Bruce Springsteen and the E. Street Band

Genres
Hard Rock

Significance
Well-known for his bluecollar theming

A legend in his native New Jersey

Initially inducted alone, his band was many years later given the Award for Musical Excellence

Commonly called "heartland rock" despite not being from the heartland himself

Wrote Blinded By the Light, a song popularized by Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Many classic rock staples