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Steven Van Zandt

Milestones

  • Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Birthday: November 22, 1950
  • 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"

  • 2004

    Contributed the song "Baby Please Don't Go" to Nancy Sinatra's self-titled album

  • 2002

    Hosted a weekly syndicated radio show, "Little Steven's Underground Garage"

  • 1999 to 2007

    Acting debut as regular cast member, strip-club owner and Mafia henchman Silvio Danteon on the series, "The Sopranos" (HBO)

  • 1999

    Reunited with Springsteen and the E Street Band for a world tour

  • 1995

    Toured Europe with Bon Jovi

  • 1995

    Wrote, performed and produced the track "The Time of Your Life" for the soundtrack to John Hughes' film "Nine Months"

  • 1994

    Produced first album for Renegade Nation, Demolition 23

  • 1993

    Established own record label, Renegade Nation

  • 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"

  • 1992

    Wrote and performed (along with Darlene Love) "All Alone on Christmas"; the theme from "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"

  • 1991

    Reunited with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes as producer of their album Better Days

  • 1989

    Fourth solo recording, Revolution

  • 1987

    Performed as opening act for U2 on The Joshua Tree concert tour

  • 1987

    Third solo album, Freedom-No Compromise

  • 1986

    Spoke out against apartheid at the United Nations and before the US Senate

  • 1985

    Co-wrote song "You Don't Have to Cry" for the soundtrack of Jonathan Demme's Something Wild

  • 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

  • 1984

    Left the E Street Band officially

  • 1984

    Second solo album Voice of America

  • 1982

    Released his debut solo album Men Without Women

  • 1982

    Second collaboration with Bonds as producer On the Line

  • 1981

    Produced the album Dedication ; Springsteen had encouraged the project and contributed songs

  • 1980

    Appeared with E Street Band members in the concert documentary "No Nukes"

  • 1978

    Made guest appearance on Hearts of Stone the third album by Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes; also wrote songs

  • 1977

    Contributed songs to the second album by Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, This Time It's for Real

  • 1975

    Joined Springsteen's E Street Band as a guitar player and backup singer

  • 1974

    Was briefly a member of the rock/R&B band Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes

  • 1966

    Met Bruce Springsteen at age 16

  • 1957

    Moved to New Jersey with family at age seven

  • 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)

  • With Johnny Lyon, played in bands like Sundance Blues Band and Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom, the latter formed by Springsteen

  • With Lyon formed duo Southside Johnny and the Kid; name changed to Bank Street Blues Band when keyboardist Kevin Kavanaugh joined

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