There Really Is an E Street
Yes, there’s an E Street, and it runs northeast through the New Jersey town of Belmar. Rumor has it that the band took its name from that street because their original keyboard player, David Sancious, whose mother lived there, allowed the group to jam in her house. The titular street of “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” is also in Belmar.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, 2016. Photo By Hell Gate Media/Shutterstock
“Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” was Steven Van Zandt’s debut with the band. Van Zandt actually came up with the idea for the horn intro and became the arranger when he sang the line for the horn section. If you’re wondering, Van Zandt always wears a bandana because of a car accident when he was younger. It left him with head scarring and patches on his head, making him prematurely bald.