Bruce Springsteen Research Paper

Playing the guitar in ways never seen before, Clapton was hailed as a god, and the genre of blues was re-instated into the music industry. Clapton then went on to form the first ‘super group’. In 1966, Cream were formed, and by combining Clapton’s bluesy styles with the more rocky style of Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, Cream created a new genre of blues rock. Zepplin could also be credited for pioneering this genre. It was this genre that got Cream and Zeppelin noticed in the US.

Many people do not realize what it means to be a musician, much less a famous musician. You need to be smart, talented and charasmatic. Dave grohl has achieved all three of these things. He has completed the goals of many young men, including myself. Dave has been in many successful bands and written and performed multiple hit songs. Dave Grohl Has many admirable attributes but considering my time constraints, I will only touch a few of them.

Bruce Springsteen is a legendary singer and artist. Bruce had mentioned many times during interviews that one of the things that was not popular in his household was him. His father disliked how he was trying to become a singer, but Bruce says that his relationship with his father had helped him become a better singer; he wrote many songs about him. Something else that help Bruce write his music was Elvis Presley. When Bruce saw Elvis perform on a show, he instantly fell in love. In the New Jersey Shore, he would play at different places, but he would always pay his musicians equally, giving him the name “The Boss”.

“At a crucial part in his career, John answered an ad for songwriters run by Liberty Records. Answering the same ad was Bernie Taupin and Liberty teamed up with the two to write a commercial jingle as well as songs for other artists” (Ryzik). Intelligently John cut a demo of one of their songs, which attracted the interest of the Beatles music publisher Dick James. James signed the pair to a songwriting contract that “Gave them an income of about ten pounds, which was the start of his rise to stardom” (Ryzik). John’s fame rapidly accelerated after he began performing in the United States in the 70’s. He hid his shyness on stage by assuming an outrageous stage personality, wearing outlandish clothes and leaping around as he played the piano. Elton John’s “increasing visibility also helped his album move up the charts on the American hit parade. By the time he returned to England he was a major star there as well” (Elton

Bruce Springsteen is known as a singer and song writer, a New Jersey local and is often called “The Boss.” He is known for his distinctive New Jersey vocals and poetic lyrics. This coming January 10, 2017, Springsteen is heading to New Jersey’s Monmouth University.

By the late 1960s, Springsteen was spending most of his time in Asbury Park on the New Jersey Shore, playing in several different bands (Earth, Child, Steel Mill, and Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom) while he forged his unique sound and introduced audiences to the gravelly baritone voice for which he would later become famous. It was there that he first met the musicians who would later form his E Street Band. Around this time, Springsteen also acquired his nickname, "The Boss," because he had a habit of collecting money earned during shows and then distributing it evenly among his band mates (biography.com). In 1972 Bruce signed a management contract on the hood of a car with Mike Appel. After which Appel was able to score him an audition with John Hammond of Columbia records, who signed greats such as Billie Holiday, Aretha franklin and Bob Dylan. Springsteen nailed the audition and was signed by Hammond but warned Bruce that the agreement with Appel was a bad deal. Although Springsteen stayed loyal to Appel but this decision would come back to haunt him in later years. Columbia saw Bruce as a solo folkie, although Bruce wanted a rock-n-roll record. He decided to call in some of his Jersey Show buddies, Clarence Clemmons, Vini “Mad Dog” Lopez, Danny Fe/derici, David Sancious, and Garry Tallent. They would become The E street band named after the street Sancious’ lived on where the band often rehearsed. This became Bruce Springsteen and The E Street

then got him signed to Island Def Jam Recordings.  He then released his first album, and went platinum

Bruce Springsteen, known as “The Boss,” had some difficult times, especially with his start in the music industry, and after a few Grammy’s which made him known as one of the better musicians in rock and roll, he had a great career in the music industry. Bruce

Excessive hype from Dylan’s presence in politics inspired him to move his music in a different direction. In 1964 and 1965, Dylan’s musical style and appearance changed quite rapidly as he transitioned from a modern song writer of the folk scene to a rock music star. Dylan made his breakthrough to the pop music audience in the summer of 1965, when Like a Rolling Stone hit number two on the charts. Unexpectedly, Dylan became the topic of multitudes of articles, and his song lyrics became the subject of literary analyses across the

After years of doing local clubs and shows, On a Friday signed a six album

Many celebrities say they want a normal life but do they really mean what they say? Especially those who migrate into the States, why they would want that no one knows, but do you think they really know what it's like to be able to get a visa to live in the States.

One evening when I was 8, in the candlelit kitchen of our apartment in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, I sat at the table while my mother stirred a large glass of Kahlua and milk. In the background, Bruce Springsteen sang of gritty streets and the sinister seduction of cocaine. Whenever Springsteen was on the turntable, the mood of our apartment turned morose, and I often felt weighed down by his music as if smothered in heavy blankets.

Every time Johnny Cash would step out in front of a crowd he would greet his millions of followers with the same line: “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash”. He would be greeted with roars, hollers, and cheers whenever he was seen. Cash influenced a generation and blended music genres to bring the country together. Known as The Man in Black, for it was the only color he would wear after 1957 (Streissguth 80). Cash through his more than 50 year career had thirteen number 1 hits (Macnie). Johnny Cash evolved country music and became a quintessential American hero, admired and adored by millions.

Another British rock group which really rocked the charts with their music was Cream. The boys in the band were Jack Bruce vocalist/guitarist, Eric Clapton Vocalist/guitarist, and Ginger Baker drummer. Their special kind of music consisted of blues rock, hard rock, and psychedelic rock. When Cream came out with their third album titled Wheels of Fire it became the world’s first platinum-selling double album. During their time they sold over fifteen million albums all over the globe. Among their songs were traditional blues like “Crossroads” and “Spoonful”, modern blues like “Born Under a Bad Sign” and kind of eccentric songs like “Strange Brew”, “Tales of Brave Ulysses”, and “Toad”.

At the age of 12, Bruce begins taking Martial-Arts instruction from the legendary Sifu Yap-Man, a master of the art of "Wing-Chun" gung-fu. During the next few years, when he was not practicing his art, he could be found in the movie studios with his father. At the age of 18, due to the numerous streetfights he was involved in, Bruce alone was forced