Nils Lofgren

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Nils Hilmer Lofgren (born June 21, 1951 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American rock musician . The stage show during his live performances made him known worldwide. For example, he regularly played the guitar while jumping on the trampoline . In addition to the guitar, he has also mastered the piano and accordion .

biography

Already at the age of 17 Lofgren belonged to Neil Young's band and played the piano on his album After the Gold Rush . During this time he recorded four albums with his own band called Grin. After Mick Taylor left the Rolling Stones , he was one of the possible successors. In 1975 Lofgren began his career as a solo artist. With songs like Back It Up, Keith Don't Go (this song is about Keith Richards ' drug problems), I Came to Dance as well as Shine Silently and No Mercy , he had several single hits.

In Germany he became known to music fans especially in 1976 and 1979 through his appearances at the Rockpalast . During this time, Lofgren released many records that garnered a lot of critical acclaim, but flopped commercially.

In 1984 Lofgren became the second guitarist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band . He replaced Steven Van Zandt , who wanted to take care of his solo projects. In the late 1980s, Springsteen split from the E Street Band. Lofgren then released other albums and went on tour as an accompanist with Springsteen, Patti Scialfa , Neil Young and Ringo Starr 's 'All Starr Band'. In 1999 the E Street Band reunited, in which Van Zandt and Lofgren have played together ever since. Since May 2018 Lofgren has been playing in Neil Young's backing band Crazy Horse and replacing the long-time guitarist Frank "Poncho" Sampedro, initially for a few live performances. In 2019 Neil Young also recorded a new studio album ("Colorado") with Nils Lofgren as Crazy Horse guitarist, which was released in October 2019.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE UK UK US US
1975 Nils Lofgren - - US141 (9 weeks)
US
1976 Cry Tough - UK8th
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(11 weeks)UK 		US32 (16 weeks)
US
1977 I came to dance - UK30 (4 weeks)
UK 		US44 (12 weeks)
US
1979 Nils DE21 (3 weeks)
DE 		- US54 (14 weeks)
US
1981 Night Fades Away - UK50 (3 weeks)
UK 		US99 (11 weeks)
US
1982 A rhythm of romance - UK100 (1 week)
UK 		-
1985 Flip - UK36 (7 weeks)
UK 		US150 (5 weeks)
US
1991 Silver lining - UK61 (1 week)
UK 		US153 (8 weeks)
US

More studio albums

  • 1983: Wonderland
  • 1992: Crooked Line
  • 1993: Every Breath, soundtrack
  • 1995: Damaged Goods
  • 2001: Breakaway Angel
  • 2002: Tuff Stuff - The Best of the All – Madden Team Band
  • 2006: Sacred Weapon
  • 2008: The Loner - Nils Sings Neil
  • 2011: Old School
  • 2019: Blue With Lou

Live albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE UK UK US US
1978 Night after night - UK38 (2 weeks)
UK 		US44 (10 weeks)
US
1986 Code Of The Road - UK86 (1 week)
UK 		-

More live albums

  • 1975: Back It Up !! - Nils Lofgren live - An Authorized Bootleg
  • 1993: Live On The Test
  • 1997: Acoustic Live
  • 1997: Archive Live, Live NJ Stone Pony 1985
  • 1998: New Lives, BBC
  • 2001: Bootleg, Live 1975
  • 2003: Nils Lofgren Band Live
  • 2013: Keith Don't Go, Live At The Town & Country Club London 1990

Compilations

  • 1979: Nils Lofgren & Grin
  • 1981: Best of Nils Lofgren
  • 1982: A Rhythm Romance
  • 1987: Classics Volume 13 / Best of Nils Lofgren
  • 1990: Don't Walk. Rock, best of
  • 1994: Soft Fun, Tough Tears, Best of with Grin
  • 1995: Shine Silently, Best of
  • 1996: Steal Your Heart, Best of
  • 1998: Into the Night, Best of
  • 1998: Best of A&M Years, Nils + Grin
  • 1999: Ultimate Collection, Best of
  • 2014: Face The Music (9 CD + 1 DVD)

Solo singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE UK UK US US
1985 Secret in the Street
 - UK53 (5 weeks)
UK 		-

With a grin

  • 1971: Grin
  • 1972: 1 + 1
  • 1973: All Out
  • 1973: Gone Crazy

With Crazy Horse

  • 1971: Crazy Horse
  • 2019: Colorado

With Jerry Williams

  • 1972: Jerry Williams

With Neil Young

With Lou Reed

  • 1979: The Bells

With Lou Gramm

  • 1987: Ready or Not

With Bruce Springsteen

Video albums

  • 1989: How to Play Guitar, Instructional Video
  • 1991: Live at Town and Country Club
  • 2001: Live & Raw
  • 2005: At Rockpalast
  • 2006: Live Acoustic
  • 2010: Live at Rockpalast

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  1. ↑ 'Crazy Horse'-Reunion:' Cortez The Killer 'with Neil & Nils. Retrieved September 28, 2019 .
  2. ↑ https://www.fr.de/kultur/musik/neil-young-colorado-hoehenrausch-13166623.html
  3. ↑ a b c Chart sources: UK US
  4. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK

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SURNAME Lofgren, Nils
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lofgren, Nils Hilmer
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rock musician
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , Illinois