Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and humanitarian. He is best known for his work with his E Street Band. Nicknamed "The Boss," Springsteen is widely known for his brand of poetic lyrics, Americana, working class and sometimes political sentiments centered on his native New Jersey, his distinctive voice and his lengthy and energetic stage performances, with concerts from the 1970s to the present decade running over three hours in length.

Springsteen's recordings have included both commercially accessible rock albums and more somber folk-oriented works. His most successful studio albums, Born to Run (1975) and Born in the U.S.A. (1984), showcase a talent for finding grandeur in the struggles of daily American life; he has sold more than 64 million albums in the United States and more than 120 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. He has earned numerous awards for his work, including 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes and an Academy Award as well as being inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999.

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The River (Bruce Springsteen album)

The River is the fifth studio album, and the first double album, by Bruce Springsteen. The album was released on October 17, 1980. Rolling Stone ranked it at number 253 on their list of the greatest albums of all time.

Background

The sources of The River go back into earlier parts of Springsteen's recording career. "Independence Day", "Point Blank", "The Ties That Bind", "Ramrod", and "Sherry Darling" were leftovers from his previous album, Darkness on the Edge of Town, and had been featured on the 1978 tour, as had parts of "Drive All Night" as a long interpolation within "Backstreets." "The River" had premiered at the September 1979 Musicians United for Safe Energy concerts, gaining a featured spot in the subsequent documentary No Nukes.

Originally, Springsteen intended The River to be a single set entitled The Ties That Bind and released in late 1979 with 10 tracks. Springsteen added darker material after he'd written the title track. Indeed, The River became noted for its mix of the frivolous next to the solemn. This was intentional, and in contrast to Darkness, for as Springsteen said during an interview, "Rock and roll has always been this joy, this certain happiness that is in its way the most beautiful thing in life. But rock is also about hardness and coldness and being alone ... I finally got to the place where I realized life had paradoxes, a lot of them, and you've got to live with them."

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W251AO

W251AO, WOXL-HD2, 98.1 the River is a Triple-A low-power radio station in Asheville, North Carolina. It is operated by Asheville Radio Group, owner of WOXL-FM, WISE and WTMT. In addition to the over-the-air signal, The River is also heard on WOXL's second HD Radio channel, where it began.

History

Originally, 98.1 was a translator for WISE. The River signed on October 1, 2008, with 10,000 songs in a row. Artists include Dave Matthews, Bob Marley, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Indigo Girls, R.E.M., U2, Norah Jones and Jack Johnson as well as less familiar performers such as Ray LaMontagne, Sara Bareilles, The John Butler Trio, My Morning Jacket, G. Love & Special Sauce and Ingrid Michaelson.

General manager Bob Bolak described the station as being designed for those who do not like radio. Listeners of The River, he said, want quality music, both old and new. Brad Savage of WCNR in Charlottesville, Virginia acted as consultant. The first songs played were "Take Me to the River" by the Talking Heads, "Radio Nowhere" by Bruce Springsteen and R.E.M.'s "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)."

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105.7 The River

105.7 The River (ACMA callsign: 2BDR) is an Australian Adult contemporary-formatted FM radio station, broadcasting to Albury, New South Wales and the surrounding areas of Southwest New South Wales and North East Victoria. Owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo, The River also has translators in Falls Creek, Corryong and Omeo.

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WHCN

WHCN ("The River 105.9") is an adult hits music formatted radio station based in Hartford, Connecticut. The city of license is Hartford. The iHeartMedia, Inc. outlet broadcasts at 105.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 16,000 watts from West Peak State Park in Meriden, CT. Its format blends classic rock and new wave, with current and recurrent hit songs of today. It is similar to the "JACK-FM" formats that have been heard across the U.S. Studios are at 10 Columbus Boulevard, in Hartford, Connecticut. "The River" brand, shared with many adult contemporary stations nationwide, is a local reference to the Connecticut River.

WHCN has a long history, going back to when it was licensed as W1XSL in 1936. It subsequently became W1XPW, W65H, WDRC-FM and WFMQ before arriving at WHCN in 1958. The call letters stood for "Hartford Concert Network." WHCN remained a Classical music station from that point until shifting to underground rock in 1969. The station was a runaway success when it broadcast from the transmitter shack on Meriden Mountain. It was the only radio station in the state to play uninterrupted rock. All music no talk. Very hip DJs. The commercials were cool too. Everybody listened. Not enough can be said about that time period. The format was flipped to main stream album rock in late 1976. Known as "106-WHCN", it was very successful in the 1970s and the 1980s. It was home to the morning show Picozzi and The Horn, up until the mid-1990s. Picozzi would later move across town to WCCC-FM. WHCN flipped to Classic rock in the mid-1990s to compete for the older rock audience that grew up with WHCN, but changing owners would signal changes at WHCN as well. It would become "105-9 WHCN" and adapt a harder-edged classic rock sound billed as "Classic Rock that really rocks!". WHCN would be snapped up by Liberty Broadcasting and then SFX Broadcasting/Capstar, then AMFM and then Clear Channel Communications in 2000.

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ALBUMS

The Album Collection, Vol. 1 released: 2014
The Spirit of Radio: Legendary Broadcast From the Early 1970s released: 2014
High Hopes released: 2014
Collection: 1973-2012 released: 2013
Wrecking Ball released: 2012
The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story released: 2010
The Collection 1973-84 released: 2010
The Promise released: 2010
High Hopes: Ultra Rare Tracks released: 2007
It's My Life released: 2007
Magic released: 2007
Live in Dublin released: 2007
2006-05-13: LSO St. Lukes, London, UK: Sold on Song released: 2006
The Essential Bruce Springsteen released: 2003
2002-08-07: Land of Hope and Dreams: Meadowlands, NJ, USA released: 2002
Lost Masters: Essential Collection, Volume 2 released: 1997
The Lost Masters: Essential Collection released: 1996
The Definitive Darkness Outtakes Collection released: 1995
Sony and Tradewinds released: 1995
Recovered Again released: 1995
The Definitive River Outtakes Collection, Volume 2 released: 1995
Backsides released: 1994
Warm and Tender Love released: 1994
When You're Alone released: 1994
The Original Darkness Mixes released: 1994
1986-10-13: You Better Not Touch: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA released: 1994
I'm a Rocker released: 1994
Action in the Streets released: 1993
Cool Rockin' Daddy released: 1993
Solo Acoustic released: 1993
Covering 'em released: 1993
Ramblin' Gamblin' Man released: 1993
From Small Things released: 1993
USA Blues released: 1993
Welcome Home, Part 2: For You released: 1992
Castaway released: 1992
Welcome Home, Part 1: Local Hero released: 1992
The Unsurpassed Springsteen, Volume 4: Greetings From Asbury Park (outtakes) released: 1992
The Unsurpassed Springsteen, Volume 3: CBS Audition (Hammond Demos) released: 1992
The Unsurpassed Springsteen, Volume 2: Max's Kansas City 1972 - 1973 released: 1992
The Unsurpassed Springsteen, Volume 1: The Early Years released: 1992
Warming Up the River Tour released: 1992
Reggae 'N' Soul released: 1992
The Boss Is Back released: 1992
The Milwaukee Bomb Scare Show released: 1992
Where the Human Spirit Sings, Volume 2 released: 1992
Springsteen, Raitt and Browne released: 1991
1985-07-04: Wembley Stadium, London, UK released: 1991
Bruce's Club-Hopping Summer released: 1991
Acoustic Together released: 1991
Southside Bruce & The E Street Jukes released: 1990
Born to Be the Boss released: 1990
Across the Borderline... With the Boss released: 1990
Hi Bruce! released: 1990
Torn And Frayed released: 1990
Rock & Roll Is Here To Stay released: 1990
Catch These Big Stars In The Night... If You Can! released: 1990
1976-11-04: We Gotta Get Out of This Place: Palladium Theatre, New York City, NY, USA released: 1990
1978-09-30: Fox Theatre Presents the Boss: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA released: 1990
Fire On The Fingertips released: 1990
In The Midnight Hour released: 1990
Quarter To Three released: 1990
1990-11-17: Essexboy Christic Soundboard released: 1990
Live at the Matrix released: 1990
1978-09-19: Pièce De Résistance: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NY, USA released: 1990
Live at the Matrix, Volume 2 released: 1989
Live at the Matrix, Volume 1 released: 1989
Mr. Outside released: 1989
Darkness / River Outtakes released: 1989
1977-03-25: Forced to Confess: Boston Music Hall, Boston, Ma, USA released: 1989
Music Publisher's Demos 1972 released: 1989
Live in the Promised Land released: 1989
The Genuine Tracks 1972-1996 released:
Lying in the Heat of the Night released:
Streets of Life released:
Backstreets released:
Teardrops on the City released:
Oh Boy! released:
The Bosses Birthday Party released:
Acoustic by Boss released:
1999-11-15: Don't Look Back: Live Gund Arena, Cleveland, OH, USA released:
The Best of the Boss, Volume 2 released:
You Can Trust Your Car to the Man Who Wears the Star released:
2003-05-15: Something in the Gijón Night: Gijón, Spain released:
London Night released:
Rockin' Live From Italy 1993 released:
Duets Live released:
1984-11-19: Kemper Arena, Kansas City, KS, USA released:
2009-04-22: TD BankNorth Garden, Boston, MA, USA released:
Working on a Dream released:
2006-06-19: Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, NY, USA released:
Here's to 'Ya, Parts One and Two released:
2005-04-22: Devils and Dust Tour: Asbury Park, NJ, USA released:
2005-11-08: Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA released:
Vote for Change Tour, Cleveland released:
1985-07-07: Party in the Park, Leeds 1985: Roundhay Park, Leeds, UK released:
18 Nights of the Bruce Springsteen/Pete Seeger Tour Live released:
1992-06-17: Live at the Globe: Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden released:
1996-11-08: Freehold Night: St. Rose of Lima School, Freehold, NJ, USA released:
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