The song caused their guitarist to quit, opening the door for Chris Thompson, who played guitar and sang on what became the ...

In the words of Ringo Starr, it don't come easy. Songwriting, that is. Bruce Springsteen has written some of rock 'n' roll's greatest songs, so he knows a thing or two about it. “Writing is ...

As of February 2025, Bruce Springsteen has played “Born To Run” a whopping 1,861 times live in concert. We’re not exactly shocked. This is by far Springsteen’s most well-known song, ...

“Only the Strong Survive” comes from Butler's 1968 Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff-produced “The Ice Man Cometh” album on Mercury Records. Butler served on the Cook County Board of ...

None other than Irish American rocker Bruce Springsteen provides the common link between the unexpected pair. While 'The Boss' is famously proud of his Jersey roots, he also has connections to ...

It is produced by Adam Granduciel of the American band The War on Drugs, a musician who, like Fender, is steeped in Bruce Springsteen. (Music aside, they don’t necessarily have a lot in common ...

By Kate Mossman Sam Fender’s giant success could be explained, not just by his similarity to Bruce Springsteen, but by the fact that he is the UK’s first politicised blue-collar solo rock act. How can ...

With its widescreen ambition, driving intensity and visceral lyrics, People Watching can’t fail to draw familiar comparisons to Fender’s “biggest hero”, Bruce Springsteen. A few years ago ...

A confident if predictable third album that showcases the North Shields native’s strengths – and his reluctance to push beyond them Six years after the explosive debut of Hypersonic Missiles, Sam ...

Fender’s hometown looks east over the North Sea. However, his music executes an about-turn. It soars westwards, towards the wide open land of Bruce Springsteen and The War on Drugs. His songs ...