Nils Lofgren
Born June 21, 1951, Chicago, Illinois.
The Waifs ( ? - ? )
  • Nils Lofgren - guitar/keyboards/vocals
  • Others...
The Grass ( ? - ? )
  • Nils Lofgren - guitar/keyboards/vocals
  • Others...
The Shot ( ? - ? )
  • Nils Lofgren - guitar/keyboards/vocals
  • Others...
Crystal Mesh ( ? - ? )
  • Nils Lofgren - guitar/keyboards/vocals
  • Others...
Dolphin (1968) - from Washington, D.C.
  • Nils Lofgren - guitar/keyboards/vocals
  • Bob Berberich - drums/percussion/vocals - formerly with Hangmen.
  • George Daly - bass/vocals - formerly with Hangmen.
Grin I(1968 - 1969)
  • Nils Lofgren - guitar/keyboards/vocals
  • Bob Berberich - drums/percussion/vocals
  • George Daly - bass/vocals
Neil Young and Crazy Horse (1970)
Grin II (1969 - 1972)
  • Nils Lofgren - guitar/keyboards/accordian/vocals
  • Bob Berberich - drums/percussion/vocals
  • Bob Gordon - bass/vocals - b. Maryland, USA; d. January 1996 - formerly with Renegades.
Albums:
  1. "Grin" (1971) - Singles: "If I Were A Song" b/w/ "See What A Love Can Do", "Everybody's Missin' The Sun" b/w "18 Faced Lover", "We All Sung Together" b/w "End Unkind"
  2. "Grin 1+1" (1972) - Single: "White Lies" b/w "Just To Have You"
Grin III (1972 - June 8, 1974)
  • Nils Lofgren - guitar/keyboards/vocals
  • Bob Gordon - bass/vocals
  • Bob Berberich - drums/percussion/vocals
  • Tom Lofgren - guitar/vocals
Albums:
  1. "All Out" (1972) - Single: "Ain't Love Nice" b/w "Love Or Else"
  2. "Gone Crazy" (1973) - Single: "You're the Weight" b/w "Beggar's Day"
  3. "Best Of Grin with Nils Lofgren" (1976)
  4. "Nils Lofgren & Grin" (1979)
  5. "Best of the A&M Years" (1998)
  6. "The Very Best of Grin featuring Nils Lofgren" (1999)
Tom Lofgren later forms The Newkeys.
Neil Young (1973)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (1984 - 1987)
Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band (1989)
Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band (1992)
Neil Young (1993)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (1995)
Solo albums:
  1. "Nils Lofgren" (1975)
  2. "Cry Tough" (1976) - Single: "Cry Tough" b/w "Share A Little"
  3. "I Came to Dance" (1977) - Single: "Shine Silently" b/w "I Came To Dance"
  4. "Night After Night" (live) (1977)
  5. "Nils" (1979)
  6. "Night Fades Away" (1981) - Single: "Night Fades Away" b/w "Anytime At All"
  7. "A Rhythm Romance" (1982) - Single: "Across The Tracks" b/w "Daddy Dream"
  8. "Wonderland" (1983)
  9. "Flip" (1985) - Single: "Flip Ya Flip" b/w "New Holes In Old Shoes"
  10. "Code of the Road" (1986)
  11. "Silver Lining" (1991)
  12. "Crooked Line" (1992)
  13. "Every Breath - Soundtrack" (1993)
  14. "Live at the Stone Pony, Asbury Park" (1994)
  15. "Damaged Goods" (1995)
  16. "Steal Your Heart" (1996)
  17. "Nils Lofgren - Acoustic Live" (1997)
  18. "Archive Alive" (1997)
  19. "New Lives" (1998)
  20. "Bootleg" (live) (2001) - recorded in 1975.
  21. "Break Away Angel" (2001)
  22. "Nils Lofgren Band Live" (2-CDs) (2002)
Compilations:
  1. "The Best of Nils Lofgren" (1981)
  2. "Classics, Vol. 13" (1987)
  3. "Soft Fun, Tough Tears 1971-1979" (1995)
  4. "Code of the Road: Greatest Hits Live" (1997)
  5. "Ultimate Collection" (1999)
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Hartman Recommends:
Nils Lofgren is an under-appreciated talent who has largely gone unrecognized by the masses.  An exceptional guitarist since he was a kid, I particularly love his early work with Grin.  Start with the Grin retrospective "The Very Best of Grin featuring Nils Lofgren".  An excellent overview of his solo work can be found on the 1999 "Ultimate Collection".
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Last Revised:  April 6, 2004
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