The E Street Band has been Bruce Springsteen’s primary backing band since 1972. The original lineup included Garry Tallent, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Vini \”Mad Dog\” Lopez and David Sancious. Steven Van Zandt officially joined the band in July 1975. In June 1984, Nils Lofgren was added to the lineup. By 2002, the band also included Soozie Tyrell.
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The E Street Band has been Bruce Springsteen’s primary backing band since 1972. When not working with Springsteen, members of the band have recorded solo material and pursued successful careers as session musicians, record producers, songwriters, actors and other roles in entertainment. The band members have also performed and recorded with a wide range of other artists including Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Meat Loaf, Neil Young, Lou Reed, Bonnie Tyler, Air Supply, Dire Straits, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Stevie Nicks, Tom Morello, Sting, Ian Hunter, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Fogerty, Ray Davies, Ronnie Spector, Gary U. S. Bonds, Darlene Love, Southside Johnny, The Grateful Dead, Santana, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Tracy Chapman, Lady Gaga, Aretha Franklin, and Bob Seger. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. The original lineup included Garry Tallent, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Vini \”Mad Dog\” Lopez and David Sancious. Steven Van Zandt officially joined the band in July 1975. In June 1984, Nils Lofgren was added to the lineup. By 2002, the band also included Soozie Tyrell. Tyrell had earlier worked with Scialfa touring with SouthsideJohnny and the Asbury Jukes and sporadically with Springessen dating back to the early 1990s. Some press releases refer to her as a special guest member, while the liner notes of We Shall Shall Overcome: The See Over Come Live in Barcelona list her as “with” the band.
In November 2007, it was announced that Danny Federica 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. In April 2009, Springsteen announced that he would be stepping down from the band to focus on his own music and his family. In May 2009, he announced he would not be touring with the band again until after the end of the Magic Tour. In July 2010, he said he would also be taking time off to pursue his own career as a singer and songwriter. In December 2010, Springstein announced he was taking a break from the music and touring to pursue a new project as a solo artist. In January 2011, he revealed that he and his wife Patti would be splitting up. In March 2012, the couple announced they would be divorcing. In February 2013, Springfield announced they were splitting up and she would be moving on to a new life as a single mother. In August 2013, the pair announced they had reconciled and were married. In September 2013, they announced that she would leave the band and he would return to the band as a full-time member. In October 2013, he confirmed that she had moved to New Jersey to be with him.
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