Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

Bruce Springsteen is a hard rock musician who has been phenomenally popular since the seventies, with numerous hit singles and bestselling albums. His hit Born in the USA is popular in political campaigns, although Springsteen claims it is not intended as patriotic but rather about the life of a Vietnam veteran returning home. Springsteen performed the 2009 Super Bowl halftime show. Initially only Springsteen was inducted into the actual Hall of Fame, with the E Street Band being given the "Award for Musical Excellence" many years later. Springsteen is commonly labeled as "heartland rock" due to the bluecollar theme of his work, but he is actually from New Jersey. Many of his hits have become classic rock staples. Weird Al Yankovic parodied Springsteen with his song Midnight Star. Springsteen was a member of the charity supergroup USA for Africa. He wrote Because the Night, later a Patti Smith hit. Springsteen wrote the song Fire for Elvis Presley, but Presley died only a few days later. Springsteen performed it many years later. He collaborated with Roy Orbison, Emmylou Harris, and Jerry Lee Lewis.