1976 No. 1 Hit Was a Bruce Springtseen Cover Song — and He Absolutely Hated It

But Manfred Mann’s version of the song became a much bigger hit than Springsteen’s. The English-based rock group released ...
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Why Bruce Springsteen Wasn’t Afraid to Give Up This Future Top 20 Hit (And Who Got It Instead)

The rock 'n' roll stars aligned in 1977 when Bruce "The Boss" Springsteen handed over "Because The Night" to Patti Smith.

1978 One Hit Wonder Proved Even Rock Icons Can Have Just One Big Smash

In 1978, a singular rock classic gave a future Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee her one major hit in a career that would ...

Bruce Springsteen draws a line from “Peter Pan” to “Born to Run”

Springsteen reveals how a childhood love of Peter and Wendy led to a time-honored hit ...

Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ turns 50. New exhibit celebrates iconic album.

The exhibit honors both the landmark 1975 album and Springsteen's September 1978 Capitol Theater shows in Passaic, which fans ...
American Songwriter

The Rolling Stones’ First UK No. 1 Was a Bruce Springsteen Favorite and the First Guitar Solo He Learned

The Rolling Stones' 1964 hit held a special place for Springsteen, who turned to it after getting kicked out of his first ...
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Bruce Springsteen’s iconic hit censored in the UK over ‘racist’ lyric

Bruce Springsteen’s 1984 hit classic has had a controversial lyric removed on UK radio over its allegedly racist references. It is possibly ironic that the year Born in the U.S.A. was released was ...

Bruce Springsteen 'Streets of Minneapolis' No. 1 on Billboard chart

Bruce Springsteen's protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis,' a reaction to federal agent shootings, debuted at No. 1 on ...

Bruce Springsteen Earns His First No. 1 On One Chart By Calling Out Trump

Bruce Springsteen debuts “Streets of Minneapolis” at No. 1 on Billboard's Digital Song Sales chart, marking his first leader ...