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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Are Generally Regarded As One Of The Best Live Bands Ever. Famous For Their Extremely Long Concerts The Band Is Well-Respected Throughout Rock. Note That Only Live Recordings Can Be Credited To Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. The Official Artist Credit For All Of Bruce Springsteen's Studio Recordings Even For Those Recorded With The E Street Band As His Studio Band Is Bruce Springsteen. Since Forming In 1972 The Band's Members Have Changed However Core Members Include Saxophonist Clarence Clemons Organist Danny Federici Bassist Garry Tallent Drummer Max Weinberg Pianist Roy Bittan And Of Course Guitarist/singer/songwriter Bruce Springsteen. Guitarist Steven Van Zandt Joined The Band While Recording Born To Run And Made This Record At Least Possible. He Became One Of The Most Honored And Most Influential Members. Other Musicians Important To The Band Include Guitarist Nils Lofgren Who Stepped In After Van Zandt Quit Guitarist/singer Patti Scialfa Who Is Also Springsten's Wife And Pianist David Sancious And Drummers "Mad Dog" Vini Lopez And Ernest "Boom" Carter Who All Had Left The Band Prior To Born To Run. Also The Rising Tour Saw The Official Addition Of Violinist Soozie Tyrell. In 1989 The Band Split Up After The Massive Success Of The Born In The USA Tour And The Quieter Tunnel Of Love Tour. However In 1999 The Band Reunited And Embarked On A Rather Successful 18-Month Reunion Tour - The "E-United Tour" - And Now Were Powered By Three Guitars Springsteen Van Zandt And Lofgren With Scialfa Usually Playing A Fourth Acoustic Guitar . Following The Events Of September 11 2001 Springsteen And The Band Embarked On Their First Studio Recordings Excepting A Short Recording Session For Springsteen's 1995 Greatest Hits Album Since 1984's Born In The U.S.A. The Band Recorded The Rising In 2002 And Then Hit The Road For Another Marathon Two-Year Tour. After The Rising Springsteen Recorded Two More Albums Without The E Streeters Followed By "Magic" Released In October 2007 And Featuring The Hit Single "Radio Nowhere". Magic Was Followed Up By A Traditionally Strong Tour Throughout 2008 During Which Original Band-Member And Friend Danny Federici Passed Away. Federici Had Already Been Temporarily Replaced By Charlie Giordano With Whom Springsteen Played The Year Before During The Seeger Sessions. Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band Rounded The 100-Show Tour At Harley-Davidson's 105th Anniversary Celebration. On January 27 2009 Springsteen's Twenty-Fourth Album "Working On A Dream" Will Be Released. According To The Official Press Release Working On A Dream Was Recorded With The E Street Band And Features Twelve New Springsteen Compositions Plus Two Bonus Tracks. It Is The Fourth Collaboration Between Springsteen And Brendan O'Brien Who Produced And Mixed The Album. A New Tour For 2009 Is Expected To Be Announced Soon. Springsteen And The E Street Band Will Play The Super Bowl Halftime Show On February 1 2009. Saturday 27th July 2009 Saw Bruce And The E-Streeters Played The Glastonbury Festival England. This Was The Band's First-Ever UK Festival Performance A Total Of 135 000 People Watched An Epic Two-And-A-Half Hour Headlining Set. Current Members * Bruce Springsteen - Lead Vocals Guitar Harmonica Piano * Garry Tallent - Bass Guitar Tuba * Max Weinberg - Drums Percussion Joined September 1974 * Roy Bittan - Piano Synthesizer Joined September 1974 * Steven Van Zandt - Lead Guitar Mandolin Backing Vocals Officially Joined July 1975 After Playing In Previous Bands Left In 1984 To Go Solo Rejoined In Early 1995 Steven Van Zandt * Nils Lofgren - Guitar Pedal Steel Guitar Backing Vocals Replaced Steven Van Zandt In June 1984 Remained In Group After Van Zandt Returned * Patti Scialfa - Backing And Duet Vocals Acoustic Guitar Percussion Joined June 1984 Became Springsteen's Wife In 1991 They Have A Daughter And Two Sons * Soozie Tyrell - Violin Acoustic Guitar Percussion Backing Vocals Joined 2002 Occasional Appearances Before That Former Members * Vinnie 'Mad Dog' Lopez - Drums Inception Through February 1974 When Asked To Resign * David Sancious - Keyboards June 1973 To August 1974 * Ernest 'Boom' Carter - Drums February To August 1974 * Suki Lahav - Violin Backing Vocals September 1974 To March 1975 * Danny Federici - Organ Electronic Glockenspiel Accordion Other Keyboards On Medical Leave Of Absence From Late November 2007 Temporarily Replaced By Charles Giordano Danny Passed Away On April 17 2008 After A Battle With Cancer. * Clarence Clemons - Saxophone Percussion Backing Vocals Larger-Than-Life Persona And Springsteen Foil Died 2011
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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Are Generally Regarded As One Of The Best Live Bands Ever. Famous For Their Extremely Long Concerts The Band Is Well-Respected Throughout Rock. Note That Only Live Recordings Can Be Credited To Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. The Official Artist Credit For All Of Bruce Springsteen's Studio Recordings Even For Those Recorded With The E Street Band As His Studio Band Is Bruce Springsteen. Since Forming In 1972 The Band's Members Have Changed However Core Members Include Saxophonist Clarence Clemons Organist Danny Federici Bassist Garry Tallent Drummer Max Weinberg Pianist Roy Bittan And Of Course Guitarist/singer/songwriter Bruce Springsteen. Guitarist Steven Van Zandt Joined The Band While Recording Born To Run And Made This Record At Least Possible. He Became One Of The Most Honored And Most Influential Members. Other Musicians Important To The Band Include Guitarist Nils Lofgren Who Stepped In After Van Zandt Quit Guitarist/singer Patti Scialfa Who Is Also Springsten's Wife And Pianist David Sancious And Drummers "Mad Dog" Vini Lopez And Ernest "Boom" Carter Who All Had Left The Band Prior To Born To Run. Also The Rising Tour Saw The Official Addition Of Violinist Soozie Tyrell. In 1989 The Band Split Up After The Massive Success Of The Born In The USA Tour And The Quieter Tunnel Of Love Tour. However In 1999 The Band Reunited And Embarked On A Rather Successful 18-Month Reunion Tour - The "E-United Tour" - And Now Were Powered By Three Guitars Springsteen Van Zandt And Lofgren With Scialfa Usually Playing A Fourth Acoustic Guitar . Following The Events Of September 11 2001 Springsteen And The Band Embarked On Their First Studio Recordings Excepting A Short Recording Session For Springsteen's 1995 Greatest Hits Album Since 1984's Born In The U.S.A. The Band Recorded The Rising In 2002 And Then Hit The Road For Another Marathon Two-Year Tour. After The Rising Springsteen Recorded Two More Albums Without The E Streeters Followed By "Magic" Released In October 2007 And Featuring The Hit Single "Radio Nowhere". Magic Was Followed Up By A Traditionally Strong Tour Throughout 2008 During Which Original Band-Member And Friend Danny Federici Passed Away. Federici Had Already Been Temporarily Replaced By Charlie Giordano With Whom Springsteen Played The Year Before During The Seeger Sessions. Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band Rounded The 100-Show Tour At Harley-Davidson's 105th Anniversary Celebration. On January 27 2009 Springsteen's Twenty-Fourth Album "Working On A Dream" Will Be Released. According To The Official Press Release Working On A Dream Was Recorded With The E Street Band And Features Twelve New Springsteen Compositions Plus Two Bonus Tracks. It Is The Fourth Collaboration Between Springsteen And Brendan O'Brien Who Produced And Mixed The Album. A New Tour For 2009 Is Expected To Be Announced Soon. Springsteen And The E Street Band Will Play The Super Bowl Halftime Show On February 1 2009. Saturday 27th July 2009 Saw Bruce And The E-Streeters Played The Glastonbury Festival England. This Was The Band's First-Ever UK Festival Performance A Total Of 135 000 People Watched An Epic Two-And-A-Half Hour Headlining Set. Current Members * Bruce Springsteen - Lead Vocals Guitar Harmonica Piano * Garry Tallent - Bass Guitar Tuba * Max Weinberg - Drums Percussion Joined September 1974 * Roy Bittan - Piano Synthesizer Joined September 1974 * Steven Van Zandt - Lead Guitar Mandolin Backing Vocals Officially Joined July 1975 After Playing In Previous Bands Left In 1984 To Go Solo Rejoined In Early 1995 Steven Van Zandt * Nils Lofgren - Guitar Pedal Steel Guitar Backing Vocals Replaced Steven Van Zandt In June 1984 Remained In Group After Van Zandt Returned * Patti Scialfa - Backing And Duet Vocals Acoustic Guitar Percussion Joined June 1984 Became Springsteen's Wife In 1991 They Have A Daughter And Two Sons * Soozie Tyrell - Violin Acoustic Guitar Percussion Backing Vocals Joined 2002 Occasional Appearances Before That Former Members * Vinnie 'Mad Dog' Lopez - Drums Inception Through February 1974 When Asked To Resign * David Sancious - Keyboards June 1973 To August 1974 * Ernest 'Boom' Carter - Drums February To August 1974 * Suki Lahav - Violin Backing Vocals September 1974 To March 1975 * Danny Federici - Organ Electronic Glockenspiel Accordion Other Keyboards On Medical Leave Of Absence From Late November 2007 Temporarily Replaced By Charles Giordano Danny Passed Away On April 17 2008 After A Battle With Cancer. * Clarence Clemons - Saxophone Percussion Backing Vocals Larger-Than-Life Persona And Springsteen Foil Died 2011
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Greatest Hits Is Bruce Springsteen's First Compilation Album Released February 27 1995 On Columbia Records. It Is A Collection Of Some Of Springsteen's Hit Singles And Popular Album Tracks Through The Years And Four Extra Numbers At The End Mostly Recorded With The E Street Band In 1995. The Latter Constituted Springsteen's First Albeit Very Partial Release With His Backing Band Since The Late 1980s. Some Of The Songs Are Shorter Versions Of The Original Album Releases. The Incorporation Of The "new" Tracks Was Portrayed In The 1996 Documentary Blood Brothers. "Murder Incorporated" And "This Hard Land" Were In Fact Unused 1982 Songs From The Born In The U.S.A. Sessions With The Latter Being Re-Recorded Here More Than A Decade Later And Both Subsequently Became Springsteen Concert Staples. "Blood Brothers" On The Other Hand Was Played Only As The Final Closing Song Of Both The 1999-2000 Reunion Tour And 2002-2003 Rising Tour Both Times With An Extra Verse Added. "Secret Garden" Achieved Notoriety Via The Soundtrack Of The 1996 Film Jerry Maguire. Alternate Versions Of Several Of These New Tracks Were Released On The 1996 Blood Brothers EP. The Compilation Was Commercially Successful Hitting The Peaks Of The U.S. Album Chart And UK Album Chart And Selling More Than Four Million Copies In The U.S.