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Bruce Springsteen
Franco Mamone is born in Verona, Italy, Europe. As the head of the promoting company Commusications, he will be considered the first of the modern generation of Italian rock promoters and managers. From the seventies onwards, he will organize concerts by Bob Marley, Bruce Springsteen and countless others.
Husband and wife team, Tom and Margaret Potter, open a new rock music club, The Upstage, in Asbury, New Jersey, USA. It will quickly become a favourite haunt of aspiring young local musician Bruce Springsteen.
Racially motivated disturbances erupt in Freehold, New Jersey, USA. This so-called riot will provide subject matter for Bruce Springsteen's 1985 hit single My Hometown.
Child, a newly formed group whose members are Vini Lopez, Danny Federici and Bruce Springsteen, plays at The Pandemonium Club, Ocean, New Jersey, USA.
Steel Mill, a band featuring Bruce Springsteen on guitar and vocals, plays the second of two nights at The Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA.A busy day in New York City, USA. The big event of the day is at Madison Square Garden, where John Lennon and Yoko Ono play at the One On One Benefit for Willowbank Hospital, supported by Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flack, Sha Na Na and Elephant's Memory. One the same day, however, The Kinks play in Central Park and Fleetwood Mac play in Gaelic Park. At club level, Jackson Browne and David Blue play the first of six nights at The Bitter End, while Bruce Springsteen takes the stage at Max's Kansas City.
It's a hectic 24 hours in rock'n'roll. The New York Dolls' eponymous debut album is released on Mercury Records in the USA and, on the same day, Bruce Springsteen is hailed as the most popular act at the CBS Convention in the Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, California. Also on the same day, fights break out at an Ike And Tina Turner show at Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, California, between members of the radical Black Panthers and the band. Finally, back in New York City, Led Zeppelin play the first of three nights at Madison Square Garden.
Bad Blood by Neil Sedaka reaches No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA. On the same day, Bruce Springsteen has his first US Top 40 singles chart entry with Born To Run, which will peak at No23.
Following a gig in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, Bruce Springsteen goes to Elvis Presley's Graceland home and climbs over the wall. A guard, assuming him to be a crank fan, apprehends him.
Bruce Springsteen's first public performance of Because The Night, takes place on stage with Patti Smith at CBGB's Theater, New York City, USA. During the show, the venue is closed by fire marshals, citing excess capacity as the reason.
Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play at The Uptown Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Bruce Springsteen reaches No1 in the Billboard Album Charts in the USA for the first time with his album The River.
Bruce Springsteen plays at the Activities Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.
Bruce Springsteen joins Cats On A Smooth Surface for an impromptu set at the Stone Pony, Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA.
Bruce Springsteen plays the first of two nights at The Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
On his Born In The USA tour, Bruce Springsteen plays at The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA.The superstar charity single We Are The World by USA For Africa, which includes Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Ray Charles and Diana Ross among its vocalists, enters the Billboard Hot 100 at No23.
On his Born In The USA tour, Bruce Springsteen plays the second of two nights at Stadion Feynoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Europe.
As Bruce Springsteen's British tour comes to an end at Roundhay Park, Leeds, England, UK, Europe, hundreds of fans break down the fences to gatecrash the event.Bruce Springsteen releases a new single, I'm Goin' Down, in the USA, on Columbia Records.
On the Tunnel Of Love tour, Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band play at Weser Stadium, Bremen, Germany, Europe.
On the Tunnel Of Love Express tour, Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band play at Vinciente Calderon Stadium, Madrid, Spain, Europe.Bruce Springsteen plays his first ever performance in Africa, on the Amnesty International Tour with Sting, Peter Gabriel and Tracy Chapman, at Harare National Sports Stadium in Zimbabwe.
Bruce Springsteen records Leavin’ Train at Oceanway Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA.Supergroup The Traveling Wilburys release their second album, Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3. On the same day, Tom Petty throws his (slightly belated) 40th birthday party at his home in Encino, California, with guests including Bruce Springsteen, Roger McGuinn and Jeff Lynne.
On his The Ghost of Tom Joad tour, Bruce Springsteen plays at Teatro Smeraldo, Milan, Italy, Europe.
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On his Devils And Dust tour, Bruce Springsteen plays at Colorado Convention Center Lecture Hall, Denver, Colorado, USA.Bruce Springsteen wins a Golden Globe award for Best Original Song for his title track to the acclaimed movie The Wrestler at the awards event in Los Angeles.
Bruce Springsteen's album Working On A Dream debuts at No1 in the European albums chart.
Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play the first of two nights at the Convention Hall Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA.Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play at the HP Pavilion at San Jose, California, USA.
On the Working On A Dream tour, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band play the first of two nights at the TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
The Clearwater Concert: Creating the Next Generation of Environmental Leaders, a star-studded, one night only concert celebrating folk music legend Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday, is held at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA. The event features forty artists representing a wide variety of musical genres and generations, including Joan Baez, Ben Harper, Ani DiFranco, Dave Matthews, Michael Franti, Emmylou Harris, Juanes, John Mellencamp, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, Taj Mahal, Eddie Vedder, and Keller Williams.
Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play at Ratinan Stadion, Tampere, Finland.
Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play the first of two nights at Koengen, Bergen, Norway.
Bruce Springsteen and Danny Devito perform an unlikely duet together at the New Jersey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Newark, New Jersey, USA.Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band's play a low-key concert at the Carousel House on the Asbury Park boardwalk in New Jersey, USA, to showcase material from Springsteen's album The Promise.
Bruce Springsteen takes part in the Stone Pony Reunion Show at the Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA.
Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band is the headline act at The Isle Of Wight Festival, Isle Of Wight, England, UK.
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Bruce Springsteen - noted for his lengthy live performances - plays what is believed to be the longest show of his career, a four-hour and five-minute set on his Wrecking Ball tour at The Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland, Europe.
Frank Barsalona, a music biz talent agent and concert promoter of legendary status, dies at his home in Manhattan of natural causes aged 74. He had suffered dementia for several years prior to his death.
On their The River Tour, Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play at The Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA.On their The River Tour, Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play at Key Arena, Seattle, Washington, USA.On their The River Tour, Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play at The Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.On their The River Tour, Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play the first of two nights at Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden, Europe.On their The River Tour, Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play at The Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.On their The River Tour, Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play the second of two nights at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.On their The River Tour, Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play at The Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.1941 |
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