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max weinberg

max weinberg -lrb- born april 13 , 1951 -rrb- is an american drummer and television personality , most widely known as the longtime drummer for bruce springsteen 's e street band and as the bandleader for conan o'brien on `` late night with conan o'brien '' and `` the tonight show with conan o'brien '' .
weinberg grew up in suburban new jersey and began drumming at an early age .
he attended college planning to be a lawyer but got his big break in music in 1974 when he won an audition to become the drummer for springsteen .
his powerful but controlled playing on albums such as `` born to run '' and `` born in the u.s.a. '' stabilized the e street band sound and weinberg became a mainstay of springsteen 's long concert performances .
springsteen dissolved the band in 1989 and weinberg spent several years considering a law career and trying the business end of the music industry before deciding he wanted to continue with drumming .
in 1993 , weinberg got the role as bandleader of the max weinberg 7 for `` late night with conan o'brien '' .
weinberg 's drums-driven jump blues sound and his role as a comic foil prospered along with the show , giving him a second career .
in 1999 , springsteen reformed the e street band for a series of tours and albums ; weinberg worked out an arrangement that allowed him to play with both o'brien and springsteen .
in 2009 , weinberg moved to the short-lived `` tonight show with conan o'brien '' as leader of max weinberg and the tonight show band .
after that ended , he began touring with his own ensembles and in 2010 chose not to follow o'brien to the new `` conan '' show .
weinberg continued playing with springsteen and in 2014 was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame as a member of the e street band .
