e street band

1995

1999–present Label(s) Columbia Members Roy Bittan

Clarence Clemons

Nils Lofgren

Patti Scialfa

Bruce Springsteen

Garry Tallent

Soozie Tyrell

Steven Van Zandt

Max Weinberg Former members Ernest "Boom" Carter

Danny Federici

Suki Lahav

Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez

David Sancious

The E Street Band is a musical group that has periodically toured and recorded with rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972.

They have also recorded, both as individuals and as a band, with a wide range of other artists including Bob Dylan, Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler, Air Supply, Dire Straits, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Ian Hunter, Ringo Starr, Ronnie Spector, Gary U.S. Bonds, Darlene Love, Southside Johnny, The Grateful Dead, Santana, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Tracy Chapman and Aretha Franklin.

When not working with Bruce Springsteen, members of the band have recorded solo material and have pursued successful careers as session musicians, record producers, songwriters, actors and other roles in entertainment. The most well-known in their separate careers are Max Weinberg, who has led The Max Weinberg 7 on Late Night with Conan O'Brien since 1993, Steven Van Zandt, who starred as Silvio Dante in the television series The Sopranos from 1999 to 2007, and Clarence Clemons (The Big Man) who has earned autonomous musical success as well as an independent following/fan base. Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 Members 1.2 Greetings From Asbury Park 1.3 Glory days 1.4 Southside Johnny, Ronnie Spector and Gary U.S. Bonds 1.5 Courtesy of The E Street Band 1.6 The Split 1.7 The Reunion 2 Band members 3 Discography 3.1 Albums and singles featuring The E Street Band 3.1.1 With Bruce Springsteen - Part 1 3.1.2 With Gary U.S. Bonds 3.1.3 Other albums/singles 3.2 Albums and singles featuring two or more individual band members only 3.2.1 With Bruce Springsteen - Part 2 3.2.2 With Meat Loaf 3.2.3 With Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes 3.2.4 With Bonnie Tyler 3.2.5 Other artists 4 References //

History

Members

The E Street Band was founded in October 1972, but it wasn't formally named until September 1974. Springsteen has put together other backing bands during his career, but the E Street Band has been together more or less continuously for the past four decades.

The original lineup included Garry Tallent (bass), Clarence Clemons (saxophone), Danny Federici (keyboards, accordion), Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez (drums), and David Sancious (keyboards). Emmy-winning songwriter Bill Chinnock was among the band's founding members but left before it adopted the name under which it rose to fame.

The band took its name from the street in Belmar, New Jersey, where Sancious' mother lived. She allowed the band to rehearse in her home.

Springsteen's debut Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. appeared in 1972, and the band's first national tour began in October 1972.