E Street Shuffle : The Glory Days of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

1971-72 : songs about cars & girls -- Hammond's (other) folly -- 1974-75 : trading in wings for wheels -- 1975-77 : cashed in a few of my dreams -- 1977-78 : chasing something in the night -- 1978-79 : the ties that bind -- 1980-81 : take me to the river -- 1981-82 : reasons to believe -- 1982-84 : growin' up -- 1984-88 : none but the brave.;A portrait of the American rock icon, tracing his progress as a songwriter and performer throught the 1970s and 1980s. The celebrated popular music scholar presents an intimate portrait of The Boss and his legendary band Bruce Springsteen fans know that the band makes the man, which is why millions of people have jammed stadiums and arenas to see The Boss play countless shows with his incredible E Street Band. In this revelatory and unapologetic biography, respected music scholar Clinton Heylin turns a critical eye towards Springsteen’s early days, capturing this classic phase of his career and his rise from Asbury Park hood rat to global rock star. Using long-buried archival recordings and bootlegs, Heylin expertly traces Springsteen’s creative process as a songwriter and performer and illuminates the roles of the E Street Band members in creating their distinctive sound. Highly nuanced and as fiery as Springsteen himself, E Street Shuffle offers the most revealing portrait yet written on this American icon.