Obituaries: Danny Federici, R.I.P.

Obituaries

Danny Federici, R.I.P.

E Street Band keyboardist/accordionist Danny Federici passed away Thursday after a three-year battle with melanoma. Federici, a New Jersey native, had played with Bruce Springsteen since the late 1960s. In November, the band announced that he was taking leave from its tour to receive treatment for melanoma, but he returned for a few shows last month. (The Bruce Springsteen shows scheduled for this weekend were postponed shortly after the announcement of Federici's death.) Federici was 58. [AP]

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8:30 AM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Maura Johnston
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by Big Gray. at 10:31 AM on 04/18/08
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Man. He was a great player.
by MameDennis at 11:06 AM on 04/18/08
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I think I'll go home tonight, put on "The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle," and sob. There's no doubt about it, Danny was a huge part of the band's sound, and an integral part of its spirit. Rest in peace, Phantom.
by Thierry at 11:33 AM on 04/18/08
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This is very very sad news but, as I said elsewhere, I consider myself privileged to have gotten to see one of the last few full E Street Band shows last fall in a seat a few feet behind Danny Federici. Those are going to be some huge shoes to fill, and I can't imagine that the next show on this leg of the tour will be anything less than a transcendent tribute to the man...
by StuntKockSteeev at 02:59 PM on 04/18/08
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This is a fucking shame. The band won't be the same.
by tigerpop at 03:08 PM on 04/18/08
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@Thierry: re: transcendent tribute.
The Albany show, Danny's second-to-last full show with the band, was exactly that: They played "both Sandy" and "E Street Shuffle" that night. What a loss.