Danny Federici, keyboard player for the E Street Band, passed away yesterday after a three-year battle with melanoma. Federici played with Springsteen for 40 years and appeared on such classic albums as Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town, and Born in the U.S.A. In addition to his E Street service, he also released two solo jazz albums, 1997's Flemington (named after his hometown of Flemington, NJ and later reissued as Danny Federici) and 2004's Sweet (reissued as Out of a Dream).
18 April 2008
When the Foreman Calls Time
Danny Federici, keyboard player for the E Street Band, passed away yesterday after a three-year battle with melanoma. Federici played with Springsteen for 40 years and appeared on such classic albums as Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town, and Born in the U.S.A. In addition to his E Street service, he also released two solo jazz albums, 1997's Flemington (named after his hometown of Flemington, NJ and later reissued as Danny Federici) and 2004's Sweet (reissued as Out of a Dream).
