Ed Manion
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Website | www.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]
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
- 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
- Live/1975-85(1986)
- Chimes Of Freedom(1988)
- Tracks (1998)
- 18 Tracks (1999)
- The Rising (2002)
- We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006)
- Live In Dublin (2007)
- Wrecking Ball (2012)
- High Hopes(2014)
- Western Stars (2019)
- Graham Parker
- Burning Questions (1992)
- No Holding Back (1996)
- Debbie Davies
- Picture This (1993)
- Loose Tonight (1994)
- Selected Others
- Gary U.S. Bonds: Dedication (1981)
- Little Steven & The Disciples Of Soul: Men Without Women (1982)
- Various artists: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)(soundtrack)
- Robert Cray: Shame + A Sin (1993)
- Bon Jovi: These Days (1995)
- Various artists: Where Have All The Flowers Gone (1998)
- Various Artists: Every Woman's Blues (1998)
- Culture Club : Greatest Moments - VH1 Storytellers Live(1998)
- Various artists: A Very Special Christmas 5 (2001)
- The Misfits: Project 1950 (2003)
References
- ^ a b "Ed Manion | Credits". AllMusic. 1952-02-28. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ^ "eddie-manion---sax". eddie-manion---sax. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ^ "Little Steven". littlesteven.com. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ^ [1] Archived August 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Thom Jurek. "Live in Dublin - The Sessions Band,Bruce Springsteen | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ^ "Backstreet Records". Backstreets.com. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "B". 2009-10-28. Archived from the original on 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ^ "updates!". Bigfatpetclamsfromouterspace.com. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ^ a b [2] Archived December 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [3] Archived July 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Springsteen News Archive Feb - Mar 2009". Backstreets.com. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ^ "SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES | Search Results | news | THE JUKESBLOG". Archived from the original on September 25, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2008.