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Why Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the USA.' is still America's definitive July 4 song

Why is Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." still America's defining July 4 song? Here's why the misunderstood 1984 ...

How Bruce Springsteen took back the American flag

Long Walk Home” was released in 2007 on the Springsteen album “Magic.” The track was prescient in its exploration of the role of community, patriotism, and the flag in the United States. The themes ...

Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the U.S.A.': 7 Weeks at No. 1 and Its Impact on Rock Music

Bruce Springsteen dominated the charts in 1984.
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Zach Bryan Recruits Bruce Springsteen to Perform ‘Atlantic City’ at New Jersey Concert

Zach Bryan closed out his three-night run in New Jersey with a bang. Before the musician hit the stage on Sunday, July 20, the Bruce Springsteen record “House of a Thousand Guitars” blared ...

5 Bruce Springsteen Albums That Are Perfect

There are a few Bruce Springsteen albums that are essentially perfect, including Darkness on the Edge of Town, Nebraska, and ...

Bruce Springsteen Goes to PBS for Half-Hour Conversation With ‘NewsHour’ Co-Anchor Geoff Bennett

Bruce Springsteen once decried TV as a venue that offers “fifty-seven channels and nothin’ on.” He apparently doesn’t feel ...

Freehold tree planting honors Springsteen's ancestral Irish hometown

A copper beech tree with links to the Springsteen family's ancestral home of Rathangan in County Kildare, Ireland, will be ...
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In 1977 Bruce Springsteen gave this unfinished song to Patti Smith — and it became her signature hit

Patti Smith is a member of the Rock Hall of Fame, yet she only had one hit. It was an unfinished song by Bruce Springsteen ...