Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Frederick Joseph Marty Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has frequently recorded and toured with The E Street Band. Springsteen is most widely known for his brand of heartland rock, rock and roll infused with Americana sentiments. His eloquence in expressing ordinary, every-day problems has earned him a huge fan base. His most famous albums, Born to Run and Born in the USA, epitomize his penchant for writing about the struggles of a young man growing up in the streets of New Jersey. Comparisons are inevitably made between him and Bob Dylan http://home.theboots.net/theboots/articles/bangs_btr_review.html because of his folk rock roots. Springsteen, however has become popular in his own right because of the appeal of his songs.

Awards and recognition

Grammy Awards:

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:Springsteen has won 12 Grammy Awards, with the first coming for the year 1984 and the most recent for 2004. The most notable of these are:

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• Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male, 1984, "Dancing in the Dark"
• Best Rock Vocal Performance, 1987, "Tunnel of Love"
• Song of the Year, 1994, "Streets of Philadelphia" (which also won three other awards)
• Best Contemporary Folk Album, 1996, The Ghost of Tom Joad
• Best Rock Song, 2003, "The Rising" (which also won two other awards)

Academy Awards:

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• Academy Award for Best Song, 1993, "Streets of Philadelphia" from Philadelphia

Emmy Awards:

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• The ' HBO special won two technical awards in 2001.

Other recognition:

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• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 1999
• Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, 1999
• "Born to Run" named "The unofficial youth anthem of New Jersey" by the New Jersey state legislature (something Bruce always found to be ironic, considering that the song "is about leaving New Jersey.") http://www.eonline.com/Features/Features/Bruce/index2.html