David Sancious (born November 30, 1953 in Asbury Park, New Jersey) is an American musician. He was an early member of Bruce Springsteen's backing group, The E Street Band, and contributed to the first three Springsteen albums. Sancious is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known as a keyboard player and guitarist. He left the E Street Band in 1974 to form his own band, Tone, and released several albums. He subsequently became a popular session and touring musician, most notably for Stanley Clarke, Narada Michael Walden, Zucchero Fornaciari, Peter Gabriel, and Sting among many others. November 30 is the 334th day (335th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Map of Asbury Park in Monmouth County Asbury Park is a city in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, on the Jersey Shore. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music Musicians can be classified by their role in creating or performing music: A singer (or vocalist) uses his or her voice as an instrument. ... Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... The E Street Band is a backing band that has toured and recorded with rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sideman. ... Stanley Clarke (born 30 June 1951) is an American musician and composer known for his innovative and influential work on double bass and bass guitar as well as his numerous film and television scores. ... Michael Walden (born April 23, 1952, in Kalamazoo, Michigan USA) is an American producer, singer, songwriter. ... Zucchero, byname of Adelmo Fornaciari (born September 25, 1955), is an Italian rock singer. ... Peter Brian Gabriel (born February 13, 1950, in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English musician. ... Sting in Budapest, 2000 Gordon Matthew Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951), usually known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician from Newcastle upon Tyne. ...

Work with Bruce Springsteen

Sancious began to learn classical piano at seven and by eleven he had taught himself guitar. He was only in his teens when he first became involved in the Asbury Park music scene. In the late 1960s and early 1970s he played in various bands that included Springsteen and future members of The E Street Band, as well as Southside Johnny and Bill Chinnock. These bands included Glory Road, Dr.Zoom & The Sonic Boom, The Bruce Springsteen Band and The Sundance Blues Band. A short grand piano, with the top up. ... The crumbling roof of a Howard Johnsons on the boardwalk in Asbury Park Asbury Park is a city located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ... Southside Johnny (real name John Lyon, born December 4, 1948 in Neptune, New Jersey) is an American singer, harmonica player, and songwriter, who usually fronts his band The Asbury Jukes. ...

In January 1972 Sancious moved to Richmond, Virginia, where he worked at Alpha Studios as a studio musician doing jingles and sessions. While there he met Ernest Carter. In June 1972 Springsteen asked him to play keyboards on his debut album, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.. However when Springsteen began touring with what is now considered the unofficial start of the E Street Band in October 1972, Sancious was not with them, having in July 1972 returned to Richmond and Alpha Studios and recorded some demos with Carter and Garry Tallent. (Producer/songwriter Wes Farrell owned the rights to these demos and in 1976 he released them as David Sancious without permission.) Nickname: Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra (Thus do we reach the stars) Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent City Government  - Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (I) Area  - City 62. ... a drum player for the E Street Band Bruce Springsteen ... Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. was the first album recorded by Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music), and sold about 25,000 copies in the first year. ... Garry Tallent (born October 27, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan), sometimes billed as Garry W. Tallent, is an American musician and record producer, best known for being the longtime bass player in Bruce Springsteens E Street Band. ... Wes Farrell (born December 21, 1939, New York, New York - died February 29, 1996, Coconut Grove, Florida) was an American musician, songwriter and record producer, who was most active in the 1960s and 1970s. ...

Thus, it is debatable whether Sancious was a founding member of the E Street Band, since the band would not be officially known or billed as such until September 1974. In any case, Sancious was certainly a member of the early Springsteen musical entourage; indeed, legend has it that the band took its name from the street in Belmar, New Jersey, where Sancious' mother lived, as she had allowed the band to rehearse in her home. Belmar is a borough located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ...

From June 1973 Sancious began to tour regularly with the E Street Band. He added an extra dimension to the band's early sound. Equally influenced by Mozart or Thelonious Monk, he would frequently use classical music or jazz during intros or instrumental breaks. Springsteen's second album, The Wild, The Innocent, & The E Street Shuffle, was a showcase for Sancious' talents. His most notable contributions include an organ solo on "Kitty's Back" and an evocative piano intro on "New York City Serenade". He is also credited with the string arrangement on the latter song, and even played soprano saxophone on "The E Street Shuffle". Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... Jazz is a style of music which originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States at around the start of the 20th century. ... The Wild, the Innocent and the E-Street Shuffle is the second album by Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). ... Organ in Katharinenkirche, Frankfurt am Main, Germany The organ is a keyboard instrument played using one or more manuals and a pedalboard. ... Kittys Back is the third song on the album The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. ... New York City Serenade is the seventh and last song off The Wild, the Innocent and the E-Street Shuffle, the second album from Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band. ... The soprano saxophone is a variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument. ... The E Street Shuffle is the first song on The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. ...

In February 1974 drummer Vini Lopez left the E Street Band and Sancious recommended his friend, Ernest Carter, as a replacement. Later in the year Sancious and Carter helped record the title track of Springsteen's third album Born to Run. Vinnie Mad Dog Lopez was the original drummer for the E Street Band. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Born to Run is a rock album by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). ...

David Sancious & Tone

In August 1974 Sancious and Carter left the E Street Band and formed their own band Tone with Gerald Carboy (bass). At various times the band would feature Patti Scialfa, Gayle Moran (from Return To Forever and The Mahavishnu Orchestra), and future Santana vocalist Alex Ligertwood. Springsteen encouraged Sancious in his solo career and made sure music executives heard his demos, leading to a contract with Epic Records. Vivienne Patti Scialfa (Skal-fa) (born July 29, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for being a bandmate, and later wife, of rock star Bruce Springsteen. ... Gayle Moran is a vocalist, keyboard player (piano, organ, and synthesizer), and songwriter. ... Chick Corea on the cover of sheet music book Chick Corea Collection Armando Anthony Chick Corea (born June 12, 1941) is a multiple Grammy Award winning American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer. ... The Mahavishnu Orchestra was a jazz-rock fusion group that debuted in 1970 and dissolved in 1976, only to reunite briefly from 1984 to 1986. ... Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947), known simply as Carlos Santana or Santana, is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-born American Latin rock musician and guitarist. ... Epic Records is an American record label, and subsidiary of Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ...

Tone's 1975 debut album Forest Of Feelings was produced by Billy Cobham. Sancious' work with Tone was a radical departure from the music he played with Springsteen; Tone explored progressive rock and instrumental jazz fusion and had more in common with Yes or early Genesis than Sancious' former boss. Billy Cobham, born May 16, 1944 in Panama, is widely regarded as one of the worlds best and most influential drummers, best known for his jazz fusion in the 1970s, with John McLaughlins Mahavishnu Orchestra, where he pioneered a powerful style of drumming with jazz, rock and funk... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Six of the Best be merged into this article or section. ...

Another album, Transformation: Speed Of Love, followed in 1976, and a third album, Dance Of The Age Of Enlightenment, was recorded. However a dispute between Epic and Sancious' new label, Arista Records, over ownership rights meant it was shelved. It would not be released until 2004. One more Tone album, True Stories, came out in 1978 but the band subsequently broke up. Arista Records is an American record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony BMG, and operates under the RCA Records Group // After being fired from CBS Records, Columbia Pictures hired Clive Davis to be a consultant for the company’s record and music operations. ...

Sancious released two solo albums, Just As I Thought (1979) and The Bridge (1980), and then put his solo career on hold. In December 1980 Sancious was commissioned by radio station WNEW-FM to compose and play a piano piece over the air during the ten minutes' silence in memory of the recently murdered John Lennon. WNEW is a New York City FM radio station operating at 102. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ...

Session and touring musician

Sancious has worked on everything from classical to rock, jazz, blues, and funk. While this has, perhaps, hindered his solo career, it has won him the respect of his peers; Peter Gabriel has referred to him as the "musician's musician." Consequently he has never been out of work. Peter Brian Gabriel (born February 13, 1950, in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English musician. ...

Even when trying to establish himself as a solo artist, his skills were sought after and in the 1970s he was popular among the jazz fusion circuit. He toured and recorded with Stanley Clarke, playing guitar and keyboards in a band that included John McLaughlin and Billy Cobham. Stanley Clarke (born 30 June 1951) is an American musician and composer known for his innovative and influential work on double bass and bass guitar as well as his numerous film and television scores. ... John McLaughlin John McLaughlin (aka pinyon)(born January 4, 1942), also Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is a jazz fusion guitar player from Doncaster, Yorkshire in England. ... Billy Cobham, born May 16, 1944 in Panama, is widely regarded as one of the worlds best and most influential drummers, best known for his jazz fusion in the 1970s, with John McLaughlins Mahavishnu Orchestra, where he pioneered a powerful style of drumming with jazz, rock and funk...

During the early 1980s he linked up again with Billy Cobham as a member of Jack Bruce & Friends and played with the band on The Old Grey Whistle Test and Rockpalast. He was then reunited with Alex Ligertwood when both were members of Santana. Billy Cobham, born May 16, 1944 in Panama, is widely regarded as one of the worlds best and most influential drummers, best known for his jazz fusion in the 1970s, with John McLaughlins Mahavishnu Orchestra, where he pioneered a powerful style of drumming with jazz, rock and funk... Jack Bruce (born May 14, 1943) is a musician (bass guitar, cello and occasional piano), singer and songwriter. ... The Old Grey Whistle Test was an influential BBC television music show that ran from September 1971 until 1987. ... For the Porcupine Tree album, see Rockpalast (download double CD). ... Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947), known simply as Carlos Santana or Santana, is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-born American Latin rock musician and guitarist. ...

In 1977 Sancious guested on the debut album by Narada Michael Walden. This was the first of several collaborations with the producer/songwriter. In the 1980s Walden regularly used a group of session musicians that included Sancious, Randy Jackson, and Corrado Rustici. These musicians recorded sessions with, among others, Aretha Franklin, Patti Austin, and E Streeter Clarence Clemons, all produced by Walden. Rustici also established himself as a producer, most notably with fellow Italian, Zucchero Fornaciari. Sancious, Walden, and Jackson played on Zucchero's Rispetto, produced by Rustici. This was the first of several albums Sancious would record with Zucchero. Michael Walden (born April 23, 1952, in Kalamazoo, Michigan USA) is an American producer, singer, songwriter. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American soul, R&B, and gospel singer, songwriter, and pianist born in Memphis, Tennessee, but raised in Detroit, Michigan. ... Patti Austin is an R&B and jazz music singer born August 10, 1948 in Harlem New York. ... Clarence Clemons, 2002 Clarence Clemons (born January 11, 1942 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American musician, best known as the saxophone player in Bruce Springsteens E Street Band. ...

By 1988 Sancious was a member of Peter Gabriel's touring band and he played with the singer during the Amnesty International Human Rights Now! Tour. This led to a mini-reunion with Springsteen and the E Street Band, with Sancious sitting in on several occasions throughout the tour. He also recorded some new sessions with Springsteen which were later released on Human Touch and Tracks. Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) comprising a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights.[1] Founded in the UK in 1961, AI compares actual practices of human rights with internationally accepted standards and demands compliance where these... The Human Rights Now! Tour was a truly worldwide series of benefit concerts in behalf of Amnesty International that took place over six weeks in 1988. ... Human Touch is the ninth studio album by Bruce Springsteen released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). ... Tracks is a four-disc box set by Bruce Springsteen. ...

He would also record and tour with two of that tour's other headliners, Sting and Youssou N'Dour. He played keyboards on Sting's well-reviewed The Soul Cages and Ten Summoner's Tales albums and toured with Sting in support of both. Sting in Budapest, 2000 Gordon Matthew Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951), usually known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician from Newcastle upon Tyne. ... Youssou NDour Youssou NDour (born October 1, 1959 in Dakar) is a Senegalese singer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ten Summoners Tales is the fifth solo album by the rock musician Sting. ...

Other session and touring work Sancious has done includes Living Colour, Seal, Bryan Ferry, Julia Fordham, Robbie Dupree, Natalie Merchant, Eric Clapton, Jon Anderson of Yes, and Hall & Oates. Living Colour is a hard rock group formed in New York city in 1983 by Vernon Reid. ... Seal Samuel (born 19 February 1963 in London, England) is a three-time Grammy Award-winning black British soul vocalist and songwriter. ... It has been suggested that Otis Ferry be merged into this article or section. ... Julia Fordham (born August 10 1962, Portsmouth, England) is a singer-songwriter based in California and signed to Vanguard Records. ... Robbie Dupree (born Robert Dupuis on December 23, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York) is a singer/songwriter best known for his 1980 top ten pop hit Steal Away. ... Natalie Merchant Natalie Anne OShea Merchant (born October 26, 1963 in Jamestown, New York, USA) is a professional musician. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most successful musicians of the 20th century,[1] garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... Jon Anderson (born October 25, 1944) is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Hall & Oates is a popular music duo made up of Daryl Hall and John Oates. ...

More recently Sancious has released two new solo recordings, Nine Piano Improvisations (2000) and Cinema (2005). In 2006, Sancious teamed up with guitarist and singer /songwriter Francis Dunnery to play keyboards and make a several live appearances for Dunnery's "The Gulley Flats Boys".

In 2005 Sancious would be interviewed for, and featured in, the Wings For Wheels documentary included on the Born to Run 30th Anniversary Edition re-release of the famed Springsteen song and album. Born to Run is a rock album by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). ...

Discography

With Bruce Springsteen

• Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (1973)
• The Wild, The Innocent & The E-Street Shuffle (1973)
• Born to Run (1975)
• Human Touch (1992)
• Greatest Hits (1995)
• Tracks (1998)
• 18 Tracks (1998)
• The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2003)

David Sancious & Tone

• Forest Of Feelings (1975)
• Transformation: Speed Of Love (1976)
• True Stories (1978)
• Dance Of The Age Of Enlightenment (2004)

David Sancious

• David Sancious (1977) (unauthorized)
• Just As I Thought (1979)
• The Bridge (1980)
• Nine Piano Improvisations (2000)
• Cinema (2005)

David Sancious / Zucchero

• Snackbar Budapest (soundtrack)(1988)

With Stanley Clarke

• Journey To Love (1975)
• Schooldays (1976)
• Live 1975-76 (1976)
• Hideaway (1988)
• The Bass-ic Collection (1997)
• Guitar & Bass (2004)
• Trios (2004)

Track listing School Days – 7:49 Wild Dog – 3:31 We Supply – 4:11 Mothership Connection (Star Child) – 4:16 Journey To Love – 4:42 Hello Jeff – 5:14 I Wanna Play For You – 5:13 Silly Putty – 4:40 Hot Fun – 2:30 Rock n Roll Jelly – 5:06...

With Zucchero Fornaciari

• Rispetto (1986)
• Blue's (1987)
• Oro Incenso & Birra (1989)
• Zucchero (1990)
• Live At The Kremlin (1991)
• Miserere (1992)
• Diamante (1994)
• Spirto DiVino (1995)
• The Best Of Zucchero (1996)
• Shake (2001)
• Zucchero & Co (2004)

With Peter Gabriel

• Passion (1989)
• Us (1992)
• Up (2002)
• Long Walk Home (2002)
• Hit (2003)

With Sting

• The Soul Cages (1991)
• Ten Summoner's Tales (1993)

With Francis Dunnery

• The Gulley Flats Boys (2006)

External links

• Official website