bruce springsteen

Bruce Springsteen is an American rock star whose body of work dating from the early seventies to the present places him in the rare company of such artists as Bob Dylan as a living legend. Equally at home performing folk based music on such solo acoustic albums as Nebraska and Devils & Dust, or within the big arena rock setting of the E Street Band, the common thread in Springsteen’s work has always been its tales of ordinary people trying to rise above their working class circumstances.

Hailing from Asbury Park, New Jersey, Springsteen first rose to national prominence with his 1975 album Born To Run, which landed him on the covers of Time and Newsweek the same week. Nearly ten years later, the 1984 album and tour Born In The USA made him an international phenomenon. Following that success, Springsteen shied away from the spotlight, marrying, splitting from the E Street Band, and making "smaller" records like The Ghost Of Tom Joad. Since reuniting with the E Street Band for a reunion tour in 1999, "The Boss" has however come back stronger than ever, most recently completing a world tour in support of his 2007 album Magic.

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• KENNEDY CENTER HONORS: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, ROBERT DE NIRO, MEL BROOKS AND OTHERS

  
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• Top Five Bruce Springsteen Songs Without a Chorus

  
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• De Niro, Springsteen Honored by Kennedy Center

  
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  Actor Robert De Niro and rocker Bruce Springsteen were both lauded at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington DC Other honorees included jazz musician Dave Brubeck, comedian Mel Brooks and opera singer Grace Bumbry. (Dec. 7)
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• Obama Jokes About Having A “Fake ID” At Kennedy Center Honors

  
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• THE OBAMAS AMONG STARS AT KENNEDY CENTER HONORS

  
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• Robert De Niros awards honor

  
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• The 2009 Kennedy Center Honors

  
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• Eddie Vedder, Jon Stewart Pay Tribute to Bruce Springsteen at the Kennedy Center Honors

  
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• President Obama Applauds Robert De Niro, Bruce Springsteen, and Mel Brooks

  
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• Bruce Springsteen

  
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• Raw Video: Kennedy Center Honors Springsteen, Others

  
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• 2009 Kennedy Center Honors Handed Out

  
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• Bruce Springsteen Hounoured by President Obama

  
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• Obama, 2009 Kennedy Center honors Mel Brooks, De Niro, Springsteen

  
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• Obama Honors Springsteen, Mel Brooks, De Niro and Others Video

  
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