Cal Ripken and Brett Favre are widely considered to be “ironmen” of their respective sports, admired by many for never missing a start and far surpassing the average career length for similar players at their positions. If baseball has Ripken and football has Favre, rock and roll has Bruce Springsteen. Today, The Boss turns 64, and is still as spry as ever. If you saw him play a show tomorrow, you’d guess he was celebrating his 24th birthday, and not on the verge of collecting retirement.

In fact, people who recently saw Bruce and The E Street Band at the Rock in Rio Festival were treated to a nearly three-hour performance full of material from Springsteen’s nearly 40-year old catalog. The show ended at around 3 A.M. local time, and one has to imagine that Bruce stayed up far later than any other 64-year old man out there. Watch the full performance in Rio above and then scroll down and check out some of our favorite Boss performances and moments over the years.

“Growin’ Up” Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (1973)

Similar to Bob Dylan and other songwriters of his generation, above almost everything else, Bruce Springsteen is a storyteller. With a prolonged introduction to this 1978 concert, Springsteen recaps what could be his own rebellious “growing up” period in “Grown’ Up” from his first studio album, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.

“Dancing in the Dark” Born in the USA (1984)

Bruce ruled the world in the 80’s. He also a had a fancy for including live concert footage in his music videos. “Dancing in the Dark” was released at the height of Bruce mania in 1988. Bonus point if you can guess what Friends star joins him on stage for a dance.

“Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)” The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle (1973)

Out of the voluminous Bruce Springsteen catalog, it would be extremely difficult to pick out a concert favorite, but if you were to poll Springsteen fans “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) would more than likely come out on top. This video from 1988 features a classic 80’s Springsteen, a women jumping on stage and a killer Clarence Clemons red suit.

“Atlantic City” Nebraska (1982)

The MTV Unplugged series was a way for popular artists to perform in an intimate setting, before a smaller audience, while playing “unplugged.” Well, that all went by the wayside with Bruce Springsteen. After being unhappy with rehearsals, Springsteen performed a set that was everything except for “unplugged.”

Chuck Berry and Bruce Play “Johnny B Goode”

In 1995, Bruce Springsteen reformed the E Street band to perform tracks from their Greatest Hits albums. Never too shy for cover songs or collaborations with interesting musicians, Chuck Berry joined Springsteen at the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” Concert in Cleveland, OH for the seminal “Johnny B. Goode.”

Never Too Big to Play in a Bar

On August 10, 1995, the day after Jerry Garcia died, Bruce Springsteen made his way to a music club, not knowing who was playing, called The Metro in Long Branch, NJ. Eighteen years later we have more “jammier” Springsteen playing “Brighter Things” and “Mustang Sally” with local band Solar Circus.

Bruce Joins The Hall

Even though the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame had been around since 1983, it took 16 years for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to induct Springsteen into its ranks. The speech almost goes like the introduction to a song Bruce would play on a Storytellers performance.

“My City of Ruins” The Rising (2002)

As the lyrical poet of New Jersey, Springsteen took on the charge of NJ and NY following the attacks of September 11, 2001. The Rising was Springsteen’s first album with The E Street Band since 1987. Originally about Asbury Park, NJ, “My City of Ruins” took another meaning as Springsteen sang this hauntingly beautiful version at the 9/11 Benefit concert.

Bruce Springsteen & Phish “Glory Days” Born in the U.S.A. (1984)

Always ripe for collaborations, Bonnaroo 2009 did not feature a Superjam, although Bruce Springsteen and Phish seems like a suitable replacement.

“Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” Born to Run (1976)

Drummer Max Weinberg made a name for himself as the drummer for Conan O’Brien and Steven Van Zandt grew fame on The Sopranos, but The E Street member who had the most “musical” fame was Clarence Clemons, affectionately known as “The Big Man.” After his tragic death in 2011, Bruce Springsteen memorialized his Big Man during a New Jersey performance of the classic Clemsons staple, “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out.”