The first sound is a breath. A harmonica, bending air, calling us into a space that feels private and mythic. It's the overture before words, before story. The air feels humid with possibility, then ...

Almost 200,000 votes were received since the Boss Bracket began in late February with 64 songs. Readers, thank you for voting -- and thank you, Bruce, for the ride. Climb in Mary, we're pulling out of ...

For close to a half-century, anyone who trusts lyric sheets and official artist websites has been certain of one thing: In Bruce Springsteen’s "Thunder Road," Mary’s dress waves, and it does not sway.

The screen door slams. Mary's dress sways. Like a vision, she dances across the porch as the radio plays. Those are the first words on the first track of Bruce Springsteen's album "Born To Run." ...