'Born to Run' gave him the mainstream break he needed. The next album made him a star.

There are a lot of good things about living on the edge of town, but like most suburbs, the buildings aren't on that particular list. Maybe this was what Bruce was on about when he made 'Darkness ...

It’s June 2nd and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history: In 1978, Bruce Springsteen released Darkness on the Edge of Town ... topped both the album chart and the singles ...

It’s evident in the sax-flecked stadium songs capable of bringing crowds to their knees every night, but more deeply in his emotional stories about the reality of growing up in a Tyneside fishing town ...