Charles Giordano
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Charles Giordano (born 1954 in Brooklyn New York[1]) is an American keyboardist and accordionist.[1] He is most known for playing keyboards with Pat Benatar in the 1980s,[1] for playing keyboards and accordion with Bruce Springsteen's Sessions Band on the 2006 album We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions and subsequent Sessions Band Tour,[1] and for joining Springsteen's E Street Band on a temporary basis in late 2007 during the serious illness of longtime E Street organist Danny Federici.[2] After Federici's death in April 2008, Giordano has continued playing with the E Street Band.
With Benatar he was usually billed as Charlie Giordano and played for five albums, beginning in 1983;[3] his role in the band was praised by Billboard magazine.[3] With Benatar he was identifiable by his glasses and distinctive array of berets, blazers and 1980s-style ties.
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 icons ? and the Mysterians. In 2008, he accompanied British singer Barb Jungr for a short stand in a New York City cabaret.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Gary Graff (2006). Bruce Springsteen Takes Fans on a Different Kind of "Carnival Ride". Oakland Press. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
- ^ Jay Lustig. "E Streeter Federici to be treated for melanoma", Newark Star-Ledger, 2007-11-21. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
- ^ a b "Pat Benatar / Red Rider", Billboard, 1983-04-09. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
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