When record producer Mike Appel heard Bruce Springsteen perform “It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City” during an audition in 1972, it convinced him to quit his job and become his manager. At the time, ...

How cool was the summer of 1973 when it came to classic rock? Bands we've come to know and love as staples of the music world were tossing out some of their most memorable work. There were plenty of ...

One of the songs that resulted in Springsteen securing said record deal was based on his own life. "Growin' Up" tells the story of Springsteen's adolescence and being a rebelious teen in New Jersey.

When you ask Bruce what his music is all about (he wrote and arranged and plays all nine sings on his album), he tells you to listen to his record. He’s a self-taught musician, who can read music “a ...

Two of rock's biggest names — Aerosmith and Bruce Springsteen — both released their debut albums to little fanfare on Jan. 5, 1973. And although the Boston-based hard rockers' self-titled album ...

Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. is the 1973 debut album from rock legend, "The Boss" Bruce Springsteen. The album put Springsteen in the public eye and had critics calling him a "daring new artist" ...