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Steve West

About Me

What's the name of that song? You know, the one that was on the radio every ten minutes that summer before our junior and senior years in high school. I bet Steve knows it. He seems to know every song.
That's probably not entirely true, but Steve is comfortable with a lot of genres. Pop, blues, jazz, rock, even some country. There's a little something for everyone.
For more information, visit HTTP://WESTGUITAR.TRIPOD.COM

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 27/11/2005
Band Website: http://westguitar.tripod.com
Band Members: Vocals: Steve West
Acoustic Guitar: Steve West
Steel Body Resonator: Steve West
Wood Body Resonator: Steve West
Harmonicas: Steve West
Mandolin: Steve West
Ukulele: Steve West
Trombone: Steve West
Kazoo: Steve West

Influences: Keb' Mo', Taj Mahal, Mississippi John Hurt, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Beatles, Van Morrison, The Subdudes, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong
Record Label: Fat Guy Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Gigs and Updates

This myspace page doesn't list much in the way of gigs.   That's because frankly, I've been too lazy to update it.    Adding gigs to Myspace is kind of a pain in the neck.I do keep my own website fa...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:55:00 GMT

Random Thoughts

There's a lot of things that I've been wanting to write about,  but haven't put anything into a cohesive thought pattern,  so I'm going to just ramble here.... &n...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:44:00 GMT

My Fortune

I know that just about any fortune can apply to just about anyone at any time,  but as I stand at the crossroads,  the one I got in my cookie tonight seemed apt:USE YOUR IMAGINATION TO CHART...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:56:00 GMT

One of those nights

Lately I've been doing a lot of gigs that I call "wallpaper gigs"   My job is to provide some atmosphere.   Sit in the corner and play softly while people are having dinner and enjoying the...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:52:00 GMT

Dark humor and a sick mind.

My mind works in funny ways.   Lately,  I've been dealing with a serious health crisis in the family.   It's been stressful,  to be sure.    This isn't really about that....
Posted by on Thu, 01 May 2008 11:29:00 GMT

Bonus!

Today was nice so I decided to dig out a pair of shorts.  In the pocket,  I found $9 that must have gone through the wash and sat in the pocket all winter.   Don'tcha just love found mo...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:43:00 GMT

Danger in the workplace

When you are a musician,  there's really not an awful lot of danger.  I recall one time when I was playing at a bar and a few guys got a little bit rowdy,  but that wasn't really direct...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:45:00 GMT

Memphis

I few years ago,  I found myself in Memphis on April 4.   I didn’t know the significance at the time.  Now I do.    Do you?
Posted by on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:57:00 GMT

AAAhhhhhh! Make it Stop!

As an April Fool’s joke,  I suggested to my band that we learn "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree"  by Tony Orlando and Dawn.Now it’s in my head and it won’t stop.
Posted by on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:19:00 GMT

Young Talent

My niece was in her high school musical this weekend.  The Wiz!  She was Aunt Em.  When she sang the first solo number of the show,  my eyes were a little watery.  I’d l...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:07:00 GMT