Danny Federici (born January 23, 1950) is an American musician, most known as the longtime organ and keyboard player for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. During in-concert band intros, Springsteen often referred to him as "Phantom." Federici attended high school at Hunterdon Central High School in New Jersey.
Federici's organ fills are a key component in the E Street sound, and sometimes take on a more prominent role, such as on the hit "Hungry Heart". His use of the electronic glockenspiel is also an easily recognized E Street element but has since used electronic keyboards to simulate the glockenspiel sound. Another notable performance is his accordion solo on "Sandy (4th of July, Asbury Park)". It was reported in an interview in Backstreets Magazine that Federici did not have the best working relationship while playing with David Sancious in the early days of the E-Street Band. Sancious would comment on Danny's playing, constantly telling him what to play and what not to play.
During the long time the E Street Band was inactive, Federici recorded a solo album of jazz instrumentals called Flemington, after his hometown of Flemington, New Jersey. This was released on the Music Masters Jazz label in 1997; it was later re-issued as Danny Federici on Hip-O Records in 2001. Federici followed this up with a smooth jazz album Sweet, self-released on Backstreets.com in 2004; it was re-issued as Out of a Dream on V2 Records in 2005.
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