Steve Berlin

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Steve Berlin (* 14. September 1955 in Philadelphia ) is an American rock - saxophonist , keyboardist and music producer . He is best known as a member of the rock group Los Lobos . Before that he was a member of the bands Top Jimmy & the Rhythm Pigs , The Blasters and The Flesh Eaters .

Life

Berlin's music career began in the early 1980s when he joined the Blasters. He only stayed with the band for a short time and then - also only for a short time - to join the Flesh Eaters. In 1982 he made a guest appearance on a Go-Go's album .

Together with T-Bone Burnett , Berlin produced the EP … And a Time to Dance by Los Lobos in 1983 , of which he became a permanent member the following year. In addition to his work with Los Lobos, he was also a producer and studio musician for various other performers, including Paul Simon , John Lee Hooker , Sheryl Crow , Bonnie Raitt , Rickie Lee Jones , Faith No More , Leo Kottke , The Replacements , The Fabulous Thunderbirds , Crash Test Dummies , Mark Lanegan , Manhattan Transfer , Dave Alvin , Joan Osborne , The Tragically Hip , The Walkabouts , Michelle Shocked , The Smithereens , String Cheese Incident , The Tail Gators and Roomful of Blues .

Steve Berlin is married and lives in Portland , Oregon with his wife and two daughters .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Jason Ankeny: artist biography Steve Berlin at allmusic.com (English)
  2. ^ Dan Kimpel: How They Made It: True Stories of How Music's Biggest Went from Start to Stardom , Editor: Hal Leonard, May 1, 2006, p. 83 (English) - ISBN 978-0634076428
  3. ↑ Timothy Finn: Making Movies: 'An amazing, special band' at backtorockville.typepad.com
  4. ↑ a b Steve Berlin at steveberlinmusic.com (English)
personal data
SURNAME Berlin, Steve
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rock saxophonist and producer
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, USA