Charles Giordano

American keyboardist and accordionist

Charles Giordano

Charles Giordano at the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Background information
Born|  (1954-10-13) October 13, 1954 (age 68)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres|

* Rock
* blues
* folk

Occupation(s)| Musician
Instrument(s)|

* Keyboards
* accordion

Years active| 1982–present

Musical artist

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 the latter's 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[edit]

* 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[edit]

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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)
* Western Stars: Songs From The Film (2019)
* Letter to You (2020)

With Pat Benatar

* Get Nervous (1982)
* Live from Earth (1983)
* Tropico (1984)
* Seven the Hard Way (1985)
* Wide Awake in Dreamland (1988)
* True Love (1991)

## References[edit]

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

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Bruce Springsteen

* E Street Band

* Bruce Springsteen
* Garry Tallent
* Roy Bittan
* Max Weinberg
* Steven Van Zandt
* Nils Lofgren
* Patti Scialfa

* Soozie Tyrell
* Charles Giordano
* Jake Clemons

* Ernest Carter
* Clarence Clemons
* Danny Federici
* Vini Lopez
* David Sancious

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)
* Only the Strong Survive (2022)

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)
* Springsteen on Broadway (2018)
* The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts (2021)

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)

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)
* "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)
* "There Goes My Miracle" (2019)
* "Tucson Train" (2019)
* "Western Stars" (2019)
* "Letter to You" (2020)
* "Ghosts" (2020)
* "I'll See You in My Dreams" (2020)
* "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" (2022)
* "Nighshift" (2022)
* "Don't Play That Song" (2022)
* "Turn Back the Hands of Time" (2022)

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)
* 2023 Tour (2023)

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

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* 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"
* "Springsteen"
* Blinded by the Light (film)

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