He and his wife Maureen also serve on the Count Basie Theatre's Board of Directors, and were named as that organization's honorary capital campaign chairs in 2015. [35], His fourth album, 1989's Revolution, attracted little attention. [17] Van Zandt said on the Howard Stern Show that he is okay with being second in command, especially since he has been in charge before with his solo music and his role in Lilyhammer. Springsteen met Van Zandt for the first time in 1966 or 1967 when Springsteen went to the Hullabaloo club in Middletown. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Her maiden name is Stevie Van Kerken... but her real name is Stevie Vann Lange. Current Partnership Lessons with TeachRock: In September 2006, Van Zandt assembled and directed an all-star band to back Hank Williams Jr. on a new version of "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" for the season premiere (and formal ESPN debut) of Monday Night Football. We also worked on loads of choreography and photo shoots. Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Steven Van Zandt (né Lento; born November 22, 1950), also known as Little Steven or Miami Steve, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and activist.He is best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays … [49][64], Van Zandt's song "Under The Gun" was covered by Carla Olson & The Textones on their Detroit '85 Live & Unreleased album which was released in 2008. Scrobbles. [25] In addition, Springsteen had begun taking many more guitar solos as his music became more guitar-centered. Listen to music from Stevie Lange like The Stripper. [49], Continuing his involvement in issues of the day, in 1985 he created the music-industry activist group Artists United Against Apartheid as an action against the Sun City resort in South Africa. Van Zandt also co-wrote six songs for the album with Monroe and Jude Wilder. [101][102] Consisting of the best performances from their North American and European concerts, the collection feature Little Steven and his 15-strong band taking you on a musical history lesson as they blast through an arsenal of songs spanning rock, pop, soul, blues, funk, doo-wop, reggae and everything in between.

Web. [60][61][62] "Affection" appeared on The Sopranos: Peppers & Eggs (Music From the HBO Original Series). One channel, named Underground Garage, has the same philosophy and musical mandate as his own radio show. In 2010, Van Zandt appeared as himself in the Norwegian soap opera Hotel Cæsar, broadcast on Norway's biggest commercial channel TV2 Norway. In those early years, Van Zandt supplied a great deal of the lead guitar work for the band in concert, as can be seen on the 1975 concert DVD within Born to Run 30th Anniversary Edition (later released as the CD Hammersmith Odeon London '75).

On-air hosts on the channel include original Rolling Stones manager/producer Andrew Loog Oldham, singer/guitarist Joan Jett, former record executive Kid Leo, punk rock singer Handsome Dick Manitoba and rock entrepreneur Kim Fowley. The Sun City project was originally meant to only be one song, but other musicians contributed their own pieces which transformed it into a full-length album. See Stevie Vann. In 2011, he starred in, co-wrote, and was the executive producer for an English and Norwegian language series entitled Lilyhammer, the first original Netflix series that was produced in collaboration with Norwegian broadcaster NRK.
She sang backing vocals on the version of Def Leppard 's "When Love And Hate Collide" on their Vault compilation. [137], Later in his career, Van Zandt worked to raise awareness about the US military interference in governments of Central America and other issues. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. Pocket Essentials Series: Bruce Springsteen. Brandon’s career has spanned many years.

[98] The album was officially released on May 19, 2017.
[50] The song was modestly successful, and played a part in the broad international effort to overthrow apartheid. Sun City was one of the first musical collaborations among major recording stars to support a political cause rather than a social cause. VINYL BOX SET AND BLU-RAY VIDEO OUT NOW! [87] Van Zandt revealed that Richie Mercurio plays drums on the album. On-air hosts for this channel include pop-culture satirist Mojo Nixon. Bio. 14 October 2014. See Stevie Vann. [17][23] In the Wings For Wheels documentary, Springsteen revealed that Van Zandt was partially responsible for the signature guitar line in "Born to Run"; "Arguably Steve's greatest contribution to my music. [17] One of the album's leading singles, "Solidarity", is a general statement of international common ground. [40] In 1991 Van Zandt produced a successful album, Spirit of Love, for Nigerian superstar and raggae icon, Majek Fashek. The primary goal of the album and foundation was to draw attention to South Africa's racist policy of apartheid and to support a cultural boycott of the country. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. [8][9], Van Zandt attended Middletown High School,[10] where he got kicked out for having long hair.