Music
Bruce Springsteen: Artifacts From His Four-Decade Career
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame exhibit features lyric sheets, classic guitars and iconic outfits
The clothes worn on the famous cover of Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A.
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Springsteen's handwritten lyrics to "Born In The U.S.A." -
Springsteen’s handwritten lyrics to “Born to Run.”
Born to Revise: These handwritten lyrics to "Born to Run" show the song in an early stage, with line like "At night we stalk the jungle in heat with murder in our gears" as well as a doodle of a banana. -
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The Castiles; Springsteen is second from the left. -
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A page from a scrapbook assembled by the Marion Vineyard, the wife of Springsteen's first manager. Bruce is on the far right. -
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The jewelry worn on the back cover of Human Touch. -
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The Castiles; Springsteen is on the far right. -
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Another page from Vineyard’s scrapbook, with live shots of the Castiles and handwritten lyrics. -
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Another page from Vineyard's scrapbook, featuring a business card for Bruce's high school band the Castiles and their signatures. -
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E Street keyboardist keyboardist Danny Federici's accordion, loaned to the Rock Hall by his son, Jason Federici. -
An acetate of 1966’s “That’s What You Get.”
It's the first single Springsteen's first band, the Castiles, ever released. -
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Bruce’s main acoustic guitar since 1987. The instrument has been used on almost every record since then including Tunnel of Love and The Rising. -
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Keys to Success: Bruce has collected many items over the years, including army figurines and penknives. These motel keys are from early-1970s tours. -
One-Man Band:
In 1982, Springsteen cut his low-fi masterpiece, Nebraska, at home using this four-track recorder. He used the same machine for the "Born in the U.S.A." and "Pink Cadillac" demos. -
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The outfit worn by Springsteen on the cover of The River. -
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A guitar used by Springsteen on the 2006 Seeger Sessions tour.