BORN: September 23, 1949, Freehold, NJ
     
      The Boss hit the music industry with the release of his first album Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J., in 1973. The Wild, the Innocent, and The E Street Shuffle quickly followed this release. The albums received critical claim with comparisons to Bob Dylan, but did not sell well with the fans. Bruce Springsteen s career had begun.
     
      Springsteen was born in Freehold, New Jersey, on September 23, 1949. He grew up in a normal middle class family and first started playing around with the guitar in High School. After graduating from High School he moved to New York to try and break into the Folk Music scene. After getting nowhere on this front he returned to, be it reluctantly, to Asbury Park, N.J. and hooked up with a number of bands. With brief stints with such bands as Rogues and Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom, Springsteen found himself a place with the E-Street Band, and with them he remained until 1989. Though, this wouldn t be the last time they would play together.
     
      The 1973 albums marked the beginning of Springs... (More Bruce Springsteen Biography)