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Leigh Stephens | |
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| Genres | Heavy metal, acid rock, garage rock, hard rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, guitarist |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1968–present |
Leigh Stephens is an American guitarist and songwriter best known for being former lead guitarist of the San Francisco psychedelic rock group Blue Cheer.
Blue Cheer
Leigh Stephens has recorded two albums with the band, Vincebus Eruptum and Outsideinside. He has claimed to have been the only member of the band who did not use drugs.[1] His replacement as Blue Cheer's lead guitarist was Randy Holden.
After Blue Cheer
Leigh Stephens went on to form Silver Metre in 1969, with Pete Sears, Micky Waller (drummer), and Jack Reynolds (singer), recorded one album at Trident Studios in London, England, released on the National General Records,[2] produced by their manager, FM rock radio pioneer Tom Donahue.
Leigh Stephens also went and form another band in 1971 called Pilot. Pilots only went and did one album in 1972 that is Self-Titled. The members were Bruce Stephens (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Leigh Stephens (electric guitar), Martin Quittenton (acoustic guitar), Neville Whitehead (bass) and Mick Waller (drums).
His 1971 album, And a Cast of Thousands featured among other musicians, his fellow bandmembers from the above-mentioned band, together with the power trio Ashton, Gardner & Dyke, together with the two sax players from If, Dave Quincey, Dick Morrissey, and Jethro Tull bassist, Glenn Cornick.[3]
While still involved in the music scene in the early 1990's, Stephens also worked as a graphic artist and studio photographer. He 'quietly' turned out beautiful automotive illustrations for advertising and catalog production for a mail order catalog company ASAP in Carson City Nevada. A co-worker there remembers the day he brought his own guitar in to join some other graphic artists who jammed together on Thursday evenings after work. While Leigh never joined them in their sessions, he did ask the artist if he could play his acoustic guitar in the production department. The co-worker's introduction to Leigh Stephens he says; "Was a strange and awesome way to meet the best guitarist I've ever heard in person. Who knew I was working with him everyday?" and as this is written, the co-worker still has that old Takamine acoustic guitar in his possession.
Recognition
He was ranked number 98 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.[4]
Discography
With Blue Cheer
Albums
- Vincebus Eruptum (1968)
- Outsideinside (1969)
Singles
- "Summertime Blues" b/w "Out Of Focus" (From the album Vincebus Eruptum)
- "Just a Little Bit" b/w "Gypsy Ball" (From the album Vincebus Eruptum)
- "Feathers From Your Tree" b/w "Sun Cycle" (From the album Outsideinside)
- "The Hunter" b/w "Come And Get It" (From the album Outsideinside)
With Silver Metre
Albums
- Silver Metre (1968)
Singles
- "Superstar" b/w "Now They've Found Me"
With Pilot
Albums
- Pilot (1972)
Singles
- "Rider" (Promo, Stereo/Mono)
Solo
Albums
- Red Weather (1969, Philips)
- ...and a Cast of Thousands (1971, Charisma)
- Chronic With a K - Ride The Thunder (1999, Chronicorp)
- High Strung Low Key (2004, Self-Released)
- A Rocket Down Falcon Street (2013, Self-Released)
Singles
- "Saki Zwadoo" b/w "Red Weather"
References
- ^ From allmusic profile
- ^ Eyries, Patrice, David Edwards and Mike Callahan. (October 21, 2005). National General Album Discography. Both Sides Now Publications. Accessed on May 1, 2014.
- ^ "Credits" allmusic. Retrieved 14th April 2013.
- ^ Rolling Stone 's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time
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