Charles Giordano

Charles Giordano
Charles Giordano at the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Background information
Born	(1954-10-13) October 13, 1954 (age 66) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres	Rock blues folk
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Keyboards accordion
Years active	1982–present
Associated acts	Bruce Springsteen E Street Band The Sessions Band Pat Benatar

Charles Giordano (born October 13, 1954) is an American keyboardist and accordionist.^[1] Giordano is known primarily for his work with Bruce Springsteen as a member of the E Street Band,^[1] replacing Danny Federici as the band's organist following his serious illness and death in 2008 and as a member of Springsteen's The Sessions Band. He is also known for playing keyboards with Pat Benatar in the 1980s.^[1]^[2]

With Benatar he was usually billed as Charlie Giordano and played for five albums, beginning in 1983;^[3] his role in the band was praised by Billboard magazine.^[3] With Benatar he was identifiable by his glasses and distinctive array of berets, blazers and 1980s-style ties. Giordano also was a member of The David Johansen Group and went on to perform with Buster Poindexter and The Banshees of Blue.

As a session musician Giordano's playing has included Madeleine Peyroux's 1996 album Dreamland and Bucky Pizzarelli's 2000 album Italian Intermezzo; the latter's mix of opera, Italian folk, and swing presaged his appearance in the similarly genre-mashing Sessions Band Tour with Springsteen. Giordano also participated in a 2002 revival of garage rock band ? and the Mysterians. In 2008, he accompanied British singer Barb Jungr for a short stand in a New York City cabaret.

Tours with Bruce Springsteen[]

Seeger Sessions Tour with the Sessions Band (2006)
Magic Tour with the E Street Band (2007–2008)
Working On A Dream Tour with the E Street Band (2009)
Wrecking Ball Tour with the E Street Band (2012–2013)
High Hopes Tour with the E Street Band (2014)
The River Tour 2016–Summer '17 with the E Street Band (2016–17)

Discography[]

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With James Carter

Chasin' the Gypsy (Atlantic, 2000)

With Bruce Springsteen

We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006)
Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band: Live in Dublin (2007)
Magic Tour Highlights (2008)
London Calling: Live in Hyde Park (2010)
Live from the Carousel (2011)
Wrecking Ball (2012)
High Hopes (2014)
American Beauty (2014)
Western Stars (2019)
Letter to You (2020)

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Gary Graff (2006). "Bruce Springsteen Takes Fans on a Different Kind of "Carnival Ride"". Oakland Press. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
^ Jay Lustig (2007-11-21). "E Streeter Federici to be treated for melanoma". Newark Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Pat Benatar / Red Rider". Billboard. 1983-04-09. Retrieved 2007-11-25.

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E Street Band: Bruce Springsteen Garry Tallent Roy Bittan Max Weinberg Steven Van Zandt Nils Lofgren Patti Scialfa Jake Clemons Charles Giordano Soozie Tyrell Former members Ernest Carter Clarence Clemons Danny Federici Vini Lopez David Sancious Former touring musicians Everett Bradley Barry Danielian Clark Gayton Curtis King Suki Lahav Ed Manion The Miami Horns Cindy Mizelle Michelle Moore Tom Morello Curt Ramm Jay Weinberg
Studio albums	Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (1973) The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle (1973) Born to Run (1975) Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) The River (1980) Nebraska (1982) Born in the U.S.A. (1984) Tunnel of Love (1987) Human Touch (1992) Lucky Town (1992) The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995) The Rising (2002) Devils & Dust (2005) We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006) Magic (2007) Working on a Dream (2009) Wrecking Ball (2012) High Hopes (2014) Western Stars (2019) Letter to You (2020)
Live albums	Live 1975–85 (1986) In Concert/MTV Plugged (1993) Live in New York City (2001) Hammersmith Odeon London '75 (2006) Live in Dublin (2007) Live from the Carousel (2011) Springsteen on Broadway (2018)
Bruce Springsteen Archives	Apollo Theater 3/09/12 (2014) The Agora, Cleveland 1978 (2015) Tower Theater, Philadelphia 1975 (2015) Nassau Coliseum, New York 1980 (2015) Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey 1984 (2015) LA Sports Arena, California 1988 (2015) Schottenstein Center, Ohio 2005 (2015) Ippodromo delle Capannelle, Rome 2013 (2015) Arizona State University, Tempe 1980 (2015) The Christic Shows 1990 (2016) HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY, 11/22/09 (2016) Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO, 8/23/08 (2017) Olympiastadion, Helsinki, July 31, 2012 (2017) Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 10/20/09 (2017) Palace Theatre, Albany 1977 (2017) Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY 1977 (2017) King's Hall, Belfast March 19, 1996 (2017) The Summit, Houston, TX December 8, 1978 (2017) The Live Series: Songs of the Road (2018) The Live Series: Songs of Friendship (2019) The Live Series: Songs of Hope (2019) The Live Series: Songs of Love (2019) The Live Series: Songs from Around the World (2019) The Live Series: Songs Under Cover (2020)
Soundtracks	Western Stars – Songs from the Film (2019)
Compilations	Greatest Hits (1995) 18 Tracks (1999) The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2003) Greatest Hits (2009) The Promise (2010) Collection: 1973–2012 (2013) Chapter and Verse (2016)
Box sets	The Born in the U.S.A. 12" Single Collection (1985) Tracks (1998) The Collection (2004) Born to Run: 30th Anniversary Edition (2005) The Collection 1973–1984 (2010) The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story (2010) The Album Collection Vol. 1 1973–1984 (2014) The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (2015) The Album Collection Vol. 2 1987–1996 (2018)
EPs	Live Collection (1987) Chimes of Freedom (1988) Blood Brothers (1996) PBS Exclusive (2007) Magic Tour Highlights (2008) American Beauty (2014)
Singles	"Blinded by the Light" (1973) "Spirit in the Night" (1973) "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" (1974) "Born to Run" (1975) "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" (1976) "Prove It All Night" (1978) "Badlands" (1978) "The Promised Land" (1978) "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" (1979) "Hungry Heart" (1980) "Fade Away" (1981) "Sherry Darling" (1981) "The River" (1981) "Cadillac Ranch" (1981) "Point Blank" (1981) "Atlantic City" (1982) "Open All Night" (1982) "Dancing in the Dark" (1984) "Cover Me" (1984) "Born in the U.S.A." (1984) "I'm on Fire" (1985) "Glory Days" (1985) "I'm Goin' Down" (1985) "My Hometown" (1985) "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (1985) "War" (1986) "Fire" (1987) "Brilliant Disguise" (1987) "Tunnel of Love" (1987) "One Step Up" (1988) "Tougher Than the Rest" (1988) "Spare Parts" (1988) "Human Touch" (1992) "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)" (1992) "Better Days" (1992) "Streets of Philadelphia" (1994) "Secret Garden" (1995) "The Ghost of Tom Joad" (1996) "Sad Eyes" (1999) "The Rising" (2002) "Lonesome Day" (2002) "Waitin' on a Sunny Day" (2003) "Devils & Dust" (2005) "All The Way Home" (2005) "Radio Nowhere" (2007) "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" (2008) "Working on a Dream" (2008) "My Lucky Day" (2008) "The Wrestler" (2009) "We Take Care of Our Own" (2012) "Death to My Hometown" (2012) "High Hopes" (2013) "Just Like Fire Would" (2014) "Hello Sunshine" (2019) "Tucson Train" (2019) "Letter to You" (2020) "Ghosts" (2020)
Charting songs	"Be True" (1981) "Ramrod" (1981) "Nebraska" (1982) "Johnny 99" (1982) "No Surrender" (1984) "Bobby Jean" (1984) "Stand on It" (1985) "Trapped" (live) (1985) "Because the Night" (live) (1986) "Chimes of Freedom" (live) (1988) "Youngstown" (1995) "American Skin (41 Shots)" (2001) "Pay Me My Money Down" (2006) "Long Walk Home" (2006) "My City of Ruins" (2011) "Rocky Ground" (2012) "The Power of Prayer" (2020)
Other notable songs	"Growin' Up" (1973) "For You" (1973) "Incident on 57th Street" (1973) "The Fever" (1973) "Thunder Road" (1975) "Night" (1975) "Backstreets" (1975) "She's the One" (1975) "Meeting Across the River" (1975) "Jungleland" (1975) "Adam Raised a Cain" (1978) "Racing in the Street" (1978) "Darkness on the Edge of Town" (1978) "Stay" (1979) "The Ties That Bind" (1980) "Independence Day" (1980) "Out in the Street" (1980) "Stolen Car" (1980) "Wreck on the Highway" (1980) "Highway Patrolman" (1982) "Darlington County" (1984) "Working on the Highway" (1984) "Downbound Train" (1984) "Pink Cadillac" (1984) "Jersey Girl" (1986) "Light of Day" (1993) "The New Timer" (1995) "Land of Hope and Dreams" (2012) "Hunter of Invisible Game" (2014) "Chinatown" (2020)
Video releases	Video Anthology / 1978–88 (1989) In Concert/MTV Plugged (1992) Blood Brothers (1996) The Complete Video Anthology / 1978–2000 (2001) Live in New York City (2001) Live in Barcelona (2003) VH1 Storytellers (2005) Wings for Wheels (2005) Hammersmith Odeon London '75 (2005) Live in Dublin (2007) Magic Tour Highlights (2008) London Calling: Live in Hyde Park (2010) The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010) Springsteen & I (2013) Born in the U.S.A. Live: London 2013 (2014) A MusiCares Tribute to Bruce Springsteen (2014) Bruce Springsteen's High Hopes (2014) High Hopes in South Africa (2014) Hunter of Invisible Game (2014)
Concerts	Born to Run tours (1974–77) Darkness Tour (1978) The River Tour (1980–81) Born in the U.S.A. Tour (1984–85) Tunnel of Love Express (1988) Human Rights Now! (1988) Bruce Springsteen 1992–1993 World Tour (1992–93) Ghost of Tom Joad Tour (1995–97) Reunion Tour (1999–2000) Rising Tour (2002–03) Vote for Change (2004) Devils & Dust Tour (2005) Seeger Sessions Band Tour (2006) Magic Tour (2007–08) Working on a Dream Tour (2009) Wrecking Ball World Tour (2012–13) High Hopes Tour (2014) The River Tour (2016) Summer '17 (2017) Springsteen on Broadway (2017–18, 2021)
Related people	Jessica Springsteen Pamela Springsteen Jon Landau John Hammond Mike Appel Phil Petillo Marie Castello Southside Johnny Brendan O'Brien Ron Aniello Toby Scott Bob Clearmountain Chuck Plotkin Jimmy Iovine Dave Marsh Eric Meola Frank Stefanko Lynn Goldsmith Annie Leibovitz Danny Clinch
Related articles	Discography E Street Band Steel Mill The Sessions Band The Miami Horns Born to Run autobiography E Street Radio Little Steven's Underground Garage Outlaw Pete Columbia Records 914 Sound Studios Record Plant Power Station The Hit Factory The Max Weinberg 7 Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska Greetings from E Street Backstreets Magazine The Upstage Club The Stone Pony Fender Telecaster Freehold Borough, New Jersey Asbury Park, New Jersey "Because the Night" "Jersey Girl" Blinded by the Light (film)
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