Bruce Springsteen Biography

Here I've assembled for you a Bruce Springsteen biography that covers the highlights of this extrodinary performer. You'll also find links to a some Bruce Springsteen lyrics and guitar demo's to a few hits in the right menu.

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (The Boss) is from New Jersey and will turn 63 in Sep 2012. Man where does the time go?

The power of the boss is undeniable with record sales globally of more than 120 million albums sold. His awards are also admirable ... with 19 Gammys, 2 Golden Globes and an Academy Award.

Bruce Springsteen Biography Facts

• Born? - Long Branch NJ
• Attend High School? - Freehold Borough High School
• Did he graduate? - He finished Grade 12 but skipped his grad ceremony
• Parents Jobs? - Dad was a bus driver, Mom actress and photographer
• Religion? - Catholic
• First band? - The Castiles
• Musical Influence? - To play guitar after seeing Elvis on The Ed Sullivan Show.
• First guitar? Mom actually took out a $60 loan when he turned 16 and bought him a Kent guitar.

He now lives with his second wife and band member Patti Scialfa and their three children in Colts Neck New Jersey.

Ever wonder where the nickname "The Boss" came from? It came from playing gigs in bars when Springsteen used to collect the nights pay and distribute it to the other members of the band ... but he said he never liked the nickname because of his dislike for "Bosses" in general. We all can relate Bruce!

After two beginning albums that did little to launch his career, The Born To Run album, his third attempt of breaking thru in a big way, took 14 months to record .. and the song itself took an unheard of 6 months to complete.

Even after all of that, Springsteen was not 100% happy with the final product ... even though it is listed in the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry of historic recordings.

You have to be doing something right when Newsweek and Time both put you on the cover for your efforts, as happened to Springsteen in Oct 1975.

Springsteens 4th album, Nebraska, did not do so well commercially, but his 5th, Born In The USA was a smash hit, charting 7 top 10 hits after its release in 1984 ... but no #1 hits (Dancing In The Dark reached #2). You'll find a few Bruce Springsteen videos on some top hits deeper within this site.

Springsteen was married in 1985 to actress Julianne Philips, recorded Tunnel Of Love in 1987 and was divorced later in 1989.

As the 80's came to a close, Springsteen hooked up with backup singer Patti Scialfa, disbanded the E-Street Band and moved to California. He and Patti now have 3 children.

The 1990's were a bit of a lazy dark period in the Bruce Springsteen biography as he himself has said. But in 1999, the E-Band was re-united to kick off a re-union world tour, which needless to say, was a huge success.


Tim Russert, newsman who passed away in Jun 08 was a huge Springsteen fan. At a service held at the Kennedy Centre, Springsteen appeared live from London and played Russerts favorite song, Thunder Road.

The last Springsteen tour, Working On A Dream Tour, ended in Nov 2009. It may very well have been the last E-Street Band tour, but we'll have to wait and see if the last of the Bruce Springsteen biograpy is now complete, or if there is another chapter ahead.

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