Bruce Steinberg passed away December 30, 2007
he was best known as having contributed photos and design for many album covers
he was also an engineer for NASA and his initials are on a Mariner spacecraft still heading out into deep space (Bruce Steinberg blog)
his photos > (http://www.brucesteinberggallery.com/) and a computer whiz
less well known, is that he was a musician too. He played harmonica on It’s A Beautiful Day’s first and second album with the song Hot Summer Day being the best known. His photo of a seagull is on the back cover of IABD’s first album
I never met the guy myself, but alot of people don’t know that he actually showed up and played with IABD during their reunion at the Fillmore San Francisco, June 12, 1998. Here is a photo of Bruce backstage
and Bruce is third from left (in the middle) onstage during the show
even less well known, is this show was recorded, not officially, but by myself from the audience ( I sneaked in the recording stuff).
so now I have a little something to remember Bruce by and to contribute for all his many friends and fans who didn’t know he was at this show and played with the band. Of course, Hot Summer Day was played, and I have that too, but the best one was the next to last song, called ‘Going on Down The Road’, in which Bruce has a near free form on his harmonica. The song never was on any album, so not many people have ever heard this, much less Bruce on it
It’s A Beautiful Day-Going On Down The Road-6-12-98.mp3
goodbye Bruce, and rest in peace, and may some one out there find that spacecraft one day, and go back and find this stuff
the back cover of IABD’s first album > photo, Bruce Steinberg
