Fifty years ago, as 1976 dawned, “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” arrived as the second single from “Born to Run” — offering a loose-knit origin story of the E Street Band that Bruce described as a “band bio and block party.” Half a century later, the legend of Scooter and the Big Man still reminds us that this music was built on friendship, faith and the understanding that you can’t get there by yourself — a lesson as important in 2026 as it was then. Happy New Year from all of us on E Street! | Bruce