Bruce Springsteen

Age: 76

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Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen released his first album in 1973, but it was his second album, The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle later that year that led a rock critic to call him "the future of rock'n'roll." A year later Springsteen released Born to Run to critical and popular success, and he was a bona fide rock star, nicknamed "The Boss." In the '80s he released The River to huge success, and his 1984 album, Born in the U.S.A. was on top of the charts for seven weeks. In the '90s Springsteen left his back-up band and recorded solo, but by the end of the decade was touring with them again. Known for his songs about working-class Americans and for his generous and frequent live performances, Springsteen has been one of the top rock acts for nearly three decades.

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The River

Bruce Springsteen's "The River" uses a symbolic dried-up river to represent lost teenage dreams and hopes, particularly for a couple whose youthful plans are derailed by an unexpected pregnancy and economic hardship. The song tells the story of the narrator and his wife, Mary, whose bright future, once symbolized by the flowing river, has faded into a harsh reality, leaving him with only nostalgic memories of a time before life's difficult challenges set in.

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