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{{Short description|American rock musician (born 1951)}}
{{For|the Swedish scientist|Nils Löfgren}}
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| caption           = Lofgren performing in 2019
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| background        = solo_singer
| birth_name        = Nils Hilmer Lofgren
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1951|06|21}}
| birth_place       = [[Chicago]], Illinois, U.S.
| instrument        = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|keyboards|[[accordion]]|[[pedal steel guitar]]|[[banjo]]}}
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Roots rock]]|[[heartland rock]]|[[blues rock]]|[[hard rock]]}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter}}
| years_active      = 1965–present
| label             = {{hlist|[[A&M Records|A&M]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|[[MCA Records|MCA]]|[[Rykodisc]]|[[Capitol Records|Capitol]]|Vision Music|Pure Records|[[Fantasy Records|Fantasy]]}}
| current_member_of = [[E Street Band]]
| past_member_of    = [[Crazy Horse (band)|Crazy Horse]]
| website           = {{URL|nilslofgren.com}}
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'''Nils Hilmer Lofgren''' (born June 21, 1951)<ref name="Nils Official Site1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nilslofgren.com/History07.html|title=Nils Lofgren, Singer, songwriter|last=Lofgren|first=Nils|year=2007|work=Nils Lofgren's official website|access-date=March 21, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220030641/http://www.nilslofgren.com/History07.html|archive-date=February 20, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> is an American rock musician, recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Along with his work as a solo artist, he has been a member of [[Bruce Springsteen]]'s [[E Street Band]] since 1984, a member of [[Crazy Horse (band)|Crazy Horse]], and the founder and frontman of the band Grin. In 2014, Lofgren was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of the E Street Band.

==Early life and education==
Lofgren was born in [[Chicago]], Illinois,<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|pages=1506/7}}</ref> to an Italian mother from [[Nicosia, Sicily]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Nils Lofgren – Interview |url=https://infocusvisions.com/nils-lofgren-interview/ |website=InFocusVisions Music & Arts Magazine |date=1 December 2020}}</ref> and a Swedish father. When he was a young child, the family moved to the [[Washington, D.C.]], suburb of [[Bethesda, Maryland]].<ref name="wapo-nils-six">{{cite news |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postrock/2008/10/six_questions_and_then_some_fo_2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224074947/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postrock/2008/10/six_questions_and_then_some_fo_2.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 24, 2012 |title=Six Questions (And Then Some) For ... Nils Lofgren |author=J. Freedom du Lac |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 8, 2008 |access-date=November 11, 2008}}</ref> Lofgren's first instrument was classical [[accordion]], beginning at age five,<ref name="Allmusic1">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4776|pure_url=yes}} |title=Nils Lofgren Biography |last=Huey |first=Steve |year=2009 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=March 14, 2009}}</ref> which he studied seriously for ten years.<ref name="wapo-nils-six"/> After studying classical music and [[jazz]], throughout his youth, Lofgren switched his emphasis to rock music, and focused on the piano and the guitar.<ref name="Allmusic1" /> Although left-handed, Lofgren plays the guitar right-handed.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cianci |first1=Bob |title=Nils Lofgren Interview |url=https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/nils-lofgren-interview |website=Premier Guitar |language=en}}</ref>

Lofgren attended [[Walter Johnson High School]] in [[Bethesda, Maryland]], but dropped out in 1968 at age 17 to pursue his music career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wjpitch.com/top-stories/2019/10/02/wjs-most-famous-dropout/|title=WJ's most famous dropout|first=Sammy|last=Peterson|website=Wjpitch.com}}</ref> He had been a competitive gymnast in high school, a skill that was used on stage later in his performing career and reflected in the name of his 1985 album, [[Flip (album)|''Flip'']].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.djnoble.demon.co.uk/ints/NILSLOF.GRE.html |title=Nils Lofgren Interview |website=Djnoble.demon.co.uk |access-date=February 14, 2011 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304133906/http://www.djnoble.demon.co.uk/ints/NILSLOF.GRE.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career==
===Grin===
In 1968, Lofgren formed the band Grin with bassist [[George Daly (Music Industry)|George Daly]] and drummer Bob Berberich. Daly and Berberich were former players in the DC band The Hangmen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.garagehangover.com/?q=Hangmen |title=The Hangmen |website=Garagehangover.com |access-date=2012-03-29}}</ref> The group played in venues throughout the Washington, D.C., area.

Lofgren met [[Neil Young]] while Young was performing at the [[Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)|Georgetown]] club [[the Cellar Door]], and began a long association. Young invited Lofgren to come to California and the Grin trio (Lofgren, Daly and Berberich) drove out west and lived for some months at a home Young rented in [[Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles]]. Lofgren would eventually use his album credits from working with Young to land Grin a record deal in 1971.

Daly left the band early on to become a [[Columbia Records]] [[Artists and repertoire|A&R]] executive and was replaced by bassist Bob Gordon, who remained through the release of four critically acclaimed albums<ref name="ocRegister">{{cite news |url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/lofgren-neil-young-2293298-band-time |title=Nils Lofgren marks 25 years with Springsteen |last=Kinsler |first=Robert |date=January 28, 2009 |work=Orange County Register |access-date=March 14, 2009}}</ref> from 1971 to 1974, with guitar as Lofgren's primary instrument. The single "White Lies" got heavy airplay on Washington, D.C.-area radio. Lofgren wrote the majority of the group's songs and often shared vocal duties with other members of the band (primarily drummer Bob Berberich). After the second album, he added brother Tom Lofgren as a rhythm guitarist. Grin were released by their record company due to disappointing sales.<ref name="wapo-nils-six" />

===Neil Young and Crazy Horse===
Lofgren joined [[Neil Young]] at age 18 to play piano and guitar on the album ''[[After the Gold Rush]]''.<ref name="wapo-nils-six" /> Lofgren maintained his musical relationship with Young, appearing as a part of the Santa Monica Flyers on Young's ''[[Tonight's the Night (Neil Young album)|Tonight's the Night]]'' album and tour, and again on the ''[[Trans (album)|Trans]]'' album and tour.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He has also been a recurring member of [[Crazy Horse (band)|Crazy Horse]] (1970–1971; 2018–present), appearing on their [[Crazy Horse (album)|1971 LP]] and contributing songs to their catalogue. In 2018, Lofgren re-joined Crazy Horse and along with the band performed on Young's 2019 album ''[[Colorado (Neil Young album)|Colorado]]'' and 2021's ''[[Barn (album)|Barn]]'' as well as on 2022's ''[[World Record (Neil Young & Crazy Horse album)|World Record]]''.

In 2023, the current members of Crazy Horse, along with Young, released the album ''All Roads Lead Home'' under the name Molina, Talbot, Lofgren and Young.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gallucci|first=Michael|date=2023-03-28|title=Molina, Talbot, Lofgren and Young, 'All Roads Lead Home': Album Review|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/molina-talbot-lofgren-and-young-all-roads-lead-home-album-review/|access-date=2023-03-28|magazine=Ultimate Guitar|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Solo career===
After Grin disbanded in 1974, Lofgren released his [[Nils Lofgren (album)|self-titled debut]] solo album  which was a success with critics; a 1975 ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' review by [[Jon Landau]] labeled it one of the finest rock albums of the year, and ''[[NME]]'' ranked it fifth on its list of albums of the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/1975.html |title=Rocklist.net...NME End of Year Lists 1975 |website=Rocklistmusic.co.uk |date=May 9, 1992 |access-date=February 14, 2011 |archive-date=July 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702072724/http://rocklistmusic.co.uk/1975.html |url-status=usurped }}</ref> Subsequent albums did not always garner critical favor,<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1826843|first=Joe|last=Viglione}}</ref> although ''[[Cry Tough (Nils Lofgren album)|Cry Tough]]'' was voted number 10 in the 1976 NME Album round up;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/1976.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909122631/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/1976.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 9, 2012 |title=Rocklist.net...NME End of Year Lists 1976 |website=Rocklistmusic.co.uk |date=May 9, 1992 |access-date=February 14, 2011}}</ref> ''[[I Came to Dance]]'' in particular received a scathing review in the ''[[New Rolling Stone Record Guide]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Marsh|first1=Dave|last2=Swenson|first2=John|title=New Rolling Stone Record Guide, The|year=1983|publisher=Random House/Rolling Stone Press|location=New York, NY|isbn=0-394-72107-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstoner00mars/page/302 302]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/newrollingstoner00mars/page/302}}</ref> He achieved [[progressive rock (radio format)|progressive rock radio]] hits in the mid-1970s with "Back It Up", "Keith Don't Go" and "I Came to Dance". His song "Bullets Fever", about the [[Washington Wizards#Miracle 1977–78 season|1978 NBA champion]] [[Washington Bullets]], would become a favorite in the Washington area.<ref name="wapo-nils-six" /> Throughout the 1970s, Lofgren released solo albums and toured extensively with a backing band that usually included brother Tom on rhythm guitar. Lofgren's concerts displayed his reputation for theatrics, such as playing guitar while doing flips on a [[trampoline]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/>

In 1971, Lofgren appeared on stage on a [[Public Broadcast Service|PBS]] special for [[Roy Buchanan]], with [[Bill Graham (promoter)|Bill Graham]]. In 1973, he appeared with Grin on [[NBC]] on ''[[The Midnight Special (TV series)|The Midnight Special]]'', performing three songs live. In 1978, he wrote and sang the "Nobody Bothers Me" theme for a D.C. [[Jhoon Rhee]] [[Tae Kwon Do]] advertisement, and also appeared in the critically panned ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (film)|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' movie. In 1985, Lofgren appeared on ''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]'', to promote his solo release ''Flip''. He is credited on two of [[Lou Gramm]]'s (of [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]]) solo albums: ''[[Ready or Not (Lou Gramm album)|Ready or Not]]'' (1987), where Lofgren is credited as lead guitarist, and ''[[Long Hard Look]]'' (1989), where he is credited as one of the guitarists. In 1987, he contributed the television show theme arrangement for ''[[Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series)|Hunter]]''. In 1993, he contributed to ''[[The Simpsons]]'', with two Christmas jingles with [[Bart Simpson|Bart]]. In 1995, he appeared on a PBS tribute to [[the Beatles]] along with [[Dr. John]]. From 1991 to 1995, he was the CableAce Awards musical director and composer.

[[File:Lofgren 6.23.06 Arthur Lee Benefit Beacon Theater.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Nils Lofgren performing at the [[Beacon Theatre (New York City)|Beacon Theatre]] Benefit For [[Arthur Lee (musician)|Arthur Lee]]]]
[[File:Nils Lofgren Birmingham Town Hall 16 May 2018.jpg|thumb|Nils Lofgren playing the accordion [[Birmingham Town Hall]] 16 May 2018]]
Lofgren continues to record and to tour as a solo act, and has worked with [[Patti Scialfa]], and as a two-time member of [[Ringo Starr]]'s [[Ringo Starr All-Starr Band|All-Starr Band]]. Many of the people he worked with on those tours appeared on his 1991 album, ''[[Silver Lining (Nils Lofgren album)|Silver Lining]]''. In the 2000s, he got his own "Nils Lofgren Day" in [[Montgomery County, Maryland]] (August 25). In 2006, Lofgren released ''Sacred Weapon'', featuring guest appearances by [[David Crosby]], [[Graham Nash]], [[Willie Nelson]] and [[Martin Sexton]]. In 2006, he recorded a live DVD ''Nils Lofgren & Friends: Acoustic Live'' at [[the Birchmere]] in [[Alexandria, Virginia]].

On June 23, 2006, Lofgren performed at a benefit concert for [[Arthur Lee (musician)|Arthur Lee]] at New York's [[Beacon Theatre (New York City)|Beacon Theatre]], along with [[Robert Plant]], [[Ian Hunter (singer)|Ian Hunter]], [[Yo La Tengo]] and [[Garland Jeffreys]]. In 2007, he appeared playing guitar as part of [[Jerry Lee Lewis]]' backing band for Lewis' ''[[Last Man Standing Live]]'' concert DVD. He released ''The Loner&nbsp;– Nils Sings Neil'', an album of acoustic covers of Neil Young songs, in 2008.

In September 2008, Lofgren had [[hip replacement surgery]] for both of his hips as a result of years of playing basketball, performing back flips on stage, and age.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.411mania.com/music/news/94981/Springsteen-Guitarist-Talks-About-The-Super-Bowl.htm |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |title=Nils Lofgren on John Madden, the Cardinals and a brand new set of hips... |date=January 2009 |access-date=January 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204192743/http://411mania.com/music/news/94981/Springsteen-Guitarist-Talks-About-The-Super-Bowl.htm |archive-date=February 4, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In August 2014, a box set, ''Face the Music'', was released on the Fantasy label. The career-spanning retrospective contains nine CDs and a DVD covering 45 years.

The creation of Lofgren's 2015 live album ''UK 2015 Face the Music Tour'' was inspired by his wife Amy commenting that his recent live shows were the best she had seen him perform, as well as fans wanting to have a recording of the show they had just seen.<ref name="River" />

In December 2018, [[PBS NewsHour]] aired a 10-minute career retrospective ''Nils Lofgren: 50 years of 'just being a guy in the band'''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/nils-lofgren-50-years-of-just-being-a-guy-in-the-band |title=Nils Lofgren on PBS NewsHour |website=Pbs.org|date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>

Lofgren was a guest on a "Private Lives" one-hour radio special on East London Radio in the UK in October 2020. This series is shared across radio stations online and on FM/DAB, covering much of the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mixcloud.com/EastLondonRadio/private-lives-nils-lofgren/|title=Mixcloud|website=Mixcloud.com|access-date=September 26, 2021}}</ref>

===Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band===
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[[File:WMMS Presents Southside Johnny - 1976 print ad.jpg|thumb|An ad for a [[Southside Johnny]] concert featuring Lofgren as guest]]
In 1984, he joined [[Bruce Springsteen]]'s backing band, the [[E Street Band]],<ref name="LarkinGE"/> as the replacement for [[Steven Van Zandt]] on guitar and vocals, in time for Springsteen's [[Born in the U.S.A. Tour]]. Lofgren appeared on his first Springsteen album with 1987's ''[[Tunnel of Love (album)|Tunnel of Love]]'', playing the guitar solo on the [[Tunnel of Love (Bruce Springsteen song)|title track]], and took part in the [[Tunnel of Love Express]] and [[Human Rights Now!]] supporting tours in 1988. In 1989, Springsteen broke up the E Street Band and Lofgren returned to his solo work.

In 1995, the E Street Band, featuring both Lofgren and Van Zandt, recorded new songs for Springsteen's ''[[Greatest Hits (Bruce Springsteen album)|Greatest Hits]]'' album, though nothing else came from this reunion. In 1999, Springsteen was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a solo act. The E Street Band would finally be inducted fifteen years later in 2014. Despite not being inducted in 1999 with Springsteen, the E Street Band (again with Lofgren and Van Zandt) performed with him for the first time since 1988 at the induction ceremony. This led to a successful [[Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Reunion Tour|reunion tour]] from 1999 to 2000 and a lineup featuring both Lofgren and Van Zandt as full-time members. The reunion tour resulted in 2002's album, ''[[The Rising (album)|The Rising]]'', the first studio album featuring the E Street Band since 1984, and another [[The Rising Tour|tour in 2002 and 2003]]. Springsteen then worked on other projects and toured without the E Street Band's involvement until 2007's ''[[Magic (Bruce Springsteen album)|Magic]]'' album and [[Magic Tour (Bruce Springsteen)|tour of 2007/2008]]. This tour was followed by 2009's ''[[Working on a Dream]]'' album and  [[Working on a Dream Tour|tour]]. In 2012, Springsteen released ''[[Wrecking Ball (Bruce Springsteen album)|Wrecking Ball]]'', which featured some of the E Street Band members;  Lofgren did not appear, though he did perform with the band on the album's [[Wrecking Ball Tour|supporting tour]]. 2014 saw the release of the album ''[[High Hopes (album)|High Hopes]]'' along with another [[High Hopes Tour|tour]]. In 2016, Springsteen celebrated the 35th anniversary of his album ''[[The River (Bruce Springsteen album)|The River]]'', with a [[The River Tour (2016)|tour]] in support of ''[[The Ties That Bind: The River Collection]]'' box set.<ref name="River">{{cite news|url= https://www.mcall.com/mc-nils-lofgren-bruce-springsteen-phillly-20160206-story.html|title= Nils Lofgren on playing with Springsteen: 'Every night I learn stuff and grow'|work=[[The Morning Call]]|last=Moser|first=John J.|date=February 8, 2016|access-date=February 15, 2021}}</ref> In 2020, Springsteen released his album ''[[Letter to You]]'', which featured the E Street Band; a supporting tour was delayed until 2023 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://brucespringsteen.net/news/2022/2023-tour-announcement | title=Bruce Springsteen and the e Street Band Announce 2023 International Tour | date=July 5, 2022 }}</ref> Lofgren tested positive for [[COVID-19]], forcing him to miss one show on the tour in February 2023. It was the first show Lofgren had missed since joining the band in 1984.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=backstreetsmag|number=1625182565010227214|title=We're sending out Get Well wishes to #SoozieTyrell @nilslofgren and @StevieVanZandt}}</ref>

===Other work===
The late novelist [[Clive Cussler]] lived close to Lofgren's Arizona home, and collaborated on a song with him titled "What Ever Happened to Muscatel?"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nilslofgren.com/store07.html |title=Nils Lofgren Merchandise |website=Nilslofgren.com |access-date=February 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101085743/http://nilslofgren.com/store07.html |archive-date=January 1, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On August 17, 2017, Lofgren was inducted into the Arizona Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2017|url=http://www.azcentral.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/music/2017/08/18/arizona-music--entertainment-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-2017/104714678/#|website=Azcentral.com|access-date=October 9, 2017|language=en}}</ref>

In May 2018, Lofgren replaced [[Frank Sampedro]] in Crazy Horse for their reunion concerts with Neil Young.

On January 29, 2022, Lofgren pulled his music from [[Spotify]], after [[Neil Young]] and [[Joni Mitchell]] had done the same. This was in response to their belief that [[COVID-19 misinformation]] was spread by the streaming service's ''[[The Joe Rogan Experience]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=2022-01-30|title=Nils Lofgren Pulls Music From Spotify in Solidarity With Neil Young|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nils-lofgren-spotify-neil-young-1292480/|access-date=2022-01-30|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Musical equipment==
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Lofgren primarily uses a variety of [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender guitars]] and [[Fender Amplifiers|amplifiers]].<ref>[http://www.uberproaudio.com/content/view/455/38/ Nils Lofgren Guitar Rig Gear and Equipment] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430180556/http://www.uberproaudio.com/content/view/455/38 |date=April 30, 2009 }} Uberproaudio.com Retrieved May 16, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.fender.com/artists/artist.php?id=273 Fender artist – Nils Lofgren / Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710015712/http://www.fender.com/artists/artist.php?id=273 |date=July 10, 2010 }} fender.com Retrieved 2010-07-19</ref>

===Guitars===
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* [[Fender Stratocaster]] – Including two 1961 models which he often uses. (Reissues on tour).
* [[Fender Jazzmaster]]
* [[Gibson Les Paul]] – 1952 Goldtop.
* [[Gibson Flying V]] – Used during Grin's reunion tour in 2001.
* [[B.C. Rich Mockingbird]]
* [[Epiphone Les Paul]] – Used on tours with [[Ringo Starr]].
* [[C. F. Martin & Company|Martin D-18]] – Given to Lofgren by [[Neil Young]].
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* [[Gretsch|Gretsch Black Penguin]]
* [[Gretsch|Gretsch Black Falcon]]
* [[Gibson Les Paul]] – 1952 goldtop, with [[Bigsby vibrato tailpiece]]
* [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson L-10 acoustic]]
* [[Spector (company)|Spector ARC6]]
* [[Takamine Guitars|Takamine acoustic guitars]]
* [[Resonator guitar|Owens/Zeta resonator guitars]]
* [[Pedal steel guitar|Carter pedal steel guitars]]
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===Effects===
* Barber Burn Unit overdrive
* Strymon Brigadier dBucket Delay
* TC Electronic ND-1 Nova Delay

===Amplifiers===
* Fuchs 4 Aces 112 combo <ref>[https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/29630-nils-lofgren-back-on-the-horse Nils Lofgren: Back on the Horse] Premierguitar.com Retrieved November 26, 2019</ref>

With [[The E Street Band]].

===Effects===
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* [[Vocoder]]
* [[Electro-Harmonix|Electro-Harmonix POG]]
* Barber Burn Unit overdrives
* [[Fulltone]] Full-Dive 2
* [[Line 6 (company)|Line 6 DL4 delay]]
* [[DigiTech|DigiTech Whammy]]
* Digital Music GCX audio switcher
* Furman power conditioner
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* [[Line 6 (company)|Line 6 Pod Pro]]
* [[Boss Corporation|BOSS OC-3]]
* [[Boss Corporation|BOSS DD-3]]
* [[Electronic tuner|Korg DTR tuner]]
* Peterson AutoStrobe 490
* Voodoo Lab Ground Control
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===Amplifiers===
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* [[Fender Twin Reverb]]s – Used most recently.
* [[Fender Super Reverb|Fender blackface Super Reverbs]] – With four 10" speakers.
* [[Fender amplifier|Fender Hot Rod Deluxe]]
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* [[Fender Amplifiers|Fender Vibro Kings]] – With three 10" speakers'
* [[Fender Amplifiers|Fender Vibro King Custom]]
* [[Fender Hot Rod DeVille]]s
* Fuchs ODS 50 -used at 2012 Grammys
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==Discography==
===Grin discography===
* 1971: ''[[Grin (Grin album)|Grin]]'' (Spindizzy/Epic)
* 1972: ''[[1+1 (Grin album)|1+1]]'' (Spindizzy/Epic)
* 1973: ''[[All Out (album)|All Out]]'' (Spindizzy/Epic)
* 1973: ''[[Gone Crazy (album)|Gone Crazy]]'' (A&M)

===Solo discography===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |Album
! colspan="8" |Peak chart positions
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!<small>[[Kent Music Report|AUS]]</small><br /><ref name="aus">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|publisher=Australian Chart Book|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|edition=illustrated|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|page=180|author-link=David Kent (historian)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2022/05/week-commencing-13-may-1991.html | title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing May 13, 1991|access-date=June 21, 2022}}</ref>
!<small>[[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]</small>
!<small>[[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]</small><br /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Offiziellecharts.de}}</ref>
!<small>[[Dutch Album Top 100|NL]]</small><br /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=nils%20lofgren&cat=a|access-date=2020-12-29|website=dutchcharts.nl}}</ref>
!<small>[[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]</small><br /><ref>{{Cite web|title=swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal|url=https://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=nils+lofgren|access-date=2020-12-29|website=swedishcharts.com}}</ref>
!<small>[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]</small><br /><ref>{{Cite web|title=NILS LOFGREN {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22556/nils-lofgren/|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Officialcharts.com|date=May 25, 1985 }}</ref>
!<small>[[Billboard 200|US]]</small><br /><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Nils Lofgren|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nils-lofgren/chart-history|access-date=2023-07-19|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
!<small>[[Independent Albums|US Ind]]</small><br /><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Nils Lofgren|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nils-lofgren/chart-history/ind/|access-date=2020-12-29|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
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| align="left" |''[[Back It Up!!|Back It Up!! (Live)]]'' (A&M)
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|1976
| align="left" |''[[Cry Tough (Nils Lofgren album)|Cry Tough]]'' (A&M)
|96
|57<ref>{{Cite web|last=Canada|first=Library and Archives|date=2013-07-17|title=Image : RPM Weekly|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.4133b&URLjpg=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f4/nlc008388.4133b.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.4133b|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Bac-lac.gc.ca}}</ref>
|—
|12
|22
|8
|32
|—
|-
| rowspan="2" |1977
| align="left" |''[[I Came to Dance]]'' (A&M)
|—
|81<ref>{{Cite web|last=Canada|first=Library and Archives|date=2013-07-17|title=Image : RPM Weekly|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5246b&URLjpg=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f4/nlc008388.5246b.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5246b|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Bac-lac.gc.ca}}</ref>
|—
|—
|14
|30
|36
|—
|-
| align="left" |''[[Night After Night (Nils Lofgren album)|Night After Night]]'' (Live) (A&M)
|—
|75<ref>{{Cite web|last=Canada|first=Library and Archives|date=2013-07-17|title=Image : RPM Weekly|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5498b&URLjpg=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f4/nlc008388.5498b.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5498b|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Bac-lac.gc.ca}}</ref>
|—
|—
|23
|38
|44
|—
|-
|1979
| align="left" |''[[Nils (album)|Nils]]'' (A&M)
|73
|85<ref>{{Cite web|last=Canada|first=Library and Archives|date=2013-07-17|title=Image : RPM Weekly|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.4398b&URLjpg=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f4/nlc008388.4398b.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.4398b|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Bac-lac.gc.ca}}</ref>
|21
|50
|35
|—
|54
|—
|-
| rowspan="2" |1981
| align="left" |''[[Night Fades Away]]'' (Backstreet/MCA)
|92
|—
|—
|—
|22
|50
|99
|—
|-
| align="left" |''Best of Nils Lofgren'' (A&M)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
|1982
| align="left" |''A Rhythm Romance'' (A&M)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|100
|—
|—
|-
|1983
| align="left" |''Wonderland'' (Backstreet/MCA)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|31
|—
|206
|—
|-
|1985
| align="left" |''[[Flip (album)|Flip]]'' (CBS)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|12
|36
|150
|—
|-
|1986
| align="left" |''Code of the Road'' (Live) (Towerbell/CBS)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|86
|—
|—
|-
|1991
| align="left" |''[[Silver Lining (Nils Lofgren album)|Silver Lining]]'' (Rykodisc)
|122
|—
|—
|62
|—
|61
|153
|—
|-
|1992
| align="left" |''[[Crooked Line]]'' (Rykodisc)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
|1993
| align="left" |''Live on the Test'' (Windsong) (UK-only release)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
|1994
| align="left" |''Every Breath'' (Soundtrack) (Crisis)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
|1995
| align="left" |''[[Damaged Goods (album)|Damaged Goods]]'' (Pure)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
|1997
| align="left" |''Acoustic Live'' (Vision)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
|2001
| align="left" |''Breakaway Angel'' (Vision)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
|2002
| align="left" |''Tuff Stuff: The Best of the All-Madden Team Band'' (Vision)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
|2003
| align="left" |''Nils Lofgren Band Live'' (Vision)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
|2006
| align="left" |''Sacred Weapon'' (Vision)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
|2008
| align="left" |''The Loner – Nils Sings Neil'' (Vision)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
|2011
| align="left" |''[[Old School (Nils Lofgren album)|Old School]]'' (MvD)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|60
|—
|—
|—
|-
|2014
| align="left" |''Face the Music'' (box set) (Fantasy)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
|2015
| align="left" |''UK 2015 Face the Music Tour'' (Cattle Track Road)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
|2019
| align="left" |''[[Blue with Lou]]'' (Cattle Track Road)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|33
|-
|2020
| align="left" |''Weathered'' (Live) (Cattle Track Road)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
|2023
| align="left" |''[[Mountains (Nils Lofgren album)|Mountains]]'' (Cattle Track Road)
|—
|—
|85
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
| colspan="10" style="font-size:85%" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released
|}

===With Crazy Horse===
* ''[[Crazy Horse (album)|Crazy Horse]]'' (1971)
* ''All Roads Lead Home'' (2023) <small>(released under the name Molina, Talbot, Lofgren and Young)</small>

===With Neil Young===
* ''[[After the Gold Rush]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Tonight's the Night (Neil Young album)|Tonight's the Night]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Trans (album)|Trans]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Neil Young in Berlin|In Berlin]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Unplugged (Neil Young album)|Unplugged]]'' (February 1993)
* ''[[Roxy: Tonight's the Night Live]]'' (2018) Recorded in (1973)
* ''[[Colorado (Neil Young album)|Colorado]]'' (2019) <small>(with Crazy Horse)</small>
* ''[[Barn (album)|Barn]]'' (2021)<small> (with Crazy Horse)</small>
* ''[[World Record (Neil Young & Crazy Horse album)|World Record]]'' (2022) <small>(with Crazy Horse)</small>
* ''Somewhere Under the Rainbow'' (2023) Recorded in 1973 <small>(with the Santa Monica Flyers)</small>

===With Jerry Williams===
* ''Jerry Williams'' (Spindizzy) (1972) – Lofgren/Grin played on three songs on the album; additionally, they played on the b-side of the single, "Crazy 'Bout You Baby"

===With Lou Reed (as co-writer)===
* ''[[The Bells (Lou Reed album)|The Bells]]'' (1979)

===With Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band===
* ''[[Live/1975-85]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Tunnel of Love (album)|Tunnel of Love]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Chimes of Freedom (EP)|Chimes of Freedom]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Greatest Hits (Bruce Springsteen album)|Greatest Hits]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Blood Brothers (EP)|Blood Brothers]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Tracks (Bruce Springsteen album)|Tracks]]'' (1998)
* ''[[18 Tracks]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Live in New York City]]'' (2001)
* ''[[The Rising (album)|The Rising]]'' (2002)
* ''[[The Essential Bruce Springsteen]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Magic (Bruce Springsteen album)|Magic]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Magic Tour Highlights]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Greatest Hits]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Working on a Dream]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Wrecking Ball (Bruce Springsteen album)|Wrecking Ball]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Collection: 1973–2012]]'' (2013)
* ''[[High Hopes (Bruce Springsteen album)|High Hopes]]'' (2014)
* ''[[American Beauty (Bruce Springsteen album)|American Beauty]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Bruce Springsteen Archives]]'' (2014–present)
* ''[[Chapter and Verse (Bruce Springsteen album)|Chapter and Verse]]'' (2016)
* ''[[The Live Series: Songs of the Road]]'' (2018)
* ''[[The Live Series: Songs of Friendship]]'' (2019)
* ''[[The Live Series: Songs of Hope]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Letter to You]]'' (2020)

===With Lou Gramm===
* ''[[Ready or Not (Lou Gramm album)|Ready or Not]]'' (1987)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{official website}}
* {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4776|label=Nils Lofgren}}
* {{discogs artist}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0530460|name=Nils Lofgren}}
* [https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2008/nov/11/nils-lofgren-vetiver-alan-mcgee Alan McGee on Lofgren and Vetiver]

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