Two of the best tracks on Bruce Springsteen's debut album Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.—“Blinded by the Light” and “Spirit in the Night"—featured the man who became Boss backed by musicians that he knew from the Jersey Shore. Springsteen liked the sound so much that, for the next 15 years, the same musicians—after some early changes, the lineup remained remarkably stable—played with him on nearly every album and accompanied

The dancing, the hooks, the harmonies, the looks — boy bands have been adored and idolized for close to a century, each generation offering up new idols for worship. Yet these days, with older fans eager to go on a cruise with their teen crushes, and younger fans compelled to act on social media in the name of their favorite group, the love of a boy band is anything but a passing fad. From doo-wop to hip-hop, boy bands engender lifelong devotion,