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| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Professor |
| Born | July 2, 1949 |
| Origin | Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Rock Music |
| Instrument(s) | piano, keyboards, and synthesizers |
| Associated acts | E Street Band |
Roy Bittan (born July 2, 1949 in Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York City) is an American keyboardist, best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, which he joined on August 23, 1974. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rockaway Beach is a neighborhood on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The E Street Band is a musical group that has periodically toured and recorded with Rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972 Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rockaway Beach is a neighborhood on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A keyboardist is a Musician who plays Keyboard instruments Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists The E Street Band is a musical group that has periodically toured and recorded with Rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972 Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Bittan, nicknamed "The Professor", plays the piano, organ, accordion and synthesizers. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The organ (from Greek όργανον – organon "organ instrument tool" is a Keyboard instrument of one or more divisions each The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox
Bittan has played on several dozen albums, not only for Springsteen but also David Bowie, Jackson Browne, Tracy Chapman, Chicago, Catie Curtis, Dire Straits, Peter Gabriel, Meat Loaf, Stevie Nicks, Bob Seger, Patty Smyth, Jim Steinman, and Bonnie Tyler. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is a German -born American rock Singer-songwriter and Musician. Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her singles " Fast Car " " Chicago is a Rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago Illinois. The band began as a politically charged sometimes experimental rock band and later moved to a predominately Catie Curtis (born 1965 is an American Singer-songwriter. She was raised in the small city of Saco Maine, and played her first performances there Dire Straits was a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals his brother David Knopfler (guitar Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27 1947 better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, is an American rock Musician Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks (born on May 26 1948 in Phoenix Arizona) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Robert Clark "Bob" Seger (born May 6, 1945) is an American Rock and roll Singer-songwriter and Musician. Patty Smyth (born 26 June 1957, New York City) first enjoyed mainstream success in 1982 as lead Singer of the band Scandal James Richard "Jim" Steinman (born November 1 1947 in New York City New York is an American record producer Composer, and lyricist responsible for several hit songs Bonnie Tyler (born June 8 1951 in Skewen, Neath) is a Welsh rock Singer. Bittan also played keyboards on the breakthrough Bon Jovi single, "Runaway. Bon Jovi is an American Hard rock band from Sayreville New Jersey. " Runaway " is a Bon Jovi song It was originally written and recorded in 1982 by Jon Bon Jovi (then still under his given name of John Bongiovi before the formation "
With Springsteen's E Street Band Roy uses a Yamaha grand piano, preferring the bright sound to cut through the band's sound compared with other acoustic models. He has also been known to use Yamaha, Korg and Kurzweil keyboards as part of his live rig. His riffs and melody lines have become signatures for the Springteen sound. Roy is an avid accordion player which is a skill he seldom uses with the E Street Band - however he has been seen playing it on the tour finale of "American Land" on the Magic Tour.
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Career
Bruce Springsteen
Bittan is a long-time member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, and has performed on the majority of Springsteen's albums, most notably Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town, The River, Born in the U.S.A., and The Rising. The E Street Band is a musical group that has periodically toured and recorded with Rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972 Born to Run is the third album by the American rock Singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. Darkness on the Edge of Town is the fourth album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music) Born in the USA is the seventh studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music) Bittan's dramatic piano track on Born to Run's epic nine-and-a-half minute anthem Jungleland is widely viewed as one of the great keyboard performances in rock music history. Born to Run is the third album by the American rock Singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. " Jungleland " is an almost ten-minute long epic closing song on Bruce Springsteen 's classic 1975 album Born to Run, and tells a tale Bittan also provided background vocals for most of the songs along with Steven Van Zandt. Steven Van Zandt (born November 22, 1950) is an American Musician, Songwriter, Arranger, Record producer His voice is featured slightly on the vocal weaving in Out in the Street. " Out in the Street " is a song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band from the 1980 album The River. However, from the Born in the U.S.A. Tour on, his voice was no longer used. The Born in the USA Tour was the supporting Concert tour of Bruce Springsteen 's massively popular Born in the U When Springsteen decided to break his cooperation with the E Street Band in 1989, Roy Bittan was the one member kept on, both in studio and on stage. The Bruce Springsteen and the "Other Band" Tour was a Concert tour featuring Bruce Springsteen and a new backing band that took place from mid-1992 Bittan then returned for the lengthly re-union tour in 1999, and has since recorded The Rising and Magic with Springsteen and the E Street Band and has toured with Springsteen and the E Street Band on The Rising Tour (2002-2003), Vote For Change Tour (2004), and the Magic Tour (2007-2008).
Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman
Roy Bittan played piano nearly exclusively on Meat Loaf's seminal 1977 album Bat out of Hell. Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27 1947 better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, is an American rock Musician Bat out of Hell is a 1977 album by singer Meat Loaf, songwriter Jim Steinman, and producer Todd Rundgren that became one of the best-selling According to music folklore, composer Jim Steinman pursued Bittan for the album due to his love for Springsteen's early work, particularly on the 1975 album Born to Run. James Richard "Jim" Steinman (born November 1 1947 in New York City New York is an American record producer Composer, and lyricist responsible for several hit songs Born to Run is the third album by the American rock Singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. Since then, Bittan has regularly and nearly exclusively collaborated with Steinman, appearing on three more Meat Loaf albums (most notably Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell), Steinman's solo album Bad for Good, an Air Supply single, a Barbra Streisand single, an album by Pandora's Box, Total Eclipse of the Heart, and more. Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27 1947 better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, is an American rock Musician Bat out of Hell II Back into Hell is a 1993 studio album by Meat Loaf, and was written and produced by Jim Steinman. Bad For Good is an 1981 album by American Songwriter Jim Steinman. Air Supply is a Soft rock Duo who had a succession of hits worldwide through the late 1970s and early 1980s Pandora's Box was a female rock group assembled by Jim Steinman in 1989 with some members from his temporary band Fire Inc " Total Eclipse of the Heart " is a Power ballad written and produced by Jim Steinman, and was inspired by the classic tale Wuthering Heights.
Fire Inc.
Roy Bittan played with Fire Inc, a Wagnerian rock band that released two songs for the rock and roll film Streets of Fire in 1984. Fire Inc was a Wagnerian rock band that released two songs for the rock and roll film Streets of Fire in 1984. Wagnerian rock is a Musical term which likely originated with Jim Steinman, who is quoted as using the phrase in the liner notes of the Meat Loaf album Streets of Fire is a 1984 film directed by Walter Hill and co-written by Hill and Larry Gross. The two songs never had any real commercial success. In 1989 Jim Steinman put together another group called Pandora's Box in which he included eight of the members from Fire Inc. Pandora's Box was a female rock group assembled by Jim Steinman in 1989 with some members from his temporary band Fire Inc Fire Inc was a Wagnerian rock band that released two songs for the rock and roll film Streets of Fire in 1984.
Dire Straits
Additionally, Roy Bittan seemed to have an important influence on Dire Straits career. Dire Straits was a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals his brother David Knopfler (guitar Making Movies has been considered by many a breakthrough album for the band, and Roy Bittan's piano was an important ingredient to its success. Making Movies is the third Album by British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1980 Mark Knopfler's decision to have the keyboardist on the album's lineup was reportedly influenced by his affection for "Because the Night", a keyboard-driven hit song cowritten by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith. " Because the Night " is a song by the Patti Smith Group, written by Smith and Bruce Springsteen, released as a single in 1978 taken from their album Patricia Lee Smith ( born December 30 1946 is an American Singer-songwriter and poet
Peter Gabriel
Roy Bittan played on the second solo album from Peter Gabriel. Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. He played on several tracks including "On the Air", "D. I. Y. " and "White Shadow".
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