Bruce Springsteen is one of the globe's most iconic rock & roll front men,
renowned for his larger-than-life concerts, his socially conscious songwriting,
and lyrics that examine the hardships of working-class Americans. Born in Long
Branch, New Jersey, on September 23, 1949, he launched his career as a teenager,
playing in bands like The Castiles, Earth, Steel Mill, and Dr Zoom & the Sonic
Boom before signing with Columbia Records as a solo act. Although his debut
album, 1973's Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ, was far from a commercial success,
Bruce Springsteen assembled a soon-...