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Bruce Springsteen
Birth at
23 September 1949
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Bruce Springsteen, American rock singer, guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, was born on September 23, 1949 in Long Branch, New Jersey. As a child, Bruce is fond of music, plays in several teenage rock bands. In 1971, the guitarist moved to New York. In the early works, a strong influence of such artists as Bob Dylan (Bob Dylan) and Van Morrison (Van Morrison). Springsteen's first album, "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.", failed. The real fame of the musician brought his third disc, called Born
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Bruce Springsteen, American rock singer, guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, was born on September 23, 1949 in Long Branch, New Jersey. As a child, Bruce is fond of music, plays in several teenage rock bands. In 1971, the guitarist moved to New York. In the early works, a strong influence of such artists as
Van Morrison (Van Morrison).
Springsteen's first album, "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.", failed. The real fame of the musician brought his third disc, called Born to Run. It receives the approval of both music critics and ordinary listeners. His next album was Born in the USA. The total circulation of the artist’s album exceeds 65 million in the United States and 120 million worldwide.
Springsteen plays in the genres of folk rock and heartland rock, characterized not only by musical accompaniment, but by serious and soulful texts that have a social orientation. The song is called “Born in the U.S.A.” Its theme is the terrible consequences of the military actions in Vietnam for the United States itself.
Bruce Springsteen is ranked 23rd in the list of 50 best rock artists created by Rolling Stone magazine. It also includes
Elvis Presley and others. In the list of the hundred best according to the Digital Dream Door website, the musician occupies the 17th position. This list also includes Eddie Van Halen (leader of Van Halen).
(vocalist Steven Tyler), Guns 'N' Roses (vocalist Axl Rose), "The Doors" (leader Jim Morrison), "Deep Purple".
The musician is the owner of 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes and one Oscar. In 2009, the influential music magazine Billboard called the singer one of the most commercially successful. His income from performances and album sales exceeded $55 million. / 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 2009 Working on a Dream