Garry Wayne Tallent, sometimes billed as Garry W. Tallent, is an American musician and record producer, best known for being bass player and founding member of the E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen's primary backing band since 1972. As of 2023, Tallent is the only remaining original member of the E Street Band besides Springsteen.
Tallent at the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
The E Street Band is an American rock band that has been the primary backing band for rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972. In 2014, the E Street Band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. For the bulk of Springsteen's recording and performing career, the band included guitarists Steven Van Zandt, Nils Lofgren, and Patti Scialfa, keyboardists Danny Federici and Roy Bittan, bassist Garry Tallent, drummer Max Weinberg, and saxophonist Clarence Clemons.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the end of a performance in 2009
Garry W. Tallent
Roy Bittan
Patti Scialfa performs with the E Street Band, Hartford Civic Center, October 2, 2007