Group
Steel Mill
early Bruce Springsteen band
- From
- New Jersey
- Active
- 1969–1971
- Releases
- 9
About
Steel Mill was an early Bruce Springsteen band. Other 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 Shore, Steel Mill also played regularly in Richmond, Virginia and played gigs in California and a festival in Nashville, Tennessee. They opened for acts such as Chicago, Boz Scaggs, Grand Funk Railroad, Roy Orbison, Ike & Tina Turner, and Black Sabbath. Since 2004 Vini Lopez has led Steel Mill Retro which has performed and recorded original Springsteen songs from the Steel Mill era.
Members
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Vinnie Roslin electric bass guitar
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Danny Federici keyboard
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Vini Lopez drums (drum set)
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Bruce Springsteen electric guitar, lead vocals
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Dave Hazlett drums (drum set)
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Little Steven electric bass guitar
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Robbin Thompson background vocals, electric guitar
Discography
Live
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1970‐08‐14: Parking Deck on 7th and Marshall Street, Richmond, VA, USA
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The Bruce Springsteen Story, Volume 4: Steel Mill & The Bruce Springsteen Band 1971/72
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1971‐01‐18: D’Scene, South Amboy, NJ, USA
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1970‐04‐24: Monmouth College, West Long Branch, NJ, USA
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Return to Rock and Roll
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1970‐01‐13: The Matrix, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Steel Mill
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1971‐01‐23: The Upstage, Asbury Park, NJ, USA
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1970~71 Live, Studio Demos
Links
Social
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- cd9053ff-7870-4c7e-a03c-d7aa8f6fa9f3
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.