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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

which later changed its name to Steel Mill and included Danny Federici, Vini Lopez, Vinnie Roslin, and later Steven Van Zandt and Robbin Thompson. Steel...

diplomat" is autobiographical. "Madman drummers" is a reference to drummer Vini Lopez, known as "Mad Man" (later changed to "Mad Dog"), "Indians in the summer"...