Every day brings a new story. And each day contributes to story telling -- in prose and in poetry, in art and in music, on the stage, on the screen, and, of course, in books.
Today is the story of Sept. 23rd
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It is the 266th day of the year, leaving 99 days remaining in 2022.
He tells his stories through songs and albums, weaving tales into a whole. His style can be folks and slow, or it can be dramatic and hard and fast.
His songs tell stories of heartbreak, either in love or in life, often from the perspective of a blue-collar workers down on their luck and lamenting the vicissitudes of fate.
His albums are legendary for their artistry, cohesion, and musical intensity.
And his live concerts, with backing from his long-time collaborators, the E Street Band, bring in legions of fans. His stage shows often are four hours or more, with a strutting, jumping, singing, dancing, guitar-playing Springsteen staying up tempo with a performance that combines plaintive folk-influenced songs and arena rock with humor, tales of his life, and pleas for humanity.
Born in New Jersey, Springsteen has come to epitomize and embrace the state's stereotype. His early songs, and the venues of those long ago shows, were vintage New Jersey.
His first two albums -- Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, The Innocent & the E Street Shuffle -- showed influences of Bob Dylan and Van Morrison, and folk rock and rhythm-and-blues.
But his third album, Born To Run, released in 1975, highlighted the Springsteen of the future, his raucous rock 'n' roll and pulsing, throbbing guitars.
Throughout his long career, Springsteen's talents were best exemplified by his songwriting. He has been called a rock 'n' roll poet, and the voice of the working class. His themes have been personal, social, and political.
His latest album, 2020's Letter to You, dealt with songs about aging and death. It re-united many members of his E Street Bank.
He has a concert tour scheduled for 2023 in the United States and Europe. It is expected to sell out,
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