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since 1984, a member of

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, and founder/frontman of the band Grin. Lofgren was inducted into the

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as a member of the E Street Band in 2014.

Biography

Early life and career

Lofgren was born in

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, United States, to an Italian mother and a Swedish father. When he was a young child, the family moved to the Washington, D.C., suburb of

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. Lofgren's first instrument was classical

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, beginning at age five, which he studied seriously for ten years. After studying classical music and

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, throughout his youth, Lofgren switched his emphasis to rock music, and focused on the piano and the guitar. Although left-handed, Lofgren plays the guitar right-handed. Lofgren attended his local public high school,

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in Bethesda, Maryland, although he did not graduate, dropping out in 1968 at age 17 to pursue a career in music. He had been a competitive gymnast in high school, a skill that was used on stage later in his performing career and reflected in the name of his 1985 album, ''Flip''.

Grin

In 1968, Lofgren formed the band Grin with bassist George Daly and drummer Bob Berberich. Daly and Berberich were former players in the DC band The Hangmen. The group played in venues throughout the Washington, D.C., area. Lofgren met

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while Young was performing at the Georgetown club

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, and began a long association. Young invited Lofgren to come to California and the Grin trio (Lofgren, Daly and Berberich) drove out west and lived for some months at a home Neil Young rented in Laurel Canyon. Lofgren would eventually use his album credits from working with Young to land Grin a record deal in 1971. Daly left the band early on to become a Columbia Records A&R Executive and was replaced by bassist Bob Gordon, who remained through the release of four critically acclaimed albums of catchy hard rock from 1971 to 1974, with guitar as Lofgren's primary instrument. The single "White Lies" got heavy airplay on Washington, D.C.-area radio. Lofgren wrote the majority of the group's songs, and often shared vocal duties with other members of the band (primarily drummer Bob Berberich). After the second album he added brother Tom Lofgren as a rhythm guitarist. Grin were released by their record company due to disappointing sales and success.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse

Lofgren joined Neil Young at age 19 to play piano and guitar on the album ''

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''. Lofgren maintained his musical relationship with Young, appearing as a part of the Santa Monica Flyers on Young's '' Tonight's the Night'' album and tour, and again on the ''

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'' album and tour. He has also been a recurring member of

(1970–1971; 2018–present), appearing on their 1971 LP and contributing songs to their catalogue. In 2018, Lofgren re-joined Crazy Horse and along with the band performed on Young's 2019 album ''

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'' and 2021's ''

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''. In 2023, Neil Young along with the members of Crazy Horse released the album ''All Roads Lead Home'' under the band name Molina, Talbot, Lofgren and Young.

Solo career

After Grin disbanded in 1974, Lofgren released his self-titled debut solo album which was a success with critics; a 1975 ''

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'' review by

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labeled it one of the finest rock albums of the year, and ''

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'' ranked it fifth on its list of albums of the year. Subsequent albums did not always garner critical favor, although '' Cry Tough'' was voted number 10 in the 1976 NME Album round up; '' I Came to Dance'' in particular received a scathing review in the '' New Rolling Stone Record Guide''. He achieved progressive rock radio hits in the mid-1970s with "Back It Up", "Keith Don't Go" and "I Came to Dance". His song "Bullets Fever", about the 1978 NBA champion

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, would become a favorite in the Washington area. Throughout the 1970s, Lofgren released solo albums and toured extensively with a backing band that usually included brother Tom on rhythm guitar. Lofgren's concerts displayed his reputation for theatrics, such as playing guitar while doing flips on a

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. In 1971, he appeared on stage on the Roy Buchanan Special, PBS TV, with Bill Graham. In 1973, he appeared with Grin on NBC on '' Midnight Special'', performing three songs live. In 1978, he wrote and sang the "Nobody Bothers Me" theme for a D.C. Jhoon Rhee

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advertisement, and also appeared in the ill-received ''

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'' movie. Lofgren appeared on ''

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'', to promote his 1985 solo release ''Flip''. Lofgren is credited on two of

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's (of Foreigner) solo albums: ''Ready or Not'' released in 1987 (Lofgren listed as lead guitarist) and ''Long Hard Look'' released in 1989 (Lofgren listed as one of the guitarists). In 1987, he contributed the television show theme arrangement for ''

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''. In 1993 he contributed to ''

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'', with two Christmas jingles with Bart. In 1995, he appeared on a PBS tribute to

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along with Dr. John. From 1991 to 1995, he was the CableAce Awards musical director and composer. Lofgren 6

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Lofgren continues to record and to tour as a solo act, with

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, with Neil Young, and as a two-time member of

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's All-Starr Band. Many of the people he worked with on those tours appeared on his 1991 album, ''

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''. During the 2000s he got his own "Nils Lofgren Day" in

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(August 25). In 2006 Lofgren released ''Sacred Weapon'', featuring guest appearances by

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and

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. In 2006 he recorded a live DVD ''Nils Lofgren & Friends: Acoustic Live'' at the Legendary Birchmere Music Hall in

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. On June 23, 2006, Lofgren performed at a benefit concert for Arthur Lee at New York's Beacon Theatre, along with

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, Ian Hunter,

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and

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. In 2007, he appeared playing guitar as part of

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' backing band for Lewis' '' Last Man Standing Live'' concert DVD. He released ''The Loner – Nils Sings Neil'', an album of acoustic covers of Neil Young songs, in 2008. In September 2008, Lofgren had hip replacement surgery for both of his hips as a result of years of playing basketball, performing back flips on stage, and age. In August 2014, a box set, ''Face the Music'', was released on the Fantasy label. The career-spanning retrospective contains nine CDs and a DVD covering 45 years. The creation of Lofgren's 2015 live album ''UK 2015 Face the Music Tour'' was inspired by his wife Amy commenting that his recent live shows were the best she had seen him perform, as well as fans wanting to have a recording of the show they had just seen. In December 2018,

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aired a 10-minute career retrospective ''Nils Lofgren: 50 years of 'just being a guy in the band. Lofgren was a guest on a "Private Lives" one-hour radio special on East London Radio in the UK in October 2020. This series is shared across radio stations online and on FM/DAB, covering much of the UK.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

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In 1984, he joined

's backing band, the

, as the replacement for

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on guitar and vocals, in time for Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. Tour. Lofgren would appear on his first Springsteen album with 1987's '' Tunnel of Love'' and its Tunnel of Love Express and

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supporting tours. In 1989 Springsteen broke up the E Street Band and Lofgren returned to his solo work. In 1995, the E Street Band, featuring both Lofgren and Van Zandt, recorded new songs for Springsteen's ''

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'' album, though nothing else came from this reunion. In 1999, Springsteen, minus the E Street Band, was inducted into the

. The E Street Band would finally be inducted fifteen years later in 2014. Despite not being inducted in 1999 with Springsteen, the E Street Band (again with Lofgren and Van Zandt) performed with Springsteen for the first time since 1988 at the induction ceremony. This led to a successful Reunion Tour from 1999 to 2000 and a lineup featuring both Lofgren and Van Zandt as full-time members. The reunion tour resulted in 2002's album, '' The Rising'', the first album featuring the E Street Band since 1988, and another tour in 2002 and 2003. Springsteen then worked on other projects and toured without the E Street Band's involvement until 2007's ''

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'' album and tour of 2007/2008. This tour was followed by 2009's '' Working on a Dream'' album and tour. In 2012, Springsteen released ''

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'', which featured some of the E Street Band members; Lofgren did not appear, though he did perform with the band on the album's supporting tour. 2014 saw the release of the album '' High Hopes'' along with another tour. In 2016, Springsteen celebrated the 35th anniversary of his album '' The River'', with a tour in support of '' The Ties That Bind: The River Collection'' box set. In 2020, Springsteen released his album '' Letter to You'', which featured the E Street Band; a supporting tour was delayed until 2023 due to the

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. Lofgren tested positive for

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, forcing him to miss one show on the tour in February 2023. It was the first show Lofgren had missed since joining the band in 1984.

Other work

The late novelist

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lived close to Lofgren's Arizona home, and collaborated on a song with him titled "What Ever Happened to Muscatel?" On August 17, 2017, Lofgren was inducted into the Arizona Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame. In May 2018, Lofgren replaced Frank Sampedro in Crazy Horse for their reunion concerts with Neil Young. On January 29, 2022, Lofgren pulled his music from

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, after

and

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had done the same. This was in response to their belief that

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was spread by the streaming service's ''

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''.

Musical equipment

Lofgren primarily uses a variety of Fender guitars and

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Guitars

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– Including two 1961 models which he often uses. (Reissues on tour). *

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Black model used on Born To Run during the "Magic" Tour. *

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s *

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– 1952 Goldtop. *

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– Cherry red. Used on Johnny Bye Bye during the E Street Band's Magic Tour. *

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– Used during Grin's reunion tour in 2001. * B.C. Rich Mockingbird *

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– Used on tours with

. * Martin D-18 – Given to Lofgren by

. * Gretsch Black Penguin For the 2019 album, ''Colorado'', Lofgren brought two guitars: * Gretsch Black Falcon *

– 1952 goldtop, with

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* Gibson L-10 acoustic * Spector ARC6 * Takamine acoustic guitars * Owens/Zeta resonator guitars * Carter pedal steel guitars During performances of the song "The River" on

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's Working on a Dream Tour, Lofgren would use a custom

double-neck guitar, with one 12-string neck, and one standard six. The 12 string was tuned B-G-Bb-F-D-Eb, and the six string A-G#-Bb-Bb-Bb-F#.

Effects

*Barber Burn Unit overdrive *Strymon Brigadier dBucket Delay *TC Electronic ND-1 Nova Delay

Amplifiers

*Fuchs 4 Aces 112 combo Nils Lofgren: Back on the Horse
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Effects

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* Electro-Harmonix POG *Barber Burn Unit overdrives *

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Full-Dive 2 * Line 6 DL4 delay *

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*Digital Music GCX audio switcher *Furman power conditioner * Line 6 Pod Pro * BOSS OC-3 * BOSS DD-3 * Korg DTR tuner *Peterson AutoStrobe 490 *Voodoo Lab Ground Control

Amplifiers

* Fender Twin Reverbs – Used most recently. * Fender blackface Super Reverbs – With four 10" speakers. *

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* Fender Vibro Kings – With three 10" speakers' * Fender Vibro King Custom *

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s *Fuchs ODS 50 -used at 2012 Grammys

Discography

Grin discography

* 1971: '' Grin'' (Spindizzy/Epic) * 1972: '' 1+1'' (Spindizzy/Epic) * 1973: '' All Out'' (Spindizzy/Epic) * 1973: '' Gone Crazy'' (A&M)

Solo discography

With Crazy Horse

*''

'' (1971) *''All Roads Lead Home'' (2023) (released under the name Molina, Talbot, Lofgren and Young)

With Neil Young

*''

'' (1970) *'' Tonight's the Night'' (1975) *''

'' (1982) *'' In Berlin'' (1983) *''

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'' (February 1993) *'' Roxy: Tonight's the Night Live'' (2018) Recorded in (1973) *''

'' (2019) (with Crazy Horse) *''

'' (2021) (with Crazy Horse) *''

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'' (2022) (with Crazy Horse) *''Somewhere Under the Rainbow'' (2023) Recorded in 1973 (with the Santa Monica Flyers)

With Jerry Williams

* ''Jerry Williams'' (Spindizzy) (1972) – Lofgren/Grin played on three songs on the album; additionally, they played on the b-side of the single, "Crazy 'Bout You Baby"

With Lou Reed (as co-writer)

*''The Bells (Lou Reed album), The Bells'' (1979)

With Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

*''Live/1975-85'' (1986) *'' Tunnel of Love'' (1987) *''Chimes of Freedom (EP), Chimes of Freedom'' (1988) *''

'' (1995) *''Blood Brothers (EP), Blood Brothers'' (1996) *''Tracks (Bruce Springsteen album), Tracks'' (1998) *''18 Tracks'' (1999) *''Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Live in New York City'' (2001) *'' The Rising'' (2002) *''The Essential Bruce Springsteen'' (2003) *''

'' (2007) *''Magic Tour Highlights'' (2008) *''Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Greatest Hits'' (2009) *'' Working on a Dream'' (2009) *''

'' (2012) *''Collection: 1973–2012'' (2013) *''High Hopes (Bruce Springsteen album), High Hopes'' (2014) *''American Beauty (Bruce Springsteen album), American Beauty'' (2014) *''Bruce Springsteen Archives'' (2014–present) *''Chapter and Verse (Bruce Springsteen album), Chapter and Verse'' (2016) *''The Live Series: Songs of the Road'' (2018) *''The Live Series: Songs of Friendship'' (2019) *''The Live Series: Songs of Hope'' (2019) *'' Letter to You'' (2020)

With Lou Gramm

*''Ready or Not (Lou Gramm album), Ready or Not'' (1987)

References

External links

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