Springsteen, Bruce (1949- )

US rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His music combines melodies in traditional rock idiom and reflective lyrics about working-class life and the pursuit of the American dream on such albums as Born to Run (1975), Born in the USA (1984), Human Touch (1992), and The Rising (2002).

Springsteen began his early career in the late 1960s playing small East Coast clubs, where he earned a cult following. In concerts with the E Street Band, playing long ambitious sets, his performance was electrifying. ‘The Boss’ won many new fans in the mid-1980s performing in a series of sold-out concerts across the USA.

A retrospective collection of his songs, Tracks, was released in 1998. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 1999.