Lofgren was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 21, 1951 to Swedish/Italian parents. Moving to the Washington, D.C., area as a teenager, Lofgren's first instrument was the accordion. He was also a ...

NILS LOFGREN Songwriter, guitarist and member of Crazy Horse and Springsteen’s E Street Band. Played on After The Goldrush aged 17. *** When we first got out to LA in early ’68, my band Grin ...

If he got the gig, Fontayne's job would be to (attempt to, really) fill the shoes of Springsteen's longtime six-string sidekicks, Stevie Van Zandt and Nils Lofgren. Though a tall order ...