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{{Short description|American guitarist}}
{{Short description|American guitarist}}
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|name = Steve Stevens
| name = Steve Stevens
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|caption = Stevens in 2019
| caption = Stevens in 2022
|birth_name = Steven Bruce Schneider
| birth_name = Steven Bruce Schneider
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|5|5}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|5|5}}
|birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
|genre = [[Hard rock]], [[glam metal]], [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[instrumental rock]]
| genre = [[Hard rock]], [[glam metal]], [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[instrumental rock]], [[post-punk]], [[New wave music|new wave]], [[power pop]]
|occupation = Musician, songwriter, producer
| occupation = Musician, songwriter, producer
|instrument = Guitar
| instrument = Guitar, keyboards
|years_active = 1979–present
| years_active = 1979–present
|label =
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|associated_acts = [[Billy Idol]], [[Bozzio Levin Stevens]], [[Peter Criss]], [[Kings of Chaos (band)|Kings of Chaos]], [[Vince Neil]], [[Deadland Ritual]]
| associated_acts = [[Billy Idol]], [[Bozzio Levin Stevens]], [[Peter Criss]], [[Kings of Chaos (band)|Kings of Chaos]], [[Vince Neil]], [[Deadland Ritual]]
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'''Steve Stevens''' (born '''Steven Bruce Schneider'''; May 5, 1959) is an American guitarist. He is best known as [[Billy Idol]]'s guitarist and songwriting collaborator,<ref name="LarkinHM">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1995|edition=Second|isbn=0-85112-656-1|page=343}}</ref> and for his lead guitar work on the theme to ''[[Top Gun]]'' – "[[Top Gun Anthem]]" – for which he won a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]] in 1987: [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance|Best Pop Instrumental Performance]].
'''Steve Stevens''' (born '''Steven Bruce Schneider'''; May 5, 1959) is an American guitarist. He is best known as [[Billy Idol]]'s guitarist and songwriting collaborator,<ref name="LarkinHM">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1995|edition=Second|isbn=0-85112-656-1|page=343}}</ref> and for his lead guitar work on the theme to ''[[Top Gun]]'' – "[[Top Gun Anthem]]" – for which he won a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]] in 1987: [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance|Best Pop Instrumental Performance]].


Stevens has played for [[Michael Jackson]], [[Ric Ocasek]], [[Robert Palmer (singer)|Robert Palmer]], and many others.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5529/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Steve Stevens|last=Prato|first=Greg|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=May 24, 2010}}</ref> Stevens was in [[Vince Neil]]'s band from 1992 to 1994, touring and recording on his album ''[[Exposed (Vince Neil album)|Exposed]]''. Stevens was a founding member of the supergroup [[Bozzio Levin Stevens]], which released ''[[Black Light Syndrome]]'' in 1997 and ''[[Situation Dangerous]]'' in 2000. He brought Spanish flamenco guitar stylings to the song "[[Pistolero (song)|Pistolero]]" (1999) for the trance group [[Juno Reactor]]. During 2012–2016, Stevens appeared with [[Kings of Chaos (band)|Kings of Chaos]]. His "Steve Stevens" group headlined the closing performance at the Musikmesse in [[Frankfurt]], Germany, in April 2016. He is also a television personality on the E! show ''[[Married to Rock]]'', alongside his wife, [[Josie Stevens]].
Stevens has played for [[Michael Jackson]], [[Ric Ocasek]], [[Robert Palmer (singer)|Robert Palmer]], and many others.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5529/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Steve Stevens|last=Prato|first=Greg|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=May 24, 2010}}</ref> He was in [[Vince Neil]]'s band from 1992 to 1994, touring and recording on his album ''[[Exposed (Vince Neil album)|Exposed]]'' and was a founding member of the supergroup [[Bozzio Levin Stevens]], which released ''[[Black Light Syndrome]]'' in 1997 and ''[[Situation Dangerous]]'' in 2000. He played Spanish flamenco guitar on the song "[[Pistolero (song)|Pistolero]]" (1999) for the trance group [[Juno Reactor]]. During 2012–2016, Stevens appeared with [[Kings of Chaos (band)|Kings of Chaos]]. His "Steve Stevens" group headlined the closing performance at the Musikmesse in [[Frankfurt]], Germany, in April 2016. He is also a television personality on the E! show ''[[Married to Rock]]'', alongside his wife, [[Josie Stevens]].


== Career ==
== Career ==
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* "[[Deadland Ritual|Down in Flames]]" (2018)
* "[[Deadland Ritual|Down in Flames]]" (2018)
* "Broken and Bruised" (2019)
* "Broken and Bruised" (2019)

===As Featured Singles ===
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! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Album
|-
! style="width:5em; font-size:90%;"| [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|US<br />Main.]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Mainstream Rock Airplay: Week of June 22, 2024 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/2024-06-22 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 18, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Crack Cocaine" {{small|([[Billy Morrison]] feat. [[Ozzy Osbourne]] and Steve Stevens)}}
| 2024
| 2
| ''The Morrison Project''
|-
|}


== Guest appearances ==
== Guest appearances ==
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| ''[[Let Me Rock You]]''
| ''[[Let Me Rock You]]''
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Dirty Diana]]"
! scope="row"| "[[Roll Over (Thompson Twins song)|Roll Over]]"
| rowspan="3"| 1985
| rowspan="3"| [[Thompson Twins]]
| rowspan="3"| ''[[Here's to Future Days]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Revolution_(Beatles_song)#Thompson_Twins|Revolution]]"
|-
! scope="row"| "Breakaway"
|-
! scope="row"| "With You"
| 1987
| 1987
| [[Jill Jones]]
| ''[[Jill_Jones_(album)|Jill Jones]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Dirty Diana]]"
| 1988
| [[Michael Jackson]]
| [[Michael Jackson]]
| ''[[Bad (album)|Bad]]''
| ''[[Bad (album)|Bad]]''
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! scope="row"| "Seven Seas"
! scope="row"| "Seven Seas"
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Thoughtful Distress"
| rowspan="2"| 2023
| rowspan="2"| [[Albert Hammond Jr.]]
| rowspan="2"| ''[[Melodies On Hiatus]]''
|}
|}


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== References ==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.ram.org/music/articles/stevensinterview.html Ram 1997 (text)]
* [http://metalbabemayhem.com/steve-stevens-rockaway-l/ From Rockaway to L.A. 2014 (text)]


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Latest revision as of 04:52, 27 November 2024

For persons of a similar name, see Stephen Stevens (disambiguation).
Steve Stevens
Stevens in 2022
Stevens in 2022
Background information
Birth nameSteven Bruce Schneider
Born (1959-05-05) May 5, 1959 (age 65)
New York City, U.S.
GenresHard rock, glam metal, heavy metal, instrumental rock, post-punk, new wave, power pop
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)Guitar, keyboards
Years active1979–present

Steve Stevens (born Steven Bruce Schneider; May 5, 1959) is an American guitarist. He is best known as Billy Idol's guitarist and songwriting collaborator,[1] and for his lead guitar work on the theme to Top Gun – "Top Gun Anthem" – for which he won a Grammy in 1987: Best Pop Instrumental Performance.

Stevens has played for Michael Jackson, Ric Ocasek, Robert Palmer, and many others.[2] He was in Vince Neil's band from 1992 to 1994, touring and recording on his album Exposed and was a founding member of the supergroup Bozzio Levin Stevens, which released Black Light Syndrome in 1997 and Situation Dangerous in 2000. He played Spanish flamenco guitar on the song "Pistolero" (1999) for the trance group Juno Reactor. During 2012–2016, Stevens appeared with Kings of Chaos. His "Steve Stevens" group headlined the closing performance at the Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany, in April 2016. He is also a television personality on the E! show Married to Rock, alongside his wife, Josie Stevens.

Career

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His solo album releases include Atomic Playboys (1989),[1] Flamenco a Go-Go (1999), and Memory Crash (2008).

Discography

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Stevens (left) and Billy Idol in 2003

Studio albums

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with Billy Idol

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with Ric Ocasek

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with Jerusalem Slim

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  • Jerusalem Slim (1992)

with Vince Neil

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with Bozzio Levin Stevens

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with Kyosuke Himuro

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  • I·De·A (1997)
  • The One Night Stands Live (1998)
  • Mellow (2000)
  • Beat Haze Odyssey (2000)
  • Follow the Wind (2003)

with Deadland Ritual

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Main.
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"Crack Cocaine" (Billy Morrison feat. Ozzy Osbourne and Steve Stevens) 2024 2 The Morrison Project

Guest appearances

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Title

 Release Other artist(s) Album
"First Day in the Rain" 1982 Peter Criss Let Me Rock You
"Roll Over" 1985 Thompson Twins Here's to Future Days
"Revolution"
"Breakaway"
"With You" 1987 Jill Jones Jill Jones
"Dirty Diana" 1988 Michael Jackson Bad
"You're Amazing" 1990 Robert Palmer Don't Explain
"Two Worlds" 1991 McQueen Street McQueen Street
"Do You Hear What I Hear" 1998 Merry Axemas Vol. 2
"Train to Willoughby" 2000 Gregg Bissonette Submarine
"NY Child" 2001 Adam Bomb New York Times
"Cheyenne"
"Saluda a Lola"
"Anxiety"
"Alpha Burst" 2004 Derek Sherinian Mythology
"El Flamingo Suave"
"A View from the Sky"
"Ghost Runner" 2011 Derek Sherinian Oceana
"Oceana"
"The Fallout" 2012 Neodymium Project non-album single
"Jet Airliner" 2013 John Wetton, Billy Sherwood Fly Like an Eagle – An All-Star Tribute to Steve Miller Band
"Sorry" 2014 Meg Myers Sorry
"Push Away" Sebastian Bach Give 'Em Hell
"Had Enough"
"Gun to a Knife Fight"
"I Will Always Be Yours" 2018 Ben Rector Magic
"I Melt with You" 2019 David Hasselhoff Open Your Eyes
"The Vortex" 2022 Derek Sherinian Vortex
"Seven Seas"
"Thoughtful Distress" 2023 Albert Hammond Jr. Melodies On Hiatus

Soundtrack appearances

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Title

 Release Other artist(s) Soundtrack album
"Top Gun Anthem" 1986 Harold Faltermeyer Top Gun
"Power of Suggestion" 1994 Perry McCarty Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
"Speed" Billy Idol Speed
"Top Gun Anthem" (re-recording) 2022 Harold Faltermeyer Top Gun: Maverick

References

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  1. ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 343. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
  2. ^ Prato, Greg. "Biography: Steve Stevens". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  3. ^ "Mainstream Rock Airplay: Week of June 22, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
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