Editing Nils Lofgren (section)

===Solo career===
After Grin disbanded in 1974, Lofgren released his [[Nils Lofgren (album)|self-titled debut]] solo album  which was a success with critics; a 1975 ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' review by [[Jon Landau]] labeled it one of the finest rock albums of the year, and ''[[NME]]'' ranked it fifth on its list of albums of the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/1975.html |title=Rocklist.net...NME End of Year Lists 1975 |website=Rocklistmusic.co.uk |date=May 9, 1992 |access-date=February 14, 2011 |archive-date=July 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702072724/http://rocklistmusic.co.uk/1975.html |url-status=usurped }}</ref> Subsequent albums did not always garner critical favor,<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1826843|first=Joe|last=Viglione}}</ref> although ''[[Cry Tough (Nils Lofgren album)|Cry Tough]]'' was voted number 10 in the 1976 NME Album round up;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/1976.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909122631/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/1976.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 9, 2012 |title=Rocklist.net...NME End of Year Lists 1976 |website=Rocklistmusic.co.uk |date=May 9, 1992 |access-date=February 14, 2011}}</ref> ''[[I Came to Dance]]'' in particular received a scathing review in the ''[[New Rolling Stone Record Guide]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Marsh|first1=Dave|last2=Swenson|first2=John|title=New Rolling Stone Record Guide, The|year=1983|publisher=Random House/Rolling Stone Press|location=New York, NY|isbn=0-394-72107-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstoner00mars/page/302 302]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/newrollingstoner00mars/page/302}}</ref> He achieved [[progressive rock (radio format)|progressive rock radio]] hits in the mid-1970s with "Back It Up", "Keith Don't Go" and "I Came to Dance". His song "Bullets Fever", about the [[Washington Wizards#Miracle 1977–78 season|1978 NBA champion]] [[Washington Bullets]], would become a favorite in the Washington area.<ref name="wapo-nils-six" /> Throughout the 1970s, Lofgren released solo albums and toured extensively with a backing band that usually included brother Tom on rhythm guitar. Lofgren's concerts displayed his reputation for theatrics, such as playing guitar while doing flips on a [[trampoline]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/>

In 1971, he appeared on stage on the [[Roy Buchanan]] Special, [[Public Broadcast Service|PBS TV]], with [[Bill Graham (promoter)|Bill Graham]]. In 1973, he appeared with Grin on NBC on ''[[The Midnight Special (TV series)|Midnight Special]]'', performing three songs live. In 1978, he wrote and sang the "Nobody Bothers Me" theme for a D.C. [[Jhoon Rhee]] [[Tae Kwon Do]] advertisement, and also appeared in the ill-received ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (film)|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' movie. Lofgren appeared on ''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]'', to promote his 1985 solo release ''Flip''. Lofgren is credited on two of [[Lou Gramm]]'s (of Foreigner) solo albums: ''Ready or Not'' released in 1987 (Lofgren listed as lead guitarist) and ''Long Hard Look'' released in 1989 (Lofgren listed as one of the guitarists). In 1987, he contributed the television show theme arrangement for ''[[Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series)|Hunter]]''. In 1993 he contributed to ''[[The Simpsons]]'', with two Christmas jingles with Bart. In 1995, he appeared on a PBS tribute to [[the Beatles]] along with [[Dr. John]]. From 1991 to 1995, he was the CableAce Awards musical director and composer.

[[File:Lofgren 6.23.06 Arthur Lee Benefit Beacon Theater.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Nils Lofgren performing at the [[Beacon Theatre (New York City)|Beacon Theatre]] Benefit For [[Arthur Lee (musician)|Arthur Lee]]]] 
[[File:Nil Lofgren Birmingham Town Hall 16 May 2018.jpg|thumb|Nils Lofgren playing the accordion [[Birmingham Town Hall]] 16 May 2018]]
Lofgren continues to record and to tour as a solo act, with [[Patti Scialfa]], with Neil Young, and as a two-time member of [[Ringo Starr]]'s [[Ringo Starr All-Starr Band|All-Starr Band]]. Many of the people he worked with on those tours appeared on his 1991 album, ''[[Silver Lining (Nils Lofgren album)|Silver Lining]]''. During the 2000s he got his own "Nils Lofgren Day" in [[Montgomery County, Maryland]] (August 25). In 2006 Lofgren released ''Sacred Weapon'', featuring guest appearances by [[David Crosby]], [[Graham Nash]], [[Willie Nelson]] and [[Martin Sexton]]. In 2006 he recorded a live DVD ''Nils Lofgren & Friends: Acoustic Live'' at the Legendary Birchmere Music Hall in [[Alexandria, Virginia]].

On June 23, 2006, Lofgren performed at a benefit concert for [[Arthur Lee (musician)|Arthur Lee]] at New York's [[Beacon Theatre (New York City)|Beacon Theatre]], along with [[Robert Plant]], [[Ian Hunter (singer)|Ian Hunter]], [[Yo La Tengo]] and [[Garland Jeffreys]]. In 2007, he appeared playing guitar as part of [[Jerry Lee Lewis]]' backing band for Lewis' ''[[Last Man Standing Live]]'' concert DVD. He released ''The Loner&nbsp;– Nils Sings Neil'', an album of acoustic covers of Neil Young songs, in 2008.

In September 2008, Lofgren had [[hip replacement surgery]] for both of his hips as a result of years of playing basketball, performing back flips on stage, and age.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.411mania.com/music/news/94981/Springsteen-Guitarist-Talks-About-The-Super-Bowl.htm |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |title=Nils Lofgren on John Madden, the Cardinals and a brand new set of hips... |date=January 2009 |access-date=January 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204192743/http://411mania.com/music/news/94981/Springsteen-Guitarist-Talks-About-The-Super-Bowl.htm |archive-date=February 4, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In August 2014, a box set, ''Face the Music'', was released on the Fantasy label. The career-spanning retrospective contains nine CDs and a DVD covering 45 years.

The creation of Lofgren's 2015 live album ''UK 2015 Face the Music Tour'' was inspired by his wife Amy commenting that his recent live shows were the best she had seen him perform, as well as fans wanting to have a recording of the show they had just seen.<ref name="River" />

In December 2018, [[PBS NewsHour]] aired a 10-minute career retrospective ''Nils Lofgren: 50 years of 'just being a guy in the band'''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/nils-lofgren-50-years-of-just-being-a-guy-in-the-band |title=Nils Lofgren on PBS NewsHour |website=Pbs.org|date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>

Lofgren was a guest on a "Private Lives" one-hour radio special on East London Radio in the UK in October 2020. This series is shared across radio stations online and on FM/DAB, covering much of the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mixcloud.com/EastLondonRadio/private-lives-nils-lofgren/|title=Mixcloud|website=Mixcloud.com|access-date=September 26, 2021}}</ref>