What song made Bruce Springsteen famous? Why is Bruce Springsteen so popular?

Bruce Springsteen gained worldwide prominence with Born to Run in 1975. His project, Born in the U.S.A. (1984), was his most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums of all time.

Bruce Springsteen is popular due to his impact on the music industry.  He is widely regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time.

Bruce Springsteen has been known as one of the originators of the heartland rock style of music. He has been ranked 23rd on Rolling Stone’s list of the Greatest Artists of All Time.

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen, nicknamed “the Boss”, was born on September 23, 1949, at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. He was raised in Freehold, New Jersey.

Bruce Springsteen’s father, Douglas Frederick “Dutch” Springsteen worked as a bus driver, while his mother, Adele Ann Zerilli Springsteen was a legal secretary. He has two younger sisters, Virginia and Pamela.

Bruce Springsteen has received several awards including 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, an Academy Award, and a Special Tony Award (for Springsteen on Broadway).  He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2016.