Todays Tune: Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Philadelphia

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949), nicknamed "The Boss", is an American singer-songwriter. They records and tours with the E Street Band. Springsteen is widely known for his brand of heartland rock infused with pop hooks, poetic lyrics, and Americana sentiments centered on his native New Jersey.

Springsteen's recordings have tended to alternate between commercially obtainable rock albums and somber folk-oriented works. Much of his status stems from the concerts and marathon shows in which they and the E Street Band perform intense ballads, rousing anthems, and party rock and roll songs, amongst which they intersperses whimsical or deeply emotional stories.

His most successful studio albums, Born to Run and Born in the U.S.A., epitomize his penchant for finding grandeur in the struggles of every day life in The united states, and the latter album made him one of the most recognized artists of the 1980s within the United States. Because of his support for the presidential campaigns of Senator John Kerry and President Barack Obama, Springsteen has gradually become identified with liberal politics. They is also noted for his support of various relief and rebuilding efforts in New Jersey and elsewhere, and for his response to the September 11 attacks, on which his album The Rising reflects.

They has earned numerous awards for his work, including twenty Grammy Awards, four Golden Globes and an Academy Award, and continues to have a strong global fan base. They has sold over 65 million albums in the United States and 120 million worldwide. They was a 2009 recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors.