Steven Van Zandt

American musician and actor (born 1950)

In this Dutch name, the surname is  Van Zandt, not  Zandt.

Steven Van Zandt

Van Zandt in 2018

Background information
Birth name| Steven Lento
Also known as|

* Little Steven
* Miami Steve

Born|  (1950-11-22) November 22, 1950 (age 74)
Winthrop, Massachusetts, U.S.
Origin| Middletown Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres|

* Rock
* heartland rock

Occupations|

* Musician
* singer
* songwriter
* producer
* actor

Instruments|

* Guitar
* vocals

Years active| 1968–present
Labels|

* Columbia
* Epic
* EMI America
* BMG
* Manhattan
* RCA
* Rhino
* Renegade Nation
* Wicked Cool

Member of| E Street Band
Formerly of| Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
Website| littlesteven.com

Musical artist

Steven Van Zandt (né Lento; born November 22, 1950), also known as Little Steven or Miami Steve, is an American musician and actor. He is a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandolin. He has appeared in several television drama series, including as Silvio Dante in The Sopranos (1999–2007) and as Frank Tagliano/Giovanni 'Johnny' Henriksen in Lilyhammer (2012–2014). Van Zandt has his own solo band called Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, intermittently active since the 1980s.

In 2014, Van Zandt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the E Street Band. Van Zandt has produced music, written songs, and had his own songs covered by Springsteen, Meat Loaf, Darlene Love, Ronnie Spector, Nancy Sinatra, Pearl Jam, Southside Johnny, Artists United Against Apartheid, and the Iron City Houserockers, among others.

## Early life

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Van Zandt was born Steven Lento on November 22, 1950, in Winthrop, Massachusetts, to Mary Henrietta Lento and Vince Borello, and raised in Watertown, Massachusetts.[1] He has Italian ancestry; one grandfather was from Calabria and one grandmother's parents were from Naples.[2] His mother remarried in 1957, and he took the last name of his stepfather, William Brewster Van Zandt. Actor Billy Van Zandt is Van Zandt's half-brother and actress Adrienne Barbeau is his ex-sister-in-law.[3] He also has a half-sister named Kathi, who is a writer.[4] When he was seven, the family moved from Massachusetts to Middletown Township, New Jersey.[5][4]

Van Zandt found his love for music at an early age, when he learned how to play the guitar. He watched the performances of the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show and the Rolling Stones on Hollywood Palace in 1964, and referred to the former as "The Big Bang of Rock n' Roll".[6][7] He said that when he was 13, George Harrison was his favorite Beatle, and he later became friends with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.[8]

Around August 1964, he formed his first band, the Whirlwinds, which was short-lived. He later formed the Mates in 1965 and joined the Shadows in May 1966.[7] Van Zandt has cited British Invasion bands such as the Dave Clark Five, as well as Ravi Shankar and the culture of India, as early influences.[9][10]

Van Zandt attended Middletown High School in Middletown Township, New Jersey,[11] where he was expelled after refusing to cut his long hair. He later returned to school in 1968, largely to appease his mother.[12][13] As a teenager, he was involved in a car accident that caused him to smash his head through the windshield, leaving several scars on his head. To cover this up, he began wearing hats, and later, large bandanas, which has become his characteristic look.[14]

## Career

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Van Zandt and Bruce Springsteen during the Working on a Dream Tour in Valladolid, Spain, in August 2009

Van Zandt grew up in the Jersey Shore music scene, and was an early friend of Bruce Springsteen, before the formation of the E Street Band. The two first met when Springsteen was at the Hullabaloo club in Middletown, New Jersey, and heard Van Zandt was performing "Happy Together" with the Shadows.[15] They performed together in bands such as Steel Mill and the Bruce Springsteen Band.[16]

During the early 1970s, Van Zandt worked in road construction for two years before returning to show business.[17][18]

In 1973, he toured with The Dovells. The tour ended in Miami on December 31, 1974, with Dick Clark's Good Old Rock 'n' Roll Show at the Deauville Star Theater.[19]

After returning to New Jersey, Van Zandt continued wearing Hawaiian shirts because he did not particularly like winter, which was how he got the nickname "Miami Steve".[20][21]

### Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes

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Further information: Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes and The Miami Horns

He co-founded Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, in addition to The Miami Horns,[22] who got their name from Van Zandt's nickname. Van Zandt helped establish the rhythm and blues oriented style of music that the band performed. He also produced Southside Johnny's first three albums. Van Zandt wrote the bulk of the group's music, contributing substantially to its success.[23]

### E Street Band

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Further information: E Street Band

Van Zandt then started to switch between writing for Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes and touring with the E Street Band. He confirmed in an interview on The Howard Stern Show that he arranged the horns on "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" in 1975 when Springsteen was at a loss, earning him a spot in the E Street Band shortly thereafter.[17][24] In the Wings For Wheels documentary, Springsteen revealed that Van Zandt was partially responsible for the signature guitar line in "Born to Run," described as "Arguably Steve's greatest contribution to my music."[25] Ultimately, Van Zandt officially joined the E Street Band on July 20, 1975, during the first show of the Born to Run Tour.[16][24]

In those early years, Van Zandt supplied a great deal of the lead guitar work for the band in concert, as can be seen on the 1975 concert DVD within Born to Run 30th Anniversary Edition (later released as the CD Hammersmith Odeon London '75).[17] In 1984, Van Zandt left the E Street Band.[26] He originally joined to see Springsteen rise in success, and once the band rose to that success he left.[27][28] Despite leaving the band, he appeared as a special guest at some concerts on the Born in the U.S.A. Tour and appeared in a couple of videos, including "Glory Days".

Van Zandt later returned to the E Street Band when it was reformed (briefly in 1995, and on an ongoing basis since 1999) and remains a member. By this time, his guitar playing had mostly been reduced to a background rhythm role, due to Nils Lofgren's position in the band and his capability as a lead guitarist.[26] In addition, Springsteen had begun taking many more guitar solos as his music became more guitar-centered.[17] Van Zandt said on the Howard Stern Show that he is okay with being second in command, especially since he has been in charge before with his solo music and his role in Lilyhammer.[17][29]

Among E Street Band members, Van Zandt often had the second-most "face time" in concert after Clarence Clemons, frequently mugging and posing for the audience and sometimes delivering his unpolished, nasal backing vocals while sharing a microphone with Springsteen. His playing or singing is most prominently featured on the songs "Glory Days", "Two Hearts", "Long Walk Home", which featured a Van Zandt outro vocal solo during live performances[30] "Land of Hope and Dreams", "Badlands", "Ramrod", and "Murder Incorporated", among others like the live versions of "Rosalita". He often trades vocals with Springsteen in live versions of "Prove It All Night". He features prominently in the video for "Glory Days", sharing the spotlight with Springsteen during the choruses, while swapping lines with him during the (non)fade, and in live versions he does the same.[31] During the E Street Band's performance at the Super Bowl in 2009, Van Zandt was the most prominently featured member of the band, playing a guitar solo on the final number of the set, "Glory Days," as well as sharing lead vocals and exchanging humorous banter with Springsteen.[32][33][34]

### Songwriter, arranger, producer

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Van Zandt became a songwriter and producer for fellow Jersey shore act Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes in 1974, penning their signature song "I Don't Want to Go Home", co-writing other songs for them with Springsteen, and producing their most-acclaimed record, Hearts of Stone.[35] As such, Van Zandt became a key contributor to the Jersey Shore sound. He also produced two Gary U.S. Bonds albums.[36] Van Zandt then went on to share production credits on the classic Springsteen albums The River[35] and Born in the U.S.A.[36] The first Springsteen song he co-produced was "Hungry Heart."[17] In 1989, Jackson Browne covered the 1983 Van Zandt composition "I Am A Patriot" on his World in Motion album.[37] Van Zandt has produced a number of other records, including an uncredited effort on the Iron City Houserockers' Have A Good Time (But Get Out Alive).[38] Less successful was his work on Lone Justice's second album Shelter, which was a career-ending flop for the Los Angeles cowpunk band.[39]

In 1989, Van Zandt wrote "While You Were Looking at Me" for Michael Monroe's album Not Fakin' It and co-wrote video hits "Dead, Jail or Rock'n Roll" and "Smoke Screen". He was an arranger and backing vocalist for a few songs on the album.[40] In 1992, he produced Austin, Texas-based Arc Angels' debut album.[41] In 1991 Van Zandt produced a successful album, Spirit of Love, for Nigerian superstar and reggae icon, Majek Fashek.[42] In 1992, he wrote and produced "All Alone on Christmas" for the soundtrack of the Chris Columbus film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, which yielded singer Darlene Love her first hit since "A Fine, Fine Boy" from 1963, thirty-one years earlier.[43]

In 1994, Van Zandt produced the eponymous debut album of the punk rock band Demolition 23 which featured ex-Hanoi Rocks members Michael Monroe and Sami Yaffa. He co-wrote six songs for the album with Monroe and Jude Wilder.[44] In 1995, Van Zandt aided Meat Loaf with the song "Amnesty Is Granted" off of his Welcome to the Neighborhood album.[45] In 2004, he contributed the song "Baby Please Don't Go" to Nancy Sinatra's self-titled album.[46]

### Solo artist

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Van Zandt performing at the Reading Festival in 1983

During the summer of 1981, EMI-America approached Van Zandt with a record deal due to his success with the E Street Band, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, and Gary U.S. Bonds. He began fronting an on-and-off group known as Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, while Springsteen was working on Nebraska. The band included Dino Danelli on drums, Jean Beauvoir on bass, and the Miami Horns. They made their live debut at the Peppermint Lounge on July 18, 1982. In October 1982, Van Zandt's debut album, Men Without Women, was released. This album earned the most critical praise and Jay Cocks of TIME magazine dubbed it one of the ten best albums of the year.[47] He released four more solo albums, and has written that these albums are each elements in a five-part political concept cycle: the individual, the family, the state, the economy, and religion.[48] These albums range from soul music to hard rock to world music. Van Zandt's second album, Voice of America, did the best on the U.S. albums chart, although none of his albums were much of a commercial success.[citation needed]

After touring with the E Street Band during The River Tour in 1980–81, he started to realize and understand the perceptions of Americans held by people in other countries. He started to become interested in politics and, with Voice of America, his music became explicitly political.[17] One of the album's leading singles, "Solidarity", is a general statement of international common ground.[49] In April 1984, shortly before the release of Born in the U.S.A. and Voice of America, Van Zandt left the E Street Band, but rejoined in 1999.[50]

Continuing his involvement in issues of the day, in 1985 he created the music-industry activist group Artists United Against Apartheid as an action against the Sun City resort in South Africa. Forty-nine recording artists, including Springsteen, U2, Bob Dylan, Pete Townshend, Joey Ramone, Tom Petty, Afrika Bambaataa, and Run DMC, collaborated on a song called "Sun City" in which they pledged to never perform at the resort.[51] The song was modestly successful, and played a part in the broad international effort to bring attention to apartheid, which the South African government later ended.[52] He produced the award-winning documentary The Making of Sun City and oversaw the production of the book, Sun City by Artists United Against Apartheid, the Struggle for Freedom in South Africa: The Making of the Record, as well as the teaching guide.[36][53]

In 1987, he released the album Freedom - No Compromise, which continued the political messaging. Some U.S. appearances in that year as opening act for U2's arena-and-stadium Joshua Tree Tour continued in the same vein, but were not well received by some audiences.[54][55] Both the record and his concerts were popular in Europe.[56] He also performed at the "Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute" concert at Wembley Stadium in 1988.[36]

His fourth album, Revolution (1989), attracted little attention. Later in 1989, Van Zandt recorded another album, Nobody Loves and Leaves Alive with his garage band The Lost Boys.[57] Although the album remains unreleased, several tracks from it were heard on the Sopranos and Lilyhammer television shows: including "Nobody Loves and Leaves Alive", "Affection", and "Come for Me".[58][59][60] "Affection" appeared on The Sopranos: Peppers & Eggs (Music From the HBO Original Series).[61]

Due to a loss of recording contract, his next album, Born Again Savage, which was recorded in 1994, was not released until 1999.[50][62] In 1995, Van Zandt wrote, produced, and sang "The Time of Your Life" for the soundtrack to the film Nine Months. He also toured with Bon Jovi during the first European leg of their These Days Tour.[63][64][65]

His song "Under The Gun" was covered by Carla Olson & The Textones on their Detroit '85 Live & Unreleased album which was released in 2008.[66] Another of his songs, "All I Needed Was You", appeared on the 2013 Carla Olson album Have Harmony, Will Travel.[67]

On April 29, 2013, Van Zandt performed a cover of Frank Sinatra's "My Kind of Town" at a Springsteen concert in Oslo, Norway, during the Wrecking Ball Tour.[68] Although the song was featured in the Lilyhammer season one episode "My Kind of Town,"[69] it was not released as a single until September 23, 2014, when it was "the Coolest Song in the World" on Underground Garage to help promote the show.[70] It was released under the title "Frank Tagliano Sings! My Kind of Town" and the lyrics were changed to be about Lillehammer, Norway, instead of Chicago.[71] Van Zandt performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on December 9, 2014, to help promote the series.[72] He performed all the music for Lilyhammer from season 2 on[73] and released Lilyhammer: The Score on December 16, 2014.[74]

Van Zandt reformed his band, the Disciples of Soul, for the first time since 1990[75] to play their only European show of 2016 at the O2 Indigo Lounge in London for BluesFest on October 29, 2016.[76] The new Disciples included Richie Sambora and Marc Ribler on guitar, Eddie Manion on saxophone, Hook Herrara on harmonica, Leo Green on tenor sax, Richard Mecurio on drums, Jack Daley on bass, Andy Burton on B3 organ, Clifford Carter on piano, Danny Sadownick on percussion, Tommy Walsh and Matt Holland on trumpet, Neil Sidwell on trombone, George Millard on flute, and a women's section called the Divas of Soul (Julie Maguire, Sarah Carpenter and Jess Greenfield) on backing vocals. They played a series of Van Zandt's own solo songs, songs he wrote for Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, a song he co-wrote for the Breakers, cover songs, and "Goodbye", which he performed with the Lost Boys.[77][78] His plans included a European tour during the summer of 2017 and a tour of the United States in the fall.[79][80] Van Zandt insists that he is not leaving the E Street Band and he is only touring because the band is not on the road.[81]

Van Zandt announced in November 2016 that he was in the process of remastering and reissuing his albums for a 2017 release,[82] including the unreleased Lost Boys album.[83][84] Additionally, Van Zandt has stated that he was planning on releasing a new cover album, including a cover of Etta James' "The Blues Is My Business",[85] as well as new recordings of songs Van Zandt wrote for others, including Southside Johnny, that he describes as "me covering me."[86][87] The album is a soul record, composed of a 15 piece band including 5 horns and 3 singers.[88] Van Zandt revealed that Richie Mercurio plays drums on the album.[89]

Van Zandt onstage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2012

On February 9, 2017, Van Zandt released "Saint Valentine's Day," a cover of the song, "Saint Valentine's Day Massacre," that he originally wrote for the Cocktail Slippers, as a single.[90] The song was repeatedly played on the Underground Garage radio show.[91][92][93][94][95][96]

He debuted his new album at the annual Rock and Roll for Children event at the Fillmore Theater in Silver Spring, Maryland, on March 18, 2017.[97][98] Van Zandt debuted a doo-wop song called "The City Weeps Tonight," that was an outtake from Men Without Women. At the end of the show, he covered "Bye Bye Johnny" as a tribute to the late Chuck Berry. According to Backstreets, Van Zandt's new album was going to be called Soulfire, titled after the song he co-wrote for the Breakers.[99] The album was officially released on May 19, 2017.[100] Van Zandt was selected as the commencement speaker and received a honorary degree from Rutgers University in May 2017.[101]

Van Zandt released his first official live album, Soulfire Live!, recorded with the Disciples of Soul during their 2017 tour of the same name, on April 27, 2018, via iTunes.[102] A 7 LP vinyl box set, CD, and two-disc Blu-ray video were released on February 15, 2019, via Wicked Cool Records/UMe.[103][104] Consisting of the best performances from their North American and European concerts, the collection feature Little Steven and his 15-strong band taking you on a musical history lesson as they blast through an arsenal of songs spanning rock, pop, soul, blues, funk, doo-wop, reggae and everything in between. Of note, is a performance of "I Saw Her Standing There" recorded at The Roundhouse in London with a special appearance by Paul McCartney.[105]

Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul recorded a cover of Elvis Presley's "Santa Claus Is Back in Town", featuring actor Kurt Russell on lead vocals, for the 2018 film The Christmas Chronicles.[106][107]

On March 8, 2019, Van Zandt announced the May 3, 2019, CD, digital and vinyl release of Summer of Sorcery via Wicked Cool/UME. It was written, arranged, and produced by him at his Renegade Studios in New York City and marks his first new album of original material in 20 years.[108] A tour for the album began in May 2019, but was cancelled in September 2019 due to illness.[109][110][111]

Van Zandt finally reissued his albums in the 7 LP and 4-CD box set, Rock N Roll Rebel: The Early Work, released on December 6, 2019. Limited to 1,000 copies, it includes the first United States pressing of 1989's Revolution, as well as the first vinyl release of Born Again Savage, originally released in 1999.[112] The box set also includes rare outtakes and live performances. The Lost Boys album, however, remains unreleased. Van Zandt stated that the album contains his favorite songs that he recorded and wants to wait until the album can be "properly promoted."[57][113]

### Actor

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Until 1999, Van Zandt had no professional acting experience. His main focus had been music, whether it was the multiple bands he participated in, groups he composed pieces for, or music he wrote on his own. Then, he was asked to play a part in The Sopranos. After, acting became part of Van Zandt's career.

#### The Sopranos

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Further information: The Sopranos

Van Zandt as Silvio Dante in The Sopranos

In 1999, Van Zandt took one of the lead roles in The Sopranos, playing level-headed but deadly mob consigliere and strip club owner Silvio Dante. The casting choice was made by series creator David Chase, who invited Van Zandt to audition after seeing him induct The Rascals at the 1997 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and being impressed with his humorous appearance and presence.[114] Though Van Zandt had never acted before, he auditioned for the role of Tony Soprano. HBO felt that the role should go to an experienced actor, however, so Chase wrote a part especially for Van Zandt.[115][114] Van Zandt eventually agreed to star on the show as Silvio Dante, and his real-life spouse Maureen (née Santoro) was cast as his on-screen wife Gabriella.[116][117][118]

#### Tussles in Brussels

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Van Zandt recorded the narration for The Hives biography on their concert DVD Tussles in Brussels (2004).[citation needed]

#### Hotel Cæsar

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Further information: Hotel Cæsar

In 2010, Van Zandt appeared as himself in the Norwegian soap opera Hotel Cæsar, broadcast on Norway's biggest commercial channel TV2 Norway.[119]

#### Lilyhammer

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In 2011, he starred in, co-wrote, and was the executive producer for an English and Norwegian language series entitled Lilyhammer, the first original Netflix series that was produced in collaboration with Norwegian broadcaster NRK.[17] The name recalls the city of Lillehammer, which hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics.[120][121] On the show, Van Zandt portrays a Sopranos-like role of an ex-mafioso who enters the witness protection program and flees to Norway to escape a colleague against whom he testified.[17] The show premiered on NRK television on January 25, 2012, with an audience of 998,000 viewers (one fifth of Norway's population),[122][123] and ran for three seasons before being cancelled in 2015.[124][125]

#### The Irishman

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Van Zandt appears in the Martin Scorsese-produced gangster epic The Irishman as singer Jerry Vale, lip-syncing Vale's Al Di La.[126]

### Radio host and entrepreneur

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#### Radio host

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Since 2002, Van Zandt has hosted Little Steven's Underground Garage, a weekly syndicated radio show that celebrates garage rock and similar rock subgenres from the 1950s to the present day. As of December 2006, the show is heard on over 200 US radio stations and in some international markets. For example, in Spain it has beamed through Rock & Gol since 2007 and later on Rock FM Radio in Finland; Radio Helsinki started beaming Little Steven's Underground Garage in August 2008.[127]

On October 20, 2011, the program recorded its 500th show in front of a sold-out crowd at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York's Times Square. The guests included the band Green Day; Steve Buscemi, star of The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire; Vincent Pastore, aka "Big Pussy Bonpensiero" from The Sopranos; actor and director Tim Robbins; and singer Debbie Harry.[128]

#### Program director

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Van Zandt is also the program director for two radio channels for the Sirius Satellite Radio network. The channels continuously broadcast on satellite radio in the US, and worldwide on Sirius Internet Radio. One channel, named Underground Garage, has the same philosophy and musical mandate as his own radio show. On-air hosts on the channel include original Rolling Stones manager/producer Andrew Loog Oldham, singer/guitarist Joan Jett, former record executive Kid Leo, punk rock singer Handsome Dick Manitoba and rock entrepreneur Kim Fowley. The second channel, named the Outlaw Country, presents the edgier side of country music, both roots and contemporary. On-air hosts for this channel include pop-culture satirist Mojo Nixon.[129]

#### Record label

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In December 2004, Van Zandt launched his own record label, Wicked Cool Records.[130]

The first album released by Wicked Cool was Fuzz for the Holidays by Davie Allan and the Arrows, released on December 14, 2004.[130] The first set of records released by Wicked Cool also included new albums from Underground Garage favorites the Charms, the Chesterfield Kings and the Cocktail Slippers; and CBGB Forever, a tribute to the famous, now-defunct venue. The label continues to release new albums from the next generation of garage rockers including the Cocktail Slippers as well as volumes of Little Steven's Underground Garage presents The Coolest Songs in the World, a compilation of selected songs from the Underground Garage radio show's popular feature, the "Coolest Song in the World This Week". In 2007, the label signed The Launderettes.[131] The label's first Halloween and Christmas themed compilations were released in 2008. Lost Cathedral is a subsidiary label of Wicked Cool Records and home to the band Crown of Thorns.[132]

### Rock and Roll Forever Foundation

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Main article: TeachRock

Van Zandt at the dedication of the Alan Freed memorial, celebrating the legacy of Alan Freed, at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, in May 2016

In 2007, Van Zandt launched the non-profit Rock and Roll Forever Foundation and its TeachRock project, which creates K-12[clarification needed] national curriculum. TeachRock includes interdisciplinary, arts-driven materials. The initiative features lesson plans covering topics in social studies, general music, language arts and media studies.

### Musical director

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In September 2006, Van Zandt assembled and directed an all-star band to back Hank Williams Jr. on a new version of "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" for the season premiere (and formal ESPN debut) of Monday Night Football. The all-star lineup included Little Richard, Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick), Joe Perry (Aerosmith), Questlove (The Roots), Charlie Daniels, Bootsy Collins, Chris Burney (Bowling for Soup), and Bernie Worrell.[133]

Since 2007, Van Zandt has been the director of a music selection committee for the video game Rock Band; he is in charge of selecting new music for the game.[134][135]

### Activist career

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After leaving the E Street Band in 1984, Van Zandt used his celebrity as a musician to fight issues surrounding apartheid in South Africa by creating a group called the Artists United Against Apartheid. This activist group was created in 1985 by Van Zandt and record producer Arthur Baker. Van Zandt and Baker assembled over 54 different artists to record an album entitled Sun City in order to raise awareness about the apartheid policy in South Africa. The title referred to a resort in South Africa that catered to wealthy white tourists. The resort upheld racist apartheid policies, yet many famous entertainers chose to perform there. Artists that took part in the making of the album included Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Bono, and Lou Reed.[citation needed]

The Sun City project was originally meant to only be one song, but other musicians contributed their own pieces which transformed it into a full-length album. Sun City was one of the first musical collaborations among major recording stars to support a political cause rather than a social cause. The album raised over $1 million in support of anti-apartheid efforts. The primary goal of the album and foundation was to draw attention to South Africa's racist policy of apartheid and to support a cultural boycott of the country.[136]

Van Zandt was a part of the 1989 charity single, "Spirit of the Forest", dedicated to saving rain forests.[137]

Later in his career, Van Zandt worked to raise awareness about the U.S. military interference in governments of Central America and other issues.[138]

### Author

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Van Zandt's memoir Unrequited Infatuations was published September 28, 2021, by Hachette Books.[139]

### Tours with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

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* Born to Run tours, 1975–1977
* Darkness Tour, 1978–1979
* The River Tour, 1980–1981
* Reunion Tour, 1999–2000
* The Rising Tour, 2002–2003
* Vote for Change Tour, 2004
* Magic Tour, 2007–2008
* Working on a Dream Tour, 2009
* Wrecking Ball Tour, 2012–2013
* High Hopes Tour, 2014
* River Tour 2016/Oceania '17, 2016–2017
* Springsteen and E Street Band 2023 Tour, 2023
* Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple as himself (2024)

## Personal life

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Van Zandt married actress Maureen Santoro in New York City on December 31, 1982. Later she portrayed his wife on The Sopranos. Bruce Springsteen was the best man at their wedding, Little Richard presided over it, and it featured Percy Sledge singing "When a Man Loves a Woman".[140]

The Van Zandt Brothers admire the new sign in Middletown, NJ (2024)

On April 26, 2024, Van Zandt was honored by having the street his family lived on named after them, becoming 'Van Zandt Way.'[141]

## Philanthropy

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Van Zandt is an honorary board member of Little Kids Rock. He was awarded the fourth annual "Big Man of the Year" award at the organization's 2013 Right to Rock Benefit Event.[142]

He and his wife Maureen also serve on the Count Basie Theatre's Board of Directors, and were named as that organization's honorary capital campaign chairs in 2015.

Van Zandt hosts the annual "Policeman's Ball", donating the funds raised to the Detectives Endowment Association Widows and Children's Fund and NYPD With Arms Wide Open, a foundation that supports NYPD officers with children who have special needs.

## Discography

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Main article: Steven Van Zandt discography

* Men Without Women (1982)
* Voice of America (1984)
* Freedom – No Compromise (1987)
* Revolution (1989)
* Nobody Loves and Leaves Alive (1989 - unreleased)
* Born Again Savage (1999)
* Soulfire (2017)
* Summer of Sorcery (2019)

## Filmography

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* American Flyers as Cyclist (1985)
* The Sopranos as Silvio Dante (1999–2007)
* Lilyhammer as Frank Tagliano (2012–2014)[143]
* American Dad! as Diner Owner (2016)
* The Christmas Chronicles as Wolfie (2018)
* The Irishman as Jerry Vale (2019)
* Under the Boardwalk as Bruno (2023)
* The Trainer (2024)

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* Men Without Women (1982)
* Voice of America (1983)
* Freedom – No Compromise (1987)
* Revolution (1989)
* Born Again Savage (1999)
* Soulfire (2017)
* Summer of Sorcery (2019)

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| Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes|

* I Don't Want to Go Home (1976)
* This Time It's for Real (1977)
* Hearts of Stone (1978)

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* Dedication (1981)
* On the Line (1982)
* Standing in the Line of Fire (1984)

Artists United Against Apartheid|

* Sun City (1985)
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* Bruce Springsteen
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* Max Weinberg
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* Charles Giordano
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* Clarence Clemons
* Danny Federici
* Vini Lopez
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* Ernest Carter
* Suki Lahav

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)

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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)
* Palace Theatre, Albany 1977 (2017)
* Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY 1977 (2017)
* The Summit, Houston, TX December 8, 1978 (2017)

Soundtracks|

* Blinded by the Light: Music from the Motion Picture (2019)
* 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)
* Best of Bruce Springsteen (2024)

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)

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)
* Devils & Dust - DualDisc (2005)
* VH1 Storytellers (2005)
* Wings for Wheels (2005)
* Hammersmith Odeon, London '75 (2005)
* We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions - DualDisc / American Land Edition (2006)
* Live in Dublin (2007)
* Working on a Dream - Deluxe Edition (2009)
* London Calling: Live in Hyde Park (2010)
* The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010)
* The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story (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)
* The Ties That Bind (2015)
* Thrill Hill Vault: The River Tour, Tempe 1980 Concert (2015)
* Springsteen on Broadway (2018)
* Western Stars (2019)
* Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You (2020)
* The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts (2021)
* Road Diary (2024)

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)
* Springsteen and E Street Band 2023–2025 Tour (2023–25)

Related people|

* Jessica Springsteen
* Pamela Springsteen
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