Patti Scialfa
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Background information | |
Birth name | Vivienne Patricia Scialfa |
Born | July 29, 1953 |
Origin | Deal, New Jersey, U.S. |
Genres | Rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, piano, vocals, percussions |
Years active | Late 1970s–present |
Labels | Columbia |
Member of | E Street Band |
Spouse(s) |
Vivienne Patricia Scialfa (/ˈskælfə/ SKAL-fə;[1] born July 29, 1953)[2] is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Scialfa has been a member of the E Street Band since 1984 and has been married to Bruce Springsteen since 1991. In 2014, Scialfa was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the E Street Band.
Early life and education
Scialfa grew up in Deal, New Jersey on the Jersey Shore.[1] She was the middle child of Joseph Scialfa and Patricia (née Morris) Scialfa.[3] Her father was of Sicilian ancestry and her mother is from Belfast, Northern Ireland.[4] She also has half-siblings from her father's second marriage. Her father was a successful local entrepreneur, who started a television store and became a real estate developer.[5] Scialfa began writing songs at an early age.
Asbury Park High School
She attended Asbury Park High School, where she graduated in 1971.[5] Following high school, she first began working as a back-up singer for New Jersey bar bands.
University of Miami and New York University
She began college at the
, where she earned an undergraduate degree in music.In 1994, she told
Career
While in college at the University of Miami and later at New York University, Scialfa began recording original music for other artists. However, none of her songs were recorded.
After her college graduation, she worked as a
In 1984, Scialfa joined the
Scialfa's music industry friendships with Soozie Tyrell and Lisa Lowell are long-standing, pre-dating their mutual work as background vocalists and musicians on the 1987
Scialfa has recorded three solo albums, 1993's
In 2009 and again in 2011, Scialfa confirmed that she had written most of the songs for her fourth album and was trying to find the time to record it.[10][11]
Personal life
Scialfa first met Bruce Springsteen in the early 1980s at The Stone Pony, a music venue and bar in Asbury Park, New Jersey, where Springsteen and his band regularly played.[12] In 1984, Scialfa postponed recording her solo record to join Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. Tour.[13] After the tour, Scialfa started a short-term relationship with actor Tom Cruise.
In August 1988, Springsteen's first wife Julianne Phillips filed for divorce, and Scialfa and Springsteen started living together afterward in New Jersey and later in New York City before relocating to Los Angeles, where they started a family.[14] Springsteen and Phillips's divorce was finalized in 1989.[14][15]
On July 25, 1990, Scialfa gave birth to the couple's first child, Evan James Springsteen.
On July 17, 2022, Scialfa and Springsteen became first time grandparents with the birth of their granddaughter Lily Harper Springsteen, daughter of their son Sam.[19]
Discography
- Rumble Doll(1993)
- 23rd Street Lullaby (2004) – (#152, US Billboard 200)
- Play It As It Lays(2007) – (#90, US Billboard 200)
- Contributed a song called "Children's Song" to the charity album Every Mother Counts, the song is a duet with her husband, Bruce Springsteen (2011)[20]
- "Linda Paloma" (from the album Looking into You: A Tribute To Jackson Browne), a duet with Bruce Springsteen (2014).[21]
Notes
- ^ a b Stewart, Allison. "Patti Scialfa's Glory Days; With 'Lullaby,' the Boss's Wife Steps Into the Spotlight", The Washington Post, June 20, 2004. Retrieved July 18, 2012. "Scialfa (pronounced SKAL-fah) grew up in the affluent suburb of Deal, N.J., and attended the prestigious jazz program at the University of Miami before moving to New York."
- ^ "Patti Scialfa - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ ""The Boss's Wife" (video)". Go & Do Michigan. 2007. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ^ ""Bruce Springsteen accepting the 2010 Ellis Island Family Heritage Award" (video)". YouTube. April 23, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Schindehette, Susan; Balfour, Victoria (October 10, 1988). "Romancing the Boss". People. Vol. 30, no. 15. Time Inc. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ^ O'Brien, Glenn (1986). "The Buster Poindexter Story". Spin (March 1986).
- ^ The Acoustic Storm Interviews acousticstorm.com
- ISBN 0306813971.
- ^ Michael, Jason (2004). "Vote For Change – and rock hard while you're at it!". Between the Lines News (1240).
- ^ "NFL Videos: Bruce Springsteen". National Football League. January 29, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
- ^ "Bruce Brunch – 105.7 The Hawk – Classic Rock for the Jersey Shore". Hawkfm.net. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
- ^ Interview with Patti Scialfa, "Red-Headed Woman", page 42-44, Q, 1993
- ^ "E Street detour: Patti Scialfa leaves hubby Bruce Springsteen at home during road trip". Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ^ ISBN 0142003549.
- ^ ISBN 978-0275989385.
- ISBN 978-0275989385.
- ^ Associated Press, "Springsteen scraps Halloween display", Kentucky New Era, October 30, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2011. "The 59-year-old rocker and his wife say too many visitors to their Rumson neighborhood raised concerns for the safety of children and parents."
- ISBN 0306809214.
- ^ "Bruce Springsteen is a grandfather! See Lily Harper Springsteen, his son Sam's new baby". broadwayworld.com. July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- ^ "Madonna, Jennifer Lopez On 'Every Mother Counts' Documentary Soundtrack". Billboard. September 14, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
- ^ "Bruce Springsteen, Ben Harper, Bonnie Raitt Highlight Jackson Browne Tribute Album". January 16, 2014. Archived from the original on January 18, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.