Happy Birthday, Nils Lofgren: great guitarist, great singer, and "the Minister of Heart and Spirit"
- Letters To You
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June 21, 2025
"On the guitar... The Godfather of the Guitar... The Minister of Heart and Spirit... the great, great Nils Lofgren!"
- Bruce Springsteen introducing Nils Lofgren in Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band: Live in New York City
Happy 74th Birthday, and best wishes for many, many more happy birthdays ahead to Nils Lofgren. Nils remains a great guitarist and great singer on and off E Street, and also continues to write beautiful music and lead great bands of his own in his various solo ventures through the years.
And as for that "Minister of Heart and Spirit" part, well you just couldn't find a nicer person when it comes to interacting with his fans. Nils has been especially gracious and generous to us here at Letters To You whenever we've asked him for some of his valuable time, and we couldn't be more grateful.
We also couldn't be happier that one of Nils' more recent projects involves his finding yet another way to connect with fans. In his ongoing Rockality series, Nils has been putting on his storyteller hat and sharing some amazing stories from his long career in a loose, fun, and creative streaming video format.
Viewers get to experience what it's like to sit down one-on-one with Nils in his home-studio and have him tell you personally about his life as a musician, including various encounters over the years with the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Burdon, Sly Stone, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Neil Young, and, yes, Bruce Springsteen. Oh, and Nils always has a guitar with him for each half-hour-or-so storytelling session. It's interesting, educational, entertaining, and, far more often than not, downright riveting. Right now, all seven episodes to date of Rockality can be purchased as a special package for only $16.99. Click here for details and to place your orders.
Happy Birthday, "Godfather" Nils! We love ya, good sir, on and off E Street. Sing on, brother, play on...