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Jersey Girl by Bruce Springsteen

Artist Biography For Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He has released 21 studio albums, most of which feature his backing band, the E Street Band. Originally from the Jersey Shore, he is an originator of heartland rock, combining mainstream rock musical styles with narrative songs about working class American life. Nicknamed "the Boss", his career has spanned six decades. Springsteen is known for his poetic, socially conscious lyrics and energetic stage performances, sometimes lasting up to four hours. In 1973, Springsteen released his first two albums, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle, neither of which earned him a large audience. He changed his style and reached worldwide popularity with Born to Run in 1975. It was followed by Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) and The River (1980), which topped the US Billboard 200 chart. After the solo recording, Nebraska (1982), he reunited with the E Street Band for Born in the U.S.A. (1984), his most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums of all time. Seven of its singles reached the Top Ten of the Billboard Hot 100, including the title track. Springsteen recorded his next three albums, Tunnel of Love (1987), Human Touch (1992), and Lucky Town (1992) using mostly session musicians. He reassembled the E Street Band for 1995's Greatest Hits, then recorded the sparse acoustic The Ghost of Tom Joad, followed by the EP Blood Brothers (1996), his last release of the decade. Springsteen dedicated his 2002 album The Rising to the victims of the September 11 attacks. He released two more folk albums, Devils & Dust (2005) and We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006), followed by two more albums with the E Street Band: Magic (2007) and Working on a Dream (2009). The next two, Wrecking Ball (2012) and High Hopes (2014), topped album charts worldwide. His latest releases include the solo Western Stars (2019), the E Street Band-featuring Letter to You (2020) and a solo cover album Only the Strong Survive (2022). When Letter to You went to No.2 in the US, Springsteen became the first artist to score a Top Five hit across six consecutive decades. Among the album era's prominent acts, Springsteen has sold more than 140 million records worldwide and more than 71 million in the United States, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists. He has earned numerous awards for his work, including 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, an Academy Award, and a Special Tony Award (for Springsteen on Broadway). Springsteen was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999, received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2009, named MusiCares person of the year in 2013, and awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2016. He ranked 23rd on Rolling Stone's list of the Greatest Artists of All Time, which described him as being "the embodiment of rock & roll". Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen Studio albums Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (1973) The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle (1973) Born to Run (1975) Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) The River (1980) Nebraska (1982) Born in the U.S.A. (1984) Tunnel of Love (1987) Human Touch (1992) Lucky Town (1992) The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995) The Rising (2002) Devils & Dust (2005) We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006) Magic (2007) Working on a Dream (2009) Wrecking Ball (2012) High Hopes (2014) Western Stars (2019) Letter to You (2020) Only the Strong Survive (2022) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Jersey Girl

"Jersey Girl" Is A Song Composed And Originally Sung By American Singer-Songwriter Tom Waits From His 1980 Album Heartattack And Vine. It Subsequently Became Best Known In A Live Version By Bruce Springsteen In The 1980s. The Song Is Most Known As Performed By Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band And Released As The B-Side Of His 1984 Hit Single "Cover Me". Springsteen Introduced The Song In July 1981 During The Encores Of A Special River Tour Homecoming Stand That Opened Meadowlands Arena In New Jersey Saying "I Just Want To Say That You Guys Made Tonight For Us ... This Is Something Special That We Learned For Ya." He Slightly Rewrote It To Replace A Waits Line About "whores On Eighth Avenue" With "the Girls Out On The Avenue" And Added A Verse About Taking "that Little Brat Of Yours And Drop Ping Her Off At Your Mom's." The July 9 Performance From This Stand Was Used On The "Cover Me" Release. A Few Weeks Later On August 24 Waits Joined Springsteen Onstage At The Los Angeles Sports Arena To Perform The Song Together. "Jersey Girl" Then Became The Closing Track Of Springsteen's 1986 Box Set Live/1975-85 As Springsteen And Producer Jon Landau Felt It Accurately Represented The Final Phase Of The Loose Story Arc That Connected The Songs On The Album Together. "Jersey Girl" Would Become A Springsteen Fan Favorite Pretty Much Played Only In New Jersey And Sometimes Philadelphia Shows During The 1980s And Early 1990s. Its Appearances Then Became Even Rarer Being Picked To Open The Last Of 15 Meadowlands Shows In 1999 On The Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band Reunion Tour – As What The New York Times Termed "a Reward For The Fans' Faith And Perseverance " Close The Last Of 10 Shows At New Jersey's Giants Stadium In 2003 On The Rising Tour And Be The Next-To-Last Song In The Three-Show Run At Giants Stadium In 2008 On The Magic Tour
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Because The Springsteen Version Of The Song Was Better Known And More Played On Radio And Because Springsteen Was Often Associated With New Jersey It Was Not Unusual For People To Mistakenly Think Springsteen Had Written It. The Song Is Sometimes Erroneously Associated With The Jersey Girl Cultural Stereotype But In Fact It Makes No Mention Of Most Of The Traits – Such As Big Hair – Usually Associated With That Stereotype. One Writer For The The New York Times Stated That "the Jersey Girl The One Tom Waits And Bruce Springsteen Sing About Knows She'll Get What She Wants " And Listed Springsteen Wife Patti Scialfa And Governor Of New Jersey Christine Todd Whitman As Examples That Befit The Song.

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