Video: Bruce Springsteen - 4th Of July (Sandy) Danny is Back - 2008

You know, the Grim Reaper don't care if you're a multiplatinum music legend, a one-hit wonder or studio-only sideman - he's comin' for you someday! And in 2008, he seemed to like keyboardists and drum... Continue reading "Classic Rock Corner: In Memoriam 2008" >

Over a hundred thousand of us turned out for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's visit to the RDS at the end of May, and a great time was had by all (an especially great time was had by the drunken middle-age tools behind us). The Magic Tour has featured many wonderful performances (my brother was treated to 'Summertime Blues' in Amsterdam), and there were some great guests as well. Sadly, E Street legend Danny Federici passed away during the tour, and a charity has sprang up in his name. To raise money [...]

When I posted earlier this week about the musicians guesting with the E Street Band, I made no mention of Danny Federici's appearance at the Indianapolis show. I knew he'd had cancer and wasn't performing, but I didn't see any significance in what would ultimately be his final performance. Federici was a brother - blood brother - to Springsteen as much as anybody was. Their 40-year musical

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"I loved him very much...we grew up together." -- Bruce Springsteen Danny Federici, founding member of the E Street Band, died Thursday at age 58 following a three-year battle with melanoma.On his official website, Bruce Springsteen pays tribute to his bandmate and friend, writing, "Danny and I worked together for 40 years - he was the most wonderfully fluid keyboard player and a pure natural musician. I...