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[email protected] [email protected] FROM ASBURY PARK TO THE PROMISED LAND: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN EXHIBITION OVERVIEW “Rock and roll, it changed my life. It was like the Voice of America, the real America coming into your home. It was the liberating thing, the out.” For almost four decades, Bruce Springsteen has thrilled fans by giving voice to the restlessness, hopes, and dreams of ordinary Americans. Millions of listeners have found their experience of the American dream reflected in his songs about the lonely, the lost, the unemployed, immigrants and military veterans. Springsteen’s words and music challenge a listener’s ideas, exploring in the truest sense the right to free expression. In From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen , visitors will travel with Springsteen from the boardwalks of small-town New Jersey to packed stadiums around the world. Throughout the exhibition, listening and viewing stations feature interviews with Springsteen, previously unreleased songs from some of his early musical groups, and footage of some of the most famous performances of his career. Personal artifacts, including family photographs and notebooks filled with song lyrics, help paint a complete portrait of the famous singer/songwriter. Introduction A highlight of From Asbury Park to the Promised Land , Bruce Springsteen’s 1960 Chevrolet Corvette will be on display in the National Constitution Center’s lobby. Springsteen purchased the Corvette in 1975 after the success of the album Born to Run .