Her father was a successful local entrepreneur, who started a television store and became a real estate developer.

In 1994, she told Lear's Magazine that she had little talent for anything but music and that she attended college as a way to further her ambitions as a performer while also satisfying parental expectations.

In 1986, she appeared on the Rolling Stones' Dirty Work album, leaving her vocal mark on "One Hit (To the Body)" as well as other tracks.

Steve Jordan, who co-produced the Richards record, was a friend of Scialfa's from her Greenwich Village days.

[8] Scialfa has recorded three solo albums, 1993's Rumble Doll, 2004's 23rd Street Lullaby and 2007's Play It As It Lays.

Her records are a mix of confessional songwriting, impressive vocal range, and traditional country, folk and rock music.

Springsteen and fellow E Street bandmates, like Nils Lofgren and Roy Bittan, have contributed to her albums.

Following the release of Scialfa's second album, she played a series of club dates on the East Coast and was the opening act of the post-final night of the Vote for Change tour.

[14][15] Scialfa and Springsteen married on June 8, 1991, at their Los Angeles home in a ceremony attended by family and close friends.