The River is the fifth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released as a double album on October 17, 1980, through Columbia Records. The album was Springsteen's attempt t
The River
Springsteen (center, kneeling) and the E Street Band in February 1977
The writings of Flannery O'Connor (pictured in 1947) influenced Springsteen when writing the characterizations on The River.
The duo Flo & Eddie (Mark Volman, left, and Howard Kaylan, right, in 2008) provided harmony vocals on "Hungry Heart".
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Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Nicknamed "the Boss", Springsteen has released 21 studio albums spanning six decades; most feature the E Street Band
The River (Bruce Springsteen album)
…The River is the fifth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released as a double album on October 17, 1980, through Columbia Records. The album was Springsteen's attempt to capture the E Street Band's live sound…
Springsteen in 2025
The Stone Pony, a live music club and bar in Asbury Park, New Jersey, where Springsteen and other E Street Band members played regularly in the 1970s. In the early 1980s, Springsteen met his future wife, Patti Scialfa, at the Stone Pony.
Springsteen performing in New Haven, Connecticut, c. 1977–1978