Ed Manion | |
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 Manion in 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | United States |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Website | www.eddiemanion.com |
Ed Manion (born February 28, 1952), also known asEddie "Kingfish" Manion, is an Americansaxophonist, who plays both tenor and baritone sax.[1] As a solo artist, he released his own instrumental album titled Nightlife in 2015.[2] Manion is a recording and touring member of Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul.[3] He was a touring member of the horn section forBruce Springsteen andthe E Street Band and also a member ofBruce Springsteen with The Seeger Sessions Band Tour, later called Bruce Springsteen withThe Sessions Band.[4][5] He is an original member ofSouthside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes,The Miami Horns, andLittle Steven and the Disciples of Soul. As asession musician, he has recorded, toured, and/or performed with, among others,Bruce Springsteen and theE 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, andGraham Parker. As a solo artist, he released his own CD titledFollow Through in 2004.[1][6][7][8]
Manion attendedBerklee College of Music after graduating from Lakewood High School in 1970 and as a youth played in severalbar bands on theJersey Shore. These included Lazarus who recorded an album in Nashville on the Shelby Singleton Label (Amazon Records) in 1970,[9] The Dark Side and Little Joe and the Kokomo's.[10] It was while playing with these bands along with his late night jamming at the infamousUpstage Club in the late sixties that he first metSouthside Johnny, andBruce Springsteen.[7]
In 1976, together with trumpet player Tony Palligrosi, he auditioned and joined the Asbury Jukes. He subsequently became a permanent member of the band'shorn section –The Miami Horns.[11] He is featured prominently on the albumHearts of Stone, playing abaritone 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 nameLittle Steven & The Disciples Of Soul. He provided another baritone sax solo on the track "Forever".[12]
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 atSuper Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Florida.[8][13]He has also toured and recorded intermittently withBruce Springsteen and theE Street Band. He first toured with Springsteen in August 1976 during theBorn to Run tour.[14] During theBorn in the U.S.A. Tour, together withThe Miami Horns, Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg (trombone),Mark Pender (trumpet), Mike Spengler (trumpet) andStan Harrison (tenor sax), Manion also made several guest appearances, most notably atMeadowlands Arena in August 1984; a version of "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" from that date is included on theLive/1975-85 album. The subsequentTunnel of Love Express Tour of 1988, did however feature a horn section much more prominently. Manion together with Rosenberg, Pender, Spengler andMario Cruz, sometimes referred to asThe Tunnel Of Love Horns, accompanied Springsteen throughout the tour. They also made occasional guest appearances during theHuman Rights Now! Tour. From 2012-2014, Manion was part of the E Street Horns appearing on theWrecking Ball World Tour andHigh Hopes Tour. He once again joined Springsteen and the E Street Band for the2023-2024 Tour as a part of the horn section.
Between 1991 and 1994, Manion was also a full-time member ofThe Robert Cray Band and played alongsideB.B. King,Albert Collins andJohn Lee Hooker. Together with trumpet playerMark Pender, they played and arranged horns on theGrammy-nominated Cray album,Shame + A Sin.[11]
