Charles+Herrmann

Bruce Springsteen notes and stuff. By Charlie Herrmann []] []
 * Born September 23, 1949
 * Starting playing guitar at age 13
 * Formed his first group, Steel Mill, when he was in college
 * Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., Bruce's first album, was released in January 1973
 * It was considered a "New (Bob) Dylan" effort
 * Born to Run, one of his most popular albums of all-time came out in October 1975
 * Within the course of one month, the album went gold and hit Number 3 on the charts
 * "Born in the U.S.A.", the single from his album with the same name, was released in 1984.
 * It is one of his most popular tunes
 * It reached Number 9 on the singles charts
 * People believed it was a Patiotic anthem, when indeed it was not
 * It was about the struggle in the Vietnam War and the Reagan Administration
 * He has since released 10 studio albums
 * In 2004, he embarked on an Anti-Bush tour called the "Vote for Change Tour"
 * He teamed up with R.E.M., Pearl Jam, and Dixie Chicks for that tour
 * In 2009, he recieved Kennedy Center Honors
 * In January 2009, he played at President Barack Obama's inauguration in to the White House
 * Bruce Springsteen recieved many awards in his career
 * He has won 20 Grammy Awards
 * 2010- Best Solo Rock Performance for "Working on a Dream"
 * 2009- Best Rock Song for "Girls In Their Summer Clothes"
 * 2008- Best Solo Rock Performance for "Radio Nowhere"
 * 2008- Best Rock Song "Radio Nowhere"
 * 2008- Best Rock Instrumental Performance for "Once Upon a Time in the West"
 * 2007- Best Traditional Folk Album for "We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions"
 * 2007- Best Music Video, Long Form for "Wings for Wheels: The Making of Born to Run"
 * 2006- Best Rock Vocal Solo Performance for "Devils & Dust"
 * 2005- Best Rock Vocal Solo Performance for "Code Of Silence"
 * 2004- Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Disorder In The House"
 * 2004- Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for "The Rising"
 * 2003- Best Rock Album for "The Rising"
 * 2003- Best Rock Song for "The Rising"
 * 1997- Best Contemporary Folk Album for "The Ghost Of Tom Joad"
 * 1995- Song of the Year for "Streets Of Philadelphia"
 * 1995- Best Rock Song for "Streets Of Philadelphia"
 * 1995- Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television (from movie "Philadelphia" (1993)) for "Streets of Philadelphia"
 * 1995- Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for "Streets Of Philadelphia"
 * 1988- Best Rock Vocal Solo Performance for "Tunnel of Love"
 * 1985- Best Rock Vocal Solo Performance for "Dancing in the Dark"
 * 1985- Record of the Year for "Dancing in the Dark"
 * 1999- Inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame as a Performer

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