February 1969 Springsteen and Lopez got together with Danny Federici and Vinnie Roslin at The Upstage and formed a new band. Vini got in touch with Carl “Tinker”...

Clarence Clemons (saxophone), Danny Federici (keyboards, accordion), Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez (drums) and David Sancious (keyboards). The band took its name from...

Locatelli Vini Lopez (born 1949), American rock drummer Vini Paulista (born 2001), Brazilian footballer Vinicius Romualdo dos Santos Vini Poncia (born...

bass. He attended Neptune High School, together with future bandmate Vini Lopez. He was influenced by James Jamerson, Donald "Duck" Dunn, and Paul McCartney...

members of the band included three future members of the E Street Band, Vini Lopez, Danny Federici, and Steve Van Zandt. As well as playing on the Jersey...

members of band included three future members of the E Street Band - Vini Lopez, Danny Federici and Steve Van Zandt. Roslin grew up in and around the...

The Swing Masters, a James Brown-influenced band. In February 1974 when Vini Lopez left the E Street Band, David Sancious helped recruit Carter as his replacement...

and bassist Garry Tallent were unavailable, a four-man band was used—Vini Lopez on drums, Harold Wheeler on piano, Springsteen on guitar, piano (on Spirit...

soprano saxophone on "The E Street Shuffle". In February 1974, drummer Vini Lopez left the E Street Band and Sancious recommended his friend, Ernest Carter...

elsewhere. As a result, the lineup for "Spirit in the Night" was limited to Vini Lopez on drums, and Springsteen on all other instruments, but featured the addition...