Bruce Springsteen the E Street Band. Earlier bands include the Rogues, the Castiles, Earth, Child, Steel Mill, the Sundance Blues Band, Dr Zoom and the Sonic Boom, and the Bruce Springsteen Band. In October 1972 he formed a new band for the recording of his debut album "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.", which became known as The E Street Band, although the name was not used until September 1974. Suki Lahav who was born on a kibbutz in Israel played violin with the E Street band as an unofficial member during live shows in the 1970s. The E Street Band performed on
The Ties That Bind (Bruce Springsteen song) has been a reasonably popular song in concert over the years, with about 200 performances through 2008. An encyclopedia about Bruce Springsteen took its name from the title of this song. The Ties That Bind (Bruce Springsteen song) "The Ties That Bind" is a song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. It is the opening song on his fifth album, "The River". It was recorded at The Power Station in New York in May or June 1979. It was one of the earlier songs Springsteen wrote for "The River", as it was written on the road during his 1978 tour.