The Boss

E40113
nickname

The Boss is the famous nickname of American rock musician Bruce Springsteen, renowned for his powerful live performances and working-class anthems.

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Label Occurrences
The Boss canonical 4

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname ⓘ
appliesTo Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
associatedWithAward Academy Award ⓘ
Golden Globe Award ⓘ
Grammy Award ⓘ
associatedWithBand E Street Band ⓘ
associatedWithCity Asbury Park ⓘ
surface form: Asbury Park, New Jersey
associatedWithFanbase rock music fans worldwide ⓘ
associatedWithInstrument guitar ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
associatedWithLocation New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form: New Jersey
associatedWithMedium live concerts ⓘ
studio albums ⓘ
associatedWithOccupation band leader ⓘ
rock musician ⓘ
singer-songwriter ⓘ
associatedWithPeriod 1970s rock era ⓘ
1980s rock era ⓘ
classic rock era ⓘ
associatedWithRecognition Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ
Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
associatedWithReputation legendary live performer ⓘ
voice of the American working class ⓘ
associatedWithRole American rock musician ⓘ
associatedWithTheme American Dream ⓘ
surface form: American dream

blue-collar struggles ⓘ
working-class life in the United States ⓘ
associatedWithTrait energetic concerts ⓘ
powerful live performances ⓘ
working-class themes ⓘ
associatedWithWork Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ
Born to Run ⓘ
Darkness on the Edge of Town ⓘ
Nebraska ⓘ
The Rising ⓘ
The River ⓘ
Tunnel of Love ⓘ
Wrecking Ball ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasGenreAssociation heartland rock ⓘ
rock music ⓘ
hasPerformer Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
languageOfUse English ⓘ
notableFor association with Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
connection to working-class rock anthems ⓘ
use in rock music culture ⓘ
refersTo Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
usedAs stage nickname ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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Bruce Springsteen → nickname → The Boss ⓘ
The Boss → nickname → The Boss ⓘ
The Boss (album) → titleTrack → The Boss ⓘ
William Roberts II → hasAlias → The Boss ⓘ