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| Lofgren joined ]'s band at age 17, playing piano on the album '']'' among others. From ] to ] recorded four albums with his own band, Grin. In 1984, he joined ]'s E-Street Band. | Lofgren joined ]'s band at age 17, playing piano on the album '']'' among others. From ] to ] recorded four albums with his own band, Grin. In 1984, he joined ]'s E-Street Band. | ||
| He continues to record, and to tour solo and as a member of other bands, including the E-Street Band and two tours with a band put together by ex-] ], called Ringo's All-Starr. Many of the people he worked with on those tours appeared on his 1991 album, "Silver Lining". | He continues to record, and to tour solo and as a member of other bands, including the E-Street Band and two tours with a band put together by ex-] ], called Ringo's All-Starr. Many of the people he worked with on those tours appeared on his 1991 album, "Silver Lining". | ||
| Lofgren is also an accomplished player of the accordian, the first instrument he learned how to play. | Lofgren is also an accomplished player of the accordian, the first instrument he learned how to play. | ||
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Nils Lofgren (born June 21, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois), is an American rock 'n' roll singer and guitarist.
Lofgren joined Neil Young's band at age 17, playing piano on the album After the Gold Rush among others. From 1971 to 1974 recorded four albums with his own band, Grin. In 1984, he joined Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band.
He continues to record, and to tour solo and as a member of other bands, including the E-Street Band and two tours with a band put together by ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, called Ringo's All-Starr. Many of the people he worked with on those tours appeared on his 1991 album, "Silver Lining".
Lofgren is also an accomplished player of the accordian, the first instrument he learned how to play.
The Swedish scientist Nils Lofgren developed the local anaesthetic lidocaine (xylocaine) in 1943.
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