Steven Van Zandt
Milestones
- Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Birthday: November 22, 1950
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2006
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 of "Monday Night Football"
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2004
Contributed the song "Baby Please Don't Go" to Nancy Sinatra's self-titled album
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2002
Hosted a weekly syndicated radio show, "Little Steven's Underground Garage"
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1999 to 2007
Acting debut as regular cast member, strip-club owner and Mafia henchman Silvio Danteon on the series, "The Sopranos" (HBO)
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1999
Reunited with Springsteen and the E Street Band for a world tour
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1995
Toured Europe with Bon Jovi
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1995
Wrote, performed and produced the track "The Time of Your Life" for the soundtrack to John Hughes' film "Nine Months"
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1994
Produced first album for Renegade Nation, Demolition 23
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1993
Established own record label, Renegade Nation
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1992 to 1993
Penned the Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes' hit "I Don't Want To Go Home"; served as theme song for the Jersey shore-set Fox sitcom "Down the Shore"
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1992
Wrote and performed (along with Darlene Love) "All Alone on Christmas"; the theme from "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"
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1991
Reunited with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes as producer of their album Better Days
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1989
Fourth solo recording, Revolution
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1987
Performed as opening act for U2 on The Joshua Tree concert tour
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1987
Third solo album, Freedom-No Compromise
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1986
Spoke out against apartheid at the United Nations and before the US Senate
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1985
Co-wrote song "You Don't Have to Cry" for the soundtrack of Jonathan Demme's Something Wild
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1985
Created Sun City , an anti-apartheid album featuring rock and rap acts including Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Run-DMC and Kurtis Blow; also produced documentary feature of same name
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1984
Left the E Street Band officially
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1984
Second solo album Voice of America
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1982
Released his debut solo album Men Without Women
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1982
Second collaboration with Bonds as producer On the Line
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1981
Produced the album Dedication ; Springsteen had encouraged the project and contributed songs
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1980
Appeared with E Street Band members in the concert documentary "No Nukes"
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1978
Made guest appearance on Hearts of Stone the third album by Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes; also wrote songs
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1977
Contributed songs to the second album by Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, This Time It's for Real
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1975
Joined Springsteen's E Street Band as a guitar player and backup singer
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1974
Was briefly a member of the rock/R&B band Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
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1966
Met Bruce Springsteen at age 16
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1957
Moved to New Jersey with family at age seven
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Managed and produced Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes; assisted in landing band a recording contract; produced the group's first album I Don't Want to Go Home (1976)
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With Johnny Lyon, played in bands like Sundance Blues Band and Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom, the latter formed by Springsteen
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With Lyon formed duo Southside Johnny and the Kid; name changed to Bank Street Blues Band when keyboardist Kevin Kavanaugh joined