Ed Manion

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Ed Manion
baritone sax
Websitewww.eddiemanion.com

Ed Manion (born February 28, 1952), also known as Eddie "Kingfish" Manion, is an American

Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul. As a session musician, he has recorded, toured, and/or performed with, among others, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Diana Ross, Gary U.S. Bonds, Bon Jovi, Willy DeVille, Dave Edmunds, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Darlene Love, Ronnie Spector, Dion, The Allman Brothers Band, Kim Wilson, and Graham Parker. As a solo artist, he released his own CD titled Follow Through in 2004.[1][6][7][8]

Early years

Manion attended

Jersey Shore. These included Lazarus who recorded an album in Nashville on the Shelby Singleton Label (Amazon Records) in 1970,[9] The Dark Side and Little Joe and the Kokomo's.[10] It was while playing with these bands along with his late night jamming at the infamous Upstage Club in the late sixties that he first met Southside Johnny, and Bruce Springsteen.[7]

Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes

In 1976, together with trumpet player Tony Palligrosi, he auditioned and joined the Asbury Jukes. He subsequently became a permanent member of the band's

Little Steven & The Disciples Of Soul. He provided another baritone sax solo on the track "Forever".[12]

Manion in Amsterdam, 2007

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

On 2/1/09 Manion performed and played baritone sax as part of a 5 piece horn section with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band during the halftime show at Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Florida.[8][13] He has also toured and recorded intermittently with

Human Rights Now! Tour. From 2012-2014, Manion was part of the E Street Horns appearing on the Wrecking Ball World Tour and High Hopes Tour
.

Robert Cray

Between 1991 and 1994, Manion was also a full-time member of

Grammy-nominated Cray album, Shame + A Sin.[11]

Discography

Manion performing with the Asbury Jukes in Amsterdam, 2007
Manion performing with the Asbury Jukes in New Jersey, 2008
  • Eddie Manion
  • Nightlife (2015)
  • Follow Through (2004)
  • Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
    • Live At The Bottom Line (1976)
    • This Time It's For Real (1977)
    • Hearts Of Stone
      (1978)
    • The Jukes (1979)
    • Love Is A Sacrifice (1980)
    • Reach Up and Touch The Sky
      (1981)
    • Better Days (1992)
    • Messin' With The Blues (2000)
    • Goin' To Jukesville (2002)
    • Into the Harbour (2005)
  • Southside Johnny & La Bambas Big Band
    • Grapefruit Moon - The Songs of Tom Waits (2008)
  • Bruce Springsteen
  • Graham Parker
    • Burning Questions (1992)
    • No Holding Back (1996)
  • Debbie Davies
    • Picture This (1993)
    • Loose Tonight (1994)
  • Selected Others

References

  1. ^ a b "Ed Manion | Credits". AllMusic. 1952-02-28. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  2. ^ "eddie-manion---sax". eddie-manion---sax. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
  3. ^ "Little Steven". littlesteven.com. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
  4. ^ [1] Archived August 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Thom Jurek. "Live in Dublin - The Sessions Band,Bruce Springsteen | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  6. ^ "Backstreet Records". Backstreets.com. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  7. ^ a b Michelle Paponetti, "The Kingfish Speaks Out: An Interview with Eddie Manion Archived December 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, southsidejohnny.com, retrieved 01-09-2009
  8. ^ a b "Official homepage of saxophonist eddie kingfish manion, official home". Eddiemanion.soundmedianet.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  9. ^ "B". 2009-10-28. Archived from the original on 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  10. ^ "updates!". Bigfatpetclamsfromouterspace.com. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  11. ^ a b [2] Archived December 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ [3] Archived July 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "Springsteen News Archive Feb - Mar 2009". Backstreets.com. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  14. ^ "SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES | Search Results | news | THE JUKESBLOG". Archived from the original on September 25, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2008.