11:30 a.m. Update:Read TIME’s report from backstage at the epic 12-12-12 concert, and check out the 12 most iconic images from the music marathon How many music legends can you gather under one roof?

Longtime fans will tell you Bruce Springsteen's studio records are only half the story; his legendary concert performances are the other, and maybe more essential, part. From the start of his career ...

When Bruce Springsteen was growing up, life was a little chaotic — he'd sometimes skip school and his relationship with his alcoholic father was strained, to put it mildly. But once he got his hands ...