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Eighteen-year-old Bruce Springsteen joined Earth in August 1968, a heavy blues-rock trio or quartet that mainly played cover versions of Jimi Hendrix, Traffic, Cream and Chicago blues.
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- Bruce Springsteen played the first of a series of seven nights at Oliver's club in Boston. Each night he performed two 60-minute sets.
- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band began a legendary five-night residency of ten sold-out shows at The Bottom Line in New York. The heavily publicized performances generated massive media buzz just days before the release of his breakthrough album "Born to Run," helping Springsteen launch into national stardom.
- Bruce Springsteen released his third studio album “Born to Run” on Columbia Records, marking a major breakthrough in his career. The album reached number three on the US Billboard chart and eventually sold seven million copies in the US. The title track reached number 23 on the US chart and “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” reached number 83.
- Bruce Springsteen released the single “Born to Run”.
- Bruce Springsteen performed at the Agora Theater in Cleveland during his Darkness Tour. The concert became well known and was widely circulated through unofficial recordings.
- Bruce Springsteen performed at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. Actor Gary Busey joined the band for Buddy Holly’s “Rave On”.
- August 24, 1978 is the official publication date shown on the cover of Rolling Stone issue No. 272 featuring Bruce Springsteen.
- Bruce Springsteen performed at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland.
- Bruce Springsteen vystoupil v Capital Centre v Landoveru v Marylandu.
- Bruce Springsteen performed at the Los Angeles Sports Arena at a benefit concert for the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation and the Los Angeles Mental Health Center. After the concert, he personally donated $100,000, which was credited with helping save the VVA organization from financial collapse.
- Bruce Springsteen played the first of ten concerts at Meadowlands in New Jersey as part of the Born in the USA tour.
- Bruce Springsteen performed at Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.