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'''Ed Manion''' (born February 28, 1952), also known as '''Eddie "Kingfish" Manion''', is an [[United States|American]] [[saxophonist]]. <ref name="AMG">[http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=EDWARD|MANION&sql=11:hifexqlgld0e~T4 "Edward Manion], All-Music Guide</ref>. He is best known as a member of [[Bruce Springsteen with The Seeger Sessions Band Tour]] renamed Bruce Springsteen with [[The Sessions Band]]<ref>http://www.brucespringsteen.net/albums/dublin.html</ref><ref>http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wvfuxz85ldfe</ref>with the release of the CD/DVD [[Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band: Live in Dublin]] in 2006. He is also known as an original member of [[Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes]] since joining that band in 1976. He has worked with [[Bruce Springsteen]] and [[The E Street Band]], [[Robert Cray]], [[Little Steven]] and [[the Miami Horns]]. As a [[Session Musician]] he plays both tenor and baritone sax, writes horn arrangements and has recorded, toured, and/or performed with, among others,[[Diana Ross]], [[Gary U.S. Bonds]], [[Bon Jovi]],[[Willy DeVille]], [[Dave Edmunds]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[Keith Richards]], [[Darlene Love]], [[Dion]], [[The Allman Brothers]], [[Kim Wilson]], [[Dion]] and [[Graham Parker]].<ref name="AMG"/><ref name="southside">Michelle Paponetti, [http://www.southsidejohnny.com/theband/eddiemanion/index.htm "The Kingfish Speaks Out: An Interview with Eddie Manion''], southsidejohnny.com, retrieved 01-09-2009</ref><ref>http://eddiemanion.soundmedianet.com/index.php?s=content&p=biography</ref>
'''Ed Manion''' (born February 28, 1952), also known as '''Eddie "Kingfish" Manion''', is an [[United States|American]] [[saxophonist]] who plays both tenor and baritone sax. <ref name="AMG">[http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=EDWARD|MANION&sql=11:hifexqlgld0e~T4 "Edward Manion], All-Music Guide</ref>. He is best known as tenor saxophonist and member of [[Bruce Springsteen with The Seeger Sessions Band Tour ]] also called Bruce Springsteen with [[The Sessions Band]]<ref>http://www.brucespringsteen.net/albums/dublin.html</ref><ref>http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wvfuxz85ldfe</ref>with the release of the CD/DVD [[Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band: Live in Dublin]] in 2006. He is also baritone saxophonist and original member of [[Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes]], [[The Miami Horns]] and [[Little Steven]] and the Disciples of Soul. As a [[Session Musician]] he has recorded, toured, and/or performed with, among others, [[Bruce Springsteen]] and [[The E Street Band]], [[Diana Ross]], [[Gary U.S. Bonds]], [[Bon Jovi]], [[Willy DeVille]], [[Dave Edmunds]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[Keith Richards]], [[Darlene Love]], [[Ronnie Spector]], [[Dion]], [[The Allman Brothers Band]], [[Kim Wilson]], [[Dion]] and [[Graham Parker]]. As a solo artist he released his own CD titled Follow Through in 2004.<ref>http://www.backstreets.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?</ref> <ref name="AMG"/><ref name="southside">Michelle Paponetti, [http://www.southsidejohnny.com/theband/eddiemanion/index.htm "The Kingfish Speaks Out: An Interview with Eddie Manion''], southsidejohnny.com, retrieved 01-09-2009</ref><ref>http://eddiemanion.soundmedianet.com/index.php?s=content&p=biography</ref>


==Early Years==
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==Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes==
Manion attended [[Stockton State College]] and [[Berklee College of Music]] and as a youth played in several [[bar band]]s on the [[Jersey Shore sound|Jersey Shore]]. These included Lazarus and Little Joe and the Kokomo's. It was while playing with these bands that he first met [[Southside Johnny]], [[Steve Van Zandt]] and [[Bruce Springsteen]]. <ref name="southside"/>
Manion attended [[Stockton State College]] and [[Berklee College of Music]] after graduating from Lakewood High School in New Jersey in 1970 and as a youth played in several [[bar band]]s on the [[Jersey Shore sound|Jersey Shore]]. These included Lazarus which recorded a BS&T styled horn album in Nashville on the Shelby Singleton Label (Amazon Records) in 1970<ref>http://www.geocities.com/badcatrecords/LAZARUS1.htm</ref>, The Dark Side and Little Joe and the Kokomo's.<ref>http://www.bigfatpetclamsfromouterspace.com/update.html</ref> It was while playing with these bands along with his late night jamming at the infamous [[Upstage]] Club in the late sixties that he first met [[Southside Johnny]], and [[Bruce Springsteen]]. <ref name="southside"/>


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==Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes==
In 1976, together with his friend, Tony Palligrosi, he auditioned to join the Asbury Jukes. He subsequently became a regular member of the band's [[horn section]] – [[The Miami Horns]].<ref>[http://www.southsidejohnny.com/theband/eddiemanion/index.htm www.southsidejohnny.com]</ref> He featured prominently on the album ''[[Hearts of Stone (Asbury Jukes)|Hearts Of Stone]]'', playing a [[baritone sax]] solo on the track "I Played The Fool". In the early 1980s, while on a break from the Jukes, Manion and the Miami Horns also featured prominently on Van Zandt's solo album, ''[[Men Without Women (album)|Men Without Women]]'', released under the name [[Little Steven & The Disciples Of Soul]]. He provided another baritone sax solo on the track "Forever".<ref>[http://www.southsidejohnny.com/theband/eddiemanion/letterfromlittlesteven.htm www.southsidejohnny.com]</ref>
In 1976, together with trumpet player Tony Palligrosi, he auditioned and joined the Asbury Jukes. He subsequently became a permanant member of the band's [[horn section]] – [[The Miami Horns]].<ref>[http://www.southsidejohnny.com/theband/eddiemanion/index.htm www.southsidejohnny.com]</ref> He is featured prominently on the album ''[[Hearts of Stone (Asbury Jukes)|Hearts Of Stone]]'', playing a [[baritone sax]] solo on the track "I Played The Fool". In the early 1980s, Manion was also featured on Van Zandt's solo album, ''[[Men Without Women (album)|Men Without Women]]'', released under the name [[Little Steven & The Disciples Of Soul]]. He provided another baritone sax solo on the track "Forever".<ref>[http://www.southsidejohnny.com/theband/eddiemanion/letterfromlittlesteven.htm www.southsidejohnny.com]</ref>
[[Image:Eddie Manion 05-10-2007 1.jpg|thumb|right|123px|Manion in Amsterdam, 2007]]
[[Image:Eddie Manion 05-10-2007 1.jpg|thumb|right|123px|Manion in Amsterdam, 2007]]


==Bruce Springsteen==
==Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band==
On 2/1/09 Manion performed and played baritone sax as part of a 5 piece horn section with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band during the halftime show at Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Florida.<ref>http://backstreets.com/newsarchive29.html</ref><ref>http://eddiemanion.soundmedianet.com/index.php?s=content&p=biography</ref>
As a member of [[The Miami Horns]], Manion has also toured and recorded intermittently with [[Bruce Springsteen]] and the [[E Street Band]]. He first toured with Springsteen in August 1976 during the [[Born To Run Tours#Interlude|Born to Run tour]].<ref>[http://www.asburyjukes.net/index.php?s=news&p=jukesblog&m=1226841514 ''The Miami Horns - A Secret History'']</ref> During the [[Born in the U.S.A. Tour]], together with [[Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg]] (trombone), [[Mark Pender]] (trumpet) , Mike Spengler (trumpet) and [[Stan Harrison]] (tenor sax), Manion also made several guest appearances, most notably at [[Continental Airlines Arena|Meadowlands Arena]] in August 1984; a version of "[[Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out]]" from that date is included on the ''[[Live/1975-85]]'' album. The subsequent [[Tunnel Of Love Express]] tour of 1988, did however feature a horn section much more prominently. Manion together with Rosenberg, Pender, Spengler and [[Mario Cruz]], sometimes referred to as the ''The Tunnel Of Love Horns'', accompanied Springsteen throughout the tour. They also made occasional guest appearances during the [[Human Rights Now! Tour]].
He has also toured and recorded intermittently with [[Bruce Springsteen]] and the [[E Street Band]]. He first toured with Springsteen in August 1976 during the [[Born To Run Tours#Interlude|Born to Run tour]].<ref>[http://www.asburyjukes.net/index.php?s=news&p=jukesblog&m=1226841514 ''The Miami Horns - A Secret History'']</ref> During the [[Born in the U.S.A. Tour]], together with [[The Miami Horns]] [[Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg]] (trombone), [[Mark Pender]] (trumpet) , Mike Spengler (trumpet) and [[Stan Harrison]] (tenor sax), Manion also made several guest appearances, most notably at [[Continental Airlines Arena|Meadowlands Arena]] in August 1984; a version of "[[Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out]]" from that date is included on the ''[[Live/1975-85]]'' album. The subsequent [[Tunnel Of Love Express]] tour of 1988, did however feature a horn section much more prominently. Manion together with Rosenberg, Pender, Spengler and [[Mario Cruz]], sometimes referred to as the ''The Tunnel Of Love Horns'', accompanied Springsteen throughout the tour. They also made occasional guest appearances during the [[Human Rights Now! Tour]].



In the 2000s, Manion, Rosenberg and Pender were featured on the ''[[The Rising (album)|The Rising]] '' and ''[[We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions]]'' albums. Manion also toured with Springsteen as part of the [[The Sessions Band]] and subsequently appeared the on ''[[Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band: Live in Dublin|Live In Dublin]]'' album. They also played with Springsteen at the halftime show during [[Super Bowl XLIII]].


==Robert Cray==
==Robert Cray==
Between 1991 and 1994, Manion was also a full-time member of [[Robert Cray|The Robert Cray Band]] and played alongside [[B.B. King]], [[Albert Collins]] and [[John Lee Hooker]]. Together with [[Mark Pender]], he also played and arranged horns on the [[Grammy Award|Grammy]]-nominated Cray album, ''Shame + A Sin''.<ref>[http://www.southsidejohnny.com/theband/eddiemanion/index.htm www.southsidejohnny.com]</ref>
Between 1991 and 1994, Manion was also a full-time member of [[Robert Cray|The Robert Cray Band]] and played alongside [[B.B. King]], [[Albert Collins]] and [[John Lee Hooker]]. Together with trumpet player [[Mark Pender]], they played and arranged horns on the [[Grammy Award|Grammy]]-nominated Cray album, ''Shame + A Sin''.<ref>[http://www.southsidejohnny.com/theband/eddiemanion/index.htm www.southsidejohnny.com]</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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*'''Selected Others'''
*'''Selected Others'''
** ''Various artists'': The Sounds Of Asbury Park (1980)
** ''Gary U.S. Bonds'': Dedication (1981)
** ''Gary U.S. Bonds'': Dedication (1981)
** ''Little Steven & The Disciples Of Soul'': [[Men Without Women (album)|Men Without Women]] (1982)
** ''Little Steven & The Disciples Of Soul'': [[Men Without Women (album)|Men Without Women]] (1982)
** ''J.A.M'': We've Got The Love / Save Love, Save Life (1986)
** ''Joe Cocker'': [[One Night Of Sin]] (1989)
** ''La Bamba & The Hubcaps'': La Bamba & The Hubcaps (1991)
** ''Various artists'': [[Home Alone 2]] (1992)(soundtrack)
** ''Various artists'': [[Home Alone 2]] (1992)(soundtrack)
** ''Robert Cray'': Shame + A Sin (1993)
** ''Robert Cray'': Shame + A Sin (1993)
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** ''Various artists'': Where Have All The Flowers Gone (1998)
** ''Various artists'': Where Have All The Flowers Gone (1998)
** ''Various Artists'': Every Woman's Blues (1998)
** ''Various Artists'': Every Woman's Blues (1998)
** ''Culture Club'' : [[Greatest Moments - VH1 Storytellers Live]] (1998)
** ''Culture Club'' : [[Greatest Moments - VH1 Storytellers Live]] (1998)
** ''Various artists'': [[A Very Special Christmas 5]] (2001)
** ''Various artists'': [[A Very Special Christmas 5]] (2001)
** ''[[Misfits (band)|The Misfits]]'': [[Project 1950]] (2003)
** ''[[Misfits (band)|The Misfits]]'': [[Project 1950]] (2003)


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:50, 12 September 2009

Ed Manion

Ed Manion (born February 28, 1952), also known as Eddie "Kingfish" Manion, is an American saxophonist who plays both tenor and baritone sax. [1]. He is best known as tenor saxophonist and member of Bruce Springsteen with The Seeger Sessions Band Tour also called Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band[2][3]with the release of the CD/DVD Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band: Live in Dublin in 2006. He is also baritone saxophonist and original member of Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, The Miami Horns and Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul. As a Session Musician he has recorded, toured, and/or performed with, among others, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Diana Ross, Gary U.S. Bonds, Bon Jovi, Willy DeVille, Dave Edmunds, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Darlene Love, Ronnie Spector, Dion, The Allman Brothers Band, Kim Wilson, Dion and Graham Parker. As a solo artist he released his own CD titled Follow Through in 2004.[4] [1][5][6]

Early Years

Manion attended Stockton State College and Berklee College of Music after graduating from Lakewood High School in New Jersey in 1970 and as a youth played in several bar bands on the Jersey Shore. These included Lazarus which recorded a BS&T styled horn album in Nashville on the Shelby Singleton Label (Amazon Records) in 1970[7], The Dark Side and Little Joe and the Kokomo's.[8] It was while playing with these bands along with his late night jamming at the infamous Upstage Club in the late sixties that he first met Southside Johnny, and Bruce Springsteen. [5]

Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes

In 1976, together with trumpet player Tony Palligrosi, he auditioned and joined the Asbury Jukes. He subsequently became a permanant member of the band's horn section – The Miami Horns.[9] He is featured prominently on the album Hearts Of Stone, playing a baritone sax solo on the track "I Played The Fool". In the early 1980s, Manion was also featured on Van Zandt's solo album, Men Without Women, released under the name Little Steven & The Disciples Of Soul. He provided another baritone sax solo on the track "Forever".[10]

Manion in Amsterdam, 2007

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

On 2/1/09 Manion performed and played baritone sax as part of a 5 piece horn section with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band during the halftime show at Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Florida.[11][12] He has also toured and recorded intermittently with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. He first toured with Springsteen in August 1976 during the Born to Run tour.[13] During the Born in the U.S.A. Tour, together with The Miami Horns Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg (trombone), Mark Pender (trumpet) , Mike Spengler (trumpet) and Stan Harrison (tenor sax), Manion also made several guest appearances, most notably at Meadowlands Arena in August 1984; a version of "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" from that date is included on the Live/1975-85 album. The subsequent Tunnel Of Love Express tour of 1988, did however feature a horn section much more prominently. Manion together with Rosenberg, Pender, Spengler and Mario Cruz, sometimes referred to as the The Tunnel Of Love Horns, accompanied Springsteen throughout the tour. They also made occasional guest appearances during the Human Rights Now! Tour.


Robert Cray

Between 1991 and 1994, Manion was also a full-time member of The Robert Cray Band and played alongside B.B. King, Albert Collins and John Lee Hooker. Together with trumpet player Mark Pender, they played and arranged horns on the Grammy-nominated Cray album, Shame + A Sin.[14]

Discography

Manion performing with the Asbury Jukes in Amsterdam, 2007
Manion performing with the Asbury Jukes in New Jersey, 2008
  • Eddie Manion
    • Follow Through (2004)
  • Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
    • Live At The Bottom Line (1976)
    • This Time It's For Real (1977)
    • Hearts Of Stone (1978)
    • The Jukes (1979)
    • Love Is A Sacrifice (1980)
    • Reach Up and Touch The Sky (1981)
    • Better Days (1992)
    • Messin' With The Blues (2000)
    • Goin' To Jukesville (2002)
    • Into the Harbour (2005)
  • Southside Johnny & La Bambas Big Band
    • Grapefruit Moon - The Songs of Tom Waits (2008)
  • Graham Parker
    • Burning Questions (1992)
    • No Holding Back (1996)

References

  1. ^ a b "Edward Manion, All-Music Guide
  2. ^ http://www.brucespringsteen.net/albums/dublin.html
  3. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wvfuxz85ldfe
  4. ^ http://www.backstreets.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?
  5. ^ a b Michelle Paponetti, "The Kingfish Speaks Out: An Interview with Eddie Manion, southsidejohnny.com, retrieved 01-09-2009
  6. ^ http://eddiemanion.soundmedianet.com/index.php?s=content&p=biography
  7. ^ http://www.geocities.com/badcatrecords/LAZARUS1.htm
  8. ^ http://www.bigfatpetclamsfromouterspace.com/update.html
  9. ^ www.southsidejohnny.com
  10. ^ www.southsidejohnny.com
  11. ^ http://backstreets.com/newsarchive29.html
  12. ^ http://eddiemanion.soundmedianet.com/index.php?s=content&p=biography
  13. ^ The Miami Horns - A Secret History
  14. ^ www.southsidejohnny.com
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