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

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 ...