Bruce (69 page)

Bruce and new bassist Steve Van Zandt celebrated as local heroes in the pages of the
Asbury Park Press,
1970.
Courtesy of Billy Smith Collection

In his element with Steel Mill in the early fall of 1970.
Courtesy of Billy Smith Collection

Onstage at the Main Point in Bryn Mawr, 1973—Bruce, Vini Lopez, Clarence Clemons, and Garry Tallent, with Danny Federici just out of camera range on Bruce’s left.
© Peter Cunningham /
petercunninghamphotography.com

Bruce with girlfriend Diane Lozito, the inspiration for “Rosalita,” “Thundercrack,” and others, at the Main Point in Bryn Mawr, circa 1973.
Courtesy of Diane Lozito Collection

Bruce, Mike Appel, and Clive Davis.
© Peter Cunningham /
petercunninghamphotography.com

Bruce, at the crucial Bottom Line shows in August 1975, uses Clemons for shelter from Kitty and the oncoming storm of
Born to Run
acclaim.
© Bob Leafe

Taking a moment away from the lawsuit woes of 1976 with girlfriend Joy Hannan
(far left)
and friends.
Courtesy of Joy Hannah Collection

Jon Landau, the self-proclaimed king of the rock critics, at the
Rolling Stone
offices in 1970.
© Jann Werner Collection

Shooting for the moon and stars with Clemons, and just behind the saxophone, Federici.
© Bob Leafe

Taking a break from the
Darkness
sessions with Van Zandt and photographer Eric Meola in the Utah desert in August 1977.
© Eric Meola

Bruce watches a dark cloud rising from the desert floor in Utah, August 1977. When he got back to the studio, he had a finished lyric for “The Promised Land.”
© Eric Meola

Bruce playing softball with the E Street Kings, a team made up of the band and friends. They played against local radio stations and club staff for fun for a few summers in the mid-1970s.
© Cliff Breining

Making the bells ring and the lights flash somewhere on the Darkness on the Edge of Town tour, 1978, with Clemons, Roy Bittan, and Steve Van Zandt.
© Frank Stefanko