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Bruce Springsteen took the best parts of rock history - then built something new

This video explores how Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run became one of the defining achievements in rock history by blending ...

Songs, politics mixed since 'Yankee Doodle' in Springsteen Center show

The Springsteen Center's "Chimes of Freedom" exhibit highlights the power of song in American life from "Yankee Doodle" to ...

Bruce Springsteen Dedicates Harry Belafonte Social Justice Award to Minneapolis, L.A., Portland Citizens “Who Stood Against the Federal Invasion of Their Cities”

The legendary musician spoke with Bono at the Tribeca Festival about their music and activism before the duo joined Patti Smith on a rousing rendition of "People Have the Power." ...

Bruce Springsteen Apologizes for Refusing to Allow His Song in Bono’s Gap Commercial, Tells U2 Frontman: ‘I Should Have F—ing Done It!’

Bruce Springsteen apologized to Bono for refusing to license his song 'Girls in Their Summer Clothes' for an ad for Gap and Bono's (RED) foundation.

The story of Dire Straits, the band who quit at the height of their fame

The simple facts are these: Knopfler formed Dire Straits in London in 1977 with his younger brother David on rhythm guitar, John Illsley on bass and Pick Withers on drums. Emerging from the city’s ...
The New York Times

Bruce Springsteen Opens His Music Center, With Guitars

Jon Bon Jovi, Public Enemy and others joined him to ring in the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, a $50 million archive and cultural hub. By Nick Corasaniti Nick Corasaniti is the author of ...
Rolling Stone

See Bruce Springsteen Play With Jon Bon Jovi, Public Enemy at Night Two of ‘Music America’

Bruce Springsteen returned to the OceanFirst Bank Center in Monmouth, New Jersey, on Friday for the second and final night of the ‘Music America: The Songs that Shaped Us’ concert, a celebration of ...
Rolling Stone

See Bruce Springsteen Play With Kenny Chesney, Dropkick Murphys at ‘Music America’ Concert

Bruce Springsteen celebrated the American semiquincentennial, and the upcoming opening of the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, by performing Thursday night at the “Music America: The Songs ...
American Songwriter

Remembering When Bruce Springsteen Wrote a Song for Donna Summer, Then Had Second Thoughts About Giving It Away in 1982

Bruce Springsteen has filled up his catalog with powerful songs that he’s written. Along the way, he has occasionally written songs with the intent for others to record. On a few of those occasions, ...
The Boston Globe

Some fans are surprised by this version of Bruce Springsteen. I’m not.

Elizabeth Herlihy is a freelance writer and communications consultant. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College. I saw my first Bruce Springsteen concert on Thanksgiving night in 1980 ...
Cleveland.com

Bruce Springsteen and band deliver politically charged, rocking concert (photos, setlist)

CLEVELAND, Ohio – When Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band play, you can expect a communal roller-coaster: They’ll rock us, calm us, bring us back up and leave us wanting more. But above all is a ...
Deadline.com

All The Songs In ‘The Boroughs’: From Bruce Springsteen To Bill Withers

L-R: Denis O’Hare as Wally, Alfred Molina as Sam, Alfre Woodard as Judy in 'The Boroughs' Courtesy of Netflix Netflix’s latest Duffer brothers-produced series, The Boroughs, created by Jeffrey Addiss ...