Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen, performing at Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom at the Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom in Atlanta, Georgia (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage)

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When Bruce Springsteen finally broke through to national recognition in the fall of 1975 after a decade of trying, critics hailed him as the savior of rock & roll, the single artist who brought together all the exuberance of '50s rock and the thoughtfulness of '60s rock, molded into a '70s style. He rocked as hard as Jerry Lee Lewis, his lyrics were as complicated as Bob Dylan's,... Read More