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American guitarist
Steve Morse
Steve Morse live with Deep Purple in Hamburg in May 2017
Background information
Born
(1954-07-28) July 28, 1954 (age 69) Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.
Genres
Instrumental rock, progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion[1]
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Guitar
Years active
1969–present
Member of
Dixie Dregs
Flying Colors
Formerly of
Deep Purple
Kansas
Website
stevemorse.com
Musical artist
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 a member of the group Kansas in the mid-1980s. Most recently, Morse became a member of the supergroup Flying Colors.[2]
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...
Georgia, band called Dixie Grit, formed by SteveMorse and Andy West in 1970. The band featured Morse's older brother Dave on drums, Frank Brittingham...
bands Winger and Dixie Dregs. He also played with Fiona, Platypus, the SteveMorse Band, and Jelly Jam. He has also done session work with Jordan Rudess...
eventually officially replaced by former Dixie Dregs and Kansas guitarist SteveMorse on August 17, 1994, who debuted with the band at three low-key gigs in...
Dublin. He was announced as Deep Purple’s permanent replacement for SteveMorse on 16 September 2022 after covering for him in concerts earlier in the...
performed with the Dixie Dregs from 1988 to 2017 and with guitarist SteveMorse's Band since 1989. He also has worked with Dream Theater's John Petrucci...
on lead vocals, and guitar, and SteveMorse on lead guitar). In 2014, he gave life to another group, The Neal Morse Band (with Mike Portnoy, Randy George...
released on 5 February 1996. It is their first album with guitarist SteveMorse from Dixie Dregs, who replaced Ritchie Blackmore. The album entered the...
entirely of covers, and is the last Deep Purple album to feature guitarist SteveMorse before he left the band in July 2022. Turning to Crime was created following...
November 2005. It is the fourth studio album from Deep Purple since SteveMorse joined the band in 1994 and the second to feature veteran keyboardist...
the "Best Overall Guitarist" category for the "Gallery of Greats" are SteveMorse and Eric Johnson. Gibson Guitar Corporation, the maker of Howe's second...
when 6,346 guitar players, joined by current Deep Purple guitarist SteveMorse, performed the song during the Thanks Jimi Festival. "Smoke on the Water"...
to be one of Kansas's most focused efforts. Kansas Steve Walsh - keyboards, lead vocals SteveMorse - guitars, vocals Rich Williams - guitars Billy Greer...
Stephen, or SteveMorse may refer to: A. Stephen Morse (born 1939), American electrical engineering professor Stephen A. Morse, inventor of the Morse taper...
with Joe Satriani, Deep Purple recruited Dixie Dregs/Kansas guitarist SteveMorse. He was keen to make changes to the live set immediately, adding the...
May, Eddie Van Halen, SteveMorse, Al Di Meola, Steve Howe, Allan Holdsworth, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Randy Rhoads, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Alex Lifeson, Yngwie...
Timmons, Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker, Adrian Legg, Paul Gilbert, SteveMorse, and Steve Lukather. In 1998, Satriani recorded and released Crystal Planet...
and Phil Ehart, the group replaced lead guitarist Kerry Livgren with SteveMorse of Dixie Dregs and his own eponymous band, and bassist Dave Hope with...
disadvantages of the technique, some guitarists (such as Al Di Meola, SteveMorse) emphasize the near-exclusive use of alternate picking, even in situations...
All tracks are written by SteveMorse, except where noted T Lavitz – Keyboards, Saxophone Rod Morgenstein – Drums SteveMorse – Banjo, Guitar Mark O'Connor...