Bruce Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is a rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist from the United States. He has been dubbed “The Boss” and has recorded 21 studio albums throughout his six-decade career, the majority of which involve his backup band, the E Street Band.
Springsteen is the father of heartland rock, a genre that combines mainstream rock music with poetic and socially concerned lyrics about working-class American life. He is well-known for his vivid lyrics and frenetic shows that sometimes last up to four hours.
Bruce Springsteen was born on September 23, 1949, at Monmouth Medical Centre in Long Branch, New Jersey. His ancestors are Dutch, Irish, and Italian. He was raised as a Catholic in Freehold, New Jersey. Adele Ann (née Zerilli; born 1925) was born in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
She was the family’s main breadwinner and worked as a legal secretary. His father, Douglas Frederick “Dutch” Springsteen (1924-1998), worked as a bus driver among other things. His father struggled with mental health concerns his entire life, which deteriorated in his senior years. Bruce Springsteen has two younger sisters, Virginia and Pamela (born around 1962).
The latter had a brief acting career before abandoning it to pursue photography, which he eventually used for his albums Human Touch, Lucky Town, and The Ghost of Tom Joad.
Springsteen’s maternal grandpa was born in Vico Equense and immigrated to the United States via Ellis Island. When he arrived, he couldn’t read or write. He later became a lawyer and wowed the young Springsteen with his “larger-than-life” personality. The Springsteen surname is topographic, literally translating to “jump stone” and meaning a stepping stone used on unpaved streets or between two houses in the Dutch province of Groningen. The Springsteen were among the first Dutch families to establish in the New Netherland colony in the 1600s.
The renowned singer is currently 74 years old.
Springsteen witnessed the Beatles’ TV debuts on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. He was inspired and purchased his first guitar for $18.95 at the Western Auto appliance store. Following that, he began performing in front of audiences with a band named the Rogues at local locations such as the Elks Lodge in Freehold.
Subsequently that year, his mother borrowed money to buy him a $60 Kent guitar, which he subsequently remembered in his song “The Wish.” In 1965, he visited the home of Tex and Marion Vinyard, who supported local bands. They assisted him in becoming the Castiles’ lead guitarist and, later, one of their lead singers.
The band recorded two original songs at a public recording studio in Brick Township and performed at some places, including Greenwich Village’s Cafe; Marion Vinyard stated she believed the young Springsteen when he said he would make it big. Springsteen briefly performed in a power trio known as Earth in the late 1960s, playing in New Jersey bars and one large event at the Hotel Diplomat in New York City.
The renowned Singer is estimated to be worth about $650 Million.
Bruce Springsteen has garnered success as a solo artist as well as the leader of the E Street Band over several decades. When Bruce is touring, his annual profits can easily exceed $80 million. Bruce has sold over 140 million albums globally, making him one of the top 35 best-selling musical artists of all time.
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