Weinberg (above, left and below)
and Gass
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A member of Bruce Springsteen’s legendary E Street Band
since 1973 and music director and band leader of the Max Weinberg
Seven for NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien
since 1993, Max Weinberg is one of the most renowned drummers
in contemporary music. At the invitation of the Union Board, he
visited the IU Bloomington campus shortly before the 2004 presidential
election, having just returned from the road with Springsteen
and other artists in the Vote for Change concert tour. In a conversation
with IU rock ’n’ roll historian Glenn Gass, Weinberg discussed
his early musical influences, his years with Springsteen and his
work as a political activist. Gass, who is a composer, wrote the
textbook, A History of Rock Music, and originated the nation’s
first for-credit history of rock ’n’ roll class at the IU School
of Music.
Listen to the entire
conversation or listen by topic
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About Kenny Aronoff • Individual E Street Band members
• Being
a bandleader • Comparing "Late Night" house
band with E Street Band experiences • E Street Band audition
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"Born To Run" album • Success of Bruce Springsteen
and the E Street Band
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The Beatles
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"Tunnel Of Love" album
• Ringo
Starr
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"Serving the song" • Rock drummers
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Recorded interviews for Weinberg's book
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Vote for Change tour • Politically-based young bands
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Bruce Springsteen's moral authority • Weinberg's' philosophy
of life
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| Ray Charles |
With the movie Ray appearing at theaters, the IU HomePages
staff thought you might like to hear the November 2000 Conversation
online with Ray Charles.
A complete listing of previous "Conversations online"
can be found at the Conversation
online archive
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