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Here's some of where I traveled in this musician's journey, to now
~ At age 19, left Berklee college of Music to join my favorite local band at the time,Orchestra Luna. I loved that band and all 4 of RICK BERLIN'S bands I was his partner in. That is a whole page itself that doesn't go here. If you are curious about that part of my career, some of it shows up on RickBerlin.com
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At age 21, politely said no to MEATLOAF'S offer to tour, out of artistic devotion to ORCHESTRA LUNA-the project that Rick Berlin & I turned into a Rock'n'roll theater phenomenon in Boston and and NYC. Orchestra Luna used to play CBGB's with THE TALKING HEADS .That band became LUNA, then BERLIN AIRLIFT. I began writing during the last band- RICK BERLIN-THE MOVIE. Why Can't I Change was a song of mine we performed (in one of my pics, that's JULIE WOODS, singing my guitar solo with me) After many "almost signed" recording deals,I finally left to form my own band.
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Still perfectly healthy, I pressed on, playing my songs with my new band for awhile. I was doing a day job and falling asleep behind the counter at a futon furniture store when I got the call from my friend Robert Bennett -to audition in Nashville for the JOHN HIATT touring band. Got the gig I'd be rehearsing in Nashville for three weeks,then on tour across American and Canada. After those rehearsals, I got home, wrote and recorded some songs which benefited greatly from Hiatt's songwriting influence. I also recorded one of his songs-
Have a Little Faith, (love to sing it, feel like it's mine)
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The next tour with HIATT, & ROBERT CRAY was in Australia & New Zealand. Wow, can I live there from November to April? It's their summer, and Australians I met were so welcoming. I want to tour there, they will get me Calling on Australians to make me your friend.
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Came back home from that tour to find out I technically had an AIDS diagnosis. The numbers at least. Still not sick, why stop? joined TH & the Wreckage. --------Recorded with TOM HAMBRIDGE on the CD "Still Standing" Also did a marathon"getting ready 4 Nashville" recording session w Hambridge. During that session,unkown to me, I already was developing cancer. Only a few months later, I was in chemotherapy for non- hodgekins Lymphoma.I wasn't about to leave this planet without a hit song, decided to STICK AROUND* -listen to the song-
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These illnesses had me out of circulation for awhile, but I never really stopped doing music , except during my last CANCER (the third one) ,
my longtime friend VIRGINIA from way back (early teenage years) felt driven to call me. I'd gotten to the point where the sacred magic of music was seeming to be lost.
I didn't know if I could really keep trying to get my music out. Or even keep playing. For a moment, I quit. She'd have none of me giving up.and in a life-changing conversation with her, I was thinking possibility againVIRGINIA is a true friend who had an intuition about my desperate state. Sure glad she did. As a friend who cares and totally believes in my music, she's been helping me think big again. Not my manager, publicist, or girlfriend, she just loves me. And I just love her. A perfect balance. And through her sincere communications, she has discovered some amazing musicians here,and introduced me to them.
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Like--- SKY ABOUT TO RAIN--Check him out! the music is like a spell he casts that pulls you in, takes you on a trip you like. SHADOWLIKE(hard to describe,very deep, and beautiful---- LATA- please go listen to a voice and songs that will touch your soul-----LEO WAYGEN the soundtrack to our lives- healing music for me.---POUSETTE-DART -Can't Keep a Good man down--is almost my story------------------ERIC STEVER- one of my new fav guitarists who comes from the same zone as Jeff Beck; PAT KING.(in Paris)this guy rocks and has a special thing with lyrics,humor and he plays great guitar too----- and PERVIN-CLARVIT,check out their wonderful songs. NICK LAUDANI, Piano player who does a sort of gospel flavor R&B pop, real soulful stuffplus he played in one of my bands check him out;One other special artist I want to share with everyone is: THERAPY ROOM go listen to his songs, here it is again, the Jeff Beck-like tendencies with his guitar playing, the stuff i love so much- to touch the guitar so it speaks a certain special way.1 more new friend I want to send you to http://www.myspace.com/robyntraylormusic This woman is a true talent I immediately warmed up to-she also has a deeper message I love discovering great new music and even more important, superb human beings who have turned out to be new, true friends.
PAT KING.(in Paris)this guy rocks and has a special thing with lyrics,humor and he plays great guitar too----- and PERVIN-CLARVIT,check out their wonderful songs. NICK LAUDANI, Piano player who does a sort of gospel flavor R&B pop, real soulful stuffplus he played in one of my bands check him out;One other special artist I want to share with everyone is: THERAPY ROOM go listen to his songs, here it is again, the Jeff Beck-like tendencies with his guitar playing, the stuff i love so much- to touch the guitar so it speaks a certain special way.1 more new friend I want to send you to http://www.myspace.com/robyntraylormusic This woman is a true talent I immediately warmed up to-she also has a deeper message I love discovering great new music and even more important, superb human beings who have turned out to be new, true friends.=======================================Stay tuned for news about my new RocknRoll band- when that finally happens in the meantime there will be some shows with the Duo I have with Dave Rose.
.LOVE to all my friends and to everyone who reads this, and hears my songs. I have felt a new energy since I got connected to myspace and all the loving greetings from friends. We all help each other hereFrom my heart, Steven
here is a link to a youtube video of me with Joe Pet, Bob Brandon & Chet Cahill playing at Rick Berlin's CD release party 3 yrs ago http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV_nuKhZymk check it out especially since Chet recently left this world & I want to honor him
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