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Danny Federici, 1950 - 2008

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DANNY FEDERICI, 1950 - 2008
Danny Federici, the E Street Band's organist and keyboard player since its inception, died this afternoon, April 17, 2008 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City after a three-year battle with melanoma.

The Federici family and the E Street family request that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Danny Federici Melanoma Fund; more details on the Fund will be forthcoming.

The Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concerts scheduled for Friday in Ft. Lauderdale and Saturday in Orlando are being postponed. Replacement dates will be announced shortly.

We extend our deepest sympathies to Danny's family, friends, bandmates, and blood brothers; we here at Backstreets, and surely all those fans touched by his spirit, mourn with you.
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    posted in the porch thread figure i'll post here too...

    very sad.....:(
  • frusciante89frusciante89 Posts: 125
    fucking depressing
  • panthergirlpanthergirl Posts: 469
    terribly sad :(

    sorry that the show tomorrow is postponed.
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  • poto101poto101 Posts: 406
    my thoughts are with him and his family....
    It's all happening....

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  • DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
    Part of the legend is now gone. RIP Danny.
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  • InHiding19InHiding19 Posts: 2,385
    man I hate hearing about people dying R.I.P.
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  • butterfly1butterfly1 Posts: 372
    Very sad of course. Peace to his family and friends.
  • HOOKERHOOKER Posts: 1,443
    This is sad news.... :(
    Nice to know you.
  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    R.I.P. Danny
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Man.

    I never got to see the man play (I saw Bruce this tour, no Danny) but damn.

    This is terrible news.
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  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    Shit, no way.

    RIP - Awesome talent.
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  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Oh no.
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  • HOOKERHOOKER Posts: 1,443
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttmWrSGwtkU
    Nice to know you.
  • thecorythecory Posts: 290
    my favorite song of his is 'fade away' off the river album. his playing really makes that song. my thoughts are with him and his family. rip.




    edit: here is a link to studio version : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-53ofV4aDY.

    i kind of want to say something korny about being remembered and not fading away...
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    I'll have to play some Springsteen w/E Street band tongiht on the juke box at the bar.

    sad news.
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  • ii44ii44 Posts: 430
    Wow this sucks, After he made an appearance on the tour, I was optimistic he'd rejoin the band at some point.
  • PureandEasyPureandEasy Posts: 5,815
    I got back to my desk after lunch and my radio station was playing a block of Bruce.

    It was about 1:15 - and usually the blocks don't run that far over the lunch hour.

    I knew something was wrong.

    Very sad indeed. I have had the pleasure to see him perform numerous times over the years.

    Definately a sad day in music.
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  • NWOntarioNWOntario Toronto Posts: 828
    "We played king of the mountain out on the end
    The world come chargin' up the hill,
    And we were women and men
    Now there's so much that time,
    Time and memory fade away
    We got our own roads to ride and chances we gotta take
    We stood side by side each one fightin' for the other
    We said until we died we'd always be blood brothers."

    Rest in peace, Phantom Dan.
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  • augustwestaugustwest Posts: 739
    The Living Bubba Lyrics(part)

    I wake up tired and I wake up pissed
    wonder how I ended up like this
    I wonder why things happen like they do
    but I don't wonder long cuz I got a show to do

    I'm sick at my stomach from the A.Z.T.
    Broke at my bank cuz that shit ain't free
    but I'm here to stay (at least another week or two)
    I can't die now cuz I got another show to do

    Don't give me no pity don't give me no grief
    Wait till I die for sympathy
    Just help me with this amp and a guitar or two
    I can't die now cuz I got another show to do




    i had always hoped he would make it back out on tour. he did what he did best, as long as he could. a hero for sure.
  • Bathgate66Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
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  • pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,676
    HOOKER wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttmWrSGwtkU

    thanks for posting that - love that song. RIP Phantom Danny Federici
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    Danny was my favorite member of E Street... very very sad news. i was lucky enough to see the man play 3 times.... didn't find out about the news until today... had just listened to "Santa Ana" before i heard. RIP Danny.
  • zircona1zircona1 Posts: 293
    Whoa, this is shocking and sad news. I'm thankful I got to see him back in 2003 on The Rising tour.

    RIP Danny, thanks for all the great music.
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  • rcsrcs Posts: 711
    Great loss. RIP Danny.
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  • Blind3Blind3 Posts: 1,149
    Absolutely gutted. Heartfelt Condolences to the family, bandmates, and friends of The Phantom. A true original. Rest In Peace !! Heaven just recruited one amazing keyboardist and organist.

    Gonna put some Steel Mill , followed by some Bruce and the E-Street Band , on the cd player and toast Phantom Dan.

    RIP !!
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