Roy Bittan
Awards & Honours
9
Awards Won
5
Honours
3
Rankings
4
Covers
3
Records
Roy Bittan's career is marked by two Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, a rare honor that underscores his importance to rock music. He has been part of nine Grammy-winning projects, including the monumental Born in the U.S.A., which won Album of the Year. His session work spans multiple genres and decades, appearing on albums that have sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide. Bittan's piano is a defining element of Springsteen's sound, and his durability as a live performer is unmatched.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
Inducted as a member of Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
Inducted as a member of the E Street Band
New Jersey Hall of Fame Induction
Inducted as a member of the E Street Band
Kennedy Center Honors
Honored as part of Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Awarded to Bruce Springsteen, with Bittan included as a band member
Rankings & Lists
100 Greatest Artists of All Time
100 Greatest Artists of All Time
Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists
Magazine Covers
Rolling Stone
August 1975
Bruce Springsteen Cover
TIME
October 1975
The New Rock: Springsteen
Rolling Stone
February 1985
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Rolling Stone
December 2009
The Band of the Decade
Records & Feats
Only E Street Band member with formal classical piano training
Bittan is the sole member of the E Street Band to have studied classical piano at the university level, giving him a unique skill set that shaped Springsteen's sound.
Played on two of the best-selling albums of all time
Bittan performed on Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms (over 30 million copies) and Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. (over 30 million copies), both among the best-selling albums globally.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice
Bittan is one of the few musicians inducted twice: first with Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band in 1999, then as a standalone member of the E Street Band in 2014.