Bruce Springsteen Joseph Springsteen was born on September 23, 1949, at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, New Jersey. He was brought home from the hospital to Freehold Borough where he spent his childhood. He lived on South Street and attended Freehold Borough High School. His father, Douglas Frederick Springsteen (1924-1998), was of Dutch and Irish ancestry, and worked as a bus driver, among other jobs, but was unemployed most of the time. Springsteen said his mother, Adele Ann (née Zerilli), a legal secretary and of Italian ancestry, was the main breadwinner. His maternal grandfather was born in Vico Equense, a town
Better Days (Bruce Springsteen song) Springsteen songs. Better Days (Bruce Springsteen song) "Better Days" is the first single from American rock singer/songwriter Bruce Springsteen's tenth studio album "Lucky Town". It was originally released in the United States in March 1992 as a double A side with "Human Touch", reaching No. 16 on "Billboard" Hot 100 and the second position on the US Mainstream Rock chart. It was later released in the rest of the world as a stand-alone single in May and reached its highest position in Italy (No. 2). On "Rolling Stone" "Better Days" peaked at position #70 on their list of the 100