On This Day, May 9, 1974: Bruce Springsteen declared 'rock and roll future'

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On May 9, 1974, a 24-year-old Bruce Springsteen opened for Bonnie Raitt at the Harvard Square Theater in Boston, where rock critic Jon Landau famously declared, "I saw rock and roll future and its name is Bruce Springsteen." This led to a friendship between Landau and Springsteen, with Landau eventually becoming Springsteen's record producer and later manager. Their collaboration resulted in iconic albums like Born to Run. The upcoming film Deliver Me From Nowhere will depict their relationship, with Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong playing Springsteen and Landau, respectively. At 75, Springsteen continues to tour with The E Street Band, with the Land of Hope and Dreams tour set to begin in May.

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