Becoming The Boss
Bruce got his famous nickname The Boss during his early days as the frontman of the E Street Band because he took on the task of collecting their nightly pay and distributing it amongst the bandmates. Word on the street has it that the nickname also stems from the games of Monopoly that Springsteen would like to play with other Jersey Shore musicians.
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Springsteen started playing solo shows in New York City in the early ‘70s. That’s when he met his first manager, Mike Appel, who got Bruce an audition for Columbia Records’ talent scout, John Hammond. Hammond was the guy who signed Bob Dylan to Columbia. When Hammond auditioned Springsteen in 1972, listening to some original songs done only on a guitar and piano, his response was simply: “You’ve got to be on Columbia Records.”