Charles Giordano

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Charles Giordano
Charles Giordano at the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Charles Giordano at the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Background information
Born (1954-10-13) October 13, 1954 (age 69)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)
Years active1982–present

Charles Giordano (born October 13, 1954) is an American

accordionist.[1] Giordano is known primarily for his work with Bruce Springsteen as a member of the E Street Band,[1] replacing Danny Federici as the band's organist following the latter's serious illness and death in 2008 and as a member of Springsteen's The Sessions Band. He is also known for playing keyboards with Pat Benatar in the 1980s.[1][2]

Giordano also played with The Bacon Brothers, for a number of years.


With Benatar he was usually billed as Charlie Giordano and played for five albums, beginning in 1983;

Buster Poindexter and The Banshees of Blue
.

As a session musician Giordano's playing has included Madeleine Peyroux's 1996 album Dreamland and Bucky Pizzarelli's 2000 album Italian Intermezzo; the latter's mix of opera, Italian folk, and swing presaged his appearance in the similarly genre-mashing Sessions Band Tour with Springsteen. Giordano also participated in a 2002 revival of garage rock band ? and the Mysterians. In 2008, he accompanied British singer Barb Jungr for a short stand in a New York City cabaret.

Tours with Bruce Springsteen

  • Seeger Sessions Tour
    with the Sessions Band (2006)
  • Magic Tour with the E Street Band (2007–2008)
  • Working On A Dream Tour
    with the E Street Band (2009)
  • Wrecking Ball Tour
    with the E Street Band (2012–2013)
  • High Hopes Tour with the E Street Band (2014)
  • Summer '17
    with the E Street Band (2016–17)
  • Springsteen and E Street Band 2023 Tour with the E Street Band (2023)

Discography

With James Carter

With Bruce Springsteen

With Pat Benatar

References

  1. ^
    Oakland Press. Archived from the original
    on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
  2. Newark Star-Ledger
    . Retrieved 2007-11-25.
  3. ^ a b "Pat Benatar / Red Rider". Billboard. 1983-04-09. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
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