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Steve on the Hammond B3 at B.B. Kings in L.A. (w/Preston Smith)

 ... A preacher's son from Gainesville, Georgia, who sang all the Baptist hymns with great appreciation...traveling and recording with the "Rhodes Scholars", a high school & college band that recorded singles and backed up major R&B acts throughout the south. After a brief interruption with the U.S. Army, serving with a Military Intelligence Group in Southeast Asia....starting a long career of recording, touring, & songwriting...MCA & RCA Record releases with Atlanta band "Mose Jones"...produced by Al Kooper & Buddy Buie...late night jams with Atlanta's best musicians...

Studio One in Atlanta...this studio produced hits for ARS, Lynrd Skynrd, Alicia Bridges, Paul Davis, .38 Special, & many more ...producers & engineers such as Rodney Mills, Greg "Fern" Quesnel, Tad Bush, Brendon O'Brien, Steve Buckingham...Piedmont Park with Allman Brothers, Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom, Richards, The Great Southeast Music Hall, Carlos McGee's... eating at "Ma Hull's" house in Inman Park (every touring musician from Little Feat to James Taylor knew about that food)...

Touring and opening for artists Frank Zappa, Little Feat, the Doobie Brothers, Santana, Mothers Finest, Boz Scaggs, ARS, Kiss, Bad Company, Wet Willie, Charlie Daniels, Iggy Pop, Lynrd Skynrd, Rory Gallagher, Indigo Girls, Bon Jovi, Kiki Dee, Deon Warwick, Ted Nugent, Freddy King, and many others... 

Some of the Artists & Musicians Steve's worked with include: Ronnie Millsap, Johnny Christopher, Peaches & Herb, The Drifters, Mel & Tim, Billy Joe Royal, Ian Whitcomb, Rufus Thomas, Jimmy Ruffin, Mose Jones, Al Kooper, Lowell George, IF, Dick Morrisey, Cliff Davies, Geoffrey Whitehorn, Ted Nugent, Meat Loaf, 38 Special, Johnny Van Zant, Alicia Bridges, Crusados, Joan Baez, the Atlanta Rhythm Section, Jackson Brown, Francine Reed, Ben E. King, the Shadows, Jimmy Dawkins, Trudy Lynn, Jerry McCain, Randall Bramblett, Davis Causey, Bob Babbitt, Rick Schlosser, Harry Dean Stanton, David Wingo, John Michael Montgomery, Montgomery-Gentry, John Berry, Tracy Bird, Paul Barrere, Kenny Gradney, Paul Williams, Bertie Higgins, Steve Cropper, Java Monkey...

As a BMI songwriter and composer, Steve has been actively writing since his early teens. His songs have been recorded & performed by many including: "Mose Jones",  "IF",  "Atlanta Rhythm Section", TV show "Just the 10 of Us", and European releases by German groups. His instrumental music can be heard on "Delta Airlines" boarding music list. Currently writing jazz/new age music that is forthcoming and soon to be released.

• Steve co-wrote the Top 40 song "ALIEN", ( with Buddy Buie and Randy Lewis ), recorded by  the ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION (Quenela). It was re-recorded and released on their later CD entitled "Partly Plugged".