Happy Birthday today (Sept. 23) to Bruce The Boss Springsteen, widely known for his heartland rock, poetic lyrics & Americana sentiments that find grandeur in the struggles of daily American life, all rooted in his native New Jersey (1985 US #2 & UK #4 Dancing In The Dark, 1994 UK #2 Streets of Philadelphia, landmark 1975 LP Born To Run plus 11 US #1 albums); he first came to prominence in 1974 when music critic John Landau (later his manager) wrote, I saw rock & rolls future, and its name is Bruce Springsteen; he has sold more than 65 million albums in the US & 120 million worldwide, earned 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes & an Academy Award & is widely regarded as one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century; Rolling Stone has ranked him as the 23rd Greatest Artist of All Time, the 96th Greatest Guitarist of All Time & the 36th Greatest Singer of All Time; Bruce was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame & the R&R Hall of Fame in 1999; he released his 18th studio album, High Hopes, in 2014 - it became his 11th US & 10th UK chart topping album, tying him for 5th all-time with the Rolling Stones & U2…
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 23:13:43 +0000
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