Charles Giordano

Charles Giordano (born October 13, 1954) is an American keyboardist and accordionist.^[1] Giordano is known primarily for his work with Bruce Springsteen as a member of the E Street Band,^[1] replacing Danny Federici as the band's organist following the latter's serious illness and death in 2008 and as a member of Springsteen's The Sessions Band. He is also known for playing keyboards with Pat Benatar in the 1980s.^[1][2]

Giordano also played with The Bacon Brothers, for a number of years.

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. Giordano also was a member of The David Johansen Group and went on to perform with Buster Poindexter and The Banshees of Blue.

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 band ? and the Mysterians. In 2008, he accompanied British singer Barb Jungr for a short stand in a New York City cabaret.

Tours with Bruce Springsteen

• Seeger Sessions Tour with the Sessions Band (2006)
• Magic Tour with the E Street Band (2007–2008)
• Working On A Dream Tour with the E Street Band (2009)
• Wrecking Ball Tour with the E Street Band (2012–2013)
• High Hopes Tour with the E Street Band (2014)
• The River Tour 2016–Summer '17 with the E Street Band (2016–17)
• Springsteen and E Street Band 2023 Tour with the E Street Band (2023)

Discography

With James Carter

• Chasin' the Gypsy (Atlantic, 2000)

With Bruce Springsteen

• We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006)
• Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band: Live in Dublin (2007)
• Magic Tour Highlights (2008)
• London Calling: Live in Hyde Park (2010)
• Live from the Carousel (2011)
• Wrecking Ball (2012)
• High Hopes (2014)
• American Beauty (2014)
• Western Stars (2019)
• Western Stars: Songs From The Film (2019)
• Letter to You (2020)

With Pat Benatar

• Get Nervous (1982)
• Live from Earth (1983)
• Tropico (1984)
• Seven the Hard Way (1985)
• Wide Awake in Dreamland (1988)
• True Love (1991)

References