Bruce Springsteen is one of the most important and controversial rock stars of our times: this is the story of the man - a complex, poetic loner whose albums went on to sell 18 million copies - and the band that gave his inner vision a punch and a swagger.

Clinton Heylin has written the most factually accurate, informative book on Springsteen to date. As in Heylin's definitive Bob Dylan title Revolution in the Air, E Street Shuffle will focus on Bruce Springsteen and his work: the songs he's written, the way they were recorded, how they sounded live.

Heylin also has unparalleled access to the people around Springsteen: current and former members of the E Street Band; CBS A&R personnel; Springsteen's 'New Dylan' contemporaries, as well as fellow Asbury Park musicians and scenesters, and rock critics. This is the essential book for any fan of the Boss.

Praise for Clinton Heylin:

"Arguably the world's greatest rock biographer." - The Irish Independent.

"The only Dylanologist worth reading." - The New York Times.

An impressive feat of rock scholarship. * Sunday Telegraph *
Heylin traces Springssteen's development from the bars of the Jersey Shore to the stadiums of the world in compelling fashion. * Catholic Herald *

Clinton Heylin is the most distinguished writer on Bob Dylan in the world. He is the author of Revolution in the Air and Still on the Road for Constable & Robinson, Bob Dylan: Behind the Shades Revisited and Bob Dylan Day by Day. He has also written on all aspects of popular culture including The Act You've Known for All These Years: A Year in the Life of Sgt. Pepper and Friends; Despite the System: Orson Welles versus the Hollywood Studios; and Babylon's Burning: From Punk to Grunge. He lives in Somerset.