Charles Giordano

Charles Giordano (born October 13, 1954) is an American keyboardist and accordionist. Giordano is known primarily for his work with Bruce Springsteen as a member of the E Street Band, replacing Danny Federici as the band's organist following the latter's serious illness and death in 2008 and as a member of Springsteen's The Sessions Band. He is also known for playing keyboards with Pat Benatar in the 1980s.

Giordano also played with The Bacon Brothers, for a number of years.

With Benatar he was usually billed as Charlie Giordano and played for five albums, beginning in 1983; his role in the band was praised by Billboard magazine. With Benatar he was identifiable by his glasses and distinctive array of berets, blazers and 1980s-style ties. Giordano also was a member of The David Johansen Group and went on to perform with Buster Poindexter and The Banshees of Blue.

As a session musician Giordano's playing has included Madeleine Peyroux's 1996 album Dreamland and Bucky Pizzarelli's 2000 album Italian Intermezzo; the latter's mix of opera, Italian folk, and swing presaged his appearance in the similarly genre-mashing Sessions Band Tour with Springsteen. Giordano also participated in a 2002 revival of garage rock band ? and the Mysterians. In 2008, he accompanied British singer Barb Jungr for a short stand in a New York City cabaret.

Tours with Bruce Springsteen

 * Seeger Sessions Tour with the Sessions Band (2006)
 * Magic Tour with the E Street Band (2007–2008)
 * Working On A Dream Tour with the E Street Band (2009)
 * Wrecking Ball Tour with the E Street Band (2012–2013)
 * High Hopes Tour with the E Street Band (2014)
 * The River Tour 2016–Summer '17 with the E Street Band (2016–17)
 * Springsteen and E Street Band 2023 Tour with the E Street Band (2023)

Discography
With James Carter
 * Chasin' the Gypsy (Atlantic, 2000)

With Bruce Springsteen
 * We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006)
 * Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band: Live in Dublin (2007)
 * Magic Tour Highlights (2008)
 * London Calling: Live in Hyde Park (2010)
 * Live from the Carousel (2011)
 * Wrecking Ball (2012)
 * High Hopes (2014)
 * 'American Beauty' (2014)
 * Western Stars (2019)
 * Western Stars: Songs From The Film (2019)
 * Letter to You (2020)

With Pat Benatar
 * Get Nervous (1982)
 * Live from Earth (1983)
 * Tropico (1984)
 * Seven the Hard Way (1985)
 * Wide Awake in Dreamland (1988)
 * True Love (1991)