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22. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

Yes, it’s all about Bruce. But, he would truly be nothing without arguably the greatest recognized backing band in music history. Armed with guitarist Steven Van Zandt, Roy Bittan on piano, bassist Gary Tallent, keyboardist Danny Federici, Max Weinberg on drums and, of course, “The Big Man” Clarence Clemons blowing the sax, the classic E Street lineup was responsible for the sounds coming out of Springsteen classics Born to Run (1975), Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978), The River (1980) and Born in the U.S.A (1984). Nils Lofgren joined in the mid-1980s, and the band, even with Clemons and Federici passed on, are still going strong as The Boss continues to make memorable music.

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