It was a late spring night in 1971...
The Upstage and Early Days
David Sancious, just 17, had walked from his E Street home to the Upstage club... He had been playing piano and guitar with local bands for four years.

Walking Away from E Street
Sancious's time with the band... [Content from the original article would go here, broken into sections with H2 tags and relevant paragraphs]
A Career Beyond the Band
After his tenure with the E Street band, Sancious forged his own path, touring and recording with artists like Sting and Eric Clapton.