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
Point Blank (Bruce Springsteen song) Point Blank (Bruce Springsteen song) "Point Blank" is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and first released on Springsteen's 1980 album "The River". In Europe, it was also released as a single in 1981, backed by another song from "The River", "Ramrod". Although it was not released as a single in the US, it did reach #20 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. "Point Blank" was written in 1978, and was the first song Springsteen wrote after completing the "Darkness on the Edge of Town" album. "Point Blank" had its live premiere on July 7, 1978 in a concert