I tire of this MySpace thing. I had to type in a captcha today just to get to my home page. That guy Tom says to send him a message - but you can't do that. Not really. He don't care.
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Bio (condensed version): Boise (born-1950). Oregon (my mom's home). Washington (dad got in the cookware business-traveling salesman). Wichita (more cookware sales). The Farm (1st time-1953). Tulsa ('54). Oklahoma City ('56). 1st guitar. The Farm (1958 - Farmers!). Guitar lessons (1959). 1st bands: Cobras, VerZatiles, Bell Tones. 1st recording @ Gene Sullivan's (1963). GENO'S CLUB (1966) Steve Irby & Dow Simank - The In-Keepers (1967). Glencoe HS (1968). Moses. OSU ('72). 1st Studio ('73). Charlene ('74). Married! (1976). Nashville. Tulsa (1st Leon gig). Burbank (Leon). Tulsa (Jim Halsey Co. - Producer: Roy Clark/Gatemouth Brown; Johnnie Lee Wills). Burbank (1978-back to Leon Land). Elvis ('79). Bob Dylan ('81). Angelene ('82). Eddie Van Halen ('84). KRAMER GUITARS. Tulsa (One More Time... The Church Studio & The Tractors). (2005 - The Farm (One More Time).
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BILLBOARD review:As a guitar innovator, studio wizard, and the engine that started The Tractors, Steve Ripley has never strayed too far from his Oklahoma roots. His first solo effort is an aural joyride, full of the kind of pounding shuffles, twisted knob-twisting, and rough-hewn Okie soul that powered The Tractors’ best work. “Gone Away†is sheer brilliance as a percolating homage to the good stuff of yore, “ Night Time Lover†smolders with vigor, and contemporary beats blend with beautiful Hammond organ on “ Too Many Borderlines.†A tinge of British Invasion crops up on such cuts as the crisp “ Mr. Jingle Jangle,†and Ripley evokes his past association with Bob Dylan on “Down Down (I Don’t Believe You).†Later, “ The Round and Round†is pure Tulsa shuffle, and “Crossing Over†is Bible-belt gospel. An inspired slice of understated genius. - RW
