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Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen<\/strong> was born on September 23, 1949<\/strong> in Long Branch, New Jersey. Coming from a working-class background\u2014his father was a factory worker and his mother a secretary\u2014he discovered music through Elvis Presley<\/strong> during his appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show<\/strong> in 1956<\/strong>. This moment was a turning point that led him to ask for a guitar. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|300|||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|300|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#ddab05″ header_2_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”justified” background_layout=”dark” width=”100%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Born to Run (1975)<\/strong> landed him simultaneously on the covers of Time<\/strong> and Newsweek<\/strong>, an unprecedented achievement. The album captures the essence of the American Dream<\/strong> and its disillusionments. The River (1980)<\/strong> and Nebraska (1982)<\/strong>, a solo acoustic album recorded on a 4-track Tascam recorder<\/strong>, showcase his artistic depth. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.matts-guitar-shop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/buddy-guy-biographie-02.webp” alt=”Biography of Buddy Guy” title_text=”buddy-guy-biographie-02″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|300|||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|300|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#ddab05″ header_2_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”justified” background_layout=”dark” width=”100%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Springsteen has won 20 Grammy Awards<\/strong>, an Oscar (for the song “Streets of Philadelphia”<\/strong> in 1994<\/strong>), and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/strong> in 1999<\/strong>. He has sold more than 150 million albums<\/strong> worldwide. His autobiography Born to Run (2016)<\/strong> and his Broadway show (2017\u20132018)<\/strong> revealed an artist of rare emotional honesty.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|300|||||||” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_align=”justify” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|300|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#ddab05″ header_2_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”justified” background_layout=”dark” width=”100%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n His 1950s Fender Telecaster Esquire<\/strong>, recognizable by its stickers<\/strong> and its body worn down by decades of performances, is his most iconic instrument. He also uses Fender Stratocaster<\/strong> and Takamine<\/strong> acoustic guitars. Springsteen\u2019s Telecaster has become a symbol of American blue-collar rock<\/strong>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Last King of Chicago BluesOrigins and beginningsBruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen was born on September 23, 1949 in Long Branch, New Jersey. Coming from a working-class background\u2014his father was a factory worker and his mother a secretary\u2014he discovered music through Elvis Presley during his appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1956. This moment was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36451,"parent":24295,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36493","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nHe formed the E Street Band<\/strong> and signed with Columbia Records<\/strong> thanks to producer John Hammond<\/strong> (the same who had signed Bob Dylan). His first album, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.<\/strong>, was released in 1973<\/strong>, and critic Jon Landau famously wrote: “I saw rock and roll future and its name is Bruce Springsteen.”<\/strong><\/p>\nBreakthrough and success<\/h2>\n
\nBorn in the U.S.A. (1984)<\/strong> became a global phenomenon<\/strong> with 30 million copies sold<\/strong> and seven Top 10 singles. Despite its patriotic title, the song is a social critique of the situation of Vietnam veterans<\/strong>. His marathon concerts of 3 to 4 hours<\/strong> with the E Street Band<\/strong> became legendary, pushing the limits of endurance and emotion.<\/p>\nLegacy<\/h2>\n
Signature guitar<\/h2>\n