Dan Federici

DANNY FEDERICI

Danny Federici, for 40 years the E Street Band's organist and keyboard player, died this afternoon, April 17, 2008 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City after a three year battle with melanoma.

Bruce Springsteen's concerts scheduled for Friday in Ft. Lauderdale and Saturday in Orlando performance are being postponed. Replacement dates will be announced shortly.


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The official word from BruceSpringsteen.net
Sad. No other word for it. Sad.

I didn't say this at the time but at that last show in Boston I looked up there at that stage and felt for sure, in my heart, that things would never look that way again. I cried - for Danny, for Bruce, for the band, for the fans, for me. I guess that's the pessimist in me but I just didn't have a good feeling about it all.
I felt an emptiness that night that I don't think I will ever quite be able to explain. Like the things that I had been chasing for the last 22 years were gone. They didn't matter. Where are my seats, how long is the show, how many songs did he play. Who gives a shit? Enjoy what you can while you can with whom you can.

Then there was Indy and I thought to myself well, there's hope. He didn't look great but he was still here. Fightin' it. So when I got the news tonight I must admit I was shocked.

I'm heart broken tonight. For Danny, for Bruce, for the band, for the fans, for me, for us.
Time will move everything forward but the footprint of the E Street Band will never be the same.

Danny was a big part of bringing joy to many. What a great job. Bringing joy to the people.

Peace.