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Steve Morse is an American guitarist, composer, and banjoist who has been active since 1970. Born on July 28, 1954, in Hamilton, Ohio, he is a citizen of the United States and a graduate of the University of Miami. Morse performs in the rock and progressive rock genres, utilizing instruments including guitar, voice, bass, and banjo. He is a member of the bands Deep Purple, Kansas, Dixie Dregs, and Living Loud.
His musical work has been associated with tags such as guitar virtuoso and instrumental, while other recorded genres include christian rock, christmas music, contemporary christian, experimental rock, and heavy metal. Morse is also a vegetarian and speaks English. He has authored works such as *Maybe the Simple Game of Baseball Isn't So Simple After All*, *Sixty Years in the Schoolhouse*, and *Boarding Through the Storms*.
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Hamilton, Ohio
Steve J. Morse (born July 28, 1954) is an American guitarist, best known as the founder of the Dixie Dregs and as the guitarist for Deep Purple from 1994 to 2022. Morse has also enjoyed a successful solo career and was briefly a member of the group Kansas in the mid-1980s. Most recently, Morse became a member of the supergroup Flying Colors.
Known for
- Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie — Self2024
- Tribute to Jimi Hendrix — Self2023
- Morsefest 2019 — Self2021
- Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London — Self2020
- Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017 — Self2018
- Deep Purple: From Here To Infinite — Self2017
- Deep Purple: From The Setting Sun To The Rising Sun Limited Edition2017
- Deep Purple at Hellfest — Self2017
- Deep Purple: ...To the Rising Sun in Tokyo — Self - Guitar2015
- Deep Purple - From the Setting Sun... in Wacken — Self2015
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1954
Discography
Member of
- Dixie Dregs1970–1983
- Kansas1985–1989
- Dixie Dregssince 1988
- Kansas1991–1991
- Deep Purple1994–2022
- Living Loudsince 2003
- The Prog World Orchestra2012–2012
- G32012–2012
- Steve Morse Trio
- Steve Morse Band
- Flying Colors
- Angelfire
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 95,511
- Total plays
- 871,996
Tags
Steve Morse's career has encompassed rock, country, funk, jazz, classical, and fusion of these musical genres. In addition to a thriving solo career, has been (and continues to be) a member of several renowned bands. Steve was born in Hamilton, Ohio, the son of a minister and a musically talented Mother. Both his Mother and Father were also educational psychologists. The family soon moved to Tennessee and then Michigan, where the young Morse played in his first band (The Plague) with his older
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1954-07-28 ) July 28, 1954 (age 71) , Hamilton, Ohio , U.S.
- Genres
- Instrumental rock , progressive rock , hard rock , heavy metal , jazz fusion
- Occupation
- Musician
- Instrument
- Guitar
- Years active
- 1969–present
- Member of
- Dixie Dregs Flying Colors
- Formerly of
- Kansas Deep Purple Living Loud Angelfire
- Website
- stevemorse .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Steve
- Family name
- Morse
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hamilton
- Occupation
- banjoist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- progressive rock
- Instrument
- musical keyboard
- Official website
- www.stevemorse.com
- Image
- Deep Purple - inFinite - The Long Goodbye Tour - Barclaycard Arena Hamburg 2017 59.jpg
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- Commons category
- Steve Morse
- date of birth
- 1954-07-28
- member of
- Flying Colors
- lifestyle
- vegetarianism
- start of work period
- 1970-00-00
- social media followers
- 3046
- name in native language
- Steve Morse
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Encyclopedic overview
Steve J. Morse (born July 28, 1954) is an American guitarist and songwriter. A seven-time Grammy nominee, he is best known as the founder of the Dixie Dregs and as the longest serving guitarist for Deep Purple having joined in 1994. Morse also enjoyed a successful solo career and was a member of the group Kansas in the mid-1980s. Morse became a member of the supergroup Flying Colors in 2011.
Early life and education
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