17 Facts About Roy Bittan

Roy J Bittan was born on July 2,1949 and is an American musician best known as a long-time member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.

Roy Bittan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 as a member of the E Street Band.

Roy Bittan is a longtime member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and has performed on the majority of Springsteen's albums, beginning with Born to Run.

Roy Bittan provided backing vocals for the song Thunder Road, along with Steven Van Zandt and Mike Appel.

Roy Bittan's voice is featured slightly on the vocal weaving in "Out in the Street".

When Springsteen decided to break his connection with the E Street Band in 1989, Roy Bittan was the only member he retained.

Roy Bittan has been known to use Yamaha, Korg and Kurzweil keyboards as part of his live rig.

Roy Bittan played piano on Meat Loaf's 1977 hit album Bat Out of Hell.

Composer Jim Steinman wanted Roy Bittan for the album due to his love for Springsteen's early work, particularly on Born to Run.

Roy Bittan played on the Dire Straits album Making Movies.

Roy Bittan played on two David Bowie albums, Station to Station and Scary Monsters.

Roy Bittan influenced the sound Stevie Nicks created for her solo debut away from Fleetwood Mac, Bella Donna.

About the time that the album reached number one in the United States, Roy Bittan joined as a sideman on a short tour with Nicks along with some of the other top musicians of the day: Benmont Tench on organ, bass guitarist Bob Glaub, Waddy Wachtel on guitar, Russ Kunkel on drums, and Bobbeye Hall on percussion.

Roy Bittan played on Nicks' second solo album The Wild Heart and has continued to play with her sporadically.

Roy Bittan produced and played accordion on Lucinda Williams's album Car Wheels on a Gravel Road.

Roy Bittan played accordion on Nelly Furtado's album The Spirit Indestructible on a track entitled "Waiting for the Night".

Roy Bittan released his first solo album, Out of the Box, in 2014.