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Oh my goodness, totally forgot about Mercury Blues on Fly Like an Eagle, takes me back Jorge!
Steve has a very interesting life story, he was a child protege of Les Paul. At 9 years of age he learned how to play lead from T-bone Walker. He formed his first band with his brother on bass at age 12. At was 14, they backed Jimmy Reed at LouAnn’s Bar in Dallas. He came of age in the blues clubs of Texas and Chicago and transitioning to rock in London. He really had to work his tail off to make it. During his college freshman year, he spent the Christmas break teaching his high-school buddy, William “Boz” Scaggs to play the blues!
He was a very seasoned musician when “The Joker” became a smash hit and he was finally able to take a few nights off performing.