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Will Congress Honor Bruce Springsteen? Lawmaker Proposes Marking 50th Anniversary of ‘Born to Run’
Congressional resolution highlights Bruce Springsteen's 'Born to Run' as a seven-times platinum album with a lasting cultural impact and inclusion in the National Recording Registry.
- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. will present a House resolution on August 25, 2025, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen's album Born to Run.
- The proposal follows decades of Springsteen's rise to superstardom after early commercial struggles and highlights his enduring influence on American music and culture.
- Bruce Springsteen’s album Born to Run, featuring memorable tracks like Thunder Road and a culturally enduring cover photo with Clarence Clemons, debuted in late August of the mid-1970s.
- Pallone praised Born to Run as a powerful expression of working-class life and the essence of the Jersey Shore, calling for Congress to formally recognize its significance.
- The resolution and celebrations reflect Springsteen's status beyond New Jersey, but it remains uncertain if the Republican-controlled Congress will approve the honor.
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Springsteen 'Born to Run' anniversary to be cited on House floor
Will Congress honor Bruce Springsteen? Lawmaker proposes marking 50th anniversary of ‘Born to Run’
A New Jersey lawmaker will propose honoring Bruce Springsteen on Monday, exactly 50 years after “Born to Run” helped vault the New Jersey-born singer and his E Street Band to superstardom.
Rob Kendall Lists His Top 10 Favorite Bruce Springsteen Albums
Source: N/A / Rob Kendall August 25 is the 50th Anniversary of Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run. It was the album that changed my life. I first heard Born to Run in my late teens, and was immediately drawn to the positive, forward-looking aspect of the record. As a young person, it served as a guidepost of how adulthood “ought to be.” Yet the characters and circumstances found in Born to Run offered enough realism to keep me grounded in the harsh…
With his third album, the emblem tico 'Born to Run', which turns 50, Bruce Springsteen is consolidated as a legend of rock.
Springsteen’s Born to Run turns 50
Bruce Springsteen chuckled when I asked him about the making of Born to Run. “I was just a kid in my 20s trying to keep a record deal together – there was nothing more to it than that,” he told me. One way to see the Springsteen of the summer 1975, just before Born to Run released, is to imagine a wispy-bearded, 25-year-old man hanging around a beachfront New Jersey bar, telling you about his life. He relates slightly improbable tales of having …
Happy 50th Anniversary to Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run," One of the Worst Albums Ever Recorded
Quick aside here to shout out THE BOSS: 50 years ago today, one of the greatest rock albums in music history was released. From the opening harmonica and piano of Thunder Road to Clarence Clemons iconic sax solo on Jungleland, we have a masterpiece. Born to Run and Bruce Springsteen became the soundtrack to my life. pic.twitter.com/DfSeAMCSiv— Allan Walsh (@walsha) August 25, 2025 This is a perfect Springsteen tweet. It really sums up the ferve…
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