== Biography ==

 

A long-time presence on the [[Jersey Shore]],<ref name="rollingstone 2001">{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/holiday-greetings-from-asbury-park-20011210|title=Holiday Greetings from Asbury Park. Springsteen gets initiate in New Jersey|last=Gervino|first=Tony|date=December 10, 2001|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=July 27, 2013}}</ref> Bandiera was associated with major acts. He was considered for the guitarist position in the [[E Street Band]] for the [[Born in the U.S.A. Tour]] in 1984, when [[Steven Van Zandt]] left the band, but this position went to [[Nils Lofgren]].<ref name="APP 2011">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.app.com/rhythmroom/2011/08/05/bobby-bandiera-back-at-the-columns/|title=Bobby Bandiera, Back at The Columns|last=Mikle|first=Jean|date=August 5, 2011|work=Asbury Park Press|accessdate=July 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name="rollingstone 2009">{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-band-on-bruce-their-springsteen-20090121|title=The Band on Bruce: Their Springsteen A candid look at the legend from his "greatest friends" - the E Street Band.|last=Fricke|first=David|date=January 21, 2009|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=July 27, 2013}}</ref> In 1985, Bandiera replaced [[Billy Rush (musician)|Billy Rush]] as guitarist for [[Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes]] but in 2010 left the band.<ref name="NYTimes" /><ref name="Rolling Stone 2007" />