Bruce Springsteen's little sister Pamela gets a concert close-up on Boss' social media

Chris Jordan, Asbury Park Press
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Who's that getting the close-up concert shot of Bruce Springsteen?

It's Pamela Springsteen, the Boss' youngest sister. She's a photographer who's been snapping away on Springsteen's current tour.

Team Springsteen gave her a little shine on Monday, Oct. 2, when they shared a photo drop from tour photographer Rob DeMartin on Springsteen's Instagram. It included a pic of Pamela taking her big bro's photo at the E Street Band's Aug. 26 show at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

“That shot with @pamspringsteen I love!!”“ commented E Street percussionist Anthony Almonte.

Bruce Springsteen and sister Pamela Springsteen photographed at the E Street Band's Aug. 26 show at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. by Rob DeMartin.
Bruce Springsteen and sister Pamela Springsteen photographed at the E Street Band's Aug. 26 show at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. by Rob DeMartin.

“Nice one of Pam!' commented former White House photographer Pete Souza.

Pamela, 61, is taking a picture while sitting in front of an audience barrier as Bruce is standing on a ramp in mid song, pointing at her with a smile in the DeMartin picture.

“Thanks for the great pic!” said Pamela to DeMartin on a recent Instagram Story. She tagged her brother with a heart emoji on the same story.

For Pamela, photography is a second career. She got into it full-time after a notable run as an actress in the early 1980s. Her pics were initially featured in the early ’90s incarnation of Creem magazine, and she's shot everyone from Rosanne Cash to Ice Cube since then.

Her brother is also a subject. Pamela was instrumental in the visual presentation of Bruce’s landmark 1995 solo album, “The Ghost of Tom Joad.”

More recently, her pic is the cover shot for the Nugs.net live recording of the E Street Band's Feb. 5 show in Orlando.

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Pamela is a Jersey girl, but she did move out to California with her parents when she was 7 in 1969. Bruce and older sister Virginia stayed in the Garden State.

Pamela’s acting career began with appearances on “The Facts of Life” and “Cagney and Lacey,” and a minor role in the hit “Fast Times at Ridgemont High.”

In 1988, she became a horror movie star as slasher Angela Baker in “Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers,” and the 1989 sequel, “Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland.”

For Pamela Springsteen, photography is a second career. She dived into it full-time after a notable run as an actress in the early 1980s.
For Pamela Springsteen, photography is a second career. She dived into it full-time after a notable run as an actress in the early 1980s.

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Springsteen, 74, and the E Street Band announced on Sept. 27 that they have postponed shows for the rest of the year as the Boss continues to recover “steadily” from peptic ulcer disease.

Rescheduled dates for each of the 2023 shows will be announced soon.

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Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at @chrisfhjordan; cjordan@app.com

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Pam Springsteen, Bruce's little sister, gets close-up on the Boss