Bruce Springsteen
Till the early 1970s he played with different bands in the Atlantic area. In 1972 he signed a record contract with Columbia Records. His first album  Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., released in January 1973, was commercially not a success but was highly favored by music critics. Also his second album  The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle was more acclaimed than sold.