He was walking out and Bruce Springsteen was walking in. Joe DePugh, the Freehold, New Jersey native who inspired Springsteen's hit “Glory Days” after a chance encounter in their shared ...

Joe DePugh, a grade-school friend of Bruce Springsteen forever immortalized in his 1984 hit “Glory Days” as the baseball player who “could throw that speedball by you,” died of cancer in ...

DePugh, who inspired Springsteen’s iconic song, has died from cancer at 75 years old. “Just a moment to mark the passing of Freehold [N.J.] native and ballplayer Joe DePugh,” Springsteen ...

Bruce Springsteen performs in New York in November 2024 (photo: Valerie Terranova / Getty Images for Bob Woodruff Foundation). Tracks II was produced by longtime Springsteen collaborator Ron ...

DePugh, who died at age 75, was childhood pals with the Boss Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Joe DePugh inspired Bruce Springsteen's hit "Glory Days" The two had played baseball together in ...

Bruce Springsteen will release a project called “Tracks II: The Lost Albums” on Thursday, the singer announced on social media Wednesday morning. No further information was provided ...

That’s why it may be tempting to disregard a post on Bruce Springsteen‘s Instagram page that displays a Thrill Hill Recording log sheet dated April 3 that reads “What Was Lost Has Now Been ...

1. Springsteen and the E Street Band's European tour starts Wednesday, May 14, with concerts in Manchester, UK. Happy April Fools’ Day from Bruce Springsteen — but this doesn't seem like a joke.

DePugh lived in a condo in Lake Worth, and Springsteen owns a home in Wellington. He was walking out and Bruce Springsteen was a walking in. Joe DePugh of Freehold, who inspired the Springsteen hi ...

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