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E Street Band

The E Street Band is an American rock band that has been the primary backing band for rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972. In 2014, the E Street Band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. For the bulk of Springsteen's recording and performing career, the band included guitarists Steven Van Zandt, Nils Lofgren, and Patti Scialfa, keyboardists Danny Federici and Roy Bittan, bassist Garry Tallent, drummer Max Weinberg, and saxophonist Clarence Clemons.

E Street Band
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the end of a performance in 2009
Background information
OriginBelmar, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 1972–1989
  • 1995
  • 1999–present
LabelsColumbia
Members
Past members

When not working with 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.

History edit

Members edit

The E Street Band was founded in October 1972, but it was not formally named until September 1974.[2][3] Springsteen has put together other backing bands during his career, but the E Street Band has been together more or less continuously since its inception.

The original lineup included Garry Tallent (bass), Clarence Clemons (saxophone), Danny Federici (keyboards, accordion), Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez (drums) and David Sancious (keyboards). The band took its name from the street in Belmar, New Jersey, where Sancious' mother lived; she allowed the band to rehearse in her garage. Tourists to the area seeking sight of early Springsteen haunts often mistakenly believe the house was on the corner of E Street and 10th Avenue, perhaps due to the song "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" about the band's beginnings. The Sancious house was at 1107 E Street with the garage squeezed between the house and the southside fence.[4]

Springsteen's debut Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. was released in January 1973, and the band's first national tour began in October 1972. Sancious, even though he played on the album, missed that first tour. It was not until June 1973 that he began appearing regularly on stage with the band.

In February 1974, Lopez was asked to resign, and was briefly replaced by Ernest "Boom" Carter. A few months later, in August 1974, Sancious and Carter left to form their own jazz-fusion band called Tone. They were replaced in September 1974 by Roy Bittan (keyboards) and Max Weinberg (drums). Violinist Suki Lahav was briefly a member of the band before leaving in March 1975 to emigrate to Israel (where she would later find success as a songwriter and novelist). Steven Van Zandt (guitar, vocals), who had long been associated with Springsteen and had played in previous bands with him, officially joined the band in July 1975.

 
The intersection of E Street & 10th Avenue in Belmar, New Jersey

This lineup remained stable until the early 1980s when Van Zandt left to pursue his own career, a move that was announced in 1984.[5] He would later rejoin the band in 1995. In June 1984, Nils Lofgren (guitar, vocals) was added to replace Van Zandt; Springsteen's future wife Patti Scialfa (vocals, later guitar) was also added to the lineup.

By 2002, the band also included Soozie Tyrell (violin, guitar, vocals). Tyrell had earlier worked with Scialfa touring with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes and sporadically with Springsteen dating back to the early 1990s. Whether Tyrell became as full-fledged a member as the others remains unclear. Some press releases refer to her as a "special guest",[6] the cover notes of Live in Barcelona list her as a "with" member, the liner notes of We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions refer to her as "violinist with the E Street Band", and some press releases don't mention her at all.[7] When asked about the lack of mention in a press release prior to the Magic Tour, Springsteen just said in response, "Soozie will be with us."[8]

On November 21, 2007, it was announced that Danny Federici would take a leave of absence from Springsteen and the E Street Band's ongoing Magic Tour to pursue treatment for melanoma, and was temporarily replaced by veteran musician Charles Giordano.[9] Springsteen stated at the time: "Danny is one of the pillars of our sound and has played beside me as a great friend for more than 40 years. We all eagerly await his healthy and speedy return."[9] Federici made his only return to the stage on March 20, 2008, when he appeared for portions of a Springsteen and E Street Band performance at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis;[10] he died on April 17 that year at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City,[11] having suffered for three years with melanoma.[12] Springsteen's album Working on a Dream is dedicated to him. Giordano has since become an unofficial member of the band.

Clarence Clemons suffered a stroke on June 12, 2011. While initial signs had been hopeful after his hospitalization and two subsequent brain surgeries, he reportedly took a turn for the worse later in the week and died on June 18.[13][14] Clemons' nephew Jake has filled his role on the saxophone since 2012.[15][16]

On occasions (e.g. their Super Bowl XLIII performance) the lineup has been augmented by a horn section, sometimes referred to as the Miami Horns. Its most prominent members include Richie Rosenberg (trombone) and Mark Pender (trumpet).

Origins in Asbury Park edit

 
Garry W. Tallent
 
Roy Bittan

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, there was a vibrant music scene in and around the City of Asbury Park on the Jersey Shore. Prominent in this scene were Bruce Springsteen and Southside Johnny as well as the early members of the E Street Band. Clemons, Federici, Lopez, Sancious, Tallent and Van Zandt honed their skills in numerous bands, both with and without Springsteen. These included Little Melvin & the Invaders, the Downtown Tangiers Band, the Jaywalkers, Moment of Truth, Glory Road, Child, Steel Mill, Dr. Zoom & the Sonic Boom, the Sundance Blues Band, and the Bruce Springsteen Band. In 1972, when Springsteen gained a recording contract with CBS, he picked the cherries among Jersey Shore musicians to record — and to tour in support of — his debut album, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. By 1973, they had recorded a second album with Springsteen, The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle.

Album credits edit

The E Street Band established its reputation among studio musicians in the 1970s and the 1980s with its significant contribution to the Springsteen albums Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town, The River and Born in the U.S.A. However, unlike such backing bands as the Silver Bullet Band or the Heartbreakers, the E Street Band never received a full credit on a Springsteen studio album. Only individual band members were credited. Even though the band did all or nearly all of the playing on these albums, each was released solely under Springsteen's name. Indeed, the E Street Band is not even mentioned as such in any of the literature for these albums until an inside liner note for The River, and then a cover "Performed by" credit on Born in the U.S.A. Later albums such as Tunnel of Love and Greatest Hits did name the band and list the members.

Concerts were a different story. Live performances were almost always billed as Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, and Springsteen pointed the spotlight on the brand logo style of the band onstage. In each concert, Springsteen typically would extend one song (between 1974 and 1984, almost always "Rosalita") to involve an elaborate introduction of each member of the band, introducing nicknames, characterizing each player ("Professor" Roy Bittan, "Miami" Steve Van Zandt, "Phantom" Dan Federici, "Mighty" Max Weinberg, and Garry "W." Tallent), whipping the song and the audience into a frenzy for the final, over-the-top introduction of the "Big Man", Clarence Clemons. More substantially, Springsteen split concert revenues equally with the band members, a practice almost unheard of for backing bands in the music industry.

Thus in 1979 when Springsteen and the band featured on the No Nukes album and No Nukes film, the live performance was credited to both. The band received their first full credit on a Springsteen album with the release of Live/1975–85, which was credited to Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. All subsequent live recordings and concert DVDs have also been credited to both.

Southside Johnny, Ronnie Spector and Gary U.S. Bonds edit

Van Zandt also began to establish himself a reputation as a producer/songwriter. Apart from helping out with production on Springsteen albums, he worked with his "other band", Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, as well as with Ronnie Spector and Gary U.S. Bonds, before he launched his own solo career as Little Steven. The E Street Band and Springsteen regularly helped out on all these projects. In 1977, they recorded a single with Ronnie Spector featuring a cover of the Billy Joel song, "Say Goodbye to Hollywood", and a Van Zandt original, "Baby Please Don't Go". This was the first time the band received a full credit. In 1978, Weinberg became an "honorary Juke" when he recorded Hearts of Stone with Southside Johnny.

In the early 1980s, the E Street Band helped re-launch the career of Gary U.S. Bonds, when it provided backup on two albums, Dedication and On the Line. Van Zandt produced both with Springsteen. Each album featured songs by Springsteen and Van Zandt, and a cover of the Cajun classic "Jole Blon". The moderate success of these albums earned Van Zandt a solo recording contract with EMI. Initially without a band of his own, he simply borrowed Clemons, Federici, Tallent, Weinberg, and an assortment of Jukes, including Rosenberg and Pender, to record his 1982 debut Men Without Women. This was released under the name of Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul.

Courtesy of the E Street Band edit

 
Patti Scialfa performs with the E Street Band, Hartford Civic Center, October 2, 2007

Other artists had also begun to recognize their talents and the band members were never out of work. Producer/songwriter Jim Steinman used Bittan and Weinberg on Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell and Dead Ringer; on his own Bad for Good project; Bonnie Tyler's Faster Than the Speed of Night and Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire albums; and Greatest Hits from Air Supply, on the cut, "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" which featured an extra expansive Wall of Sound effect from Bittan & Weinberg. Also, Tallent, Bittan, and Weinberg, along with Mick Ronson, recorded an album with Ian Hunter titled You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic. Bittan and Federici also provided keyboards for Garland Jeffreys on his Escape Artist, while the former would make notable contributions to albums by David Bowie, Dire Straits, Bob Seger and Stevie Nicks. Several of these albums acknowledged their contributions with a credit such as "courtesy of the E Street Band".

Throughout the 1980s, members of the band were involved with various other projects. In 1985, Bittan and Van Zandt recorded sessions with Bob Dylan for his Empire Burlesque album. Although not used at the time, the recordings later surfaced on Dylan's The Bootleg Series. In 1985, Van Zandt spearheaded Artists United Against Apartheid. An album and single featured Springsteen and Clemons, among others. Tallent also produced a single with Jersey Artists For Mankind which featured Springsteen, Lofgren, Clemons and Weinberg as well as Carter and Rosenberg. Clemons teamed up with Sancious both on his solo album Hero and on albums with Zucchero Fornaciari. Clemons and Lofgren also went on tour with Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band in 1989.

Breakup edit

In 1989, Springsteen informed the E Street Band members that he would not be using their services for the foreseeable future. He had already recorded one completely solo album, Nebraska. The last full band activity had been autumn 1988's Human Rights Now! Tour. Band members started to go their separate ways and onto separate projects — Tallent to Nashville to work on record production, Federici to California, Clemons to Florida, Lofgren to Maryland to resume his long-time solo activities. Weinberg, besides an abortive try at law school, was putting together the band Killer Joe and recording an album. Scene of the Crime included a guest appearance from Little Steven, playing guitar on the Springsteen written instrumental "Summer On Signal Hill". In 1993, Weinberg became the band leader on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and remained such for its entire run. When O'Brien moved to The Tonight Show in 2009, Weinberg reprised his role as bandleader, and the show's house band — formerly called the Max Weinberg 7 — was redubbed Max Weinberg and the Tonight Show Band.

In 1992, the E Street Band and the Miami Horns backed Darlene Love on the single "All Alone on Christmas" written by Little Steven and featured on the soundtrack for Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.

Springsteen made guest appearances on solo albums by both Nils Lofgren and Clarence Clemons and he joined Max Weinberg, Garry Tallent and Little Steven when they reprised their role as "honorary Jukes" on Southside Johnny's Better Days in 1992.

Springsteen also continued to use assorted members of the band on his forthcoming albums and projects. Roy Bittan would be retained for both Human Touch and Lucky Town. The former included a guest appearance from David Sancious while the latter introduced Soozie Tyrell. Patti Scialfa also provided backing vocals on both. Little Steven produced and played guitar on a remix of the single "57 Channels". However, the majority of musicians used on these albums were session musicians. The E Street Band was not used on the subsequent Springsteen tour either, although Bittan was again retained and Scialfa occasionally added backing vocals; both were consequently featured on In Concert/MTV Plugged. The Ghost of Tom Joad saw Danny Federici, Garry Tallent, Tyrell and Scialfa provide backing on some tracks while Federici, Tyrell and Scialfa all turn up sporadically on Devils & Dust.

Although individual members of the band played on Human Touch, Lucky Town, In Concert/MTV Plugged, The Ghost of Tom Joad and Devils & Dust, none of these albums are regarded as E Street Band albums. Tunnel of Love falls into a grey area and its status is open to debate.

Reunion era, Hall of Fame induction, future with Springsteen edit

In 1995, Springsteen released Greatest Hits and the E Street Band was temporarily reunited to record four new songs. In 1998, he released Tracks, a box set collection of unreleased recordings dating back to 1972, many of which featured the band.

Finally in 1999, Springsteen and the E Street Band reunited on a more substantial basis, 10 years after he had dismissed them. They staged an extremely successful Reunion Tour, culminating in an HBO special and collection Live in New York City. With the exception of Weinberg and Van Zandt, the members of the band had not been in the public eye. There seemed to be no long-term animosity from the split.[citation needed]

In 2002, the reunion was continued with the release of new studio album The Rising and the long, successful Rising Tour. Another release from this era was The Essential Bruce Springsteen, another greatest hits package combined with more archival material.

 
The E Street Band in performance in November 2007 during Magic Tour; this was the next-to-last full performance of Danny Federici.

The October 2004 Vote for Change tour was the last E Street Band effort for a while. The 2005 Devils & Dust album used scatterings of Federici, Scialfa, and Tyrell, while the 2006 Sessions Band Tour used Scialfa and Tyrell among the largely numbered backing musicians. During the latter, Springsteen mentioned he did plan to work with the E Street Band again in the future, but was vague about details.

Finally, in early 2007, E Street Band members separately traveled to Atlanta to contribute to Springsteen's Magic. Concurrent with the album's release in October 2007, the Magic Tour began. However, after the conclusion of the tour's first leg on November 19, 2007, Danny Federici took a leave of absence from the tour to pursue treatment for melanoma; he was replaced by Sessions Band member Charles Giordano.[9] Federici made his only return to the stage on March 20, 2008, when he appeared for portions of a Springsteen and E Street Band performance in Indianapolis.[17] He died on April 17, 2008.[18]

 
Final frame of cartoon-style E! – Street! – Band! video screen sequence at the end of Magic Tour shows.

Springsteen had always given elaborate band introductions during shows, often incorporating humorous characterizations of band members or stories of how they had joined and always building up to an over-the-top introduction of "Master of the Universe" stage foil Clarence Clemons. Springsteen used the ending of the Reunion Tour's band intro song, "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out", to introduce a more specially branded sequence to emphasize his view of the E Street Band's greatness. This practice continued on "Mary's Place" on The Rising Tour and at the end of the Magic Tour shows with "American Land". The exact wording varied, but generally was some form of the following:

[city]!
[city]!
You've just seen...the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, house-rocking, earth-quaking, booty-shaking, Viagra-taking, love-making –
Le-gen-dary E – Street – Band!

On the Magic Tour, the video screens around the stage added cartoon-like graphics to illustrate the final E! Street! Band! exclamation.

In the wake of the passing of Federici and then Clemons, Springsteen amended the introduction to "testifying, death-defying, legendary E Street Band!"

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were the stars of the Super Bowl XLIII Halftime Show in Tampa, Florida, on February 1, 2009. Springsteen's "heart-stopping ..." rap[citation needed] was included in the promotional material aired on NBC in the two months leading up to the performance. The sequence then got its biggest audience immediately prior to Springsteen and the band taking the stage at halftime, when a prerecorded series of football players from the game saying each phrase in turn was aired by way of introducing the performance.

Prior to the game, on Thursday, January 29, Springsteen gave a rare press conference, where he promised a "twelve minute party".[19] When asked if he would be nervous performing before such a large audience, Springsteen alluded to his recent January 18, 2009, appearance at the "We Are One" concert at the Lincoln Memorial, a celebration of Barack Obama's Presidential inauguration: "You'll have a lot of crazy football fans, but you won't have Lincoln staring over your shoulder. That takes some of the pressure off."[19] The Super Bowl performance coincided with the release of a new album titled Working on a Dream, released on January 27, 2009.[19][20] The band's set, which ran a little over the allotted 12 minutes, included the songs "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out", "Born to Run", "Working on a Dream", and "Glory Days". The Miami Horns and a large choir, the Joyce Garrett Singers, joined the band onstage.[21]

 
The E Street Band at the end of a Working on a Dream Tour show in May 2009. Jay Weinberg was subbing for his father on this show, and backing vocalists Curtis King and Cindy Mizelle augmented the lineup.

Nineteen-year-old Jay Weinberg filled in at drums for his father, Max, during portions of shows, or for some full shows, during the 2009 Working on a Dream Tour. This was due to the elder Weinberg's obligations for the debuting The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien.[22]

On June 12, 2011, Clarence Clemons suffered a stroke and died six days later from resulting complications, on June 18 at age 69. Steve Van Zandt wrote on his web site "We will continue to make music and perform. Let's face it, that's all we really know how to do. But it will be very different without him." On February 11, 2012, Springsteen announced that Jake Clemons, the nephew of Clarence Clemons, would tour with the E Street Band as the group's new saxophonist, splitting time with Eddie Manion.[23] Augmented by a full horn section, an additional percussionist Everett Bradley, and an additional singer and rapper in Michelle Moore, the E Street Band that undertook the 2012–2013 Wrecking Ball Tour was the largest yet. Guitarist Tom Morello, best known for his work with Rage Against the Machine, filled in for Van Zandt on some of the dates.

On December 17, 2013, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced that the E Street Band would be inducted in 2014 under The Award for Musical Excellence induction category.[24] The band was inducted by Springsteen on April 10, 2014. Bittan, Clemons, Federici, Lofgren, Lopez, Scialfa, Sancious, Tallent, Weinberg, and Van Zandt were all inducted and each given time to speak, with the family/widows of Federici and Clemons representing their husbands. Following the induction, Springsteen and the E Street Band — with Lopez, Sancious and The E Street Horns — performed "The E Street Shuffle", "The River" and "Kitty's Back".[25] "They should have figured it out before the band started passing away," grumbled Lofgren. "Clarence and especially Danny both took our exclusion hard, and neither is with us any more. So it was a bittersweet night."[26]

 
Springsteen and the E Street Band performing at Wembley Stadium in June 2016

The High Hopes Tour kicked off in January 2014 and concluded in May 2014. The band was again joined by the horn section and by Tom Morello for the entire tour. Van Zandt missed most of the North American leg due to filming his television series, Lilyhammer. The tour supported Springsteen's 2014 album, High Hopes. Jake Clemons' role in the band had been expanded and his interactions on stage with Springsteen were like those of his uncle. In 2015, Springsteen announced plans for The River Tour 2016. He had originally planned a solo tour, but felt that it would delay his next tour with the E Street Band for a few years. Envisaged as a short tour, it expanded to an eight-month outing from January to September 2016. The tour did not include Morello or the horn section, with the exception of Clemons. The band's second show in Philadelphia on September 9, 2016, was amongst the longest shows of Springsteen's career, clocking in at 4 hours and 4 minutes, two minutes shy of his longest show ever in 2012.[citation needed] An 11-date tour of Australia and New Zealand called Summer '17 took place in January and February 2017.

Springsteen followed up the Summer '17 tour by announcing a solo concert residency on Broadway without the E Street Band. Springsteen on Broadway ran from October 3, 2017, to December 15, 2018. On January 18, 2018, Lofgren was asked on Twitter if the E Street Band will ever tour with Springsteen again. Lofgren responded saying "I sure hope so" however Tallent responded saying that it was "looking unlikely though", fueling rumors of the end of the E Street Band.[27][28] The following day, Tallent responded to his original comment saying "just to be clear, I know as much as you. I like Nils' answer better".[29] On February 2, 2018, Weinberg commented on the future of the E Street Band performing with Springsteen saying "Don't worry, we ain't done yet. The E Street Band will be back out on the road."[30]

 
E Street Band's Madison Square Garden walk of fame plaque.

On December 2, 2018, Springsteen announced that new music was on the way but the E Street Band would not be touring in 2019. He was taking a break after his Broadway run and various recording projects.[31] In April 2019 it was announced that Springsteen's next album, Western Stars, would be a solo release without the E Street Band. In a May 5, 2019 interview with Martin Scorsese, Springsteen revealed that he has written almost an album's worth of material for a new album with the E Street Band and that there will be a tour. Springsteen said that writer's block caused problems for him in coming up with new music for the E Street Band and even made him doubt if he could create new music. "I couldn't write anything for the band. And I said, 'Well, of course ... you'll never be able to do that again!' And it's a trick every time you do it, you know? And then about a month or so ago, I wrote almost an album's worth of material for the band. And it came out of just... I mean, I know where it came from, but at the same time, it just came out of almost nowhere. You go, 'Fuck, I'm not fucked, all right? There'll be another tour!"[32]

On May 25, 2019, Springsteen was quoted by Italian newspaper la Repubblica saying an E Street Band tour and new album would happen in 2020. "We will go on tour next year. I will go into the studio to record with the E Street Band, starting in the fall, and when we finish we will go on tour" Springsteen said.[33][34] Despite Springsteen's comments in late 2019 on a new album and tour, on February 12, 2020, Van Zandt cast some doubt over a 2020 tour saying "Let's just say I thought I was going to be busier than I am. So at the moment, 2020 seems to have opened up." Weinberg also said he planned on touring with his own band from April through December 2020.[35] On September 10, 2020, Springsteen announced his twentieth studio album, Letter to You which was released on October 23, 2020. The album marked the first release featuring the E Street Band since 2014's High Hopes.

In a September 20, 2020 interview with Rolling Stone, Springsteen said that he didn't expect to tour again until at least 2022 saying "My antenna tells me, at best, 2022. And I would consider the concert industry lucky if it happens then. I'm going to consider myself lucky if I lose just a year of touring life. Once you hit 70, there's a finite amount of tours and a finite amount of years that you have. And so you lose one or two, that's not so great. Particularly because I feel the band is capable of playing at the very, very, very top, or better than, of its game right now. And I feel as vital as I've ever felt in my life.... It's not being able to do something that is a fundamental life force, something I've lived for since I was 16 years old."[36]

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed as the musical guest on the December 12, 2020 episode of Saturday Night Live marking their first performance since 2017 and their first to promote Letter to You. "Ghosts" and "I'll See You in My Dreams" were performed. Garry Tallent and Soozie Tyrell opted to not travel and perform due to COVID-19 restrictions. Jack Daley of the Disciples of Soul filled in for Tallent.[37]

On May 13, 2021, during a four-song acoustic set following his acceptance of the Woody Guthrie Prize, Springsteen announced that a new album was coming out soon saying "California was an enormous influence on some of my most topical writing through my '90s, 2000s and even now. We have a record coming out soon that's set largely in the West." It is unknown if this album will feature the E Street Band or if it will be a solo album.[38]

In June 2021, Springsteen announced that he was talked into resuming his Springsteen on Broadway performances by a "friend" in the summer of 2021 however confirmed there would be an E Street Band tour in 2022 saying "It gives me something to do this summer so I won't be lazying around on the beach. I knew we were going to tour with the band next year so I said I'll take some time off." Springsteen also discussed future music releases saying "We have something coming out in the fall. I'm not sure if it's been announced yet. I got projects I've been working on basically that are slated for release either next year or in the fall. Not new records, but things I think the fans are going to be interested in."[39]

On December 14, 2021, Max Weinberg indicated that he felt a tour with Springsteen and the E Street Band was very likely in 2022 saying "Until the bus pulls up at my house, figuratively speaking, I'm not quite sure but I'm pretty convinced ... (that) myself, my colleagues and the people who are interested are going to be very pleasantly surprised in 2022. I don't make plans for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band but I feel very good about the next 18, 24 months."[40] In May 2022, a US and European tour was announced for 2023[41] and began in February 2023.

Some fans have criticized Springsteen about the setlist of the 2023 tour being very similar each night, something that Springsteen hasn't been known for throughout his career, and have complained about the number of songs being performed. In an interview, Steven Van Zandt responded to fan criticism by saying, "I had to let that guy have it the other day. He's like, '(Whining) Jeez, you started out playing 28 songs and now you're playing 26. I want my money back.' Get the beep outta here! Anybody measuring the show by the amount of songs or the amount of time spent onstage ain't listening! This ain't about numbers — it's about an emotional experience. And this one happens to be. . . I think, a special one. And the audiences are reacting in a way I've never seen in America. It's like a Broadway show. Why? Because you're telling a story and every song has a purpose.”[42][43] In July 2023, Garry Tallent also responded to fan complaints by simply replying by saying "You are fucking kidding, right??” Former E Street Band drummer Vini Lopez even chimed in on the fan complaints by saying "“As time goes on, they’ll start doing other stuff and that just goes on through a tour. The thing that bugs me the most about the tour are the people who go to 20 shows and then they complain about hearing the same songs."[44]

In September 2023, Springsteen announced the postponement of twenty shows scheduled for September through December 2023 and they would be rescheduled for 2024. Springsteen was undergoing treatment for peptic ulcer disease and doctors recommended he not perform live. In total, twenty-nine shows on the 2023 tour have been postponed due to Springsteen's illness along with Springsteen and other members of the band having COVID-19.[45][46][47]

Tours edit

Band members edit

Current official members edit

  • Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, guitars, harmonica, keyboards (1972–1989, 1995, 1999–present)
  • Garry Tallent – bass, backing vocals (1972–1989, 1995, 1999–present)
  • Roy Bittan – piano, accordion, keyboards, backing vocals (1974–1989, 1995, 1999–present)
  • Max Weinberg – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1974–1989, 1995, 1999–present)
  • Steven Van Zandt – rhythm and lead guitars, harmony and backing vocals, mandolin (1975–1984, 1995, 1999–present)
  • Nils Lofgren – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals, accordion (1984–1989, 1995, 1999–present)
  • Patti Scialfa – harmony and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizers (1984–1989, 1995, 1999–present)

Current touring members edit

  • Soozie Tyrell – backing vocals, violin, percussion, acoustic rhythm guitar (2002–present)
  • Charles Giordano – organ, accordion, synthesizer (2008–present)
  • Curtis King – backing vocals, percussion (2009–2014, 2023–present)
  • Jake Clemons – saxophones, backing vocals, percussion (2012–present)
  • Michelle Moore – vocals (2012–2014, 2023–present)
  • Lisa Lowell – vocals (2023–present)
  • Ada Dyer – vocals (2023–present)
  • Anthony Almonte – percussion, backing vocals (2023–present)

Current members of The E Street Horns edit

  • Ed Manion – tenor and baritone saxophone, percussion (1989, 2012–2014, 2023–present)
  • Curt Ramm – trumpet (2009, 2012–2014, 2023–present)
  • Barry Danielian – trumpet (2012–2014, 2023–present)
  • Ozzie Melendez – trombone (2023–present)

Former official members edit


Period Members Studio releases
1972–1974
1974
  • Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Clarence Clemons – tenor, baritone and soprano saxophones, backing vocals, percussion
  • Danny Federici – organ, accordion, glockenspiel, backing vocals
  • David Sancious – piano, organ
  • Garry Tallent – bass, tuba
  • Ernest Carter – drums
1974–1975
  • Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Clarence Clemons – tenor, baritone and soprano saxophones, backing vocals, percussion
  • Danny Federici – organ, accordion, glockenspiel, backing vocals
  • Garry Tallent – bass, tuba
  • Roy Bittan – piano, electric piano, backing vocals
  • Max Weinberg – drums

Touring members:

1975
  • Bruce Springsteen – lead and backing vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano
  • Clarence Clemons – tenor, baritone and soprano saxophones, backing vocals, percussion
  • Danny Federici – organ, piano, accordion, glockenspiel, backing vocals
  • Garry Tallent – bass, backing vocals, percussion
  • Roy Bittan – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Max Weinberg – drums, backing vocals
1975–1983
  • Bruce Springsteen – lead and backing vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano
  • Clarence Clemons – tenor, baritone and soprano saxophones, backing vocals, percussion
  • Danny Federici – organ, piano, accordion, glockenspiel, backing vocals
  • Garry Tallent – bass, backing vocals, percussion
  • Max Weinberg – drums, backing vocals
  • Roy Bittan – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Steven Van Zandt – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
1983–84
  • Bruce Springsteen – lead and backing vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano
  • Clarence Clemons – tenor, baritone and soprano saxophones, backing vocals, percussion
  • Danny Federici – organ, piano, accordion, glockenspiel, backing vocals
  • Garry Tallent – bass, backing vocals, percussion
  • Max Weinberg – drums, backing vocals
  • Roy Bittan – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
1984–1989
  • Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Clarence Clemons – tenor and baritone saxophones, backing vocals, percussion
  • Danny Federici – organ, accordion, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Garry Tallent – bass
  • Max Weinberg – drums, backing vocals
  • Roy Bittan – piano, synthesizer
  • Nils Lofgren – guitar, backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa – vocals, synthesizer
band inactive 1989 to 1995
1995–2001
  • Bruce Springsteen – lead and backing vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, synthesizer, glockenspiel
  • Clarence Clemons – tenor and baritone saxophones, pennywhistle, backing vocals, percussion
  • Danny Federici – organ, accordion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Garry Tallent – bass, backing vocals
  • Roy Bittan – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Max Weinberg – drums, backing vocals
  • Nils Lofgren – guitar, pedal steel guitar, slide guitar, Dobro, banjo, backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Steven Van Zandt – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
2002–2008
  • Bruce Springsteen – lead and backing vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, synthesizer, glockenspiel
  • Clarence Clemons – tenor and baritone saxophones, pennywhistle, backing vocals, percussion
  • Danny Federici – organ, accordion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Garry Tallent – bass, backing vocals
  • Roy Bittan – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Max Weinberg – drums, backing vocals
  • Nils Lofgren – guitar, pedal steel guitar, slide guitar, Dobro, banjo, backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Steven Van Zandt – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals

Touring members:

  • Soozie Tyrell – violin, backing vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar
2008
  • Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, synthesizer, glockenspiel
  • Clarence Clemons – tenor and baritone saxophones, pennywhistle, backing vocals, percussion
  • Danny Federici – organ, accordion, keyboards, backing vocals (one show only)
  • Garry Tallent – bass
  • Roy Bittan – piano, keyboards, accordion, backing vocals
  • Max Weinberg – drums
  • Nils Lofgren – guitar, slide guitar, accordion, backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Steven Van Zandt – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals

Touring members:

  • Soozie Tyrell – violin, backing vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar
  • Charles Giordano – organ, accordion, synthesizer
2009–2011
  • Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, synthesizer, glockenspiel
  • Clarence Clemons – tenor and baritone saxophones, pennywhistle, backing vocals, percussion
  • Garry Tallent – bass
  • Roy Bittan – piano, keyboards, accordion, backing vocals
  • Max Weinberg – drums
  • Nils Lofgren – guitar, slide guitar, accordion, backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Steven Van Zandt – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals

Touring members:

  • Soozie Tyrell – violin, backing vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar
  • Charles Giordano – organ, accordion, synthesizer

with

  • Cindy Mizelle – vocals, percussion
  • Curtis King – vocals, percussion
  • Jay Weinberg – drums (substitute for his father during part of 2009 tour)
  • Curt Ramm – trumpet (during final shows of 2009 tour)
2012–2014
  • Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, synthesizer, glockenspiel
  • Garry Tallent – bass
  • Roy Bittan – piano, keyboards, accordion, backing vocals
  • Max Weinberg – drums
  • Nils Lofgren – guitar, slide guitar, accordion, backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Steven Van Zandt – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals

Touring members:

  • Soozie Tyrell – violin, backing vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar
  • Charles Giordano – organ, accordion, synthesizer

with

  • Cindy Mizelle – vocals, percussion
  • Curtis King – vocals, percussion
  • Michelle Moore – vocals
  • Everett Bradley – percussion, vocals
  • Jake Clemons – tenor and baritone saxophone, percussion
  • Ed Manion – tenor and baritone saxophone, percussion
  • Curt Ramm – trumpet
  • Clark Gayton – trombone
  • Barry Danielian – trumpet
  • Tom Morello – guitar, vocals (filling in for Steve Van Zandt during the 2013 Australian leg, appeared on entire 2014 High Hopes Tour)
2015–2023
  • Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, synthesizer, glockenspiel
  • Garry Tallent – bass, backing vocals
  • Roy Bittan – piano, keyboards, accordion, backing vocals
  • Max Weinberg – drums
  • Nils Lofgren – guitar, slide guitar, accordion, backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Steven Van Zandt – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals

Touring members:

  • Soozie Tyrell – violin, backing vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar
  • Jake Clemons – tenor and baritone saxophone, percussion, backing vocals
  • Charles Giordano – organ, accordion, synthesizer
2023–present
  • Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, synthesizer, glockenspiel
  • Garry Tallent – bass, backing vocals
  • Roy Bittan – piano, keyboards, accordion, backing vocals
  • Max Weinberg – drums
  • Nils Lofgren – guitar, slide guitar, accordion, backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Steven Van Zandt – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals

with:

  • Soozie Tyrell – violin, backing vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar
  • Jake Clemons – tenor and baritone saxophone, percussion, backing vocals
  • Charles Giordano – organ, accordion, synthesizer

and

  • Curtis King – vocals, percussion
  • Michelle Moore – vocals
  • Lisa Lowell – vocals
  • Ada Dyer – vocals
  • Anthony Almonte – percussion, vocals
  • Ed Manion – tenor and baritone saxophone, percussion
  • Curt Ramm – trumpet
  • Barry Danielian – trumpet
  • Ozzie Melendez – trombone

Timeline edit

Touring musicians edit

Discography edit

Albums and singles featuring the E Street Band edit

Albums and singles featuring two or more individual band members only edit

  • Bruce SpringsteenPart 2

These albums are notable for not using the E Street Band; however, a few members of the band appeared on each of them, including singer Patti Scialfa who appeared on all of them.

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The E Street Band is an American rock band that has been the primary backing band for rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972 In 2014 the E Street Band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame For the bulk of Springsteen s recording and performing career the band included guitarists Steven Van Zandt Nils Lofgren and Patti Scialfa keyboardists Danny Federici and Roy Bittan bassist Garry Tallent drummer Max Weinberg and saxophonist Clarence Clemons E Street BandBruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the end of a performance in 2009Background informationOriginBelmar New Jersey U S GenresRock rock and rollYears active1972 1989 1995 1999 presentLabelsColumbiaMembersBruce Springsteen Garry Tallent Roy Bittan Max Weinberg Steven Van Zandt Nils Lofgren Patti Scialfa With 1 Soozie Tyrell Charles Giordano Jake ClemonsPast membersClarence Clemons Danny Federici Vini Lopez David Sancious Ernest Carter When not working with 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 Contents 1 History 1 1 Members 1 2 Origins in Asbury Park 1 3 Album credits 1 4 Southside Johnny Ronnie Spector and Gary U S Bonds 1 5 Courtesy of the E Street Band 1 6 Breakup 1 7 Reunion era Hall of Fame induction future with Springsteen 2 Tours 3 Band members 3 1 Current official members 3 2 Current touring members 3 3 Current members of The E Street Horns 3 4 Former official members 3 4 1 Timeline 3 4 2 Touring musicians 4 Discography 4 1 Albums and singles featuring the E Street Band 4 2 Albums and singles featuring two or more individual band members only 5 References 6 External linksHistory editMembers edit The E Street Band was founded in October 1972 but it was not formally named until September 1974 2 3 Springsteen has put together other backing bands during his career but the E Street Band has been together more or less continuously since its inception The original lineup included Garry Tallent bass Clarence Clemons saxophone Danny Federici keyboards accordion Vini Mad Dog Lopez drums and David Sancious keyboards The band took its name from the street in Belmar New Jersey where Sancious mother lived she allowed the band to rehearse in her garage Tourists to the area seeking sight of early Springsteen haunts often mistakenly believe the house was on the corner of E Street and 10th Avenue perhaps due to the song Tenth Avenue Freeze Out about the band s beginnings The Sancious house was at 1107 E Street with the garage squeezed between the house and the southside fence 4 Springsteen s debut Greetings from Asbury Park N J was released in January 1973 and the band s first national tour began in October 1972 Sancious even though he played on the album missed that first tour It was not until June 1973 that he began appearing regularly on stage with the band In February 1974 Lopez was asked to resign and was briefly replaced by Ernest Boom Carter A few months later in August 1974 Sancious and Carter left to form their own jazz fusion band called Tone They were replaced in September 1974 by Roy Bittan keyboards and Max Weinberg drums Violinist Suki Lahav was briefly a member of the band before leaving in March 1975 to emigrate to Israel where she would later find success as a songwriter and novelist Steven Van Zandt guitar vocals who had long been associated with Springsteen and had played in previous bands with him officially joined the band in July 1975 nbsp The intersection of E Street amp 10th Avenue in Belmar New Jersey This lineup remained stable until the early 1980s when Van Zandt left to pursue his own career a move that was announced in 1984 5 He would later rejoin the band in 1995 In June 1984 Nils Lofgren guitar vocals was added to replace Van Zandt Springsteen s future wife Patti Scialfa vocals later guitar was also added to the lineup By 2002 the band also included Soozie Tyrell violin guitar vocals Tyrell had earlier worked with Scialfa touring with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes and sporadically with Springsteen dating back to the early 1990s Whether Tyrell became as full fledged a member as the others remains unclear Some press releases refer to her as a special guest 6 the cover notes of Live in Barcelona list her as a with member the liner notes of We Shall Overcome The Seeger Sessions refer to her as violinist with the E Street Band and some press releases don t mention her at all 7 When asked about the lack of mention in a press release prior to the Magic Tour Springsteen just said in response Soozie will be with us 8 On November 21 2007 it was announced that Danny Federici would take a leave of absence from Springsteen and the E Street Band s ongoing Magic Tour to pursue treatment for melanoma and was temporarily replaced by veteran musician Charles Giordano 9 Springsteen stated at the time Danny is one of the pillars of our sound and has played beside me as a great friend for more than 40 years We all eagerly await his healthy and speedy return 9 Federici made his only return to the stage on March 20 2008 when he appeared for portions of a Springsteen and E Street Band performance at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis 10 he died on April 17 that year at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City 11 having suffered for three years with melanoma 12 Springsteen s album Working on a Dream is dedicated to him Giordano has since become an unofficial member of the band Clarence Clemons suffered a stroke on June 12 2011 While initial signs had been hopeful after his hospitalization and two subsequent brain surgeries he reportedly took a turn for the worse later in the week and died on June 18 13 14 Clemons nephew Jake has filled his role on the saxophone since 2012 15 16 On occasions e g their Super Bowl XLIII performance the lineup has been augmented by a horn section sometimes referred to as the Miami Horns Its most prominent members include Richie Rosenberg trombone and Mark Pender trumpet Origins in Asbury Park edit nbsp Garry W Tallent nbsp Roy Bittan In the late 1960s and early 1970s there was a vibrant music scene in and around the City of Asbury Park on the Jersey Shore Prominent in this scene were Bruce Springsteen and Southside Johnny as well as the early members of the E Street Band Clemons Federici Lopez Sancious Tallent and Van Zandt honed their skills in numerous bands both with and without Springsteen These included Little Melvin amp the Invaders the Downtown Tangiers Band the Jaywalkers Moment of Truth Glory Road Child Steel Mill Dr Zoom amp the Sonic Boom the Sundance Blues Band and the Bruce Springsteen Band In 1972 when Springsteen gained a recording contract with CBS he picked the cherries among Jersey Shore musicians to record and to tour in support of his debut album Greetings from Asbury Park N J By 1973 they had recorded a second album with Springsteen The Wild the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle Album credits edit The E Street Band established its reputation among studio musicians in the 1970s and the 1980s with its significant contribution to the Springsteen albums Born to Run Darkness on the Edge of Town The River and Born in the U S A However unlike such backing bands as the Silver Bullet Band or the Heartbreakers the E Street Band never received a full credit on a Springsteen studio album Only individual band members were credited Even though the band did all or nearly all of the playing on these albums each was released solely under Springsteen s name Indeed the E Street Band is not even mentioned as such in any of the literature for these albums until an inside liner note for The River and then a cover Performed by credit on Born in the U S A Later albums such as Tunnel of Love and Greatest Hits did name the band and list the members Concerts were a different story Live performances were almost always billed as Bruce Springsteen amp the E Street Band and Springsteen pointed the spotlight on the brand logo style of the band onstage In each concert Springsteen typically would extend one song between 1974 and 1984 almost always Rosalita to involve an elaborate introduction of each member of the band introducing nicknames characterizing each player Professor Roy Bittan Miami Steve Van Zandt Phantom Dan Federici Mighty Max Weinberg and Garry W Tallent whipping the song and the audience into a frenzy for the final over the top introduction of the Big Man Clarence Clemons More substantially Springsteen split concert revenues equally with the band members a practice almost unheard of for backing bands in the music industry Thus in 1979 when Springsteen and the band featured on the No Nukes album and No Nukes film the live performance was credited to both The band received their first full credit on a Springsteen album with the release of Live 1975 85 which was credited to Bruce Springsteen amp the E Street Band All subsequent live recordings and concert DVDs have also been credited to both Southside Johnny Ronnie Spector and Gary U S Bonds edit Van Zandt also began to establish himself a reputation as a producer songwriter Apart from helping out with production on Springsteen albums he worked with his other band Southside Johnny amp the Asbury Jukes as well as with Ronnie Spector and Gary U S Bonds before he launched his own solo career as Little Steven The E Street Band and Springsteen regularly helped out on all these projects In 1977 they recorded a single with Ronnie Spector featuring a cover of the Billy Joel song Say Goodbye to Hollywood and a Van Zandt original Baby Please Don t Go This was the first time the band received a full credit In 1978 Weinberg became an honorary Juke when he recorded Hearts of Stone with Southside Johnny In the early 1980s the E Street Band helped re launch the career of Gary U S Bonds when it provided backup on two albums Dedication and On the Line Van Zandt produced both with Springsteen Each album featured songs by Springsteen and Van Zandt and a cover of the Cajun classic Jole Blon The moderate success of these albums earned Van Zandt a solo recording contract with EMI Initially without a band of his own he simply borrowed Clemons Federici Tallent Weinberg and an assortment of Jukes including Rosenberg and Pender to record his 1982 debut Men Without Women This was released under the name of Little Steven amp the Disciples of Soul Courtesy of the E Street Band edit nbsp Patti Scialfa performs with the E Street Band Hartford Civic Center October 2 2007 Other artists had also begun to recognize their talents and the band members were never out of work Producer songwriter Jim Steinman used Bittan and Weinberg on Meat Loaf s Bat Out of Hell and Dead Ringer on his own Bad for Good project Bonnie Tyler s Faster Than the Speed of Night and Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire albums and Greatest Hits from Air Supply on the cut Making Love Out of Nothing at All which featured an extra expansive Wall of Sound effect from Bittan amp Weinberg Also Tallent Bittan and Weinberg along with Mick Ronson recorded an album with Ian Hunter titled You re Never Alone with a Schizophrenic Bittan and Federici also provided keyboards for Garland Jeffreys on his Escape Artist while the former would make notable contributions to albums by David Bowie Dire Straits Bob Seger and Stevie Nicks Several of these albums acknowledged their contributions with a credit such as courtesy of the E Street Band Throughout the 1980s members of the band were involved with various other projects In 1985 Bittan and Van Zandt recorded sessions with Bob Dylan for his Empire Burlesque album Although not used at the time the recordings later surfaced on Dylan s The Bootleg Series In 1985 Van Zandt spearheaded Artists United Against Apartheid An album and single featured Springsteen and Clemons among others Tallent also produced a single with Jersey Artists For Mankind which featured Springsteen Lofgren Clemons and Weinberg as well as Carter and Rosenberg Clemons teamed up with Sancious both on his solo album Hero and on albums with Zucchero Fornaciari Clemons and Lofgren also went on tour with Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band in 1989 Breakup edit In 1989 Springsteen informed the E Street Band members that he would not be using their services for the foreseeable future He had already recorded one completely solo album Nebraska The last full band activity had been autumn 1988 s Human Rights Now Tour Band members started to go their separate ways and onto separate projects Tallent to Nashville to work on record production Federici to California Clemons to Florida Lofgren to Maryland to resume his long time solo activities Weinberg besides an abortive try at law school was putting together the band Killer Joe and recording an album Scene of the Crime included a guest appearance from Little Steven playing guitar on the Springsteen written instrumental Summer On Signal Hill In 1993 Weinberg became the band leader on Late Night with Conan O Brien and remained such for its entire run When O Brien moved to The Tonight Show in 2009 Weinberg reprised his role as bandleader and the show s house band formerly called the Max Weinberg 7 was redubbed Max Weinberg and the Tonight Show Band In 1992 the E Street Band and the Miami Horns backed Darlene Love on the single All Alone on Christmas written by Little Steven and featured on the soundtrack for Home Alone 2 Lost in New York Springsteen made guest appearances on solo albums by both Nils Lofgren and Clarence Clemons and he joined Max Weinberg Garry Tallent and Little Steven when they reprised their role as honorary Jukes on Southside Johnny s Better Days in 1992 Springsteen also continued to use assorted members of the band on his forthcoming albums and projects Roy Bittan would be retained for both Human Touch and Lucky Town The former included a guest appearance from David Sancious while the latter introduced Soozie Tyrell Patti Scialfa also provided backing vocals on both Little Steven produced and played guitar on a remix of the single 57 Channels However the majority of musicians used on these albums were session musicians The E Street Band was not used on the subsequent Springsteen tour either although Bittan was again retained and Scialfa occasionally added backing vocals both were consequently featured on In Concert MTV Plugged The Ghost of Tom Joad saw Danny Federici Garry Tallent Tyrell and Scialfa provide backing on some tracks while Federici Tyrell and Scialfa all turn up sporadically on Devils amp Dust Although individual members of the band played on Human Touch Lucky Town In Concert MTV Plugged The Ghost of Tom Joad and Devils amp Dust none of these albums are regarded as E Street Band albums Tunnel of Love falls into a grey area and its status is open to debate Reunion era Hall of Fame induction future with Springsteen edit In 1995 Springsteen released Greatest Hits and the E Street Band was temporarily reunited to record four new songs In 1998 he released Tracks a box set collection of unreleased recordings dating back to 1972 many of which featured the band Finally in 1999 Springsteen and the E Street Band reunited on a more substantial basis 10 years after he had dismissed them They staged an extremely successful Reunion Tour culminating in an HBO special and collection Live in New York City With the exception of Weinberg and Van Zandt the members of the band had not been in the public eye There seemed to be no long term animosity from the split citation needed In 2002 the reunion was continued with the release of new studio album The Rising and the long successful Rising Tour Another release from this era was The Essential Bruce Springsteen another greatest hits package combined with more archival material nbsp The E Street Band in performance in November 2007 during Magic Tour this was the next to last full performance of Danny Federici The October 2004 Vote for Change tour was the last E Street Band effort for a while The 2005 Devils amp Dust album used scatterings of Federici Scialfa and Tyrell while the 2006 Sessions Band Tour used Scialfa and Tyrell among the largely numbered backing musicians During the latter Springsteen mentioned he did plan to work with the E Street Band again in the future but was vague about details Finally in early 2007 E Street Band members separately traveled to Atlanta to contribute to Springsteen s Magic Concurrent with the album s release in October 2007 the Magic Tour began However after the conclusion of the tour s first leg on November 19 2007 Danny Federici took a leave of absence from the tour to pursue treatment for melanoma he was replaced by Sessions Band member Charles Giordano 9 Federici made his only return to the stage on March 20 2008 when he appeared for portions of a Springsteen and E Street Band performance in Indianapolis 17 He died on April 17 2008 18 nbsp Final frame of cartoon style E Street Band video screen sequence at the end of Magic Tour shows Springsteen had always given elaborate band introductions during shows often incorporating humorous characterizations of band members or stories of how they had joined and always building up to an over the top introduction of Master of the Universe stage foil Clarence Clemons Springsteen used the ending of the Reunion Tour s band intro song Tenth Avenue Freeze Out to introduce a more specially branded sequence to emphasize his view of the E Street Band s greatness This practice continued on Mary s Place on The Rising Tour and at the end of the Magic Tour shows with American Land The exact wording varied but generally was some form of the following city city You ve just seen the heart stopping pants dropping house rocking earth quaking booty shaking Viagra taking love making Le gen dary E Street Band On the Magic Tour the video screens around the stage added cartoon like graphics to illustrate the final E Street Band exclamation In the wake of the passing of Federici and then Clemons Springsteen amended the introduction to testifying death defying legendary E Street Band Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were the stars of the Super Bowl XLIII Halftime Show in Tampa Florida on February 1 2009 Springsteen s heart stopping rap citation needed was included in the promotional material aired on NBC in the two months leading up to the performance The sequence then got its biggest audience immediately prior to Springsteen and the band taking the stage at halftime when a prerecorded series of football players from the game saying each phrase in turn was aired by way of introducing the performance Prior to the game on Thursday January 29 Springsteen gave a rare press conference where he promised a twelve minute party 19 When asked if he would be nervous performing before such a large audience Springsteen alluded to his recent January 18 2009 appearance at the We Are One concert at the Lincoln Memorial a celebration of Barack Obama s Presidential inauguration You ll have a lot of crazy football fans but you won t have Lincoln staring over your shoulder That takes some of the pressure off 19 The Super Bowl performance coincided with the release of a new album titled Working on a Dream released on January 27 2009 19 20 The band s set which ran a little over the allotted 12 minutes included the songs Tenth Avenue Freeze Out Born to Run Working on a Dream and Glory Days The Miami Horns and a large choir the Joyce Garrett Singers joined the band onstage 21 nbsp The E Street Band at the end of a Working on a Dream Tour show in May 2009 Jay Weinberg was subbing for his father on this show and backing vocalists Curtis King and Cindy Mizelle augmented the lineup Nineteen year old Jay Weinberg filled in at drums for his father Max during portions of shows or for some full shows during the 2009 Working on a Dream Tour This was due to the elder Weinberg s obligations for the debuting The Tonight Show with Conan O Brien 22 On June 12 2011 Clarence Clemons suffered a stroke and died six days later from resulting complications on June 18 at age 69 Steve Van Zandt wrote on his web site We will continue to make music and perform Let s face it that s all we really know how to do But it will be very different without him On February 11 2012 Springsteen announced that Jake Clemons the nephew of Clarence Clemons would tour with the E Street Band as the group s new saxophonist splitting time with Eddie Manion 23 Augmented by a full horn section an additional percussionist Everett Bradley and an additional singer and rapper in Michelle Moore the E Street Band that undertook the 2012 2013 Wrecking Ball Tour was the largest yet Guitarist Tom Morello best known for his work with Rage Against the Machine filled in for Van Zandt on some of the dates On December 17 2013 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced that the E Street Band would be inducted in 2014 under The Award for Musical Excellence induction category 24 The band was inducted by Springsteen on April 10 2014 Bittan Clemons Federici Lofgren Lopez Scialfa Sancious Tallent Weinberg and Van Zandt were all inducted and each given time to speak with the family widows of Federici and Clemons representing their husbands Following the induction Springsteen and the E Street Band with Lopez Sancious and The E Street Horns performed The E Street Shuffle The River and Kitty s Back 25 They should have figured it out before the band started passing away grumbled Lofgren Clarence and especially Danny both took our exclusion hard and neither is with us any more So it was a bittersweet night 26 nbsp Springsteen and the E Street Band performing at Wembley Stadium in June 2016 The High Hopes Tour kicked off in January 2014 and concluded in May 2014 The band was again joined by the horn section and by Tom Morello for the entire tour Van Zandt missed most of the North American leg due to filming his television series Lilyhammer The tour supported Springsteen s 2014 album High Hopes Jake Clemons role in the band had been expanded and his interactions on stage with Springsteen were like those of his uncle In 2015 Springsteen announced plans for The River Tour 2016 He had originally planned a solo tour but felt that it would delay his next tour with the E Street Band for a few years Envisaged as a short tour it expanded to an eight month outing from January to September 2016 The tour did not include Morello or the horn section with the exception of Clemons The band s second show in Philadelphia on September 9 2016 was amongst the longest shows of Springsteen s career clocking in at 4 hours and 4 minutes two minutes shy of his longest show ever in 2012 citation needed An 11 date tour of Australia and New Zealand called Summer 17 took place in January and February 2017 Springsteen followed up the Summer 17 tour by announcing a solo concert residency on Broadway without the E Street Band Springsteen on Broadway ran from October 3 2017 to December 15 2018 On January 18 2018 Lofgren was asked on Twitter if the E Street Band will ever tour with Springsteen again Lofgren responded saying I sure hope so however Tallent responded saying that it was looking unlikely though fueling rumors of the end of the E Street Band 27 28 The following day Tallent responded to his original comment saying just to be clear I know as much as you I like Nils answer better 29 On February 2 2018 Weinberg commented on the future of the E Street Band performing with Springsteen saying Don t worry we ain t done yet The E Street Band will be back out on the road 30 nbsp E Street Band s Madison Square Garden walk of fame plaque On December 2 2018 Springsteen announced that new music was on the way but the E Street Band would not be touring in 2019 He was taking a break after his Broadway run and various recording projects 31 In April 2019 it was announced that Springsteen s next album Western Stars would be a solo release without the E Street Band In a May 5 2019 interview with Martin Scorsese Springsteen revealed that he has written almost an album s worth of material for a new album with the E Street Band and that there will be a tour Springsteen said that writer s block caused problems for him in coming up with new music for the E Street Band and even made him doubt if he could create new music I couldn t write anything for the band And I said Well of course you ll never be able to do that again And it s a trick every time you do it you know And then about a month or so ago I wrote almost an album s worth of material for the band And it came out of just I mean I know where it came from but at the same time it just came out of almost nowhere You go Fuck I m not fucked all right There ll be another tour 32 On May 25 2019 Springsteen was quoted by Italian newspaper la Repubblica saying an E Street Band tour and new album would happen in 2020 We will go on tour next year I will go into the studio to record with the E Street Band starting in the fall and when we finish we will go on tour Springsteen said 33 34 Despite Springsteen s comments in late 2019 on a new album and tour on February 12 2020 Van Zandt cast some doubt over a 2020 tour saying Let s just say I thought I was going to be busier than I am So at the moment 2020 seems to have opened up Weinberg also said he planned on touring with his own band from April through December 2020 35 On September 10 2020 Springsteen announced his twentieth studio album Letter to You which was released on October 23 2020 The album marked the first release featuring the E Street Band since 2014 s High Hopes In a September 20 2020 interview with Rolling Stone Springsteen said that he didn t expect to tour again until at least 2022 saying My antenna tells me at best 2022 And I would consider the concert industry lucky if it happens then I m going to consider myself lucky if I lose just a year of touring life Once you hit 70 there s a finite amount of tours and a finite amount of years that you have And so you lose one or two that s not so great Particularly because I feel the band is capable of playing at the very very very top or better than of its game right now And I feel as vital as I ve ever felt in my life It s not being able to do something that is a fundamental life force something I ve lived for since I was 16 years old 36 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed as the musical guest on the December 12 2020 episode of Saturday Night Live marking their first performance since 2017 and their first to promote Letter to You Ghosts and I ll See You in My Dreams were performed Garry Tallent and Soozie Tyrell opted to not travel and perform due to COVID 19 restrictions Jack Daley of the Disciples of Soul filled in for Tallent 37 On May 13 2021 during a four song acoustic set following his acceptance of the Woody Guthrie Prize Springsteen announced that a new album was coming out soon saying California was an enormous influence on some of my most topical writing through my 90s 2000s and even now We have a record coming out soon that s set largely in the West It is unknown if this album will feature the E Street Band or if it will be a solo album 38 In June 2021 Springsteen announced that he was talked into resuming his Springsteen on Broadway performances by a friend in the summer of 2021 however confirmed there would be an E Street Band tour in 2022 saying It gives me something to do this summer so I won t be lazying around on the beach I knew we were going to tour with the band next year so I said I ll take some time off Springsteen also discussed future music releases saying We have something coming out in the fall I m not sure if it s been announced yet I got projects I ve been working on basically that are slated for release either next year or in the fall Not new records but things I think the fans are going to be interested in 39 On December 14 2021 Max Weinberg indicated that he felt a tour with Springsteen and the E Street Band was very likely in 2022 saying Until the bus pulls up at my house figuratively speaking I m not quite sure but I m pretty convinced that myself my colleagues and the people who are interested are going to be very pleasantly surprised in 2022 I don t make plans for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band but I feel very good about the next 18 24 months 40 In May 2022 a US and European tour was announced for 2023 41 and began in February 2023 Some fans have criticized Springsteen about the setlist of the 2023 tour being very similar each night something that Springsteen hasn t been known for throughout his career and have complained about the number of songs being performed In an interview Steven Van Zandt responded to fan criticism by saying I had to let that guy have it the other day He s like Whining Jeez you started out playing 28 songs and now you re playing 26 I want my money back Get the beep outta here Anybody measuring the show by the amount of songs or the amount of time spent onstage ain t listening This ain t about numbers it s about an emotional experience And this one happens to be I think a special one And the audiences are reacting in a way I ve never seen in America It s like a Broadway show Why Because you re telling a story and every song has a purpose 42 43 In July 2023 Garry Tallent also responded to fan complaints by simply replying by saying You are fucking kidding right Former E Street Band drummer Vini Lopez even chimed in on the fan complaints by saying As time goes on they ll start doing other stuff and that just goes on through a tour The thing that bugs me the most about the tour are the people who go to 20 shows and then they complain about hearing the same songs 44 In September 2023 Springsteen announced the postponement of twenty shows scheduled for September through December 2023 and they would be rescheduled for 2024 Springsteen was undergoing treatment for peptic ulcer disease and doctors recommended he not perform live In total twenty nine shows on the 2023 tour have been postponed due to Springsteen s illness along with Springsteen and other members of the band having COVID 19 45 46 47 Tours editBorn to Run tours 1974 1977 Darkness Tour 1978 1979 The River Tour 1980 1981 Born in the U S A Tour 1984 1985 Tunnel of Love Express Tour 1988 Amnesty International Human Rights Now Tour 1988 Reunion Tour 1999 2000 The Rising Tour 2002 2003 Vote for Change Tour 2004 Magic Tour 2007 2008 Working On a Dream Tour 2009 Wrecking Ball Tour 2012 2013 High Hopes Tour 2014 The River Tour 2016 2016 Summer 17 2017 2023 Tour 2023 presentBand members editCurrent official members edit Bruce Springsteen lead vocals guitars harmonica keyboards 1972 1989 1995 1999 present Garry Tallent bass backing vocals 1972 1989 1995 1999 present Roy Bittan piano accordion keyboards backing vocals 1974 1989 1995 1999 present Max Weinberg drums percussion backing vocals 1974 1989 1995 1999 present Steven Van Zandt rhythm and lead guitars harmony and backing vocals mandolin 1975 1984 1995 1999 present Nils Lofgren lead and rhythm guitars backing vocals accordion 1984 1989 1995 1999 present Patti Scialfa harmony and backing vocals rhythm guitar keyboards synthesizers 1984 1989 1995 1999 present Current touring members edit Soozie Tyrell backing vocals violin percussion acoustic rhythm guitar 2002 present Charles Giordano organ accordion synthesizer 2008 present Curtis King backing vocals percussion 2009 2014 2023 present Jake Clemons saxophones backing vocals percussion 2012 present Michelle Moore vocals 2012 2014 2023 present Lisa Lowell vocals 2023 present Ada Dyer vocals 2023 present Anthony Almonte percussion backing vocals 2023 present Current members of The E Street Horns edit Ed Manion tenor and baritone saxophone percussion 1989 2012 2014 2023 present Curt Ramm trumpet 2009 2012 2014 2023 present Barry Danielian trumpet 2012 2014 2023 present Ozzie Melendez trombone 2023 present Former official members edit Clarence Clemons tenor baritone and soprano saxophones backing vocals percussion 1972 1989 1995 1999 2011 died 2011 Danny Federici organ accordion electronic glockenspiel backing vocals 1972 1989 1995 1999 2008 inactive from touring 2007 2008 died 2008 David Sancious piano organ keyboards backing vocals 1972 1974 2014 Vini Lopez drums backing vocals 1972 1974 2014 Ernest Carter drums 1974 Period Members Studio releases 1972 1974 Bruce Springsteen lead vocals guitar piano harmonica Clarence Clemons tenor baritone and soprano saxophones backing vocals percussion Danny Federici organ accordion backing vocals David Sancious piano organ keyboards Garry Tallent bass tuba backing vocals Vini Lopez drums backing vocals Greetings from Asbury Park N J 1973 The Wild the Innocent amp the E Street Shuffle 1973 1974 Bruce Springsteen lead vocals guitar harmonica Clarence Clemons tenor baritone and soprano saxophones backing vocals percussion Danny Federici organ accordion glockenspiel backing vocals David Sancious piano organ Garry Tallent bass tuba Ernest Carter drums 1974 1975 Bruce Springsteen lead vocals guitar harmonica Clarence Clemons tenor baritone and soprano saxophones backing vocals percussion Danny Federici organ accordion glockenspiel backing vocals Garry Tallent bass tuba Roy Bittan piano electric piano backing vocals Max Weinberg drums Touring members Suki Lahav violin backing vocals Born to Run 1975 1975 Bruce Springsteen lead and backing vocals guitar harmonica piano Clarence Clemons tenor baritone and soprano saxophones backing vocals percussion Danny Federici organ piano accordion glockenspiel backing vocals Garry Tallent bass backing vocals percussion Roy Bittan piano keyboards backing vocals Max Weinberg drums backing vocals 1975 1983 Bruce Springsteen lead and backing vocals guitar harmonica piano Clarence Clemons tenor baritone and soprano saxophones backing vocals percussion Danny Federici organ piano accordion glockenspiel backing vocals Garry Tallent bass backing vocals percussion Max Weinberg drums backing vocals Roy Bittan piano keyboards backing vocals Steven Van Zandt guitar mandolin backing vocals Darkness on the Edge of Town 1978 The River 1980 Electric Nebraska Slated for 1982 but cancelled Born in the U S A 1984 1983 84 Bruce Springsteen lead and backing vocals guitar harmonica piano Clarence Clemons tenor baritone and soprano saxophones backing vocals percussion Danny Federici organ piano accordion glockenspiel backing vocals Garry Tallent bass backing vocals percussion Max Weinberg drums backing vocals Roy Bittan piano keyboards backing vocals 1984 1989 Bruce Springsteen lead vocals guitar harmonica Clarence Clemons tenor and baritone saxophones backing vocals percussion Danny Federici organ accordion synthesizer backing vocals Garry Tallent bass Max Weinberg drums backing vocals Roy Bittan piano synthesizer Nils Lofgren guitar backing vocals Patti Scialfa vocals synthesizer Tunnel of Love 1987 Chimes of Freedom 1988 band inactive 1989 to 1995 1995 2001 Bruce Springsteen lead and backing vocals guitar harmonica piano synthesizer glockenspiel Clarence Clemons tenor and baritone saxophones pennywhistle backing vocals percussion Danny Federici organ accordion keyboards backing vocals Garry Tallent bass backing vocals Roy Bittan piano keyboards backing vocals Max Weinberg drums backing vocals Nils Lofgren guitar pedal steel guitar slide guitar Dobro banjo backing vocals Patti Scialfa vocals acoustic guitar Steven Van Zandt guitar mandolin backing vocals Blood Brothers 1996 2002 2008 Bruce Springsteen lead and backing vocals guitar harmonica piano synthesizer glockenspiel Clarence Clemons tenor and baritone saxophones pennywhistle backing vocals percussion Danny Federici organ accordion keyboards backing vocals Garry Tallent bass backing vocals Roy Bittan piano keyboards backing vocals Max Weinberg drums backing vocals Nils Lofgren guitar pedal steel guitar slide guitar Dobro banjo backing vocals Patti Scialfa vocals acoustic guitar Steven Van Zandt guitar mandolin backing vocals Touring members Soozie Tyrell violin backing vocals percussion acoustic guitar The Rising 2002 Magic 2007 Working on a Dream 2009 2008 Bruce Springsteen lead vocals guitar harmonica piano synthesizer glockenspiel Clarence Clemons tenor and baritone saxophones pennywhistle backing vocals percussion Danny Federici organ accordion keyboards backing vocals one show only Garry Tallent bass Roy Bittan piano keyboards accordion backing vocals Max Weinberg drums Nils Lofgren guitar slide guitar accordion backing vocals Patti Scialfa vocals acoustic guitar Steven Van Zandt guitar mandolin backing vocals Touring members Soozie Tyrell violin backing vocals percussion acoustic guitar Charles Giordano organ accordion synthesizer 2009 2011 Bruce Springsteen lead vocals guitar harmonica piano synthesizer glockenspiel Clarence Clemons tenor and baritone saxophones pennywhistle backing vocals percussion Garry Tallent bass Roy Bittan piano keyboards accordion backing vocals Max Weinberg drums Nils Lofgren guitar slide guitar accordion backing vocals Patti Scialfa vocals acoustic guitar Steven Van Zandt guitar mandolin backing vocals Touring members Soozie Tyrell violin backing vocals percussion acoustic guitar Charles Giordano organ accordion synthesizer with Cindy Mizelle vocals percussion Curtis King vocals percussion Jay Weinberg drums substitute for his father during part of 2009 tour Curt Ramm trumpet during final shows of 2009 tour 2012 2014 Bruce Springsteen lead vocals guitar harmonica piano synthesizer glockenspiel Garry Tallent bass Roy Bittan piano keyboards accordion backing vocals Max Weinberg drums Nils Lofgren guitar slide guitar accordion backing vocals Patti Scialfa vocals acoustic guitar Steven Van Zandt guitar mandolin backing vocals Touring members Soozie Tyrell violin backing vocals percussion acoustic guitar Charles Giordano organ accordion synthesizer with Cindy Mizelle vocals percussion Curtis King vocals percussion Michelle Moore vocals Everett Bradley percussion vocals Jake Clemons tenor and baritone saxophone percussion Ed Manion tenor and baritone saxophone percussion Curt Ramm trumpet Clark Gayton trombone Barry Danielian trumpet Tom Morello guitar vocals filling in for Steve Van Zandt during the 2013 Australian leg appeared on entire 2014 High Hopes Tour Wrecking Ball 2012 High Hopes 2014 2015 2023 Bruce Springsteen lead vocals guitar harmonica piano synthesizer glockenspiel Garry Tallent bass backing vocals Roy Bittan piano keyboards accordion backing vocals Max Weinberg drums Nils Lofgren guitar slide guitar accordion backing vocals Patti Scialfa vocals acoustic guitar Steven Van Zandt guitar mandolin backing vocals Touring members Soozie Tyrell violin backing vocals percussion acoustic guitar Jake Clemons tenor and baritone saxophone percussion backing vocals Charles Giordano organ accordion synthesizer Letter to You 2020 2023 present Bruce Springsteen lead vocals guitar harmonica piano synthesizer glockenspiel Garry Tallent bass backing vocals Roy Bittan piano keyboards accordion backing vocals Max Weinberg drums Nils Lofgren guitar slide guitar accordion backing vocals Patti Scialfa vocals acoustic guitar Steven Van Zandt guitar mandolin backing vocals with Soozie Tyrell violin backing vocals percussion acoustic guitar Jake Clemons tenor and baritone saxophone percussion backing vocals Charles Giordano organ accordion synthesizer and Curtis King vocals percussion Michelle Moore vocals Lisa Lowell vocals Ada Dyer vocals Anthony Almonte percussion vocals Ed Manion tenor and baritone saxophone percussion Curt Ramm trumpet Barry Danielian trumpet Ozzie Melendez trombone Timeline edit Touring musicians editDiscography editAlbums and singles featuring the E Street Band edit Bruce Springsteen amp The E Street Band Live 1975 85 1986 Live in New York City 2001 Hammersmith Odeon London 75 2006 Magic Tour Highlights 2008 Bruce Springsteen amp The E Street Band Greatest Hits 2009 Live from the Carousel 2011 Apollo Theater 3 09 12 2014 The Agora Cleveland 1978 2015 Tower Theater Philadelphia 1975 2015 Nassau Coliseum New York 1980 2015 Brendan Byrne Arena New Jersey 1984 2015 LA Sports Arena California 1988 2015 Ippodromo delle Capannelle Rome 2013 2015 Arizona State University Tempe 1980 2015 HSBC Arena Buffalo NY 11 22 09 2016 Scottrade Center St Louis MO 8 23 08 2017 Olympiastadion Helsinki July 31 2012 2017 Wachovia Spectrum Philadelphia PA 10 20 09 2017 Palace Theater Albany NY 2 7 1977 2017 Auditorium Theatre Rochester NY 2 8 1977 2017 The Summit Houston TX 12 8 1978 2017 The Live Series Songs of the Road 2018 The Live Series Songs of Friendship 2019 The Live Series Songs of Hope 2019 Bruce Springsteen Greetings from Asbury Park N J 1973 The Wild the Innocent amp the E Street Shuffle 1973 Born to Run 1975 Darkness on the Edge of Town 1978 The River 1980 Electric Nebraska Slated for 1982 but cancelled Born in the U S A 1984 The Born in the U S A 12 Single Collection 1985 Tunnel of Love 1987 Chimes of Freedom 1988 Greatest Hits 1995 Blood Brothers 1996 Tracks 1998 18 Tracks 1999 The Rising 2002 The Essential Bruce Springsteen 2003 Born to Run 30th Anniversary Edition 2005 Magic 2007 Working on a Dream 2009 The Collection 1973 1984 2010 The Promise 2010 The Promise The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story 2010 Wrecking Ball 2012 Collection 1973 2012 2013 The Album Collection Vol 1 1973 1984 2014 High Hopes 2014 American Beauty 2014 The Ties That Bind The River Collection 2015 Chapter and Verse 2016 Letter to You 2020 Ronnie Spector amp the E Street Band Say Goodbye to Hollywood Baby Please Don t Go 1977 Gary U S Bonds Dedication 1981 On the Line 1982 Other albums singles Musicians United for Safe Energy No Nukes 1979 Various artists In Harmony 2 1981 USA for Africa We Are the World 1985 Various artists A Very Special Christmas 1987 Various artists Folkways A Vision Shared 1988 Darlene Love All Alone On Christmas 1992 Various artists The Concert for the Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame 1996 Various artists Enjoy Every Sandwich The Songs of Warren Zevon 2004 Albums and singles featuring two or more individual band members only edit Bruce Springsteen Part 2 These albums are notable fornotusing the E Street Band however a few members of the band appeared on each of them including singer Patti Scialfa who appeared on all of them Human Touch 1992 Bittan Scialfa former member Sancious Lucky Town 1992 Bittan Scialfa member to be Tyrell In Concert MTV Plugged 1992 Bittan Scialfa The Ghost of Tom Joad 1995 Federici Tallent Scialfa member to be Tyrell Devils amp Dust 2005 Federici Scialfa and Tyrell We Shall Overcome The Seeger Sessions 2006 Scialfa Tyrell member to be Giordano Wrecking Ball 2012 Clemons Scialfa Van Zandt Weinberg and Tyrell and Giordano Little Steven Men Without Women 1982 Van Zandt Clemons Federici Tallent Springsteen Weinberg Manion Freedom No Compromise 1987 Van Zandt Springsteen Soulfire 2017 Van Zandt Manion Mizelle Springsteen Soulfire Live 2018 Van Zandt Bradley Manion Springsteen Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell 1977 Bittan and Weinberg Dead Ringer 1981 Bittan and Weinberg Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes This Time It s for Real 1977 Manion Van Zandt Springsteen Carter Hearts of Stone 1978 Weinberg Van Zandt Miami Horns Springsteen Reach Up and Touch the Sky 1981 Springsteen Van Zandt Manion Scialfa Better Days 1991 Van Zandt Manion Springsteen Tallent Weinberg Bonnie Tyler Faster Than the Speed of Night 1983 Bittan and Weinberg Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire 1986 Bittan Weinberg King Mizelle Patti Scialfa Rumble Doll 1993 Scialfa Lofgren Springsteen Tyrell 23rd Street Lullaby 2004 Scialfa Lofgren Springsteen Tyrell Moore Play It as It Lays 2007 Scialfa King Lofgren Mizelle Moore Springsteen Tyrell Clarence Clemons Rescue 1983 Clemons Springsteen Hero 1985 Clemons Sancious Live in Asbury Park Vol 2 2004 Clemons Springsteen Other artists Ian Hunter You re Never Alone with a Schizophrenic 1979 Bittan Weinberg Tallent Garland Jeffreys Escape Artist 1980 Bittan Federici Jim Steinman Bad for Good 1981 Bittan Weinberg Artists United Against Apartheid Sun City 1985 Van Zandt Springsteen Clemons John Eddie John Eddie 1986 Lofgren Weinberg Jersey Artists For Mankind We Got the Love Save Love Save Life 1986 Weinberg Springsteen Clemons Tallent Manion Carter Ringo Starr Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band 1990 Lofgren Clemons Nils Lofgren Silver Lining 1990 Lofgren Clemons Springsteen Killer Joe Scene of the Crime 1991 Van Zandt Springsteen Weinberg Bob Dylan The Bootleg Series Volumes 1 3 Rare amp Unreleased 1961 1991 1991 Bittan Van Zandt Soozie Tyrell White Lines 2003 Tyrell Springsteen Scialfa Darlene Love Introducing Darlene Love 2015 Jake Clemons Springsteen Van Zandt Manion Ramm References edit Whitney Betsy July 5 2022 Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band Announce 2023 International Tour Bruce Springsteen Fricke David January 21 2009 The Band on Bruce Their Springsteen Rolling Stone Archived from the original on January 25 2009 Retrieved February 7 2009 Bruce Springsteen Bands from Rogues to E Street Band passing from Castiles and Steel Mill How The E Street Band Got It s sic Name rockandrollgps com January 14 2015 Retrieved February 8 2017 Levy Piet Years by Springsteen s side a gift for guitarist Nils Lofgren Archived March 27 2017 at the Wayback Machine Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Gannett Company Inc 29 February 2016 Web 26 March 2017 Press Release Shore Fire January 30 2003 Archived from the original on March 28 2012 Retrieved October 21 2011 Press Release Shore Fire August 28 2007 Archived from the original on September 28 2011 Retrieved October 21 2011 Phillips Christopher August 22 2007 Dates Are Set Springsteen Revs Up E Street Machine For Fall Backstreets com Retrieved March 7 2009 a b c Statement Archived July 16 2011 at the Wayback Machine Shore Fire Media November 21 2007 Backstreets com Springsteen News accessed March 21 2008 AP April 18 2008 Danny Federici of E Street Band dies at 58 2009 The Associated Press Archived from the original on January 10 2014 Retrieved July 24 2009 Piccoli Sean April 17 2008 Danny Federici dies Springsteen concerts postponed South Florida Sun Sentinel Retrieved April 17 2008 E Street Band s Clarence Clemons Dies at 69 Rolling Stone June 18 2011 Sisario Ben June 19 2011 Clarence Clemons Springsteen s Soulful Sideman Dies at 69 The New York Times Jake Clemons on Clarence He s on That Stage Every Night Rolling Stone November 11 2013 Clarence Clemons Nephew Joining Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band February 9 2012 Backstreets com Springsteen News Retrieved March 21 2008 Sean Piccoli April 17 2008 Springsteen concert postponed over bandmate s death South Florida Sun Sentinel Retrieved April 17 2008 permanent dead link a b c Lapointe Joe January 29 2009 Springsteen Promises 12 Minute Party at 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ain t done yet Max says app com Sorry Bruce Springsteen fans The E Street Band won t tour in 2019 USA Today December 4 2018 Retrieved December 4 2018 Bruce Springsteen Reveals He Just Wrote an Entire Album for E Street Band to Tour Behind Variety May 5 2019 Retrieved May 6 2019 s r l Rockol com Springsteen intervistato a Roma in studio con la E Street Band in autunno Rockol The Boss is coming Springsteen says he will tour with E Street Band in 2020 NJ com May 27 2019 Retrieved May 27 2019 Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band No tour in 2020 app com October 25 2019 Retrieved February 12 2020 Ghosts Guitars and the E Street Shuffle rollingstone com September 20 2020 Retrieved September 23 2020 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Dua Lipa Morgan Wallen to Perform on SNL spin com November 25 2020 Retrieved November 25 2020 Bruce Springsteen Hints at New Music as He Accepts Woody Guthrie Prize billboard com May 13 2021 Archived from the original on May 14 2021 Retrieved May 14 2021 Bruce Springsteen on Broadway and beyond E Street Band tour new music coming msn com Retrieved June 10 2021 Max Weinberg talks about upcoming Jukebox shows Springsteen tour and holiday magic MSN December 14 2021 Retrieved December 16 2021 Bruce and the E Street Band are coming back to Dublin RTE May 24 2022 Retrieved May 24 2022 Steven Van Zandt on Fixed Setlists for the Springsteen Tour and 21 Years of The Underground Garage yahoo com March 24 2023 Retrieved March 24 2023 Steve Van Zandt Defends Static Bruce Springsteen Setlists vermilioncountyfirst com Retrieved March 29 2023 E Street Band bassist Garry Tallent shuts down Bruce Springsteen setlist complaint app com Retrieved July 25 2023 Inside Bruce Springsteen s health woes from dangerous depression to throat surgery mirror co uk September 23 2023 Retrieved September 24 2023 September 2023 Postponements brucespringsteen net September 6 2023 Retrieved September 7 2023 2023 Postponements brucespringsteen net September 27 2023 Retrieved 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