “The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story”.
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Released album “The Promise”.
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Released album “The Collection 1973–84”.
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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"
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2009· 4 entries
Agreeing to perform after having declined on prior occasions
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Which was attended by over 400,000 people
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Released album “Greatest Hits”.
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Springsteen won the Golden Globe Award for Best Song for "The Wrestler", from the Darren Aronofsky film by the same name
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2008· 2 entries
Released album “Working on a Dream”.
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Awarded New Jersey Hall of Fame (2008).
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2007· 2 entries
Released album “Magic”.
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Released album “Live in Dublin”.
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2006· 3 entries
Released album “Nebraska / The Ghost of Tom Joad”.
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Released album “Definitive Collection”.
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Released album “We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions”.
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2005· 3 entries
Released album “Devils & Dust”.
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Was briefly played on SiriusXM's E Street Radio channel
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Released album “Nebraska / Lucky Town / In Concert: MTV Plugged”.
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2004· 1 entry
Springsteen and the E Street Band participated in the Vote for Change tour, with John Mellencamp, John Fogerty, the Dixie Chicks, Pearl Jam, R
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2003· 2 entries
Released album “The Essential Bruce Springsteen”.
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Released album “Digital Program 2003”.
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2002· 3 entries
Released album “The Rising”.
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Released album “Nebraska / Tunnel of Love / The Ghost of Tom Joad”.
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Springsteen released his first studio effort with the full band in 18 years, The Rising, produced by Brendan O'Brien
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2001· 2 entries
Released album “Live in New York City”.
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“The Collection has almost 1,000 books and magazines on myself and the band–more stuff than every place except my mother”
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1999· 6 entries
Awarded Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1999).
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Released album “18 Tracks”.
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Springsteen and the E Street Band reunited and began their extensive Reunion Tour, which lasted over a year
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And 2000, Springsteen released The Rising (2002), dedicated to the victims of the September 11 attacks
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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
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By Bono (the lead singer of U2), a favor he returned in 2005
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1998· 2 entries
Released album “Tracks”.
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Released the sprawling, four-disc box set of outtakes, Tracks
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1996· 1 entry
Released album “Blood Brothers”.
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1995· 4 entries
Released album “The Ghost of Tom Joad”.
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In a 1995 interview, Springsteen said, "I went through a divorce, and it was really difficult and painful and I was very frightened about getting married again.
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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), and also one show at Tramps in
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Released album “Born to Run / Darkness on the Edge of Town”.
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1994· 3 entries
Awarded MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film for Streets of Philadelphia (1994).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Original Song for Streets of Philadelphia (1994).
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For his song "Streets of Philadelphia", which appeared on the soundtrack to the film Philadelphia
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1993· 1 entry
Released album “A Concert for the Kristen Ann Carr Fund”.
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1992· 5 entries
Released album “Lucky Town”.
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Released album “Human Touch”.
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After risking fan accusations of "going Hollywood" by moving to Los Angeles and working with session musicians, Springsteen released two albums at once: Human Touch and Lucky Town
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Released album “Human Touch & Lucky Town”.
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Released album “Nebraska / Darkness on the Edge of Town”.
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1991· 4 entries
Released album “Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. / The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle”.
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Released album “Nebraska / Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.”.
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Their second child, Jessica Rae Springsteen, was born on December 30, 1991.
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“I went through a divorce, and it was really difficult and painful and I was very frightened about getting married again. So part of me said,”
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1990· 3 entries
Released album “1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA”.
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Released album “Collected Works of Bruce Springsteen”.
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Released album “Greetings From Asbury Park N.J. / The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle / Darkness on the Edge of Town”.
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1989· 2 entries
Released album “Video Anthology / 1978–88”.
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“I have the feeling that the night you look at your audience and don't see yourself, and the night the audience looks at you and doesn't see themselves reflected in you, it's all over.”
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1988· 4 entries
Released album “The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle / Darkness on the Edge of Town”.
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Released album “The Bruce Springsteen Collection”.
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Released album “1988‐07‐03: Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden”.
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Springsteen headlined the worldwide Human Rights Now
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1987· 1 entry
Released album “Tunnel of Love”.
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1986· 1 entry
Released album “1986‐10‐13: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA”.
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1985· 5 entries
Awarded MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance for Dancing in the Dark (1985).
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Awarded MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video for I'm on Fire (1985).
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Awarded MTV Video Music Award – Viewer's Choice (1985).
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Released album “The Born in the U.S.A. 12″ Single Collection”.
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Released album “Live/1975–85”.
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1984· 5 entries
Released album “Born in the U.S.A.”.
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Springsteen released Born in the U
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Early in 1984, Springsteen asked Scialfa to join the E Street Band for the Born in the U.S.A.
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Conservative columnist George Will attended a Springsteen concert and then wrote a column praising Springsteen's work ethic, further discussing his "presumed patriotism" with the usage of the phrase "born in the U
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“s work ethic, further discussing his”
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1982· 3 entries
Released album “Nebraska”.
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Released album “Retrospective”.
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Released album “Bruce Springsteen”.
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1981· 3 entries
Released album “1980‐12‐28: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA”.
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Released album “1980‐12‐31: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA”.
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Released album “1981‐06‐05: Wembley Arena, London, England, UK”.
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1980· 2 entries
Released album “The River”.
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Released album “Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. / The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle / Born to Run”.
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1979· 2 entries
With Springsteen's then unreleased "Fire"
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Released album “1978‐08‐09: The Agora, Cleveland, OH, USA”.
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1978· 4 entries
Released album “Darkness on the Edge of Town”.
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Released album “1978‐07‐07: The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, USA”.
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Released album “1978‐09‐19: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA”.
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Released album “1978‐12‐15: Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA”.
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1976· 1 entry
Released album “1975‐02‐05: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA”.
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1975· 1 entry
Released album “Born to Run”.
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1974· 1 entry
Music critic Jon Landau wrote that he "saw rock and roll future, and its name is Bruce Springsteen
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1973· 2 entries
Released album “The Wild, the Innocent & The E Street Shuffle”.
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Released album “Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.”.
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1972· 1 entry
By John Hammond, who had signed Bob Dylan to the same label a decade earlier
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1969· 1 entry
When he was 20 years old, Springsteen's parents and sister Pamela moved to San Mateo, California; he and his sister Virginia, who was married and pregnant at the time, remained in Freehold
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1967· 1 entry
But felt so alienated that he skipped his graduation ceremony
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1965· 1 entry
Went to the house of Tex and Marion Vinyard, who sponsored young bands in town
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1964· 1 entry
Springsteen saw the Beatles' televised appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show
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1949· 1 entry
Born 1949-09-23.
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