Guitarist and bassist Mike Rutherford (born in 1950) celebrates a birthday today.
He’s had quite a career with Genesis (currently on tour) and with Mike & the Mechanics.
I had the pleasure of meeting him at a WEA convention one year, and he is every bit the tall British gentleman. Very talented too; I’ve heard he can play the bass notes with his foot on a special bass pedal while playing guitar. Amazing!
Today Bruce Springsteen will release his first studio album with the E Street band in five years. Recorded at Southern Tracks Recording Studio in Atlanta, the CD features eleven new songs. “Radio Nowhere” is the first single and video, featured on amazon.com.
Springsteen and band will also tour the U.S. and Europe, with their first show on October 2nd. The 2007 E Street Band is Roy Bittan and Danny Federici on keyboards, Clarence Clemons on saxophone and percussion, Nils Lofgren and Steven Van Zandt on guitars, Patti Scialfa on vocals and guitar, Garry Tallent on bass and Max Weinberg on drums.
SIRIUS Satellite Radio has announced E Street Radio, an exclusive commercial-free channel dedicated to the music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Tune into SIRIUS channel 10 through March 2008.
