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Shane Fontayne

British musician

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    Born 1954
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Updated 2026-06-23

Michael Barakan, known as Shane Fontayne, is an English rock guitarist. Active since the 1970s, he was the guitarist for Bruce Springsteen during the 1992–1993 "Other Band" Tour, as Springsteen had disbanded his own E Street Band three years earlier. During his career Fontayne has worked with Ian Hunter, Van Zant, John Waite, Chris Botti, Joe Cocker, Johnny Hallyday, Marc Cohn, Randy VanWarmer, Graham Nash, Mick Ronson and others.

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Momentum4.0
Historical3.8
Now attention18.2
Source confidence30.0
Completeness75.0
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