Bruce Springsteen has performed with several backup bands throughout his career, most notably the E Street Band, which has been his primary ensemble since the early 1970s. The E Street Band features prominent members like Clarence Clemons, Max Weinberg, and Steven Van Zandt. In addition, Springsteen has occasionally collaborated with other musicians and bands for specific projects or tours, such as the Sessions Band for his "Seeger Sessions" album.
In addition to "Blinded by the Light" and "Greasy Lake," Manfred Mann's Earth Band also covered Bruce Springsteen's song "Spirit in the Night." They brought their unique style to this track as well, showcasing Springsteen's songwriting talents through their interpretation.
Bruce Springsteen, known as The Boss, once said, "When I was growing up, there were two things that were unpopular in my house. One was me, and the other was my guitar." Springsteen got the music bug when he was seven years old and saw Elvis Presley perform on "Toast of the Town." He bought his first guitar when he was 13 and joined The Castiles, his first band, a year later. Over the next dozen years, Springsteen formed, joined and reconfigured many bands, wrote and performed and cut albums. It wasn't until music critic Jon Landau wrote in Rolling Stone magazine," I have seen rock & roll future and its name is Bruce Springsteen," that Springsteen and his E Street Band began to make a mark on the music scene. In December, he will be among the five recipients of 2009's Kennedy Center Honors. Happy 60th birthday to The Boss - Grammy-winner, Rock 'n Roll Hall-of-Famer, megastar Bruce Springsteen, born on September 23, 1949.
Springsteen did write a song entitled "Fire", but there are a number of songs with the same one-word title. Hendrix had a monster hit with his own song Fire, and other songs of the same name have been recorded by artists as diverse as the Ohio Players and the Beach Boys.Springsteen's song was originally written with the idea that Elvis Presley would record it, as Bruce was a huge Elvis fan. However, after it was written, Elvis died in 1977, and Bruce ended up giving the song to Robert Gordon, a rockabilly artist in the New York music scene. Gordon released his version in 1978. Springsteen also recorded the song at this time, during the sessions for his 1978 Darkness on the Edge of Town, but he ended up not releasing his version on that album (that version was just released in later 2010 on his 2 record set The Promise, made up of outtakes from the "Darkness" sessions).When Springsteen performed the song live, a producer heard it and brought it to the Pointer Sisters, who had a top-5 R&B hit with it in late 1978 or early 1979.
Yes: Springsteen cites him frequently as one of his influences, along with Elvis and James Brown. His influence is notable in the poetic lyrics of Springsteen first albums. On another level, Dylan, himself an admirer of Woody Guthrie, led Springsteen to Guthrie's work. ("The Ghost of Tom Joad" was inspired by Guthrie's work and the movie "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Ford.) Dylan himself has called Springsteen "his younger brother". Yes he did he gave Bruce the choice to be as independent as he wanted to be.
This Little Girl by Gary U.S Bonds from 1981.
Both Springsteen and BSB sold the same amount; however, the Backstreet Boys sold the same amount in a much shorter time period, so technically they are more popular in the past 20 years (if not in general).
Bruce Souders has written: 'To a student dying young and other poems'
Bruce Davis has written: 'Hog killin time, and other poems'
Bruce Springsteen, known as The Boss, once said, "When I was growing up, there were two things that were unpopular in my house. One was me, and the other was my guitar." Springsteen got the music bug when he was seven years old and saw Elvis Presley perform on "Toast of the Town." He bought his first guitar when he was 13 and joined The Castiles, his first band, a year later. Over the next dozen years, Springsteen formed, joined and reconfigured many bands, wrote and performed and cut albums. It wasn't until music critic Jon Landau wrote in Rolling Stone magazine," I have seen rock & roll future and its name is Bruce Springsteen," that Springsteen and his E Street Band began to make a mark on the music scene. In December, he will be among the five recipients of 2009's Kennedy Center Honors. Happy 60th birthday to The Boss - Grammy-winner, Rock 'n Roll Hall-of-Famer, megastar Bruce Springsteen, born on September 23, 1949.
* A lot of boy bands were pretty popular at that time and of course Britney Spears, Christina, Agulara and most other pop music singers
One band comes to mind in particular, The Hold Steady. Other than that, Damien Jurado has a brilliant albume called, "Where Shall You Take Me," which hearkens back to "Nebraska." And Arcade Fire has drawn comments about similarities in a few songs on "Neon Bible" in particular. The Killers have also been accused/remonstrated for sounding like poor Springsteen rip-offs on their most recent albums.
"The Way It Is" is a song written by Bruce Hornsby and John Hornsby. The song was written, recorded, and released in the year 1986 and has been covered by many other musicians.
Springsteen did write a song entitled "Fire", but there are a number of songs with the same one-word title. Hendrix had a monster hit with his own song Fire, and other songs of the same name have been recorded by artists as diverse as the Ohio Players and the Beach Boys.Springsteen's song was originally written with the idea that Elvis Presley would record it, as Bruce was a huge Elvis fan. However, after it was written, Elvis died in 1977, and Bruce ended up giving the song to Robert Gordon, a rockabilly artist in the New York music scene. Gordon released his version in 1978. Springsteen also recorded the song at this time, during the sessions for his 1978 Darkness on the Edge of Town, but he ended up not releasing his version on that album (that version was just released in later 2010 on his 2 record set The Promise, made up of outtakes from the "Darkness" sessions).When Springsteen performed the song live, a producer heard it and brought it to the Pointer Sisters, who had a top-5 R&B hit with it in late 1978 or early 1979.
Bruce M. Jakosky has written: 'The search for life on other planets' -- subject(s): Life on other planets 'Science, Society, And the Search for Life in the Universe' 'Volatiles on Mars' -- subject(s): Exploration, Planets
Bruce Robertson has written: 'Let's draw dinosaurs, pterodactyls and other prehistoric creatures' 'Designing with letters' -- subject(s): Type and type-founding, Commercial art 'Countryside'
Yes: Springsteen cites him frequently as one of his influences, along with Elvis and James Brown. His influence is notable in the poetic lyrics of Springsteen first albums. On another level, Dylan, himself an admirer of Woody Guthrie, led Springsteen to Guthrie's work. ("The Ghost of Tom Joad" was inspired by Guthrie's work and the movie "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Ford.) Dylan himself has called Springsteen "his younger brother". Yes he did he gave Bruce the choice to be as independent as he wanted to be.