Nils Hilmer Lofgren was born on June 21,1951 and is an American rock musician, recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.
25 Facts About Nils Lofgren
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Nils Lofgren was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, to an Italian mother and a Swedish father.
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Nils Lofgren attended his local public high school Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, MD.
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Nils Lofgren had been a competitive gymnast in high school, a skill that was used on stage later in his performing career and reflected in the name of his 1985 album, Flip.
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In 1968, Nils Lofgren formed the band Grin with bassist George Daly, and drummer Bob Berberich, former players in the DC band The Hangmen.
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Nils Lofgren met Neil Young while Young was performing at the Georgetown club The Cellar Door, and began a long association.
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Young invited Nils Lofgren to come to California and the Grin trio drove out west and lived for some months at a home Neil Young rented in Laurel Canyon.
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Nils Lofgren wrote the majority of the group's songs, and often shared vocal duties with other members of the band.
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Nils Lofgren joined Neil Young at age 19 to play piano and guitar on the album After the Gold Rush.
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Nils Lofgren maintained his musical relationship with Young, appearing as a part of the Santa Monica Flyers on Young's Tonight's the Night album and tour, and again on the Trans album and tour.
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Nils Lofgren has been a recurring member of Crazy Horse, appearing on their 1971 LP and contributing songs to their catalogue.
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In 2018, Nils Lofgren re-joined Crazy Horse and along with the band performed on Young's 2019 album Colorado and 2021's Barn.
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Nils Lofgren's concerts displayed his reputation for theatrics, such as playing guitar while doing flips on a trampoline.
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Nils Lofgren appeared on Late Night with David Letterman, to promote his 1985 solo release Flip.
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Nils Lofgren is credited on two of Lou Gramm's solo albums: Ready or Not released in 1987 and Long Hard Look released in 1989.
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Nils Lofgren continues to record and to tour as a solo act, with Patti Scialfa, with Neil Young, and as a two-time member of Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band.
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On June 23,2006, Nils Lofgren performed at a benefit concert for Arthur Lee at New York's Beacon Theatre, along with Robert Plant, Ian Hunter, Yo La Tengo and Garland Jeffreys.
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In September 2008, Nils Lofgren had hip replacement surgery for both of his hips as a result of years of playing basketball, performing back flips on stage, and age.
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Nils Lofgren was a guest on a "Private Lives" one-hour radio special on East London Radio in the UK in October 2020.
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In 1989 Springsteen broke up the E Street Band and Nils Lofgren returned to his solo work.
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In 2012, Springsteen released Wrecking Ball, which featured some of the E Street Band members; Nils Lofgren did not appear, though he did perform with the band on the album's supporting tour.
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Nils Lofgren tested positive for COVID-19, forcing him to miss one show on the tour in February 2023.
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In May 2018, Nils Lofgren replaced Frank Sampedro in Crazy Horse for their reunion concerts with Neil Young.
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On January 29,2022, Nils Lofgren pulled his music from Spotify, after Neil Young and Joni Mitchell had done the same.
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Nils Lofgren primarily uses a variety of Fender guitars and amplifiers.