The E Street Band

Year:
2014
Inducted by:
Bruce Springsteen
Category:
Musical Excellence

Clarence Clemons
Danny Federici
David Sancious
Garry Tallent
Max Weinberg
Nils Lofgren
Patti Scialfa
Roy Bittan
Steven Van Zandt
Vini Lopez

Introduction

Known for backing Bruce Springsteen in his storied performances, the E Street Band is a gang of musicians bursting with skill, soul and endurance.

The band’s abiding relationship gives them a trust, chemistry and improvisational skill that have thrilled audiences for more than forty years.

Bruce Springsteen Inducts the E Street Band

Bruce Springsteen Inducts the E Street Band at the 2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Bruce Springsteen Inducts the E Street Band

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E Street Band Acceptance Speeches

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"Kitty's Back"

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"The E Street Shuffle"

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"The River"

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Hall of Fame Essay

2014

Dave Marsh

The E Street band has lasted more than forty years with an independent and highly individualized identity. The most essential albums of Bruce Springsteen’s career - Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town, The River, Born in the USA., The Rising - are built around the group. Yet only four albums and an EP, all live except an anthology, bear the group’s name on the spine.

You could say that the ESB is the greatest instrument Springsteen plays. He recently said almost exactly that: “I write to live up to the band’s abilities and power onstage. That’s something that’s particularly significant. Even if these days, sometimes the guys are on the records, sometimes it’s someone else.