Legendary Drummer to Rock Taste of the NFL

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Max Weinberg

The Taste of the NFL, known for its roster of top chefs and football greats, welcomes NBC Television's Max Weinberg and the Max Weinberg 7 to the stage at Tropicana Field on Saturday, January 31, 2009 to help raise money for food banks across America.

As the long-time drummer for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Weinberg has entertained millions of fans all over the world including the 1993 and 1997 Presidential Inauguration Galas, the 1995 Grammy Awards, and the 1995 Gala Concert for the dedication of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1993, Weinberg joined forces with Conan O'Brien to become the musical director for a new talk show-Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Today, The Max Weinberg 7 is widely regarded as the "best band in late night TV."

In February 1999, Weinberg took a leave of absence from Late Night to join Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band for a historic reunion and world tour, which wrapped up on July 1, 2000 after an explosive 10-night stand at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Weinberg has performed or recorded with some of music's biggest names, including Sting, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Barbra Streisand, Ringo Starr, Natalie Merchant, Pete Townshend (The Who), and Meatloaf. Weinberg's performances on the classic rock albums Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and Bat Out of Hell by Meatloaf earned him the distinction of having played on the first and second largest selling albums in rock history.

Weinberg is also the author of "The Big Beat: Conversations with Rock's Great Drummers," in which he interviewed many of his personal musical heros, including Ringo Starr and Charlie Watts (The Rolling Stones).  He is also the producer of the Rhino Records series "Max Weiinberg: Let There Be Drums," and performs a one-man show, "An Evening with Max Weinberg," in which Weinberg takes his audience through the ups and downs of his 25-plus year career via a multimedia presenation, with a special emphasis on his Late Night experiences.  Weinberg has performed "An Evening with Max Winberg" at more than 150 colleges throughout the United States and Canada.

Weinberg's two children have also followed in their father's footsteps.  His son Jay is a drummer with the band Chaosis, and in July, Jay proved he was a chip off the old block, as he sat in on drums during "Born to Run" in front of 70,000 fans at Giants Stadium.  Daughter Ali, a keyboard playe,r joined her father on stage during the E Street Band reunion tour.

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