Raised a Catholic, Springsteen attended the St. The Springsteens, originally from the province of Groningen, were among the early Dutch families who settled in the colony of New Netherland in the 1600s, in the person of Joost Springsteen.
The name Springsteen is topographic and of Dutch origin, literally translated as "jump stone" but more generally a stepping stone used on unpaved streets or between two houses. He eventually became a lawyer, and impressed the young Springsteen as being larger than life. He emigrated through Ellis Island, and could not read or write when he arrived. Springsteen's Italian maternal grandfather was born in Vico Equense.
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The latter had a brief acting career, but left to pursue photography full time she later took photos for his albums Human Touch, Lucky Town, and The Ghost of Tom Joad. Springsteen has two younger sisters, Virginia and Pamela. Springsteen's mother, Adele Ann ( née Zerilli) (born 1925), was originally from the Bay Ridge neighborhood in Brooklyn, worked as a legal secretary, and was the main breadwinner in Springsteen's family. Throughout his life Douglas Springsteen suffered from mental health problems, which worsened in his later years.
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His father, Douglas Frederick "Dutch" Springsteen (1924–1998), worked as a bus driver and held other jobs. He spent his childhood in Freehold, New Jersey, where he lived on South Street. He is of Dutch, Irish, and Italian descent.
His next two albums, Wrecking Ball (2012) and High Hopes (2014), topped album charts worldwide. Springsteen 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). Springsteen dedicated his 2002 album The Rising to the victims of the September 11 attacks. His last release of the 1990s was the EP Blood Brothers (1996). He re-assembled the E Street Band for 1995's Greatest Hits and The Ghost of Tom Joad. Springsteen recorded his next three albums, Tunnel of Love (1987), Human Touch (1992), and Lucky Town (1992) using mostly session musicians. Seven of its singles reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, including the title track. (1984), which reunited Springsteen with the E Street Band, became his most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums of all time. His first album without the E Street Band was Nebraska (1982). It was followed by Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) and The River (1980), which topped the US Billboard 200 chart. He changed his style and reached worldwide popularity with Born to Run in 1975. and The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle in 1973, neither of which earned him a large audience. In 1973 Springsteen released his first two albums, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
During a career that has spanned six decades, Springsteen has become known for his poetic, socially conscious lyrics and energetic stage performances, sometimes lasting up to four hours in length. Originally from the Jersey Shore, he is one of the originators of the heartland rock style of music, combining mainstream rock musical style with narrative songs about working class American life. He has released 20 studio albums, many of which feature his backing band the E Street Band. Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.