How Bruce Springsteen's 'Streets of Philadelphia' Won an Oscar Amid the AIDS Crisis

Seven days after it was released as a single, it was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song. Two months later, it reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. No one was more shocked than The Boss.
American Songwriter

On Stage 18 Years Ago, Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band Played Their Last Show With This “Pillar of Sound”

Childhood friends and bandmates Bruce Springsteen and Danny Federici performed together for the last time in March 2008.

The wait for a defining protest song

Why, in an era when music's biggest stars are more outspoken than ever, does it feel like we're still waiting for the ...
American Songwriter

I Tried to Write a Song Like Bruce Springsteen—Here’s My 5 Major Takeaways

To beat my own writer's block, I decided to try to write a song like Bruce Springsteen. Here's what I learned.