Bruce Springsteen was born on the 23th of September 1949 in Freehold, New Jersey. He was noted for his songs of hard times, alienation and broken dreams, but touched with hope.
In school, Bruce Springsteen was a discipline problem and an unmotivated student. He bought a secondhand guitar when he was thirteen, inspired by an Elvis Presley special on television. He taught himself piano and harmonica and while in high school played at local bars and clubs.
Bob Dylan’s influence was noticed in Springsteen’s first records. In 1972 he signed with Columbia Records. He came out with his first album, "Greetings from Asbury Park N.J.", in 1973, and released a second, "The wild, the innocent & the E Street shuffle", in 1974. Both albums were extremely popular, winning Springsteen and his musicians, the E Street Band, a loyal following for their hard-driving energy on stage. His next album, "Born to run" (1975), telling of a day in the life of a desperate teenager, vaulted him to stardom. After two albums such as impressive, "Darkness on the edge of town" (1978) and "The river" (1980), Springsteen released in 1982 an intimate and acoustic album, "Nebraska".
His album "Born in the USA", released in 1984, turned out to be the biggest seller in the history of Columbia Records, selling 13 million copies. The album turned Springsteen into a symbol of the young American working class. The album, whose single "Dancing in the dark" won him a Grammy for best rock vocalist the following year, led to a triumphant world concert tour and was followed in 1986 with the album "Live/1975-85", and in 1987 with the Grammy-winning album "Tunnel of love". In 1988 Springsteen went on a six-week world rock tour to benefit Amnesty International.
He simultaneously released two albums in 1992, without the E Street Band, "Human touch" and "Lucky Town". An Oscar rewarded him for his contribution in the music from the motion picture "Philadelphia" ("Streets of Philadelphia", 1993).