Steve Hayes - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I have performed and/or recorded with such notable artists as Don Helms (legendary steel guitarist for Hank Williams, Sr.), Old Crow Medicine Show, singer-songwriter, Jim Hyatt, and Jazz guitarist, Al Di Meola. I have also received the 'Instrumentalist of the Year' award from the NHCMA.
Currently working with Jazz trumpeter, Nate Zane, as well as the horn band, Manchuka.
About the recordings:
These recordings were done simply at home in my living room with a Fender Telecaster plugged straight into a Fender Vibrolux Reverb with a mic placed in front of the amp, recorded directly to my computer.
Here's what people are saying:
"WOW! This guy is GOOD! I really like his style and he has great control of the strings (he's fast AND accurate). If he's not a pro he should be." Bill-New Mexico
"My God! Steve truly is amazing! I know you've talked about his abilities with reverence, but words just don't do his music justice.... I said he had magic fingers...he must be good in bed...lol...Steve rocks" Cathy-Arizona
"I love listening to your music. You are very talented. I wish I could play the piano one sixteenth as good as you play the guitar." Sandra-Ohio
"I truly enjoyed your playing.....very tasteful and expressive." Fred-Maryland
"Hey Steve! You rocked Sunday, and I wanted to say it was inspiring to see you and hear you play. You got it all down" Harvey-Massachussetts
"I never forgot how you inspired me to play better and your compliments on my playing meant a lot. You are a mucho talented dude" Tony-California
"Steve plays all styles. He's rocked, and can rock, with the very best of them. Country, he picks like you wouldn't believe. What a player really .. I wish I could showcase all his styles of playing for you ... You be the judge of whether Steve can play the guitar." Ken-New Hampshire

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/1/2006
Band Members: Steve on guitar
Influences: INFLUENCES/FAVORITES: Charlie Christian, Les Paul, Lonnie Johnson, Eddie Lang, Herb Ellis, Joe Pass, Tal Farlow, Hank Garland, Danny Gatton, Roy Buchanan, Lenny Breau, John McLaughlin, Mike Stern, Paco De Lucia, Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, Barney Kessel, Charlie Byrd, Cliff Gallop, Jeff Beck, Buddy Emmons, Pat Metheny, Scotty Moore, James Burton, Jimmy Bryant, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Blake, Robert Johnson, Tommy Johnson, Charlie Poole, Dock Boggs, Roscoe Holcomb, Doc Watson, Josh White, Big Bill Broonzy, Charlie Patton, Leadbelly, Freddie King, Albert King, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Willie Dixon, Delmore Bros., Norman Blake, Tony Rice, Jerry Douglas, Grant Green, Freddie Greene, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver, Clifford Brown, Herbie Hancock, Ahmad Jamal, Sidney Bechet, King Oliver, Charles Mingus, Elvin Jones, Louis Armstrong, Art Blakey, Art Tatum, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Roy Smeck, Nat ’King’ Cole, Bud Powell, Duke Ellington, Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Chet Baker, Bix Beiderbecke, Jaco Pastorius, Sam MaGee, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Arnett Cobb, Dave Brubeck, Lenny White, Oscar Peterson, Django Reinhardt, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Bessie Smith, Chris Connor, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Pepper, J.J. Johnson, Jimmy Smith, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Bill Morrissey, Greg Brown, Tom Waits, Archie Fisher, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Memphis Minnie, Memphis Slim, Ray Brown, Speedy West, Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Roy Acuff, George Jones, Roy Clark, Clark Terry, Count Basie, Bunny Berigan, Chuck Mangione, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, Kate Wolf, Nanci Griffith, Jerry Garcia, Jimmie Rodgers, Bob Wills, Michael Hedges, Jimi Hendrix, Chris Smither, Jody Stecher, Bob Scobey, Clancy Hayes, Hot Lips Page, Keith Jarrett, Teddy Wilson, Bill Monroe, Arthur Smith, Merle Haggard, Don Helms, John Lee Hooker, Howlin’ Wolf, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Dan Hicks, Steve Goodman, John Prine, Eva Cassidy, McCoy Tyner, Toots Thielemans, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Ray Charles, Sons Of The Pioneers, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and many others.
Sounds Like: A Fender Telecaster through a Vibrolux Reverb
Type of Label: None