In 1977, Bruce Springsteen was coming off the success of his album, Born to Run, and in the studio working on his breakthrough fourth record, Darkness on the Edge of Town. Photographer Eric Meola knew "the Boss" when he was just an unknown Jersey kid with big rock and roll dreams, and he was uniquely poised to capture these breathtaking candid portraits of a master musician finally coming into his own. This stunning collection of photographs—some never before published—of Bruce and the E-Street Band are combined with the haunting lyrics of some of Springsteen's most unforgettable songs.